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Start Joe Fagnano or Tanner McKee? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 8:11 AM ET.

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QB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.6
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs QB
20.4
7th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
60 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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QB · BAL · vs JAX · Out

Market projects
10.9
fantasy pts
JAX D vs QB
15.6
9th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
78%
Through Week 8

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Our Week 9 call

Start Tanner McKee over Joe Fagnano in Week 9.

Joe Fagnano is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Tanner McKee.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tanner McKee yet. His market-based projections were 12.5, 13.7 and 11.5 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Joe Fagnano, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Joe Fagnano is 168 passing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (7 and 9 market sources).

That puts Tanner McKee 1.6 points ahead of Joe Fagnano on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Tanner McKee and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 20.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 192 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against NYG, with 0.9 interceptions a game.

Joe Fagnano and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 15.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 262 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Joe Fagnano is listed as out with a coach's decision injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 129 times and threw an average of 6.6 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Tanner McKee, Week 7 against DAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 23 of 35 passes for 211 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Tanner McKee, Week 8 against WAS: 69 of 69 snaps, 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 25 yards.

Through Week 8, Joe Fagnano played 78 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 25 times and threw an average of 4.3 air yards per attempt.

Joe Fagnano, Week 8 against BUF: 40 of 51 snaps, 10 of 21 passes for 91 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

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