Start Treylon Burks or John Metchie III? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start John Metchie III over Treylon Burks in Week 9.

Market-based projections have John Metchie III at 3.6 points and Treylon Burks at 3.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for John Metchie III this week yet, so his 3.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (3.3 and 3.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Treylon Burks this week yet, so his 3.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (2.0 and 4.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for John Metchie III yet. His market-based projections were 3.3 and 3.9 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 3.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Treylon Burks yet. His market-based projections were 2.0 and 4.9 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 3.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts John Metchie III 0.2 points ahead of Treylon Burks on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

John Metchie III and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

Treylon Burks and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.

By points allowed to the position, John Metchie III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

John Metchie III is not on the injury report.

Treylon Burks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, John Metchie III played 46 percent of CAR snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

John Metchie III, Week 7 against TB: 26 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

John Metchie III, Week 8 against GB: 33 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 8, Treylon Burks played 52 percent of WAS snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Treylon Burks, Week 4 against IND: 38 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 47 yards, 1 touchdown.

Treylon Burks, Week 5 against NYG: 45 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Treylon Burks, Week 6 against SF: 37 of 67 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Treylon Burks, Week 8 against PHI: 40 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 81 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, John Metchie III played 16 games for NYJ and scored 71.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR87.

He caught 33 of 48 targets for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 134 air yards.

He was on the field for 43 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

John Metchie III, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 4 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards, 5.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Treylon Burks played 8 games for WAS and scored 29.0 PPR points, 3.6 a game, finishing WR138.

He caught 10 of 22 targets for 130 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 96 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start John Metchie III over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Darnell Mooney over John Metchie III.
• Start Ja'Kobi Lane over John Metchie III.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Treylon Burks.
• Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Treylon Burks.
• Start Jordan Watkins over Treylon Burks.