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Start Josh Jacobs or Ollie Gordon II? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 7:51 AM ET.

Start Josh Jacobs over Ollie Gordon II

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Josh Jacobs

RB · GB · at NE

Market projects
14.8
fantasy pts
NE D vs RB
20.6
13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
62%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
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Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · vs DET

Market projects
11.0
recent weeks avg
DET D vs RB
19.8
10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
83%
Through Week 8
Target share
8%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Josh Jacobs?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Jacobs projects 108 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.5 a game over 8 games), Ollie Gordon II 92 (10.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Jacobs over Ollie Gordon II.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Josh Jacobs over Ollie Gordon II in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Josh Jacobs at 14.8 points and Ollie Gordon II at 11.0, a gap of 3.8. No player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (10.7 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Josh Jacobs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Josh Jacobs is 44 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (10, 10, 8 and 7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Ollie Gordon II yet. His market-based projections were 10.7 and 11.3 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Josh Jacobs 3.8 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Josh Jacobs and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Ollie Gordon II and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Josh Jacobs has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Josh Jacobs is not on the injury report.

Ollie Gordon II is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Josh Jacobs played 62 percent of GB snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 67 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Jacobs, Week 7 against DET: 35 of 67 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown.

Josh Jacobs, Week 8 against CAR: 49 of 69 snaps, 21 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 13 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 8, Ollie Gordon II played 83 percent of MIA snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 50 percent of the red zone chances.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 7 against NYJ: 54 of 65 snaps, 25 carries for 103 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 8 against NE: 19 carries for 69 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Josh Jacobs played 15 games for GB and scored 237.1 PPR points, 15.8 a game, finishing RB13.

He ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 44 targets for 282 yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Josh Jacobs, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 13 of 47 snaps, 4 carries for 3 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1.3 PPR points.

In 2025, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Josh Jacobs?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Jacobs projects 108 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.5 a game over 8 games), Ollie Gordon II 92 (10.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Jacobs over Ollie Gordon II.

  • Should I drop Josh Jacobs for Ollie Gordon II?

    No. Keep Josh Jacobs: he projects 108 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.5 a game over 8 games), Ollie Gordon II 92 (10.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Jacobs over Ollie Gordon II.

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