Start Justin Herbert or Tyler Huntley? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Tyler Huntley: Questionable to Out (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Tyler Huntley: Listed Questionable (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Justin Herbert over Tyler Huntley
Tyler Huntley is listed out, so Justin Herbert starts despite the lower projection.
- Market projects
- 12.9
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs QB
- 18.5
- 11th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 14.0
- recent weeks avg
- JAX D vs QB
- 16.7
- 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Tyler Huntley for Justin Herbert?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Justin Herbert projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Justin Herbert over Tyler Huntley in Week 9.
Tyler Huntley is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Justin Herbert.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Huntley yet. His market-based projections were 11.2 and 16.7 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 14.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Justin Herbert yet. His market-based projections were 13.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 12.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Tyler Huntley 1.1 points ahead of Justin Herbert on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Tyler Huntley and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
JAX allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 280 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.2 interceptions a game.
Justin Herbert and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Justin Herbert has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tyler Huntley is listed as out with a toe injury.
Justin Herbert is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Tyler Huntley played 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 130 times and threw an average of 6.2 air yards per attempt.
Tyler Huntley, Week 5 against ATL: 76 of 76 snaps, 24 of 32 passes for 201 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 22 yards.
Tyler Huntley, Week 6 against CLE: 57 of 57 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 165 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.
Tyler Huntley, Week 7 against CIN: 67 of 67 snaps, 23 of 34 passes for 298 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 12 yards.
Tyler Huntley, Week 8 against BUF: 2 of 4 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
Through Week 8, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.4 air yards per attempt.
Justin Herbert, Week 4 against SEA: 71 of 71 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.
Justin Herbert, Week 5 against DEN: 67 of 67 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 54 yards.
Justin Herbert, Week 6 against KC: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 26 yards.
Justin Herbert, Week 8 against LAR: 24 of 31 passes for 257 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 15 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tyler Huntley played 5 games for BAL and scored 40.1 PPR points, 8.0 a game, finishing QB47.
He completed 52 of 67 passes for 426 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 24 times for 151 yards and 0 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Justin Herbert played 16 games for LAC and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.
He completed 340 of 512 passes for 3727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 97 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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 Tyler Huntley for Justin Herbert?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Justin Herbert projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.
Should I drop Justin Herbert for Tyler Huntley?
No. Keep Justin Herbert: he projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.
Week 8 on the board
- Is Justin Herbert playing Week 8?
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