Start Kyle Williams or Kalif Raymond? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Kalif Raymond over Kyle Williams in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kalif Raymond at 6.2 points and Kyle Williams at 4.7, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kalif Raymond this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.7, 6.4 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kyle Williams this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (4.4 and 5.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kalif Raymond yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 6.4 and 5.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 0.2 touchdowns (9 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kyle Williams yet. His market-based projections were 4.4 and 5.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyle Williams is 0.2 touchdowns (9 market sources).

That puts Kalif Raymond 1.4 points ahead of Kyle Williams on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kalif Raymond and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 131 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TB.

Kyle Williams and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 34.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Kalif Raymond played 62 percent of CHI snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 7 against NE: 48 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 8 against SEA: 48 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 39 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 8, Kyle Williams played 36 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 5 against LV: 27 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 91 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Williams, Week 6 against NYJ: 25 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 7 against CHI: 21 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 8 against MIA: 50 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Kalif Raymond over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kalif Raymond.
• Start Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Kyle Williams.
• Start Kyle Williams over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Kyle Williams over Dohnte Meyers.