Start Kimani Vidal or Keaton Mitchell? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Keaton Mitchell over Kimani Vidal
- Market projects
- 5.8
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 32%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 5.5
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 27%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Keaton Mitchell for Kimani Vidal?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), Keaton Mitchell 25 (2.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keaton Mitchell over Kimani Vidal. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Keaton Mitchell over Kimani Vidal in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Keaton Mitchell at 5.8 points and Kimani Vidal at 5.5, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (7.0 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kimani Vidal this week yet, so his 5.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (5.1 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 7.0 and 4.6 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Kimani Vidal yet. His market-based projections were 5.1 and 5.8 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 5.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Keaton Mitchell 0.3 points ahead of Kimani Vidal on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Keaton Mitchell and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.
Kimani Vidal and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.
Injury status
Keaton Mitchell is not on the injury report.
Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Keaton Mitchell played 32 percent of LAC snaps, took 20 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 4 against SEA: 26 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 24 yards.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 5 against DEN: 23 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 6 against KC: 17 of 68 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 8 against LAR: 4 carries for 6 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.
Through Week 8, Kimani Vidal played 27 percent of LAC snaps, took 15 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Kimani Vidal, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 5 carries for 25 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kimani Vidal, Week 5 against DEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 57 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kimani Vidal, Week 6 against KC: 25 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 21 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Kimani Vidal, Week 8 against LAR: 8 carries for 23 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Keaton Mitchell played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing RB67.
He ran 59 times for 341 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 63 yards.
He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Kimani Vidal played 13 games for LAC and scored 117.9 PPR points, 9.1 a game, finishing RB42.
He ran 155 times for 643 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 16 of 22 targets for 136 yards.
He was on the field for 58 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 Keaton Mitchell for Kimani Vidal?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), Keaton Mitchell 25 (2.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keaton Mitchell over Kimani Vidal. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Kimani Vidal for Keaton Mitchell?
No. Keep Kimani Vidal: he projects 39 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 9 games), Keaton Mitchell 25 (2.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keaton Mitchell over Kimani Vidal.
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Week 9 on the board
- Is Kimani Vidal playing Week 9?
- Is Keaton Mitchell playing Week 9?
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- Week 9 RB rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
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- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
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