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Start Makai Lemon or Keenan Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 9:56 AM ET.

Start Keenan Allen over Makai Lemon

Start

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
10.2
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR
35.6
7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
98 of 100 at WR
Snap share
59%
Through Week 8
Target share
22%
Through Week 8
Sit

Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
8.6
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR
31.3
15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
74 of 100 at WR
Snap share
78%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Makai Lemon for Keenan Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), Makai Lemon 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keenan Allen over Makai Lemon.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Keenan Allen over Makai Lemon in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Keenan Allen at 10.2 points and Makai Lemon at 8.6, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.2, 10.1 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.3, 10.0 and 10.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Keenan Allen at ADP 142 and Makai Lemon at 140.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 10.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Keenan Allen is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 10.0 and 10.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Keenan Allen 1.5 points ahead of Makai Lemon on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Keenan Allen and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 164 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Makai Lemon and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Keenan Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Makai Lemon is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Keenan Allen played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 8 against JAX: 32 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards.

Through Week 8, Makai Lemon played 78 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 7 against DAL: 60 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown.

Makai Lemon, Week 8 against WAS: 65 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 57 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Makai Lemon for Keenan Allen?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), Makai Lemon 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keenan Allen over Makai Lemon.

  • Should I drop Keenan Allen for Makai Lemon?

    No. Keep Keenan Allen: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games), Makai Lemon 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Keenan Allen over Makai Lemon.

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