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Start Tre Tucker or Keenan Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start Tre Tucker over Keenan Allen

Tucker projects lower, 9.6 to 10.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 136 for Tucker, 142 for Allen.

Start

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · at SF

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
SF D vs WR
29.1
9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
68%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
Sit

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
10.2
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR
35.5
10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
60%
Through Week 8
Target share
22%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Tre Tucker for Keenan Allen?

Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games) and Keenan Allen 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tre Tucker over Keenan Allen.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Tre Tucker over Keenan Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Tre Tucker at 9.6 points and Keenan Allen at 10.2, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tre Tucker still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 136 against 142, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (9.1, 9.2 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 9.2 and 10.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Keenan Allen 0.6 points ahead of Tre Tucker on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 163 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Tre Tucker and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 29.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against SF.

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

Injury status

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Keenan Allen played 60 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: 7 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards.

Through Week 8, Tre Tucker played 68 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tre Tucker, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 8 against NYJ: 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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.

In 2025, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker for Keenan Allen?

    Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games) and Keenan Allen 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tre Tucker over Keenan Allen.

  • Should I drop Keenan Allen for Tre Tucker?

    Not on these numbers alone. Keenan Allen projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games) and Tre Tucker 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Tre Tucker over Keenan Allen.

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