Start Kendrick Bourne or Ryan Flournoy? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Kendrick Bourne: Questionable to Out (Ankle, Sprain) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Kendrick Bourne: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Ryan Flournoy over Kendrick Bourne
- Market projects
- 8.5
- recent weeks avg
- IND D vs WR
- 29.0
- 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 75%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 8.2
- recent weeks avg
- SEA D vs WR
- 20.9
- fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 58%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 12%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Kendrick Bourne for Ryan Flournoy?
Not on these numbers alone. Kendrick Bourne projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games) and Ryan Flournoy 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Kendrick Bourne. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Ryan Flournoy over Kendrick Bourne in Week 9.
Kendrick Bourne is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Ryan Flournoy.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 8.3 and 9.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Kendrick Bourne yet. His market-based projections were 7.5, 8.3 and 8.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Ryan Flournoy 0.4 points ahead of Kendrick Bourne on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Ryan Flournoy and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.
Kendrick Bourne and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.
By points allowed to the position, Ryan Flournoy has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.
Kendrick Bourne is listed as out with a ankle injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Ryan Flournoy played 75 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 8 against ARI: 1 carry for 3 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Kendrick Bourne played 58 percent of ARI snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
Kendrick Bourne, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 70 yards.
Kendrick Bourne, Week 6 against LAR: 41 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards.
Kendrick Bourne, Week 7 against DEN: 45 of 81 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.
Kendrick Bourne, Week 8 against DAL: 2 targets and 1 catch for 29 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.
He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.
He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.
He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.
He was on the field for 57 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 Kendrick Bourne for Ryan Flournoy?
Not on these numbers alone. Kendrick Bourne projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games) and Ryan Flournoy 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Kendrick Bourne. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.
Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Kendrick Bourne?
Not on these numbers alone. Ryan Flournoy projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games) and Kendrick Bourne 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Kendrick Bourne. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.
Week 9 on the board
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