Start Quentin Johnston or Keon Coleman? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Keon Coleman over Quentin Johnston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Keon Coleman at 7.7 points and Quentin Johnston at 7.4, 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 Keon Coleman this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (8.4 and 7.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Quentin Johnston this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (7.6 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Keon Coleman yet. His market-based projections were 8.4 and 7.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Quentin Johnston yet. His market-based projections were 7.6 and 7.2 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Keon Coleman 0.3 points ahead of Quentin Johnston on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Keon Coleman and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

Quentin Johnston and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Quentin Johnston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keon Coleman is not on the injury report.

Quentin Johnston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Keon Coleman played 70 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keon Coleman, Week 5 against LAR: 45 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keon Coleman, Week 6 against LV: 58 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keon Coleman, Week 8 against BAL: 63 of 82 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 8, Quentin Johnston played 81 percent of LAC snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 3 against BUF: 60 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 6 against KC: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 57 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 8 against LAR: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Keon Coleman.
• Start Keon Coleman over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Keon Coleman.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.