Start Kimani Vidal or MarShawn Lloyd? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start MarShawn Lloyd over Kimani Vidal
- Market projects
- 6.6
- recent weeks avg
- NE D vs RB
- 20.6
- 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 35%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- 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 Kimani Vidal for MarShawn Lloyd?
Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 8 games), Kimani Vidal 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Kimani Vidal.
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Our Week 9 call
Start MarShawn Lloyd over Kimani Vidal in Week 9.
Market-based projections have MarShawn Lloyd at 6.6 points and Kimani Vidal at 5.5, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for MarShawn Lloyd this week yet, so his 6.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.4, 3.5 and 4.9); 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 MarShawn Lloyd yet. His market-based projections were 11.5, 3.5 and 4.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.6, 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 MarShawn Lloyd 1.1 points ahead of Kimani Vidal on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
MarShawn Lloyd and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 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.
By points allowed to the position, Kimani Vidal has the softer matchup.
Injury status
MarShawn Lloyd is not on the injury report.
Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, MarShawn Lloyd played 35 percent of GB snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 5 against CHI: 27 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 2 touchdowns.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 6 against DAL: 30 of 75 snaps, 8 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 7 against DET: 24 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 20 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.
MarShawn Lloyd, Week 8 against CAR: 11 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 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, 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 Kimani Vidal for MarShawn Lloyd?
Yes, on the rest of the season. MarShawn Lloyd projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 8 games), Kimani Vidal 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Kimani Vidal.
Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd for Kimani Vidal?
No. Keep MarShawn Lloyd: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 8 games), Kimani Vidal 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts MarShawn Lloyd over Kimani Vidal.
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Week 9 on the board
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- Is MarShawn Lloyd playing Week 9?
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