Start Marvin Mims Jr. or Laquon Treadwell? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 12:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Marvin Mims Jr.: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Laquon Treadwell over Marvin Mims Jr.
- Market projects
- 5.6
- recent weeks avg
- DAL D vs WR
- 35.6
- 7th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 76%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 11%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 4.1
- fantasy pts
- CAR D vs WR
- 29.8
- 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 28%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Laquon Treadwell for Marvin Mims Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 8 games), Laquon Treadwell 7 (0.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Laquon Treadwell over Marvin Mims Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Laquon Treadwell over Marvin Mims Jr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Laquon Treadwell at 5.6 points and Marvin Mims Jr. at 4.1, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell this week yet, so his 5.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.5, 4.4 and 5.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell yet. His market-based projections were 6.5, 4.4 and 5.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Laquon Treadwell is 0.2 touchdowns (9 market sources).
Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Marvin Mims Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Marvin Mims Jr. is 16 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 11 and 12 market sources).
That puts Laquon Treadwell 1.5 points ahead of Marvin Mims Jr. on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Laquon Treadwell 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.
Marvin Mims Jr. and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.
By points allowed to the position, Laquon Treadwell has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Laquon Treadwell is not on the injury report.
Marvin Mims Jr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Laquon Treadwell played 76 percent of IND snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.
Laquon Treadwell, Week 5 against PIT: 57 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.
Laquon Treadwell, Week 6 against TEN: 77 of 83 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.
Laquon Treadwell, Week 7 against MIN: 45 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.
Laquon Treadwell, Week 8 against JAX: 43 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards.
Through Week 8, Marvin Mims Jr. played 28 percent of DEN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
Marvin Mims Jr., Week 7 against ARI: 16 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 53 yards.
Marvin Mims Jr., Week 8 against KC: 18 of 62 snaps, 2 carries for 19 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Laquon Treadwell played 10 games for IND.
He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.
He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Marvin Mims Jr. played 15 games for DEN and scored 93.0 PPR points, 6.2 a game, finishing WR66.
He caught 37 of 51 targets for 322 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 91 air yards.
He was on the field for 35 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Marvin Mims Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 3.0 PPR points.
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 Laquon Treadwell for Marvin Mims Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Mims Jr. projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 8 games), Laquon Treadwell 7 (0.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Laquon Treadwell over Marvin Mims Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Marvin Mims Jr. for Laquon Treadwell?
No. Keep Marvin Mims Jr.: he projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (3.7 a game over 8 games), Laquon Treadwell 7 (0.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Laquon Treadwell over Marvin Mims Jr.
Week 9 on the board
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