Start Malik Willis or Tyler Shough? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 10:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Tyler Shough over Malik Willis
- Market projects
- 16.3
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs QB
- 14.2
- 7th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 14.1
- recent weeks avg
- DET D vs QB
- 25.5
- most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Malik Willis for Tyler Shough?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Malik Willis 131 (14.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Shough over Malik Willis.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Tyler Shough over Malik Willis in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Tyler Shough at 16.3 points and Malik Willis at 14.1, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for Tyler Shough this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (16.6 and 16.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Malik Willis this week yet, so his 14.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.1 and 14.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tyler Shough at ADP 147 and Malik Willis at 197.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Malik Willis yet. His market-based projections were 14.1 and 14.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 14.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Shough yet. His market-based projections were 16.6 and 16.0 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 16.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Tyler Shough 2.2 points ahead of Malik Willis on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Malik Willis and MIA host DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
DET allowed 25.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 298 yards and 2.6 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.7 interceptions a game.
Tyler Shough and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 14.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 215 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.8 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Malik Willis has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Malik Willis is not on the injury report.
Tyler Shough is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 225 times and threw an average of 9.4 air yards per attempt.
Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.
Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 yards.
Malik Willis, Week 7 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 14 of 21 passes for 208 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 39 yards.
Malik Willis, Week 8 against NE: 65 of 65 snaps, 21 of 32 passes for 211 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.
Through Week 7, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 296 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.
Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.
Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 yards.
Tyler Shough, Week 7 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.
He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.
He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 51 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 Malik Willis for Tyler Shough?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Malik Willis 131 (14.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Shough over Malik Willis.
Should I drop Tyler Shough for Malik Willis?
No. Keep Tyler Shough: he projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Malik Willis 131 (14.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Shough over Malik Willis.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Malik Willis playing Week 9?
- Is Tyler Shough playing Week 9?
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- Week 9 QB rankings
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- Week 9 waiver wire
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- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
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