Start Nico Collins or Parker Washington? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Nico Collins over Parker Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Nico Collins at 14.5 points and Parker Washington at 13.5, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Nico Collins at ADP 22 and Parker Washington at 59.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for Nico Collins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Nico Collins is 65 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (8, 9 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 63 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (14, 11 and 14 market sources).

That puts Nico Collins 1.0 points ahead of Parker Washington on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Nico Collins and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Parker Washington and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 35.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 178 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Nico Collins is not on the injury report.

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Nico Collins played 71 percent of HOU snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Nico Collins, Week 4 against DAL: 38 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Nico Collins, Week 5 against TEN: 47 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 6 against JAX: 46 of 63 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 74 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 7 against NYG: 41 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Through Week 8, Parker Washington played 75 percent of JAX snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 8 against IND: 36 of 54 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Nico Collins played 15 games for HOU and scored 226.2 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing WR8.

He caught 71 of 120 targets for 1117 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 793 air yards.

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

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Nico Collins.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Nico Collins.
• Start A.J. Brown over Parker Washington.
• Start Chris Olave over Parker Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.