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Start Parker Washington or Zay Flowers? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start Zay Flowers over Parker Washington

Flowers projects lower, 10.5 to 14.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 23 for Flowers, 59 for Washington.

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Zay Flowers

WR · BAL · vs JAX

Market projects
10.5
fantasy pts
JAX D vs WR
38.0
4th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
65%
Through Week 8
Target share
30%
Through Week 8
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Parker Washington

WR · JAX · at BAL

Market projects
13.9
fantasy pts
BAL D vs WR
35.8
7th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
77%
Through Week 8
Target share
25%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Zay Flowers for Parker Washington?

Not on these numbers alone. Zay Flowers projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games) and Parker Washington 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Zay Flowers over Parker Washington.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Zay Flowers over Parker Washington in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Zay Flowers at 10.5 points and Parker Washington at 13.9, a gap of 3.5. Zay Flowers still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 23 against 59, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.0 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 (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.5 fantasy points for Zay Flowers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Zay Flowers is 45 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Parker Washington 3.5 points ahead of Zay Flowers on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

BAL allowed 35.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 182 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against BAL.

Zay Flowers and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

JAX allowed 38.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 210 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.

By points allowed to the position, Zay Flowers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Zay Flowers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Parker Washington played 77 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: 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Through Week 8, Zay Flowers played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Zay Flowers, Week 5 against ATL: 62 of 76 snaps, 1 carry for 13 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards.

Zay Flowers, Week 6 against CLE: 50 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 11 targets and 6 catches for 66 yards.

Zay Flowers, Week 7 against CIN: 57 of 67 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 137 yards, 1 touchdown.

Zay Flowers, Week 8 against BUF: 5 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Zay Flowers played 17 games for BAL and scored 243.3 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR7.

He caught 86 of 118 targets for 1211 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 753 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 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 Zay Flowers for Parker Washington?

    Not on these numbers alone. Zay Flowers projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games) and Parker Washington 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Zay Flowers over Parker Washington.

  • Should I drop Parker Washington for Zay Flowers?

    Not on these numbers alone. Parker Washington projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 9 games) and Zay Flowers 118 (14.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Zay Flowers over Parker Washington.

Week 9 on the board

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