Start Stefon Diggs or Ryan Flournoy? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 10:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Stefon Diggs over Ryan Flournoy

- Market projects
- 9.9
- fantasy pts
- LAR D vs WR
- 26.8
- 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 61%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 23%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 9.2
- fantasy pts
- IND D vs WR
- 27.4
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 74%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Stefon Diggs?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Stefon Diggs projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Ryan Flournoy, 9.9 to 9.2 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Stefon Diggs over Ryan Flournoy in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Stefon Diggs at 9.9 points and Ryan Flournoy at 9.2, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Stefon Diggs at ADP 99 and Ryan Flournoy at 220.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Stefon Diggs, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 42 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (9, 9 and 10 market sources).
Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Ryan Flournoy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Ryan Flournoy is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (8, 8 and 8 market sources).
That puts Stefon Diggs 0.7 points ahead of Ryan Flournoy on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Stefon Diggs and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.
Ryan Flournoy and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 27.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.
By points allowed to the position, Ryan Flournoy has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Stefon Diggs is not on the injury report.
Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs played 61 percent of WAS snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.
Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards.
Stefon Diggs, Week 6 against SF: 41 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.
Stefon Diggs, Week 8 against PHI: 39 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Ryan Flournoy played 74 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 8 against ARI: 50 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.
He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.
He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.
He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.
He was on the field for 41 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 Ryan Flournoy for Stefon Diggs?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Stefon Diggs projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Ryan Flournoy, 9.9 to 9.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Ryan Flournoy?
No. Keep Stefon Diggs: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 66 (8.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Ryan Flournoy, 9.9 to 9.2 projected PPR points.
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