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Start Tre Tucker or Stefon Diggs? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:36 AM ET.

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WR · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
9.9
fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR
26.8
5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at WR
Snap share
61%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8
Sit

WR · LV · at SF

Market projects
9.4
fantasy pts
SF D vs WR
29.1
11th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
25 of 100 at WR
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Tre Tucker 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), Tre Tucker 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Tre Tucker, 9.9 to 9.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Stefon Diggs over Tre Tucker in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Stefon Diggs at 9.9 points and Tre Tucker at 9.4, a gap of 0.5. 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 Tre Tucker at 136.

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 9.4 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 44 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 8 and 8 market sources).

That puts Stefon Diggs 0.5 points ahead of Tre Tucker 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.

Tre Tucker and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 29.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against SF.

By points allowed to the position, Tre Tucker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Stefon Diggs is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker 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, Tre Tucker played 67 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tre Tucker, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 8 against NYJ: 34 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker 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), Tre Tucker 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Tre Tucker, 9.9 to 9.4 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Tre Tucker?

    No. Keep Stefon Diggs: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Tre Tucker 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Stefon Diggs over Tre Tucker, 9.9 to 9.4 projected PPR points.

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