Fantasy Football Start/Sit Rankings & Advice: Wide Receiver (Week 9)

Here are rankings from our analysts for Week 9 of the fantasy football season. You can find our expert consensus fantasy football rankings for the week here. And you can also sync your fantasy football league for free using our My Playbook tool for custom advice, rankings, and analysis.

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Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings & Start/Sit Advice

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Week 9 Player Notes & Start/Sit Advice

Allen Lazard (WR – GB) at DET: Packers -3 | 49 O/U

  • Lazard (shoulder) exited Week 7 early with an injury and missed Week 8, but he has a chance to return this week.
  • In each of his five full games, Lazard has either 100-plus yards or a touchdown.
  • The Lions defense is No. 31 in dropback SR (53.8%).

Jakobi Meyers (WR – NE) vs. IND: Colts +5.5 | 39.5 O/U

  • In their three full games together this year, QB Mac Jones has endowed Meyers with an elite 31 targets, which he has transformed into 22-210-1 receiving.
  • Meyers has a great matchup in the slot against CB Kenny Moore, who has allowed a 72.2% catch rate with 1.06 yards per coverage snap this year.

Adam Thielen (WR – MIN) at WAS: Vikings -3.5 | 43.5 O/U

  • Thielen is aging (32 years old), slowing (career-low 7.0 yards per target) and boring (I mean, just look at him), but …
  • The Commanders are No. 31 in defensive pass DVOA against No. 2 wide receivers (43.0%).

Romeo Doubs (WR – GB) at DET: Packers -3 | 49 O/U

  • It’s gross, but Doubs has a 90% snap rate since becoming a full-time player in Week 3 and is No. 2 on the team with a 19.4% target share since then.
  • The Lions are No. 32 in defensive pass DVOA against No. 2 wide receivers (45.4%).

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If you want to dive deeper into fantasy football, be sure to check out our award-winning slate of Fantasy Football Tools as you navigate your season. From our Start/Sit Assistant – which provides your optimal lineup, based on accurate consensus projections – to our Waiver Wire Assistant – which allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team and by how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy football season.