It’s Week 9, and the fantasy football season has officially hit the point where your roster either feels like a masterpiece… or a modern art project no one understands. Bye weeks, injuries, and unpredictable usage have turned even the most confident managers into nervous wrecks scrolling through projections at 2 a.m. But don’t worry — our Featured Pros have you covered. They’ve studied the matchups, crunched the numbers, and maybe sacrificed a lucky pair of socks to the fantasy gods to help you separate the Starts from the Duds this week.
Fantasy Football Week 9 Start/Sit Advice
Sleepers
Which player outside of the top 100 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is a good sleeper start, and why do you think he has upside this week?
Theo Johnson (TE – NYG)
“Theo Johnson wasn’t much help last week, but played the Eagles, a team that does very well at stopping the tight end. Johnson has been a productive player in recent weeks with Jaxson Dart as his starting quarterback. He has double-digit fantasy points in three of five games. Those two games failing to hit that mark were both against the Eagles. Look for him to rebound this week against the 49ers, a team that has allowed 300+ passing yards in two out of four games.”
– Jeff Paur (RTSports)
Emanuel Wilson (RB – GB)
“Emanuel Wilson is obviously a backup, but Josh Jacobs already has a ton of touches throughout his career and only has 13 carries each of the last two games. If the Packers pile the points on Carolina, there’s a reasonable chance that Wilson will again have 10+ touches against the Panthers after receiving 11 carries and four targets in the win against Pittsburgh.”
– Adam Zdroik (RotoWire)
Duds
Which player inside the top 40 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is likely to disappoint fantasy managers this week?
Zay Flowers (WR – BAL)
“Zay Flowers had a good game last week, catching seven passes for 63 yards on nine targets. Even with that game, he has been up and down throughout the season. Flowers has fewer than double-digit fantasy points in two out of five games and hasn’t had a 100-yard game since Week 1. He gets the Dolphins this week, a team that allows the fewest fantasy points to receivers and fewer than 180 passing yards in three out of four games.”
– Jeff Paur (RTSports)
Derrick Henry (RB – BAL)
“The matchup isn’t bad, but the reason Derrick Henry is being hyped for late-season success is because he runs over defenders in cold weather. That won’t be a thing in Miami, and on a short week, I’m not sold on Henry being his elite self just yet. He should get plenty of carries, but ranking him as a top-10 play leans more into his historical narrative rather than what he’s done throughout this season.”
– Adam Zdroik (RotoWire)
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