Braelon Allen vs. Travis Etienne Jr.: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Braelon Allen. Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye, and Braelon Allen is projected for 9.7 PPR points vs KC.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Braelon Allen vs. Travis Etienne Jr.: Week 9 side by side

Braelon Allen
RB · NYJ
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB · NO
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)9.7—
Floor (lowest source)9.0—
Ceiling (highest source)10.7—
StatChasers projection9.4 (RB31)—
Opponentvs KCBye
Opponent vs. position10th-toughest (19.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage73% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Braelon Allen vs. Travis Etienne Jr. Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Braelon Allen or Travis Etienne Jr. in Week 9?

Start Braelon Allen. Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye, while Braelon Allen projects for 9.7 PPR points vs KC.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Braelon Allen or Travis Etienne Jr.?

Braelon Allen plays KC and Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye in Week 9.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Braelon Allen vs. Travis Etienne Jr.?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Braelon Allen and Travis Etienne Jr. playing in Week 9?

Braelon Allen has no injury designation, and Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Braelon Allen and Travis Etienne Jr. projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Braelon Allen is projected by 6 of them and Travis Etienne Jr. by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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