Keenan Allen vs. DeVonta Smith: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Keenan Allen. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, and Keenan Allen is projected for 10.8 PPR points vs DAL.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Keenan Allen vs. DeVonta Smith: Week 9 side by side

Keenan Allen
WR · IND
DeVonta Smith
WR · PHI
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)10.8—
Floor (lowest source)8.2—
Ceiling (highest source)12.7—
StatChasers projection12.0 (WR24)—
Opponentvs DALBye
Opponent vs. position7th-softest (35.6 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage24% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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Keenan Allen vs. DeVonta Smith Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Keenan Allen or DeVonta Smith in Week 9?

Start Keenan Allen. DeVonta Smith is on a bye, while Keenan Allen projects for 10.8 PPR points vs DAL.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Keenan Allen or DeVonta Smith?

Keenan Allen plays DAL and DeVonta Smith 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 Keenan Allen vs. DeVonta Smith?

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 Keenan Allen and DeVonta Smith playing in Week 9?

Keenan Allen has no injury designation, and DeVonta Smith is on a bye.

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

Where do the Keenan Allen and DeVonta Smith 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). Keenan Allen is projected by 6 of them and DeVonta Smith 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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