Jordan Love vs. Drew Lock: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Jordan Love. Love is projected for 17.0 PPR points vs 16.0 for Drew Lock, and faces the 10th-toughest defense against QBs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Jordan Love vs. Drew Lock: Week 9 side by side

Jordan Love
QB · GB
Drew Lock
QB · SEA
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)17.016.0
Floor (lowest source)15.913.6
Ceiling (highest source)17.817.2
StatChasers projection17.8 (QB11)16.2 (QB18)
Opponentvs NEvs ARI
Opponent vs. position10th-toughest (15.7 pts/g allowed)2nd-softest (22.3 pts/g allowed)
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Jordan Love vs. Drew Lock Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jordan Love or Drew Lock in Week 9?

Start Jordan Love. Love projects for 17.0 PPR points vs NE, against 16.0 for Drew Lock vs ARI: a 1.0-point edge.

The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.

Jordan Love vs. Drew Lock: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Jordan Love is projected to score more: 17.0 PPR points to 16.0 for Drew Lock.

The sources range from 15.9 to 17.8 for Love and from 13.6 to 17.2 for Lock. The ranges overlap, so Lock outscoring Love is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Jordan Love or Drew Lock?

Jordan Love is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Love at 15.9 PPR points, against 13.6 for Drew Lock.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Jordan Love or Drew Lock?

Jordan Love has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Love at 17.8 PPR points, against 17.2 for Drew Lock.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Jordan Love or Drew Lock?

Jordan Love plays NE and Drew Lock plays ARI in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Love faces the 10th-toughest defense against QBs and Lock faces the 2nd-softest defense against QBs, so Drew Lock has the softer matchup.

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 Jordan Love vs. Drew Lock?

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 Jordan Love and Drew Lock playing in Week 9?

Neither Jordan Love nor Drew Lock has an injury designation for Week 9.

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

Where do the Jordan Love and Drew Lock 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). Jordan Love is projected by 6 of them and Drew Lock by 6.

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

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