Jalen Coker vs. Keenan Allen: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Jalen Coker. Coker is projected for 13.1 PPR points vs 10.8 for Keenan Allen, and faces the 7th-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Jalen Coker vs. Keenan Allen: Week 9 side by side

Jalen Coker
WR · CAR
Keenan Allen
WR · IND
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)13.110.8
Floor (lowest source)12.08.2
Ceiling (highest source)14.012.7
StatChasers projection13.1 (WR19)12.0 (WR24)
Opponentvs DENvs DAL
Opponent vs. position7th-toughest (27.9 pts/g allowed)7th-softest (35.6 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage22% target share (last 3)24% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2START · WR2

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Jalen Coker vs. Keenan Allen Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jalen Coker or Keenan Allen in Week 9?

Start Jalen Coker. Coker projects for 13.1 PPR points vs DEN, against 10.8 for Keenan Allen vs DAL: a 2.3-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.

Jalen Coker vs. Keenan Allen: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Jalen Coker is projected to score more: 13.1 PPR points to 10.8 for Keenan Allen.

The sources range from 12.0 to 14.0 for Coker and from 8.2 to 12.7 for Allen. The ranges overlap, so Allen outscoring Coker is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Jalen Coker or Keenan Allen?

Jalen Coker is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Coker at 12.0 PPR points, against 8.2 for Keenan Allen.

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

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Jalen Coker or Keenan Allen?

Jalen Coker has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Coker at 14.0 PPR points, against 12.7 for Keenan Allen.

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

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Jalen Coker or Keenan Allen?

Jalen Coker plays DEN and Keenan Allen plays DAL in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Coker faces the 7th-toughest defense against WRs and Allen faces the 7th-softest defense against WRs, so Keenan Allen 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.

Who gets more volume, Jalen Coker or Keenan Allen?

Over his recent games Jalen Coker has drawn 22% of his team's targets, and Keenan Allen 24% of his team's targets.

Keenan Allen has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Jalen Coker vs. Keenan Allen?

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

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

Are Jalen Coker and Keenan Allen playing in Week 9?

Neither Jalen Coker nor Keenan Allen 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 Jalen Coker and Keenan Allen 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). Jalen Coker is projected by 6 of them and Keenan Allen 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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