Patrick Mahomes vs. Jaxson Dart: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Patrick Mahomes. Jaxson Dart is on a bye, and Patrick Mahomes is projected for 19.1 PPR points vs NYJ.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Patrick Mahomes vs. Jaxson Dart: Week 9 side by side

Patrick Mahomes
QB · KC
Jaxson Dart
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)19.1—
Floor (lowest source)17.0—
Ceiling (highest source)21.1—
StatChasers projection20.5 (QB4)—
Opponentvs NYJBye
Opponent vs. position16th-softest (18.1 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
Our callSTART · Strong QB1SIT · No projection

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Patrick Mahomes vs. Jaxson Dart Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Patrick Mahomes or Jaxson Dart in Week 9?

Start Patrick Mahomes. Jaxson Dart is on a bye, while Patrick Mahomes projects for 19.1 PPR points vs NYJ.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Patrick Mahomes or Jaxson Dart?

Patrick Mahomes plays NYJ and Jaxson Dart 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 Patrick Mahomes vs. Jaxson Dart?

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 Patrick Mahomes and Jaxson Dart playing in Week 9?

Patrick Mahomes has no injury designation, and Jaxson Dart is on a bye.

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

Where do the Patrick Mahomes and Jaxson Dart 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). Patrick Mahomes is projected by 6 of them and Jaxson Dart 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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