J.K. Dobbins vs. Travis Etienne Jr.: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start J.K. Dobbins. Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye, and J.K. Dobbins is projected for 7.4 PPR points vs CAR.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

J.K. Dobbins vs. Travis Etienne Jr.: Week 9 side by side

J.K. Dobbins
RB · DEN
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB · NO
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)7.4—
Floor (lowest source)4.4—
Ceiling (highest source)10.0—
StatChasers projection5.9 (RB43)—
Opponentvs CARBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-softest (28.3 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage39% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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J.K. Dobbins vs. Travis Etienne Jr. Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start J.K. Dobbins or Travis Etienne Jr. in Week 9?

Start J.K. Dobbins. Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye, while J.K. Dobbins projects for 7.4 PPR points vs CAR.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, J.K. Dobbins or Travis Etienne Jr.?

J.K. Dobbins plays CAR 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 J.K. Dobbins 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 J.K. Dobbins and Travis Etienne Jr. playing in Week 9?

J.K. Dobbins 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 J.K. Dobbins 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). J.K. Dobbins 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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