Malik Willis vs. Lamar Jackson: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Malik Willis. Lamar Jackson is on a bye, and Malik Willis is projected for 16.8 PPR points vs DET.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Malik Willis vs. Lamar Jackson: Week 9 side by side

Malik Willis
QB · MIA
Lamar Jackson
QB · BAL
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)16.8—
Floor (lowest source)15.1—
Ceiling (highest source)17.6—
StatChasers projection17.2 (QB15)—
Opponentvs DETBye
Opponent vs. position1st-softest (25.5 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
Our callFLEX · StreamerSIT · No projection

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Malik Willis vs. Lamar Jackson Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Malik Willis or Lamar Jackson in Week 9?

Start Malik Willis. Lamar Jackson is on a bye, while Malik Willis projects for 16.8 PPR points vs DET.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Malik Willis or Lamar Jackson?

Malik Willis plays DET and Lamar Jackson 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 Malik Willis vs. Lamar Jackson?

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 Malik Willis and Lamar Jackson playing in Week 9?

Malik Willis has no injury designation, and Lamar Jackson is on a bye.

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

Where do the Malik Willis and Lamar Jackson 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). Malik Willis is projected by 6 of them and Lamar Jackson 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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