Saquon Barkley vs. Travis Etienne Jr.: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Saquon Barkley. Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye, and Saquon Barkley is projected for 12.8 PPR points vs NYG.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Saquon Barkley vs. Travis Etienne Jr.: Week 9 side by side

Saquon Barkley
RB · PHI
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB · NO
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)12.8—
Floor (lowest source)11.5—
Ceiling (highest source)14.7—
StatChasers projection12.5 (RB24)—
Opponentvs NYGBye
Opponent vs. position11th-toughest (19.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage27% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

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Saquon Barkley vs. Travis Etienne Jr. Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Saquon Barkley or Travis Etienne Jr. in Week 9?

Start Saquon Barkley. Travis Etienne Jr. is on a bye, while Saquon Barkley projects for 12.8 PPR points vs NYG.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Saquon Barkley or Travis Etienne Jr.?

Saquon Barkley plays NYG 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 Saquon Barkley 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 Saquon Barkley and Travis Etienne Jr. playing in Week 9?

Saquon Barkley 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 Saquon Barkley 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). Saquon Barkley 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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