Week 9 start/sit · Final

Week 9 receivers: who we said to start, and what they scored

Sixteen of our 26 start calls finished as top-30 receivers. George Pickens was the biggest miss: projected 13.2, scored 0.0. KC Concepcion was the best call: WR29 on our board, WR9 by points. Four calls have no score on record and are not counted. Every call here was frozen Thursday at 7:25 PM ET, before the week's first game.

Week 9 receivers How each call went

Projected
Call
WR1
Puka NacuaRams35.0 · WR1
24.1
START · HIT
WR2
Ja'Marr ChaseBengals31.5 · WR4
22.9
START · HIT
WR3
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSeahawks12.1 · WR26
22.1
START · HIT
WR4
Amon-Ra St. BrownLions · Questionable16.6 · WR13
20.6
START · HIT
WR5
CeeDee LambCowboys33.5 · WR2
20.5
START · HIT
WR6
Justin JeffersonVikings8.8 · WR35
18.3
START · MISSED
WR7
Matthew GoldenPackers32.4 · WR3
17.2
START · HIT
WR8
Malik NabersGiants · Questionable9.3 · WR34
17.1
START · MISSED
WR9
Tee HigginsBengals20.2 · WR8
16.9
START · HIT
WR10
Drake LondonFalcons11.8 · WR28
16.4
START · HIT
WR11
Christian WatsonPackers · Questionable30.1 · WR5
15.7
START · HIT
WR12
Chris OlaveSaints16.8 · WR11
14.2
START · HIT
WR13
Jameson WilliamsLions5.0 · WR53
14.0
START · MISSED
WR14
Rashee RiceChiefs9.9 · WR31
13.9
START · MISSED
WR15
Luther Burden IIIBearsNo score
13.9
START · NO SCORE
WR16
Nico CollinsTexans15.5 · WR17
13.8
START · HIT
WR17
Tetairoa McMillanPanthers15.6 · WR16
13.5
START · HIT
WR18
Zay FlowersRavens5.3 · WR51
13.3
START · MISSED
WR19
George PickensCowboys · Questionable0.0 · WR88
13.2
START · MISSED
WR20
Michael WilsonCardinals · QuestionableNo score
13.1
START · NO SCORE
WR21
Garrett WilsonJets · Questionable0.0 · WR88
12.7
START · MISSED
WR22
Parker WashingtonJaguars14.1 · WR19
12.6
START · HIT
WR23
DJ MooreBills · Questionable6.6 · WR42
12.5
START · MISSED
WR24
Denzel BostonBrowns · Questionable15.8 · WR15
12.5
START · HIT
WR25
Stefon DiggsCommanders8.1 · WR38
12.2
START · MISSED
WR26
Jalen CokerPanthers6.6 · WR42
12.0
START · MISSED
WR27
Emeka EgbukaBuccaneersNo score
11.5
START · NO SCORE
WR28
Jaylen WaddleBroncosNo score
11.4
START · NO SCORE
WR29
KC ConcepcionBrowns18.8 · WR9
11.1
START · HIT
WR30
DeMario DouglasPatriots15.2 · WR18
11.0
START · HIT

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 30 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at. Scores are ESPN PPR, final after Monday night.

Questions

How did the Week 9 WR start calls do?

Sixteen of 26 finished inside the top-30 receivers in ESPN PPR scoring.

What counts as a hit?

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 30 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at.