Week 9 Start/Sit Calls (2026): Who Managers Started

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

Every time a team in a real fantasy league had two players at a position and started one over the other in week 9, that's a call. These are the most common close calls at each position, how managers split, and whether the player started scored more. The most common was Breece Hall over Braelon Allen, in 64% of 3,128 leagues.

Quarterbacks: week 9 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 9 points	Call
Jared Goff DET	Jayden Daniels	79%	1,517	6.3 to 14.6	79% wrong Compare
Jared Goff DET	Caleb Williams	62%	1,464	6.3 to 16.8	62% wrong Compare
Caleb Williams CHI	Jordan Love	68%	1,384	16.8 to 36.2	68% wrong Compare
Drake Maye NE	Jared Goff	77%	1,306	21.3 to 6.3	77% right Compare
Brock Purdy SF	Drake Maye	67%	1,282	26.3 to 21.3	67% right Compare
Joe Burrow CIN	Brock Purdy	73%	1,230	29.5 to 26.3	73% right Compare
Drake Maye NE	Patrick Mahomes	72%	1,185	21.3 to 16.5	72% right Compare
Patrick Mahomes KC	Jayden Daniels	75%	1,180	16.5 to 14.6	75% right Compare
Jayden Daniels WAS	Jordan Love	56%	1,176	14.6 to 36.2	56% wrong Compare
Jayden Daniels WAS	Kirk Cousins	76%	1,108	14.6 to 15.6	76% wrong Compare
Patrick Mahomes KC	Matthew Stafford	84%	1,098	16.5 to 12.2	84% right Compare
Jared Goff DET	Dak Prescott	51%	1,091	6.3 to 19.5	51% wrong Compare
Dak Prescott DAL	Patrick Mahomes	61%	1,065	19.5 to 16.5	61% right Compare
C.J. Stroud HOU	Kirk Cousins	54%	1,059	36.4 to 15.6	54% right Compare
Brock Purdy SF	Caleb Williams	80%	1,042	26.3 to 16.8	80% right Compare

Running backs: week 9 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 9 points	Call
Breece Hall NYJ	Braelon Allen	64%	3,128	11.7 to 5.4	64% right Compare
Blake Corum LAR	Omarion Hampton	75%	1,094	11.8 to 6.0	75% right Compare
Alvin Kamara NO	Aaron Jones Sr.	63%	1,089	7.9 to 3.1	63% right Compare
Breece Hall NYJ	Aaron Jones Sr.	77%	1,075	11.7 to 3.1	77% right Compare
Breece Hall NYJ	J.K. Dobbins	83%	1,029	11.7 to 3.2	83% right Compare
Rachaad White WAS	Breece Hall	67%	1,007	6.9 to 11.7	67% wrong Compare
Braelon Allen NYJ	Omarion Hampton	78%	966	5.4 to 6.0	78% wrong Compare
Breece Hall NYJ	Zach Charbonnet	62%	958	11.7 to 9.6	62% right Compare
Zach Charbonnet SEA	Omarion Hampton	75%	952	9.6 to 6.0	75% right Compare
Breece Hall NYJ	Blake Corum	60%	946	11.7 to 11.8	60% wrong Compare
Woody Marks HOU	Rachaad White	83%	933	8.4 to 6.9	83% right Compare
Alvin Kamara NO	Omarion Hampton	70%	924	7.9 to 6.0	70% right Compare
Breece Hall NYJ	Alvin Kamara	58%	922	11.7 to 7.9	58% right
Braelon Allen NYJ	Zach Charbonnet	54%	916	5.4 to 9.6	54% wrong
Rachaad White WAS	Alvin Kamara	70%	915	6.9 to 7.9	70% wrong
Alvin Kamara NO	J.K. Dobbins	74%	914	7.9 to 3.2	74% right
Alvin Kamara NO	Braelon Allen	52%	894	7.9 to 5.4	52% right
Breece Hall NYJ	Omarion Hampton	80%	890	11.7 to 6.0	80% right
Zach Charbonnet SEA	Jadarian Price	73%	873	9.6 to 11.8	73% wrong
Alvin Kamara NO	Jordan Mason	82%	852	7.9 to 6.2	82% right
Blake Corum LAR	Zach Charbonnet	60%	843	11.8 to 9.6	60% right
Devin Singletary NYG	Rachaad White	81%	842	5.9 to 6.9	81% wrong
Rachaad White WAS	Braelon Allen	68%	840	6.9 to 5.4	68% right
Braelon Allen NYJ	Blake Corum	52%	836	5.4 to 11.8	52% wrong
Braelon Allen NYJ	Jadarian Price	72%	803	5.4 to 11.8	72% wrong

Wide receivers: week 9 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 9 points	Call
Rome Odunze CHI	Emeka Egbuka	59%	1,023	16.0 to 6.9	59% right Compare
Emeka Egbuka TB	Jordan Addison	66%	1,003	6.9 to 4.8	66% right Compare
Jalen Coker CAR	Adonai Mitchell	82%	983	6.6 to 0.0	82% right Compare
Michael Wilson ARI	Adonai Mitchell	85%	976	12.0 to 0.0	85% right Compare
Adonai Mitchell NYJ	Emeka Egbuka	50%	952	0.0 to 6.9	50% wrong Compare
Emeka Egbuka TB	Tre Tucker	56%	934	6.9 to 9.5	56% wrong Compare
Emeka Egbuka TB	Josh Downs	54%	922	6.9 to 5.4	54% right Compare
Stefon Diggs WAS	Keenan Allen	84%	905	8.1 to 6.6	84% right
Michael Wilson ARI	Jaylen Waddle	80%	902	12.0 to 3.2	80% right
Ryan Flournoy DAL	Devaughn Vele	85%	900	7.3 to 3.7	85% right
Ryan Flournoy DAL	Emeka Egbuka	53%	898	7.3 to 6.9	53% right
Rome Odunze CHI	Jordan Addison	77%	895	16.0 to 4.8	77% right Compare
Jalen Coker CAR	Jaylen Waddle	79%	888	6.6 to 3.2	79% right Compare
Malik Washington MIA	Emeka Egbuka	62%	885	4.1 to 6.9	62% wrong
Jaylen Waddle DEN	Adonai Mitchell	70%	884	3.2 to 0.0	70% right
Stefon Diggs WAS	Jaylen Waddle	74%	871	8.1 to 3.2	74% right Compare
DJ Moore BUF	Malik Washington	84%	864	6.6 to 4.1	84% right
Jaylen Waddle DEN	Tre Tucker	84%	864	3.2 to 9.5	84% wrong
Tre Tucker LV	Devaughn Vele	84%	863	9.5 to 3.7	84% right
Rome Odunze CHI	Adonai Mitchell	58%	862	16.0 to 0.0	58% right
DJ Moore BUF	Omar Cooper Jr.	80%	861	6.6 to 13.8	80% wrong
Malik Washington MIA	Tre Tucker	68%	859	4.1 to 9.5	68% wrong
Emeka Egbuka TB	Khalil Shakir	80%	856	6.9 to 9.8	80% wrong
DJ Moore BUF	Keenan Allen	82%	855	6.6 to 6.6	Tie
Emeka Egbuka TB	Xavier Worthy	72%	851	6.9 to 10.8	72% wrong

Tight ends: week 9 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 9 points	Call
Tyler Warren IND	T.J. Hockenson	80%	1,488	8.4 to 7.3	80% right Compare
T.J. Hockenson MIN	Dalton Kincaid	83%	1,231	7.3 to 5.8	83% right Compare
Isaiah Likely NYG	T.J. Hockenson	83%	1,175	16.3 to 7.3	83% right Compare
Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL	Dalton Kincaid	59%	996	5.3 to 5.8	59% wrong Compare
Harold Fannin Jr. CLE	T.J. Hockenson	83%	981	12.2 to 7.3	83% right Compare
T.J. Hockenson MIN	Kyle Pitts Sr.	74%	953	7.3 to 5.3	74% right Compare
Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL	Brenton Strange	55%	952	5.3 to 4.2	55% right Compare
Dalton Kincaid BUF	Dallas Goedert	54%	938	5.8 to 10.0	54% wrong Compare
Travis Kelce KC	T.J. Hockenson	71%	924	17.3 to 7.3	71% right
Isaiah Likely NYG	Harold Fannin Jr.	52%	845	16.3 to 12.2	52% right Compare
Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL	Dallas Goedert	62%	842	5.3 to 10.0	62% wrong Compare
Travis Kelce KC	Kyle Pitts Sr.	84%	815	17.3 to 5.3	84% right Compare
Isaiah Likely NYG	Tucker Kraft	58%	777	16.3 to 1.9	58% right Compare
Mike Gesicki CIN	Dallas Goedert	62%	770	3.1 to 10.0	62% wrong Compare
Dallas Goedert PHI	Juwan Johnson	80%	739	10.0 to 11.4	80% wrong Compare

Week 9's most missed calls

Jared Goff over Jayden Daniels started in 79% of 1,517 leagues; Jayden Daniels scored 14.6 to 6.3
Caleb Williams over Jordan Love started in 68% of 1,384 leagues; Jordan Love scored 36.2 to 16.8
Jared Goff over Caleb Williams started in 62% of 1,464 leagues; Caleb Williams scored 16.8 to 6.3
Jayden Daniels over Kirk Cousins started in 76% of 1,108 leagues; Kirk Cousins scored 15.6 to 14.6
Trevor Lawrence over Caleb Williams started in 81% of 947 leagues; Caleb Williams scored 16.8 to 13.6

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR.

Common questions

Where do these start/sit calls come from?

From real fantasy leagues connected to Fantasy Hall of Fame. Each week, on every team that had two players at a position who both played, the one in the lineup counts as started over the one on the bench. A call shows here once at least 100 leagues made it and at least 15% of them went the other way.

What was the most common close call in week 9?

Breece Hall over Braelon Allen: 64% of 3,128 leagues with both started Breece Hall.