Pat Mayo's UPDATED 2025 Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings, Starts, Sits, Sleepers, Injury Report

Oct 29, 2025

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Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings

Pat Mayo, Jake Ciely & Ian Hartitz break down everything you need to set your best lineup and win your matchup with their Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings. From player rankings to sleeper calls, we’ve got you covered.

Week 9 RB Injuries

D’Andre Swift (Groin) — OUT
Isiah Pacheco (knee) — OUT
Hassan Haskins (hamstring) — OUT
Rhamondre Stevenson (Toe) — OUT
Alvin Kamara (Ankle) — Leaning IN
Emari Demercado (ankle) — Expected IN
Michael Carter (Practice Squad) — Expected IN
Saquon Barkley (groin) — Bye Week 9
Quinshon Judkins (shoulder) — Bye Week 9

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Week 9 RB Rankings

Kimani Vidal — Vidal averages 3.8 red zone touches per game this season, fifth among qualified RBs. The four ahead of him? Jonathan Taylor, CMC, Josh Jacobs, and Jahmyr Gibbs.

Kareem Hunt — The Giants are the only defense allowing more yards to RBs per carry after contact this season than the Bills. Of the 41 qualified RBs, only two have a rush gain rate over 90%: Pacheco (91%) and Hunt (90.3%).

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Week 9 WR Injuries

Puka Nacua (Ankle) — IN
Drake London (Hip) — IN
Travis Hunter — OUT; Placed on IR
Marvin Mims (Concussion) — OUT
Dontayvion Wicks (calf) — OUT
Calvin Ridley (Hamstring) — OUT
Joshua Palmer (knee, ankle) — OUT
Terry McLaurin (Quad) — OUT
Ricky Pearsall (Knee) — OUT
Luther Burden III (concussion) — OUT
Cooper Kupp (heel, hamstring) — Questionable
Christian Kirk (Hamstring) — IN
Nico Collins (Concussion) — IN
Josh Downs (hip) — IN
Rashid Shaheed (Glute) — Leaning IN
Cedric Tillman (hamstring) — Estimated Week 10 Return
Brandon Aiyuk (Knee) — Estimated Week 10 Return
Tutu Atwell — Placed on IR

Week 9 WR Rankings

Ja’Marr Chase (vs CHI) — Chase has accounted for 53.8% of Joe Flacco’s passing yards as a Bengal. 8 times this season has a WR had 95 receiving yards and multiple touchdowns, 4 have included the Bengals or Bears.

Troy Franklin (at HOU) — Only seven players in the NFL have more end zone targets than Franklin this season and, since the beginning of last season, the Texans have allowed the 7th highest end zone completion percentage.

Alec Pierce — 31 of his 32 targets this season have come less than 20 yards down field (21) or more htan 35 yards (10). The Steelers rank 27th in YPA on deep passes this season. There are 3 players averaging 45+ deep receiving yards per game this season: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Davante Adams, and Pierce.

Week 9 TE Injuries

Brock Bowers (knee) — IN
Pat Freiermuth (quad) — IN
Cole Kmet (Back) — IN
Dalton Schultz (knee/shoulder) — Expected IN
Daniel Bellinger (neck) — Questionable

Week 9 TE Rankings

Week 9 QB Injuries

Kyler Murray (Foot) — Leaning OUT
J.J. McCarthy (Ankle) — IN
Joe Flacco (Shoulder) — Questionable
Jayden Daniels (Hamstring) — Expected IN
Michael Penix Jr. (knee) — IN
Brock Purdy (Toe) — OUT
Bryce Young (Ankle) — IN

Week 9 QB Rankings

Matthew Stafford (vs NO) — Stafford owns the second highest play-action passer rating this season (134.5) and attempts a league-high 11.1 such passes per game. Opponents own a 116.9 passer rating vs NO this season (6th highest) with a 72.1% completion rate, 4 TDs, and 0 INT.

Justin Herbert — Herbert is the 6th ranked deep ball thrower in the NFL while the Titans own the 3rd lowest opponent aDOT. Could every throw be success for him in this spot?

Week 9 DST Injuries

The Patriots are allowing just 2.1 red zone trips per game, pacing to be the fewest since the 2019 Pats ... The Packers own a talented defense, but the fantasy appeal has been limited (4th lowest forced turnover rate, 5.8% of possessions) ... Opponents own the most adventagous average starting position against the Raiders (35.3 yard line) and least favorable against the Giants (26.1-yard line).