NFL DFS Week 9: Top Picks, Strategies, and Expert Breakdown

RotoBraden

3 weeks ago

As Week 9 of the NFL season approaches, daily fantasy sports (DFS) players are gearing up for another exciting slate of matchups. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, understanding the key player picks, strategies, and expert insights for this week’s contests can make all the difference in crafting a winning lineup. In this breakdown, we’ll highlight the top DFS picks for Week 9, explore the best value plays, and offer crucial tips to help you gain an edge over the competition. From high-performing stars to under-the-radar sleepers, this article will set you up for success as you navigate the fast-paced world of NFL DFS Week 9.

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Here are the Positional Rankings from FantasyTeamAdvisors.com for your NFL DFS Week 9

NFL DFS Week 9

NFL DFS Week 9 QB Rankings:

NFL Week 9 QB Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Patrick Mahomes	KC	at BUF
2	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. KC
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at MIA
4	Justin Herbert	LAC	at TEN
5	Drake Maye	NE	vs. ATL
6	Dak Prescott	DAL	vs. ARI
7	Daniel Jones	IND	at PIT
8	Caleb Williams	CHI	at CIN
9	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs. SF
10	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. SEA
11	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. NO
12	Jordan Love	GB	vs. CAR
13	Jared Goff	DET	vs. MIN
14	Joe Flacco	CIN	vs. CHI
15	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	at LV
16	Sam Darnold	SEA	at WAS
17	Bo Nix	DEN	at HOU
18	Kyler Murray	ARI	at DAL
19	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	vs. IND
20	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. DEN
21	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. BAL
22	Mac Jones	SF	at NYG
23	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	at DET
24	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	at NE
25	Geno Smith	LV	vs. JAC
26	Cam Ward	TEN	vs. LAC
27	Bryce Young	CAR	at GB
28	Tyler Shough	NO	at LAR
29	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	at DAL
30	Brock Purdy	SF	at NYG
31	Marcus Mariota	WAS	vs. SEA

NFL DFS Week 9 RB Rankings:

NFL Week 9 RB Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at NYG
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at NE
3	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at PIT
4	De'Von Achane	MIA	vs. BAL
5	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. MIN
6	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs. ARI
7	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. CAR
8	Kimani Vidal	LAC	at TEN
9	Derrick Henry	BAL	at MIA
10	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. NO
11	James Cook III	BUF	vs. KC
12	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. IND
13	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CHI
14	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. JAC
15	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. SF
16	Zonovan Knight	ARI	at DAL
17	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at LV
18	Kareem Hunt	KC	at BUF
19	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at GB
20	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	at HOU
21	David Montgomery	DET	vs. MIN
22	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at WAS
23	Alvin Kamara	NO	at LAR
24	Kyle Monangai	CHI	at CIN
25	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	vs. SEA
26	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. DEN
27	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at WAS
28	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at DET
29	Tyjae Spears	TEN	vs. LAC
30	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. ATL
31	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. LAC
32	Brashard Smith	KC	at BUF
33	Jordan Mason	MIN	at DET
34	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. CHI
35	RJ Harvey	DEN	at HOU
36	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at GB
37	Nick Chubb	HOU	vs. DEN
38	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. IND
39	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at NE
40	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. CAR
41	Justice Hill	BAL	at MIA
42	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. NO
43	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs. SEA
44	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	at LV
45	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	vs. BAL
46	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. SF
47	Jaydon Blue	DAL	vs. ARI
48	Devin Neal	NO	at LAR
49	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	at NYG
50	Emari Demercado	ARI	at DAL
51	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. KC
52	Michael Carter	ARI	at DAL
53	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	at MIA
54	D'Andre Swift	CHI	at CIN
55	Raheem Mostert	LV	vs. JAC
56	Jaret Patterson	LAC	at TEN
57	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. KC
58	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	vs. SEA
59	Terrell Jennings	NE	vs. ATL
60	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAC	at LV
61	Tyler Badie	DEN	at HOU
62	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	at NYG
63	Ameer Abdullah	IND	at PIT
64	Chris Brooks	GB	vs. CAR
65	Alec Ingold	MIA	vs. BAL
66	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	vs. SF
67	Alec Ingold	MIA	at ATL
68	Zavier Scott	MIN	at LAC
69	Tahj Brooks	CIN	vs. NYJ
70	Terrell Jennings	NE	vs. CLE
71	Roschon Johnson	CHI	at BAL
72	Jaylen Wright	MIA	at ATL
73	Julius Chestnut	TEN	at IND
74	Adam Prentice	DEN	vs. DAL
75	Patrick Ricard	BAL	vs. CHI
76	Jaret Patterson	LAC	vs. MIN
77	Tyler Goodson	IND	vs. TEN
78	Bucky Irving	TB	at NO
79	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	at PIT
80	Josh Williams	TB	at NO
81	Isaac Guerendo	SF	at HOU
82	Dameon Pierce	HOU	vs. SF
83	A.J. Dillon	PHI	vs. NYG
84	Malik Davis	DAL	at DEN
85	Amar Johnson	LAC	vs. MIN
86	Cam Akers	MIN	at LAC
87	Keith Smith	ATL	vs. MIN
88	Deuce Vaughn	DAL	at PHI

NFL DFS Week 9 WR Rankings:

NFL Week 9 WR Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. CHI
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at WAS
3	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. NO
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. MIN
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs. ARI
6	Rashee Rice	KC	at BUF
7	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at DET
8	Davante Adams	LAR	vs. NO
9	Rome Odunze	CHI	at CIN
10	George Pickens	DAL	vs. ARI
11	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. BAL
12	Ladd McConkey	LAC	at TEN
13	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at PIT
14	Zay Flowers	BAL	at MIA
15	Drake London	ATL	at NE
16	DK Metcalf	PIT	vs. IND
17	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. DEN
18	Chris Olave	NO	at LAR
19	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at DAL
20	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at LV
21	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. ATL
22	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. SF
23	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CHI
24	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at GB
25	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at HOU
26	Keenan Allen	LAC	at TEN
27	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	vs. SEA
28	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. KC
29	Xavier Worthy	KC	at BUF
30	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. CAR
31	Jordan Addison	MIN	at DET
32	DJ Moore	CHI	at CIN
33	Jauan Jennings	SF	at NYG
34	Quentin Johnston	LAC	at TEN
35	Josh Downs	IND	at PIT
36	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. MIN
37	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. JAC
38	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs. JAC
39	Rashid Shaheed	NO	at LAR
40	Troy Franklin	DEN	at HOU
41	Kayshon Boutte	NE	vs. ATL
42	Alec Pierce	IND	at PIT
43	Kendrick Bourne	SF	at NYG
44	Chimere Dike	TEN	vs. LAC
45	Darnell Mooney	ATL	at NE
46	Malik Washington	MIA	vs. BAL
47	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. KC
48	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. SF
49	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	vs. LAC
50	Christian Watson	GB	vs. CAR
51	Matthew Golden	GB	vs. CAR
52	Cooper Kupp	SEA	at WAS
53	Parker Washington	JAC	at LV
54	Calvin Austin III	PIT	vs. IND
55	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	at CIN
56	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at MIA
57	Marquise Brown	KC	at BUF
58	Xavier Legette	CAR	at GB
59	Jalen Coker	CAR	at GB
60	Michael Wilson	ARI	at DAL
61	Jaylin Noel	HOU	vs. DEN
62	Mack Hollins	NE	vs. ATL
63	Dyami Brown	JAC	at LV
64	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. CHI
65	Christian Kirk	HOU	vs. DEN
66	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	at MIA
67	Jayden Higgins	HOU	vs. DEN
68	Van Jefferson	TEN	vs. LAC
69	Tory Horton	SEA	at WAS
70	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	vs. DEN
71	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	vs. SEA
72	Pat Bryant	DEN	at HOU
73	DeMario Douglas	NE	vs. ATL
74	Roman Wilson	PIT	vs. IND
75	Jordan Whittington	LAR	vs. NO
76	Jaylin Lane	WAS	vs. SEA
77	Zay Jones	ARI	at DAL
78	Chris Moore	WAS	vs. SEA
79	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	vs. BAL
80	Jalen Nailor	MIN	at DET
81	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	NYG	vs. SF
82	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	vs. ARI
83	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	at BUF
84	Tre Harris	LAC	at TEN
85	Elijah Moore	BUF	vs. KC
86	Jack Bech	LV	vs. JAC
87	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	vs. MIN
88	Brandin Cooks	NO	at LAR
89	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	vs. ARI
90	Demarcus Robinson	SF	at NYG
91	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	LV	vs. JAC
92	Tyquan Thornton	KC	at BUF
93	Kalif Raymond	DET	vs. MIN
94	Greg Dortch	ARI	at DAL
95	Devaughn Vele	NO	at LAR
96	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	vs. ARI
97	Malik Heath	GB	vs. CAR
98	Curtis Samuel	BUF	vs. KC
99	Savion Williams	GB	vs. CAR
100	Jimmy Horn Jr.	CAR	at GB
101	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	vs. KC
102	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	at HOU
103	Tyler Lockett	LV	vs. JAC
104	Adam Thielen	MIN	at DET
105	David Sills V	ATL	at NE
106	Ricky Pearsall	SF	at NYG
107	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	at NE
108	Devin Duvernay	CHI	at CIN
109	Beaux Collins	NYG	vs. SF
110	Ashton Dulin	IND	at PIT
111	Casey Washington	ATL	at NE
112	Luther Burden III	CHI	at CIN
113	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	MIA	vs. BAL
114	Kyle Williams	NE	vs. ATL
115	Konata Mumpfield	LAR	vs. NO
116	Joshua Palmer	BUF	vs. KC
117	Tylan Wallace	BAL	at MIA
118	Adonai Mitchell	IND	at PIT
119	Trent Sherfield Sr.	DEN	at HOU
120	Tim Patrick	JAC	at LV
121	Braxton Berrios	HOU	vs. DEN
122	Jordan Watkins	SF	at NYG
123	Xavier Smith	LAR	vs. NO
124	Skyy Moore	SF	at NYG
125	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	at GB
126	Robbie Chosen	WAS	vs. SEA
127	Jake Bobo	SEA	at WAS
128	Dee Eskridge	MIA	vs. BAL
129	Mitch Tinsley	CIN	vs. CHI
130	Ben Skowronek	PIT	vs. IND
131	Mason Kinsey	TEN	vs. LAC
132	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	vs. CAR
133	Derius Davis	LAC	at TEN
134	Gunner Olszewski	NYG	vs. SF
135	Xavier Weaver	ARI	at DAL
136	Dareke Young	SEA	at WAS
137	Mason Tipton	NO	at LAR
138	Jahdae Walker	CHI	at CIN
139	Scotty Miller	PIT	vs. IND

NFL DFS Week 9 TE Rankings:

NFL Week 9 TE Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at DAL
2	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. CAR
3	Tyler Warren	IND	at PIT
4	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. JAC
5	George Kittle	SF	at NYG
6	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	at TEN
7	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. ARI
8	Travis Kelce	KC	at BUF
9	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. MIN
10	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	at NE
11	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. KC
12	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. SEA
13	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. SF
14	Mark Andrews	BAL	at MIA
15	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. ATL
16	Colston Loveland	CHI	at CIN
17	Evan Engram	DEN	at HOU
18	Juwan Johnson	NO	at LAR
19	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at DET
20	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. DEN
21	AJ Barner	SEA	at WAS
22	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs. IND
23	Noah Fant	CIN	vs. CHI
24	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	vs. LAC
25	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at MIA
26	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. IND
27	Hunter Long	JAC	at LV
28	Gunnar Helm	TEN	vs. LAC
29	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. NO
30	Taysom Hill	NO	at LAR
31	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	at GB
32	Noah Gray	KC	at BUF
33	Dawson Knox	BUF	vs. KC
34	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	at WAS
35	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. ATL
36	Darnell Washington	PIT	vs. IND
37	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	vs. SF
38	Michael Mayer	LV	vs. JAC
39	Tanner Conner	MIA	vs. BAL
40	Tommy Tremble	CAR	at GB
41	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	vs. NO
42	Greg Dulcich	MIA	vs. BAL
43	Tanner Hudson	CIN	vs. CHI
44	Cole Kmet	CHI	at CIN
45	Elijah Higgins	ARI	at DAL
46	Davis Allen	LAR	vs. NO
47	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. NO
48	Adam Trautman	DEN	at HOU
49	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	vs. ARI
50	Johnny Mundt	JAC	at LV
51	Mitchell Evans	CAR	at GB
52	Jackson Hawes	BUF	vs. KC
53	Jake Tonges	SF	at NYG
54	Brock Wright	DET	vs. MIN
55	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	at PIT
56	Luke Musgrave	GB	vs. CAR
57	Drew Sample	CIN	vs. CHI
58	Harrison Bryant	HOU	vs. DEN
59	Nate Adkins	DEN	at HOU
60	Charlie Kolar	BAL	at MIA
61	John Bates	WAS	vs. SEA
62	Foster Moreau	NO	at LAR
63	Josh Oliver	MIN	at DET
64	Luke Farrell	SF	at NYG
65	John FitzPatrick	GB	vs. CAR
66	Ben Sinnott	WAS	vs. SEA
67	Charlie Woerner	ATL	at NE
68	Tyler Conklin	LAC	at TEN
69	Connor Heyward	PIT	vs. IND
70	Tucker Fisk	LAC	at TEN
71	Drew Ogletree	IND	at PIT
72	Durham Smythe	CHI	at CIN
73	Brevyn Spann-Ford	DAL	vs. ARI
74	Jack Stoll	NO	at LAR
75	Chris Manhertz	NYG	vs. SF
76	Robert Tonyan	KC	at BUF
77	Ian Thomas	LV	vs. JAC
78	David Martin-Robinson	TEN	vs. LAC
79	Hayden Rucci	MIA	vs. BAL
80	Will Dissly	LAC	at TEN
81	Josiah Deguara	ARI	at DAL
82	Eric Saubert	SEA	at WAS

NFL DFS Week 9 DST Rankings:

NFL Week 9 DEF Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	vs. NO
2	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	at TEN
3	Detroit Lions	DET	vs. MIN
4	Green Bay Packers	GB	vs. CAR
5	Denver Broncos	DEN	at HOU
6	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	at LV
7	New England Patriots	NE	vs. ATL
8	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	at WAS
9	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	at MIA
10	Houston Texans	HOU	vs. DEN
11	San Francisco 49ers	SF	at NYG
12	Indianapolis Colts	IND	at PIT
13	Chicago Bears	CHI	at CIN
14	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	at NE
15	New York Giants	NYG	vs. SF
16	Washington Commanders	WAS	vs. SEA
17	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	vs. JAC
18	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	vs. CHI
19	Buffalo Bills	BUF	vs. KC
20	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	at BUF
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	vs. IND
22	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	vs. ARI
23	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	at DET
24	Tennessee Titans	TEN	vs. LAC
25	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	at DAL
26	New Orleans Saints	NO	at LAR
27	Miami Dolphins	MIA	vs. BAL
28	Carolina Panthers	CAR	at GB

Value Picks at Each Position:

QB: Jaxson Dart, Geno Smith, JJ McCarthy

RB: Kyle Monangai, TreVeyon Henderson, Kareem Hunt

WR: Dyami Brown, Parker Washington, Chimere Dike, Jauan Jennings

TE: Theo Johnson, George Kittle, Juwan Johnson, T.J. Hockenson

Lineup Strategy:

Key strategies for NFL DFS include:

Correlation: Stack players from the same team (e.g., QB and WR) to maximize scoring potential when a passing game thrives.
Game Stacking: Stack players from both sides of a high-scoring game. If the game turns into a shootout, several of your players can rack up points simultaneously.
Value Plays: Identify underpriced players who have the potential to outperform their salaries, allowing you to pay up for star players.
Matchups: Target favorable matchups, such as RBs against weak run defenses or QBs against injury-riddled secondaries.

NFL DFS requires a balance of research, strategy, and game theory. Understanding team dynamics, injuries, and game scripts helps build a competitive lineup capable of succeeding in the various contest types.

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REMEMBER: These are lineups we use but feel free to pick and choose plays and make your own lineups. Don’t ALWAYS follow these as they don’t hit 100% of the time. We do use these but sometimes late scratches happen and it’s too late to update the lineup. Good luck and bring home the bacon.