Start or sit in week 9

What Waiver projects for week 9 alone, with a floor and a ceiling for each player, so you can start the steady one when you are ahead and the volatile one when you need points. To weigh up two of your own players, compare them in the tool.

Quarterbacks

The QB18 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Joe Burrow	CIN	ATL	19.7	12.1–31.4
2	Josh Allen	BUF	MIN	19.5	12.0–31.3
3	Patrick Mahomes	KC	NYJ	18.6	11.2–30.2
4	Drake Maye	NE	GB	18.2	10.5–29.3
5	Brock Purdy	SF	LV	18.2	10.6–29.3
6	Caleb Williams	CHI	TB	17.2	9.8–28.3
7	Dak Prescott	DAL	IND	16.8	9.7–28.1
8	Jared Goff	DET	MIA	16.5	9.5–27.8
9	Tyler Shough	NO	CLE	16.5	9.1–27.2
10	Matthew Stafford	LA	WAS	16.3	9.5–27.9
11	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	BAL	16.2	8.9–26.9
12	C.J. Stroud	HOU	LAC	15.6	8.3–26.2
13	Bryce Young	CAR	DEN	15.4	8.1–26.0
14	Jordan Love	GB	NE	15.1	7.9–25.6
15	Bo Nix	DEN	CAR	14.8	7.6–25.2

Running backs

The RB30 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	MIA	19.2	9.7–35.7
2	Christian McCaffrey	SF	LV	17.4	8.7–33.4
3	Kenneth Walker III	KC	NYJ	17.0	8.2–32.0
4	Bijan Robinson	ATL	CIN	16.7	7.9–31.3
5	Kyren Williams	LA	WAS	15.9	7.4–30.0
6	D'Andre Swift	CHI	TB	15.7	7.4–29.9
7	Javonte Williams	DAL	IND	15.7	7.3–29.7
8	James Cook	BUF	MIN	14.9	6.8–28.5
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	DAL	14.3	6.4–27.6
10	Chase Brown	CIN	ATL	13.8	6.1–26.8
11	Ashton Jeanty	LV	SF	13.3	5.8–25.9
12	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	DEN	13.2	5.7–25.8
13	Bucky Irving	TB	CHI	12.9	5.5–25.1
14	Josh Jacobs	GB	NE	12.8	5.8–25.9
15	Woody Marks	HOU	LAC	11.5	4.6–22.9

Wide receivers

The WR36 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	ARI	18.5	7.8–34.8
2	Puka Nacua	LA	WAS	18.3	7.7–34.6
3	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	ATL	16.9	6.9–32.2
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	IND	16.8	6.8–31.9
5	Tee Higgins	CIN	ATL	15.0	5.8–29.0
6	Chris Olave	NO	CLE	14.7	5.6–28.5
7	Malik Nabers	NYG	PHI	14.7	5.6–28.4
8	Christian Watson	GB	NE	14.0	5.2–27.3
9	Drake London	ATL	CIN	13.9	5.1–27.0
10	Nico Collins	HOU	LAC	13.6	5.1–26.7
11	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	MIA	13.2	7.2–33.0
12	Rashee Rice	KC	NYJ	12.9	4.7–25.7
13	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	DEN	12.9	4.6–25.4
14	Matthew Golden	GB	NE	12.9	4.6–25.3
15	Zay Flowers	BAL	JAX	12.7	4.4–25.0

Tight ends

The TE14 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	George Kittle	SF	LV	14.3	6.0–28.9
2	Trey McBride	ARI	SEA	14.3	5.6–27.8
3	Brock Bowers	LV	SF	14.2	5.7–27.8
4	Sam LaPorta	DET	MIA	12.0	4.5–23.8
5	Colston Loveland	CHI	TB	11.7	4.3–23.1
6	Isaiah Likely	NYG	PHI	10.8	3.8–21.6
7	Travis Kelce	KC	NYJ	10.4	4.0–22.1
8	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	NO	10.1	3.5–20.3
9	Tyler Warren	IND	DAL	10.1	3.5–20.5
10	Brenton Strange	JAX	BAL	9.6	3.2–19.5
11	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	MIN	9.4	3.1–19.2
12	Tucker Kraft	GB	NE	9.3	3.0–18.9
13	Kyle Pitts	ATL	CIN	8.9	2.8–18.3
14	Dallas Goedert	PHI	NYG	8.9	3.0–18.9
15	Greg Dulcich	MIA	DET	8.8	2.7–18.1

Projected points count each player's chance of playing. A floor is a bad week and a ceiling a good one: about one week in ten falls outside each. Rebuilt every week.