Justin Herbert leads the league with 2,140 passing yards and has attempted the most passes (296). Drake Maye has the highest completion percentage at 75.2% while Matthew Stafford and Patrick Mahomes have thrown the most touchdowns (17). Tua Tagovailoa has thrown the most interceptions (11), and Cam Ward has taken the most sacks (34). Stafford has completed the most passes over 20 yards (30), while Sam Darnold, Dak Prescott, Jalen Hurts and Daniel Jones lead the league with six completed passes over 40 yards. Finally, Stafford has the longest completion at 88 yards.
Here are my favorite QB/WR stacks for fantasy in Week 9.
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5. Justin Herbert ($6,800) & Ladd McConkey ($6,000), Chargers at Titans
I have some concern about volume for Herbert in this one, as the Titans have been one of the most generous teams to rushing attacks and this spread is 9.5 points in favor of Los Angeles. That said, I do think Herbert still has a good outing. The Titans are also one of the worst pass defenses in the league, posting the fifth-highest EPA per dropback and allowing a 72.5% completion percentage, the second-highest mark in the league. Last week, Herbert only threw 25 times but had three touchdowns, good for 26.3 FPTS.
McConkey was limited earlier in the week with a calf issue, but he’s been cleared for this one. Over the last three games, McConkey has garnered nine, 15 and 10 targets with six red-zone looks. He’s put up 20.8, 15.7 and 26 FPTS over that span.
4. Daniel Jones ($6,200) & Michael Pittman Jr. ($5,900), Colts at Steelers
Jones is leading one of the best offenses in the league right now. The threat of Jonathan Taylor has opened up all sorts of seams in opposing secondaries, and Jones has been taking advantage. He’s gone for at least 22 FPTS in each of the last three games and has thrown multiple touchdowns in four straight. Pittsburgh is ninth in EPA per dropback and have gotten lit up by Jordan Love and Joe Flacco the past two games.
Pittman has garnered nine targets in each of the last two games, finishing over 20 FPTS in both.
This game has a healthy total of 50.5 with a 3.5-point spread, so it could be a back-and-forth affair.
3. Jaxson Dart ($5,200) & Wan’Dale Robinson ($5,100), Giants vs. 49ers
Dart has been pretty impressive during his rookie campaign. He’s had three games without throwing an interception and the professional level doesn’t look too big or fast for him. Sure, he’s attempted fewer than 30 passes in three contests and a lot of his fantasy production has been a result of his rushing prowess (four touchdowns), but he has played Philadelphia twice in the last three weeks and threw three touchdowns and 283 yards in Denver against a tough Broncos defense. Things should be easier this week, as the 49ers have been decimated on the defensive side of the ball and are posting the 10th-highest EPA per dropback while being dead-last in pressure rate.
Robinson mostly operates in the short to medium areas of the field, but the middle is exploitable now with Fred Warner out. Robinson leads the Giants with 57 targets and has five games with at least seven targets, two of those at least 10.
2. Josh Allen ($7,300) & Khalil Shakir ($5,300), Bills vs. Chiefs
The likely the game of the week, the total is 52.5 and it will likely be a back-and-forth affair. Allen hasn’t been great from a fantasy perspective this season, posting two games under 20 FPTS and exceeding 30 FPTS only once, but that one was 41.8 FPTS and the ceiling is one that is unmatched by most. And he will likely have to be aggressive in this one to keep up with Mahomes.
There is no alpha in the receiving group for the Bills, but Shakir does lead the team with 41 targets and the seven red zone looks are the most among pass catchers. He does only have one game over 20 FPTS and scored just three touchdowns on the season, but he should be heavily involved in this one.
1. Patrick Mahomes ($7,100) & Rashee Rice ($7,600), Chiefs at Bills
Mahomes has failed to hit 20 FPTS only once this season. He’s thrown three touchdowns in each of the last three games and has two games over 30 FPTS on the season. He’s also been a dual threat, as the 280 yards on the ground are the second-most among quarterbacks while the four rushing touchdowns are also second-most.
Since Rice returned to action, he’s been peppered with 10 and nine targets, finishing with 23.2 and 25.5 FPTS. Both of those games were blowouts, so there’s a good chance he sees targets in the teens.
