🔥 Week 9 Start 'em or Sit 'em

We've officially made it to the second half of the 2020 NFL Season [View this email in your browser]( Erickson: NFL Week 9 fantasy football start 'em or sit 'em Week 9 represents the start of the second half of the [fantasy football]( season, so the start/sit decisions made this week will be crucial to whether the championship run starts or the dreams of hoisting the trophy fade into oblivion. Injuries continue to ravage fantasy lineups ([Aaron Jones]( please get healthy), and bye weeks have us scrambling to find replacements for the likes of [Joe Burrow]( [Tyler Boyd]( [Tee Higgins]( [Kareem Hunt]( [Cooper Kupp]( and [Travis Fulgham](. [WEEK 9 START 'EM OR SIT 'EM]( Kremenjas: NFL Week 9 fantasy football start ’em or sit ’em Week 9 of the 2020 NFL season kicks off on Thursday Night Football with the [Green Bay Packers]( going up against the injury-ravaged [San Francisco 49ers]( barring any rescheduling due to COVID-19. We’re now officially into the second half of the season, and the time has come to set our sights on fantasy football's home stretch. The following are players at every fantasy position worth starting or sitting based on recent performance and Week 9 matchups. [WEEK 9 START 'EM OR SIT 'EM]( DraftKings Showdown: Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers Thursday Night Football Injuries are rampant for the slate, and these projections assume star RB [Aaron Jones]( won’t play. We’ve inflated the ownership percentages for [Tyler Ervin]( and [Dexter Williams]( though only Ervin looks like a CPT and FLEX value. We see [Davante Adams]( and [Aaron Rodgers]( in most optimal lineups, but we also see excess salary flowing so strongly towards them that all value will be wiped out. [READ MORE]( Fantasy Football: Week 9 expected fantasy points report Welcome back to the expected fantasy football points report! As always, we are leveraging PFF’s expected fantasy points model based on a player’s usage to determine if his performance is real, a mirage or due for a bounce back. In case you missed the primer at the beginning of the year, give it a read [here]( to find out more about the process. Update: The tables included in this article will now be the most recent four weeks' worth of data in order to provide better insight going forward. [READ MORE]( Fantasy Football Week 9 injury report: Updates on Christian McCaffrey, Michael Thomas, George Kittle and more PFF injury analyst Mario Pilato combs through the official injury reports for each Week 9 game and gives updates and analysis for fantasy-relevant players. [SEE THE FULL INJURY REPORT]( 2021 NFL Draft: The top draft prospect on every team in the Pac-12 When Arizona State travels to 20th-ranked USC at noon eastern on Saturday, the Pac-12 will officially be back. Out of all the Power Five conferences, it’s possible that the Pac-12 is sending out the smallest number of top draftable prospects this fall. Of course, it doesn’t help that some of the top prospects in the conference — such as Oregon tackle Penei Sewell or Stanford tackle Walker Little — have already opted out. That said, here are the top prospects that you will be seeing from each school this Saturday. [READ MORE]( College Football: Ranking the top 25 cornerbacks ahead of Week 10 As we cross the halfway point of the 2020 college football season with some teams finishing up their year and others just getting started, it’s time to give an update on our cornerback rankings. Below, you will find our top 25 cornerbacks in college football heading into Week 10. How each cornerback has fared in 2020 carries the most weight in these rankings, but we also took previous years into consideration when applicable. So, with the help of [PFF’s CFB Premium Stats+]( here are the 25 best cornerbacks in college football. [READ MORE]( NFL Week 9 Trench Matchups The Washington DL prepares to feast against the Giants, Dolphins vs. Cardinals offers an intriguing matchup. We're highlighting the best and worst trench matchups ahead of NFL Week 9. The Washington Football Team are set to dominate the hapless New York Giants pass-blocking unit, while the undefeated Steelers shouldn't have to worry about the Dallas pass rush. [READ MORE]( NFL Power Rankings ahead of Week 9 The Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens lead PFF's NFL Power Rankings following Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season. The rankings are based on PFF ELO Ratings. PFF will update the NFL Power Rankings weekly and include results from the company's [AWS-powered simulations]( and PFF-exclusive player grades. [READ MORE]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © *2020 Pro Football Focus, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.