Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 9, 2023: Model says start Rashid Shaheed, sit Dak Prescott

Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb put on a show in Dallas’ 43-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams last week. Lamb hauled in 12 receptions 158 yards and two touchdowns, but where will he land in the Week 9 Fantasy football rankings? The Cowboys willl square off against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, a defense that’s giving up 247.5 passing yards per game, which ranks 26th in the NFL. Lamb is a no-brainer to include in your Week 9 Fantasy football lineups, but can you trust a player like Cowboys running back Tony Pollard, who’s failed to eclipse 55 rushing yards in each of his last four games?

A reliable set of Week 9 Fantasy football rankings can help answer those questions and assist in your Week 9 Fantasy football start-sit decisions, trade evaluations or even help you find a gem on the Fantasy football waiver wire the rest of your league may have missed. Before you lock in your lineups, be sure to check out the Week 9 Fantasy football rankings from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

When it comes to ranking players, SportsLine’s model beat human experts in Fantasy football for the past several seasons especially when there were big differences in ranking. Over the course of a season, that could literally be the difference between winning your league or going home empty-handed.

Now, the model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, has revealed its Fantasy football rankings for Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season. Head to SportsLine now to see its Week 9 Fantasy football rankings.

Top Week 9 Fantasy football picks 

One player the model is high on this week: Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed. The speedy wide receiver has become New Orleans’ big-play threat in recent weeks. In last week’s win over the Colts, Shaheed finished with three receptions for 153 yards and one touchdown.

He’s now scored a touchdown in two of his last three games and gets a mouthwatering matchup against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Chicago’s defense is giving up 262.3 passing yards per game this season, the third-worst mark in the NFL. SportsLine’s model is projecting Shaheed will finish as a top-20 wide receiver this week, making him a rock-solid WR2 option for your Fantasy football lineups. 

And a massive shocker: Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns in last week’s victory over the Rams, stumbles big-time and doesn’t even crack the top 12 at his position. He’s a player to consider leaving out of your Week 9 Fantasy football lineups.

Prescott is coming off his best performance of the season, throwing for four touchdowns and completing five passes of more than 20 yards, his highest mark of the year. However, Prescott and the Cowboys will square off against the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that has given up 17 points or fewer in three of their last four games. In addition, Prescott has failed to throw more than one touchdown pass in four of his last five outings, a big reason why the model favors streaming a quarterback like Derek Carr or Jordan Love in Week 9. For more start/sit Fantasy football advice, be sure to check out the rest of the Week 9 Fantasy football rankings.

How to set Week 9 Fantasy football rankings

The model is also calling for an underrated wide receiver to finish in the top 10 of its Fantasy football WR rankings, ahead of studs like Davante Adams, Keenan Allen and Jaylen Waddle. These picks could be the difference between winning big and going home with nothing. See the Week 9 Fantasy football rankings here.

So who should you start and sit this week, and which underrated wide receiver could lead you to victory? Visit SportsLine now to get Week 9 Fantasy football rankings for every position and see which shocking wideout comes out of nowhere to crack the top 10, all from the model that has outperformed experts big-time.