Braelon Allen RB

NYJ — Week 9 at KC, who allow the 24th-most points to RBs — recently Emanuel Wilson put up 17.5 on them (W7), Jonah Coleman put up 16.4 on them (W8).

Week 8 recap: Braelon Allen

23.3 PPR points against LV on 21 car, 147 yd, 1 TD · 2/2 rec, 6 yd — beat his 16.4 projection by 6.9. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Braelon Allen this week?

Braelon Allen projects 10.5 PPR points in week 9 at KC — the 24th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 18.4 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 9 angle vs KC: 96.3 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.59 a carry · 0.7 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 24th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how KC defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

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↑ snaps/gm 40.9 → 53.3 (+30%) · ↑ target share % 10 → 12.8 (+28%) · ↑ carries/gm 14 → 18.3 (+31%)
Week 8 vs LV: 23.3 pts · 21 car · 2 tgt · 53 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
10.5
PPR · 8.3 std
Matchup
24th
KC vs RBs
Trade value
1,310
#79 overall · +817/30d
Form
18.4
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 9): 34% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 68.9% offensive snaps · 14 carries/game (54.4% of team carries) · 61.8% of the backfield's touches · 2.8 targets/game, 10% target share · 70.6 rushing and 10.1 receiving yards/game, 3 TD. 2025 baseline (4 games): 23.3% offensive snaps, 4.5 carries/game (16.2% of team carries), 20.6% of the backfield's touches, 0.8 targets/game, 2.6% target share, 19 rushing and 4.3 receiving yards/game, 1 TD. (2026) TD luck: 3 scored vs 2.5 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 2 · median 7.9 · ceiling 19.4 — 39% chance of 10+, 20% of 15+, 9% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9@ KC Sun, Nov 8 8.39.410.5 24th
W10vs BUF Sun, Nov 15 8.69.510.4 6th · soft
W11@ LAC Sun, Nov 22 8.89.710.7 9th
W12@ MIA Sun, Nov 29 9.210.211.3 10th
W14vs DEN Sun, Dec 13 8.69.510.4 11th
W15@ ARI Sun, Dec 20 8.99.910.8 15th
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The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8LV21 car, 147 yd, 1 TD · 2/2 rec, 6 yd 21.322.323.3
W7MIA17 car, 104 yd · 6/7 rec, 30 yd 13.416.419.4
W6NE17 car, 78 yd · 2/2 rec, 26 yd 10.411.412.4
W5CLE24 car, 116 yd, 1 TD · 1/4 rec, 0 yd 17.618.118.6
W4CHI14 car, 59 yd · 2/2 rec, 8 yd 6.77.78.7
W3DET4 car, 14 yd · 3/3 rec, 3 yd 1.73.24.7
W2GB5 car, 7 yd, 1 TD · 1/1 rec, 8 yd 7.58.08.5
W1TEN10 car, 40 yd · 0/1 rec, 0 yd 4.04.04.0
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.