Emari Demercado RB

HOU — Week 9 at LAC, who allow the 9th-most points to RBs — recently Kenneth Walker III put up 25.9 on them (W6), Blake Corum put up 13.3 on them (W8).

Should you start Emari Demercado this week?

Emari Demercado projects 1.7 PPR points in week 9 at LAC — the 9th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 0.8 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 LAC: 124.1 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.12 a carry · 1.6 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAC defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file

Week 2 vs WAS: 0.8 pts · 3 car · 9 snaps

Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.

Week 9 proj

1.7

PPR · 1.1 std

Matchup

9th

LAC vs RBs

Form

0.8

PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 9): 8% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR	Matchup
W9	@ LAC	Sun, Nov 8	1.1	1.4	1.7	9th

The matchup

How LAC defends RBs →

Game log

Wk	Opp		Std	½ PPR	PPR
W2	WAS	3 car, 8 yd	0.8	0.8	0.8
W1	NYG	2 car, 7 yd	0.7	0.7	0.7

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.