Gardner Minshew II QB

ARI — Week 9 at SEA, who allow the 31st-most points to QBs — recently Patrick Mahomes put up 7 on them (W7), Caleb Williams put up 14 on them (W8).

Week 8 recap: Gardner Minshew II

19.5 PPR points against DAL on 17/23, 188 pass yd, 3 TD. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Gardner Minshew II this week?

Gardner Minshew II projects 10.6 PPR points in week 9 at SEA — the 31st-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 19.5 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 9 angle vs SEA: 169.1 passing yards a game allowed (5.48/attempt) · 1.1 passing TDs/gm · 2.3 sacks and 1 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 16 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 31st-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how SEA defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 8 vs DAL: 19.5 pts · 34 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
10.6
PPR · 10.6 std
Matchup
31st
SEA vs QBs
Form
19.5
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.

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 3.1 · median 10 · ceiling 19.4 — 50% chance of 10+, 24% 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.

Compare Gardner Minshew II in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9@ SEA Sun, Nov 8 10.610.610.6 31st · tough
W10vs LAR Sun, Nov 15 10.810.810.8 20th
W11@ KC Sun, Nov 22 11.311.311.3 28th · tough
W12vs WAS Sun, Nov 29 16.116.116.1 4th · soft
W13vs PHI Sun, Dec 6 11.611.611.6 10th
W15vs NYJ Sun, Dec 20 13.113.113.1 16th
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8DAL17/23, 188 pass yd, 3 TD 19.519.519.5
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.