Mike Washington Jr. RB

LV — Week 9 at SF, who allow the 20th-most points to RBs — recently Rachaad White put up 11.7 on them (W6), Bijan Robinson put up 12.2 on them (W7).

Week 8 recap: Mike Washington Jr.

8.3 PPR points against NYJ on 25 car, 83 yd — beat his 5.3 projection by 3. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Mike Washington Jr. this week?

Mike Washington Jr. projects 8.2 PPR points in week 9 at SF — the 20th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 5.7 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 SF: 89 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.5 a carry · 0.4 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how SF defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

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↑ snaps/gm 19 → 24.3 (+28%) · ↑ carries/gm 9.1 → 13.3 (+46%)
Week 8 vs NYJ: 8.3 pts · 25 car · 38 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
8.2
PPR · 7.0 std
Matchup
20th
SF vs RBs
Trade value
565
#108 overall · +423/30d
Form
5.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 25.5% offensive snaps · 8.1 carries/game (31.4% of team carries) · 29.2% of the backfield's touches · 0.8 targets/game, 1.9% target share · 34.8 rushing and 1.4 receiving yards/game, 1 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 2.9 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1.2 · median 6.1 · ceiling 15.8 — 30% chance of 10+, 11% of 15+, 6% 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@ SF Sun, Nov 8 7.07.68.2 20th
W10vs SEA Sun, Nov 15 3.94.34.6 18th
W11@ DEN Sun, Nov 22 4.65.05.4 11th
W12@ CLE Sun, Nov 29 4.85.15.5 16th
W14vs LAC Sun, Dec 13 5.15.55.9 9th
W15vs DEN Sun, Dec 20 4.75.15.5 11th
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The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8NYJ25 car, 83 yd 8.38.38.3
W7LAR6 car, 27 yd · 0/1 rec, 0 yd 2.72.72.7
W6BUF9 car, 43 yd · 1/1 rec, 7 yd 5.05.56.0
W5NE1 car, 5 yd · 1/1 rec, 5 yd 1.01.52.0
W4KC9 car, 18 yd · 1/2 rec, -1 yd 1.72.22.7
W3NO5 car, 54 yd, 1 TD 11.411.411.4
W2LAC3 car, 7 yd · 0/1 rec, 0 yd 0.70.70.7
W1MIA7 car, 41 yd 4.14.14.1
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.