Tyrone Tracy or Travis Etienne: Who should I start in fantasy football? (Week 9, 2025 season)

When you're facing a tough start/sit decision on your fantasy football team, you may end up having to choose between Tyrone Tracy or Travis Etienne. Which player would Basement Brewed Fantasy Football recommend you start? Let's go through the details to find out.

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Game Scripts

The Giants are entering this game as slim 2.5 point home underdogs with a modest team total of 23 points. The narrow spread suggests a balanced offensive approach while the modest team total suggests modest touchdown opportunities. This game has a strong over/under of 48.5 points, suggesting a possible shootout environment if the Giants can exceed their modest scoring expectations. This is a game to target in your week 9 fantasy football decisions.

The Jaguars are entering this game as slim 2.5 point road favorites with a modest projected team total of 23.5 points. The narrow spread suggests a balanced offensive approach while the modest projected team total suggests modest touchdown opportunities.

Positional Matchups

After 8 games, the 49ers present a mediocre matchup for RBs, holding them to the 15th fewest touchdowns and 16th fewest PPR points per touch (0.84) but allowing the 16th most rushing yards, 4th most catches, 12th most receiving yards and 13th most PPR points per game.

After 7 games, the Raiders present a mediocre matchup for RBs, allowing the 15th most RB catches, 7th most touchdowns and 14th most PPR points per touch (0.89) while limiting them to the 12th fewest rushing yards, 11th fewest receiving yards and 16th fewest PPR points per game.

Tyrone Tracy: Bottom Line

I expect Tyrone Tracy to finish, on average, around 12–16 PPR points on ~15–19 touches (~80–100 scrimmage yards), ~2–4 targets for ~1–3 catches, and 0–1 TD in a balanced, potentially high-scoring spot.

Travis Etienne: Bottom Line

I expect Travis Etienne to finish, on average, around 11–15 PPR points on ~14–18 touches (~65–85 scrimmage yards) with ~2–3 catches and 0–1 TDs.

Should you start Tyrone Tracy or Travis Etienne?

With Tyrone Tracy battling injury earlier in the year and the emergence of Cam Skattebo prior to his injury last week, one may simply forget that Tyrone Tracy had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage last season - and that was when he only started 12 games. I'd like to think he's still more than capable of that, especially in this good game environment, so I'll recommend taking the chance on Tyrone Tracy here.

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