The Carolina Panthers (4-4) will visit the Green Bay Packers (5-1) in Week 9. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, specifically regarding WR Jalen Coker.
Is Coker Playing in Week 9?
Coker is not on the injury report, and barring a surprise, he is expected to play.
We’ll continue to monitor the Panthers’ injury report leading up to kickoff for any changes. You can also visit and bookmark our Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Coker in Week 9?
We as a community viewed Jalen Coker as the WR2 in this offense during the draft process, but an injury late in the preseason calmed all of the excitement around him.
Generalized ineptitude from the Panthers’ offense makes this an argument without a real winner, but I do think we got it right.
He returned to action in Week 7 and played just 37.1% of the offensive snaps (Xavier Legette: 8.8%). Last week, however, he was ramped up to 66.1% with Legette’s number falling back to a flat 8.0%.
It would appear to be only a matter of time until Coker is second in command (behind Tetairoa McMillan), and that means we can take pride in projecting this situation accurately.
The problem is, of course, that it doesn’t matter. The Panthers average the fourth-fewest passing yards per game this season (179.5) and allow pressure at the seventh-highest rate. Bryce Young, Andy Dalton, or anyone else you throw under center isn’t going to have the time to move the ball down the field, and that renders the WR2 in this offense all but useless.
I’d rather stash Coker than Legette for the second half of the season, but I’d rather not have to worry about it at all.
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Coker’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 9
Coker is projected to score 9.3 fantasy points in PPR formats.
We project Coker to have 3 receptions for 48 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFSN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Week 9 Weather Impact: Panthers at Packers
The forecast for kickoff is 46 degrees Fahrenheit with 11 mph winds. These are ideal conditions for fantasy production.