Christian Kirk Fantasy Hub: Week 9 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More

The Jacksonville Jaguars will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Christian Kirk and potential replacements.

Is Christian Kirk Playing in Week 9?

Christian Kirk may have played his final down with the Jaguars. The veteran WR broke his collarbone against the Packers on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season.

Kirk was poised to be among the most attractive wide receivers remaining on the block after Adams, Amari Cooper, and DeAndre Hopkins changed teams. Now that he’s out for the year, Jacksonville won’t have the option to exchange him for draft capital before the trade deadline.

Kirk posted 84 catches for 1,108 yards and eight touchdowns for Jacksonville in 2022 and was on a similar pace in 2023 before suffering a season-ending groin injury in Week 13. He entered Sunday’s game with 25 catches on 45 targets for 320 yards and one touchdown.

The 27-year-old inked a four-year, $72 million free agent deal with the Jaguars in 2022 after spending four seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He’s due a $15.5 million, non-guaranteed base salary in 2025. Jacksonville could release Kirk next offseason while clearing $10.7 million in salary cap space.

We’ll continue to monitor the Jaguars’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.

Who Should I Pick Up to Replace Christian Kirk?

Kirk had a nice three-game run in Weeks 3-5, but he’s underwhelmed ever since and won’t get the opportunity to make right for fantasy managers after his season came to an end in Week 8 due to a broken collarbone.

Fantasy managers can safely cut ties with him in all redraft formats and try to find an upside option on the waiver wire. In doing so, I’d look elsewhere than his direct replacement in Jacksonville, as it isn’t the least bit clear.

Slot usage in Jacksonville, 2024:

• Kirk: 77.5%
• Evan Engram: 33.8%
• Brenton Strange: 30.6%
• Brian Thomas Jr.: 23.9%
• Gabe Davis: 17.6%
• Travis Etienne Jr.: 1.1%

Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 9 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles Insights

Jacksonville Jaguars

Team: After winning seven of eight games in the middle of last season, Jacksonville is 3-11 in the 14 games since

QB: Trevor Lawrence’s yards per pressured pass attempt are down 26.6% from a season ago.

Offense: The Jags have won the time of possession battle just once (Week 7 vs. Patriots). Last week was the fourth time they failed to have the ball for even 27 minutes this season.

Defense: Last week, Jacksonville held the Packers out of the end zone on four red zone trips (66.7%, their rate in Weeks 1-7: 21.7%).

Fantasy: Tank Bigsby has looked explosive at times, but he needs help – in three of his past four games, he’s averaged less than two feet per carry before contact.

Betting: The Jags are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games, and each of their past four failures to cover came by at least 11.5 points.

Philadelphia Eagles

Team: No offensive line allows pressure more often when not blitzed than the Eagles (44.1%, league average: 31.6%).

QB: The Eagles have won three straight games – in those games, Jalen Hurts has -2 red zone passing yards.

Offense: From 2022-23, only the Cowboys, Chiefs, and 49ers scored more first-quarter points than the Eagles. This season, Philadelphia has yet to score in the first 15 minutes. If you’re curious, their lowest-scoring season for first-quarter points over the past 20 years came in 2012 (31 points).

Defense: The Eagles hadn’t allowed an opponent to convert over 46.2% of their third downs through seven weeks. In Week 8, the Bengals went 10-of-13 (76.9%), though part of that can be attributed to a one-sided game (20-point win).

Fantasy: Jalen Hurts had his 13th game with multiple rushing touchdowns since 2021, the most in the league (Derrick Henry ranks second with 11 and James Conner third with seven over that stretch).

Betting: After Halloween, since 2020, the Eagles are 12-8-1 ATS (60%) at home and 4-16 ATS (20%) on the road. They head on the road for three of their next four after this game.