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 Gabe Davis.
Is Gabe Davis Playing in Week 9?
Gabe Davis went down with a shoulder injury in the first half of the Jaguars’ loss to the Packers and never returned. He was officially limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday and wore a non-contact vest for both sessions.
On Friday, head coach Doug Pederson said Davis will be a game-time decision for Week 9. Fellow wideout Brian Thomas Jr. is also a GTD, while Christian Kirk is on IR with a broken collarbone. Parker Washington and Tim Jones could be Trevor Lawrence’s top two wideouts against the Eagles on Sunday.
Davis was listed with a shoulder issue on Jacksonville’s injury report in Week 4 but had more recently been dealing with a knee problem. He’s been listed on the Jags’ practice report as limited for almost every session since Week 5.
Davis didn’t receive a target before departing on Sunday. He entered Week 8 with 19 catches for 217 yards and two scores.
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.
Should You Start or Sit Gabe Davis in Week 9?
Before getting dinged up last week, Davis had been on the field for over 67% of Jacksonville’s snaps in every game this season.
While his ability to earn looks from Trevor Lawrence has been underwhelming, he’s likely to be force-fed targets in this spot with the Jags a 7.5-point underdog and without their two top receivers for the foreseeable future (Christian Kirk is out for the season and Brian Thomas Jr.’s timeline is fluid but seems to be on the wrong side of questionable as of today).
Veterans know the deal with Davis; new players, consider yourselves lucky. The only consistent portion of Davis up to this point in his career is inconsistency, so take this sales pitch for what it is: an optimistic view of a profile that comes with as much risk as any player even remotely on your radar.
Lawrence’s deep completion percentage is trending for a career-best, and that is even more impressive when you consider that his average long pass is traveling further this year than in years past.
Davis is averaging 15.2 PPR PPG for his career when seeing at least seven targets per game, a potential he could well fulfill in an expanded role against an Eagles defense that ranks worse than the league average against the deep pass in passer rating, yards per completion, and touchdown rate.
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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.
Gabe Davis’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 9
Davis is projected to score 9.9 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 2.9 receptions for 44.9 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
PFN Insights: Philadelphia Eagles Defense
The Philadelphia Eagles’ numbers on defense this year have had a little bit of the “all or nothing” feel about them. If they have not been a top-10 unit, they have been a below-average unit. That pattern continued on Sunday, as they ranked 19th in Week 8 against the Bengals. However, they still held their opponent to 17 points, despite tying for their worst red-zone efficiency of the season.
The Eagles have been good inside the red zone this season, allowing touchdowns on just 42.9% of trips, which has helped them rank eighth in points per drive. Their biggest flaw has been their turnover percentage, which is the sixth worst in the league at 5.6%, and is the only one of the meaningful stats that ranks outside the top 20. Helping the Eagles is the fact their 58.7 defensive plays per game is the seventh lowest in the league this season.
For more insight on all other team defenses, head to our PFN Defense+ Metric Analysis.
Gabe Davis’ Week 9 Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
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.