Week 9 Fantasy Superlatives: Awards, Darlings and Busts
Season: 2026 | Every number below is a real Week 9 box score; ADP is the preseason consensus. No projections, no vibes.MVP of the Week: Puka Nacua (WR, LA)
37.0 PPR points — 14 rec, 150 yds, 1 TD; 20 rush yds (preseason ADP #5).Nobody outscored him in Week 9.
Week 9 WR board →Waiver Darling: C.J. Stroud (QB, HOU)
35.4 PPR points — 21/35, 384 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT; 20 rush yds (likely available in ~90% of leagues).Drafted late or not at all, and he just outscored most of the first two rounds.
Week 9 QB board →Bust of the Week: Derrick Henry (RB, BAL)
5.6 PPR points — 17 car, 57 yds, 0 TD (preseason ADP #15).The price said every-week starter. The box score said otherwise.
Week 9 RB board →Deep Cut: Shedeur Sanders (QB, CLE)
22.7 PPR points — 19/30, 297 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT; 28 rush yds (undrafted in almost every league).The deepest name on this week's leaderboard - the kind of week that starts a pickup run.
Week 9 QB board →The Full Boards
Top 40 at every position, real stat lines: QB · RB · WR · TE