We highlight four quarterbacks you must have in your fantasy football starting lineup for NFL Week 9, including a former MVP returning from injury
12:27 ET, 29 Oct 2025
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throwing the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs
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Lamar Jackson had 10 total touchdowns and zero turnovers in three full starts this season(Image: Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Three franchise quarterbacks could make their long-awaited returns from injury in Week 9, and they could be up for grabs in your fantasy football league.
Lamar Jackson is set to return for the Baltimore Ravens’ Thursday night tilt with the Miami Dolphins, while Brock Purdy and Kyler Murray are both questionable to play.
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Two top-10 fantasy QBs, Jalen Hurts and Baker Mayfield, are on bye this week, so you may be in need of a one-week rental for your fantasy football team. In total, four teams are on bye: the Eagles, Buccaneers, Browns, and Jets.
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We’ve got you covered with the four quarterbacks you must have in your fantasy football starting lineup in Week 9.
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Lamar Jackson (at Miami Dolphins)
The two-time NFL MVP is back. Jackson’s return has been looming for a few weeks, but the Ravens QB is now officially set to play against the Dolphins on Thursday night for the first time since Week 4.
If you forgot about Jackson on your bench or IR spot, now is the time to get him back in your lineup. It could be the difference between winning and losing your fantasy matchup this week.
Jordan Love (vs Carolina Panthers)
Love posted one of the best performances of his career in the Packers’ 35-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football in Week 8. The 26-year-old finished with 360 passing yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions, and a 134.2 passer rating, the highest of his career.
The Green Bay signal-caller led all QBs in Week 8 with 28.3 fantasy points.
Green Bay Packers Jordan Love and Pittsburgh Steelers Aaron Rodgers
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Jordan Love outplayed former Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers in Week 8(Image: Getty)
At home against the Panthers in Week 9, expect Love to continue his form for the NFC-leading Packers.
Sam Darnold (at Washington Commanders)
Darnold is available in more than half of all Sleeper leagues, and he should be in your Week 9 starting lineup if you can get your hands on him.
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This pick isn’t as much about Darnold’s play, although he and Jaxon Smith-Njigba have formed one of the league’s best QB-WR tandems this season, rather the Commanders’ inability to stop opposing offenses.
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Daniel Jones (at Pittsburgh Steelers)
Don’t let Jones going to Pittsburgh, the site of many an imposing defense over the years, deter you from keeping the Colts QB in your fantasy lineup.
Jones has been one of the surprises of the season in fantasy, ranking as QB6 overall and posting 22+ FPTS in five of eight games.
The Steelers have allowed monster games to Love and Joe Flacco the past two weeks, and there’s no reason Jones can’t do the same.