Quentin Johnston or Brian Thomas Jr.: who should I start?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Quentin Johnston at 11.7 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 16 books. That is the 69th highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

The player markets price Brian Thomas Jr. at 7.5 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 16 books. That is the 140th highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Quentin Johnston: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 46th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 99.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Brian Thomas Jr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 118th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 91.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Quentin Johnston has been on the field for 78 percent of LAC snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 6 third down targets and seen 0 of its 1 two minute target.

His 6 targets have averaged 6.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against ARI he caught 2 of 6 targets for 17 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Brian Thomas Jr. has been on the field for 35 percent of JAX snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 2 third down targets and had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five.

His 3 targets have averaged 14.7 air yards.

In Week 1 against CLE he caught 3 of 3 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Quentin Johnston played 14 games and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 6.1 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 14.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.

He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets.

That came to 6.5 targets a game, a 53 percent catch rate and 14.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 14 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 Quentin Johnston scored 12.2 PPR points a game and Brian Thomas Jr. 9.9, 2.3 a game between them.

Quentin Johnston finished WR34 that year and Brian Thomas Jr. WR42.

Brian Thomas Jr. had 6 more targets than Quentin Johnston, 91 to 85.

Quentin Johnston had 28 more receiving yards than Brian Thomas Jr., 735 to 707.

This season Quentin Johnston holds the bigger snap share, 78 percent against 35 percent.

This season Quentin Johnston holds the bigger target share, 22 percent against 14 percent.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 7, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

What would change the answer

4.3 points a game is the entire case. The books restate it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the books when it does.