Quentin Johnston or Jake Ferguson: who should I start in Week 3?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Quentin Johnston at 8.7 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 16 books. That is the 106th highest figure of the 175 players the books price.

The player markets price Jake Ferguson at 8.2 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 118th highest figure of the 175 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 106th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 100.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jake Ferguson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 116th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 143.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Quentin Johnston has been on the field for 80 percent of LAC snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 16 third down targets, had 0 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 7 two minute targets.

His 11 targets have averaged 9.4 air yards.

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

In Week 2 against LV he carried 1 time for 7 yards, caught 1 of 5 targets for 7 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Jake Ferguson has been on the field for 68 percent of DAL snaps, drawn 10 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 16 third down targets, had 1 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 5 two minute targets.

His 6 targets have averaged 5.8 air yards.

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

In Week 2 against WAS he caught 4 of 4 targets for 43 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

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 Jake Ferguson played 17 games and scored 188.1 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE5.

He caught 82 of 102 targets for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 23 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 80 percent catch rate and 7.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jake Ferguson was available for 3 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Quentin Johnston scored 12.2 PPR points a game and Jake Ferguson 11.1, 1.2 a game between them.

Quentin Johnston finished WR34 and Jake Ferguson TE5, which are two different ladders.

Quentin Johnston is a wide receiver and Jake Ferguson a tight end, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Quentin Johnston is off in Week 7 and Jake Ferguson in Week 14, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.5 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.