Jalen Nailor or Ryan Flournoy: who should I start?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Jalen Nailor at 7.1 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 books. That is the 147th highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

The player markets price Ryan Flournoy at 7.0 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 16 books. That is the 148th highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jalen Nailor: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 125th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 207.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Ryan Flournoy: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 126th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Jalen Nailor has been on the field for 60 percent of LV snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 8 third down targets and seen 1 of its 4 two minute targets.

His 5 targets have averaged 12.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against MIA he caught 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Ryan Flournoy has been on the field for 71 percent of DAL snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 0 of its 5 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 5 two minute targets.

His 4 targets have averaged 5.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against NYG he caught 2 of 4 targets for 22 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jalen Nailor played 17 games and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 3.1 targets a game, a 55 percent catch rate and 15.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Ryan Flournoy played 16 games and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets.

That came to 3.5 targets a game, a 71 percent catch rate and 11.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jalen Nailor was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Ryan Flournoy scored 7.1 PPR points a game and Jalen Nailor 5.9, 1.2 a game between them.

Jalen Nailor finished WR61 that year and Ryan Flournoy WR57.

Ryan Flournoy had 3 more targets than Jalen Nailor, 56 to 53.

Ryan Flournoy had 31 more receiving yards than Jalen Nailor, 475 to 444.

This season Ryan Flournoy holds the bigger snap share, 71 percent against 60 percent.

This season Jalen Nailor holds the bigger target share, 17 percent against 13 percent.

Byes and availability

Jalen Nailor is off in Week 13 and Ryan Flournoy in Week 14, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.1 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.