Terry McLaurin or Quentin Johnston: who should I start?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Terry McLaurin at 12.1 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 17 books. That is the 65th highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

The player markets price Quentin Johnston at 11.8 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 16 books. That is the 69th highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Terry McLaurin: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 42nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 66.

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.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Terry McLaurin has been on the field for 87 percent of WAS snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 10 third down targets, had 0 of its 3 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 1 two minute target.

His 4 targets have averaged 5.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against PHI he caught 2 of 4 targets for 14 yards and did not score.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Terry McLaurin played 10 games and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 63 percent catch rate and 15.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

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.

Quentin Johnston was available for 4 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Quentin Johnston scored 12.2 PPR points a game and Terry McLaurin 11.4, 0.8 a game between them.

Terry McLaurin finished WR56 that year and Quentin Johnston WR34.

Quentin Johnston had 25 more targets than Terry McLaurin, 85 to 60.

Quentin Johnston had 153 more receiving yards than Terry McLaurin, 735 to 582.

This season Terry McLaurin holds the bigger snap share, 87 percent against 78 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

0.3 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.