Start CeeDee Lamb or A.J. Brown? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start A.J. Brown over CeeDee Lamb in Week 1.

De-vigged player props project A.J. Brown at 14.7 points and CeeDee Lamb at 5.7, a gap of 9.0. Drafters take A.J. Brown at ADP 16 and CeeDee Lamb at 10.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 5.7 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 30 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for A.J. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts A.J. Brown 9.0 points ahead of CeeDee Lamb on the books.

Week 1 matchups

CeeDee Lamb and DAL visit NYG on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

NYG allowed 29.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against NYG.

A.J. Brown and NE visit SEA on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 21.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 97 yards and no touchdowns against SEA.

By points allowed to the position, CeeDee Lamb has the softer matchup.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb was not on the injury report when the call was made.

A.J. Brown was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 80 of 92 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 46 yards, 9.6 PPR points.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 16 of 2025 against LAC: 50 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 51 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 735 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 68 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

A.J. Brown, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 61 of 70 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 95 yards, 18.5 PPR points.

A.J. Brown, Week 15 of 2025 against LV: 50 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.1 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

A.J. Brown scored 5.6 PPR points and CeeDee Lamb scored 15.4.

The call was wrong: CeeDee Lamb outscored A.J. Brown by 9.8.

A.J. Brown finished 9.1 points below the 14.7 the props implied.

A.J. Brown, Week 1 against SEA: 31 of 71 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 5.6 PPR points.

A.J. Brown finished as the week's WR66 in PPR scoring.

CeeDee Lamb finished 9.7 points above the 5.7 the props implied.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 1 against NYG: 47 of 58 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.4 PPR points.

CeeDee Lamb finished as the week's WR20 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start A.J. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start A.J. Brown over Drake London.
• Start George Pickens over A.J. Brown.