Start Drake London or A.J. Brown? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Drake London over A.J. Brown in Week 2.

A.J. Brown is on injured reserve, so this is not a close call: start Drake London. Drafters take Drake London at ADP 13 and A.J. Brown at 16.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Drake London, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for A.J. Brown in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

Drake London and ATL host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 41.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 200 yards and a touchdown against CAR.

A.J. Brown and NE host PIT.

PIT allowed 9.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 53 yards and no touchdowns against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Drake London has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drake London is not on the injury report.

A.J. Brown is listed as ir.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Drake London played 98 percent of ATL snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets and earned 29 percent of the air yards.

Drake London, Week 1 against PIT: 59 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 29 yards.

Through Week 1, A.J. Brown played 44 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Drake London, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 8 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.8 PPR points.

Drake London, Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 52 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba over Drake London.
• Start Justin Jefferson over Drake London.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over A.J. Brown.
• Start Chris Olave over A.J. Brown.
• Start Justin Jefferson over A.J. Brown.