Start Parker Washington or Alec Pierce? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Parker Washington over Alec Pierce
- CLE D vs WR
- 48.5
- 3rd most to WRs (2026)
- BAL D vs WR
- 25.0
- 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Parker Washington over Alec Pierce in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Parker Washington at ADP 63 and Alec Pierce at 70.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Parker Washington in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Alec Pierce in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Parker Washington and JAX host CLE.
CLE allowed 48.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns against CLE.
Alec Pierce and IND host BAL.
BAL allowed 25.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and no touchdowns against BAL.
By points allowed to the position, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Parker Washington was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Alec Pierce was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.
He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.
He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Parker Washington, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 9 targets and 5 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.7 PPR points.
Parker Washington, Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 56 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -5 yards, 10 targets and 8 catches for 115 yards, 19.0 PPR points.
Parker Washington, Week 16 of 2025 against DEN: 39 of 70 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 145 yards, 1 touchdown, 26.5 PPR points.
In 2025, Alec Pierce played 15 games for IND and scored 183.3 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR28.
He caught 47 of 84 targets for 1003 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 829 air yards.
He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Alec Pierce, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 7 targets and 4 catches for 132 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.2 PPR points.
Alec Pierce, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 52 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Alec Pierce, Week 16 of 2025 against SF: 58 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 86 yards, 2 touchdowns, 24.6 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR3 · JAX · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 5-11
- Overall rank
- 8
- Draft pick
- ADP 8
- Tier
- 3
Ranked behind
WR44 · IND · bye 13
2025 vs anytime td line 4-11
- Overall rank
- 120
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board112
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 3 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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