Start Brian Thomas Jr. or Jayden Reed? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jayden Reed over Brian Thomas Jr.
- Books imply
- 8.4
- fantasy pts
- NYJ D vs WR
- 24.4
- 11th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 57%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 18%
- Through Week 1
- DEN D vs WR
- 14.7
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start Jayden Reed over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 2.
Jayden Reed is priced by the books at 8.4 projected points. Brian Thomas Jr. has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Jayden Reed at ADP 84 and Brian Thomas Jr. at 81.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 2.
Player prop markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Jayden Reed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
Week 2 matchups
Brian Thomas Jr. and JAX visit DEN.
DEN allowed 14.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 37 yards and a touchdown against DEN.
Jayden Reed and GB visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NYJ allowed 24.4 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 94 yards and a touchdown against NYJ.
By points allowed to the position, Jayden Reed has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brian Thomas Jr. is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.
Jayden Reed is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Jayden Reed played 57 percent of GB snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.
Jayden Reed, Week 1 against MIN: 39 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games for JAX and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.
He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 548 air yards.
He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 54 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 39 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against DEN: 51 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 3.8 PPR points.
In 2025, Jayden Reed played 7 games for GB and scored 48.5 PPR points, 6.9 a game, finishing WR114.
He caught 19 of 22 targets for 207 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 122 air yards.
He was on the field for 45 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jayden Reed, Week 18 of 2025 against MIN: 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Jayden Reed, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 24 of 47 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 8.1 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR28 · JAX · bye 7
2025 vs rec yds line 4-10
- Overall rank
- 95
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR34 · GB · bye 11
2025 vs anytime td line 1-6
- Overall rank
- 101
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board6
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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