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Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Brian Thomas Jr.? Week 2

Locks at kickoff, graded after.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Brian Thomas Jr.

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · vs CLE

CLE D vs WR
48.5
3rd most to WRs (2026)
Sit

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR · JAX · at DEN · Questionable

Books imply
1.6
fantasy pts
DEN D vs WR
14.7
3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
35%
Through Week 1
Target share
14%
Through Week 1

Our Week 2 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 2.

Brian Thomas Jr. is priced by the books at 1.6 projected points and Chris Godwin Jr. is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 77 and Brian Thomas Jr. at 81.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 1.7 fantasy points for Brian Thomas Jr., with 33 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB 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.

Brian Thomas Jr. and JAX visit DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Brian Thomas Jr. is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Brian Thomas Jr. played 35 percent of JAX snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 1 against CLE: 20 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

On the draft board

Ranked ahead

WR13 · TB · bye 10

2025 vs rec yds line 3-6

Overall rank
73
Draft pick
no consensus
Tier
5

Ranked behind

WR28 · JAX · bye 7

2025 vs rec yds line 4-10

Overall rank
95
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 board22
  • Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
  • Tiersboth in tier 5
  • Board size244 draftable players

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