Start Parker Washington or Brian Thomas Jr.? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Parker Washington over Brian Thomas Jr.
- Books imply
- 12.2
- fantasy pts
- DEN D vs WR
- 14.7
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 61%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 29%
- Through Week 1
- Books imply
- 7.6
- 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 Parker Washington over Brian Thomas Jr. in Week 2.
De-vigged player props project Parker Washington at 12.2 points and Brian Thomas Jr. at 7.6, a gap of 4.6. Drafters take Parker Washington at ADP 31 and Brian Thomas Jr. at 36.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
Player prop markets imply 7.6 fantasy points for Brian Thomas Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
That puts Parker Washington 4.6 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr. on the books.
Week 2 matchups
Parker Washington 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.
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.
Injury status
Parker Washington is not on the injury report.
Brian Thomas Jr. is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Parker Washington played 61 percent of JAX snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Parker Washington, Week 1 against CLE: 35 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, 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.
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
WR3 · JAX · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 5-11
- Overall rank
- 8
- Draft pick
- ADP 8
- Tier
- 3
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 board87
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 3 and tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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