Start CeeDee Lamb or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Ja'Marr Chase over CeeDee Lamb
- TB D vs WR
- 19.1
- 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
- NYG D vs WR
- 29.2
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Ja'Marr Chase over CeeDee Lamb 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 Ja'Marr Chase at ADP 4 and CeeDee Lamb at 10.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Ja'Marr Chase in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for CeeDee Lamb in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Ja'Marr Chase and CIN host TB.
TB allowed 19.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 101 yards and no touchdowns against TB.
CeeDee Lamb and DAL visit NYG.
NYG allowed 29.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against NYG.
By points allowed to the position, CeeDee Lamb has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Ja'Marr Chase was not on the injury report when the call was made.
CeeDee Lamb was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.
He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.
He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Ja'Marr Chase, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 10 targets and 8 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.
Ja'Marr Chase, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 59 of 77 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 60 yards, 2 touchdowns, 25.0 PPR points.
Ja'Marr Chase, Week 16 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 61 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 109 yards, 19.9 PPR points.
In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.
He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.
He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
CeeDee Lamb, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.
CeeDee Lamb, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 80 of 92 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 46 yards, 9.6 PPR points.
CeeDee Lamb, Week 16 of 2025 against LAC: 50 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 51 yards, 11.1 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR6 · DAL · bye 14
2025 vs rec yds line 4-10
- Overall rank
- 64
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR10 · CIN · bye 6
2025 vs rec yds line 9-7
- Overall rank
- 69
- 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 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board5
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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