Start CeeDee Lamb or Justin Jefferson? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project CeeDee Lamb at 17.3 points and Justin Jefferson at 16.5, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take CeeDee Lamb at ADP 9 and Justin Jefferson at 10.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 17.3 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Justin Jefferson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts CeeDee Lamb 0.8 points ahead of Justin Jefferson on the books.

Week 2 matchups

CeeDee Lamb and DAL host WAS on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

WAS allowed 26.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against WAS.

Justin Jefferson and MIN visit CHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CHI allowed 42.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Justin Jefferson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, CeeDee Lamb played 81 percent of DAL snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 1 against NYG: 47 of 58 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, Justin Jefferson played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 39 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Justin Jefferson, Week 1 against GB: 60 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Justin Jefferson played 17 games for MIN and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.

He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 597 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Justin Jefferson, Week 18 of 2025 against GB: 1 carry for 3 yards, 11 targets and 8 catches for 101 yards, 18.4 PPR points.

Justin Jefferson, Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 53 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 7.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over A.J. Brown.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start Justin Jefferson over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson.
• Start Justin Jefferson over Chris Olave.