Start Puka Nacua or CeeDee Lamb? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Puka Nacua over CeeDee Lamb in Week 1.

CeeDee Lamb is priced by the books at 7.5 projected points and Puka Nacua is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Puka Nacua at ADP 4 and CeeDee Lamb at 9.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Puka Nacua in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 7.6 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 40 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Puka Nacua and LAR host SF.

SF allowed 19.8 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 108 yards and no touchdowns against SF.

CeeDee Lamb and DAL visit NYG on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

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

Puka Nacua 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, Puka Nacua played 16 games for LAR and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 1049 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Puka Nacua, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 2 carries for 24 yards, 11 targets and 10 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown, 26.0 PPR points.

Puka Nacua, Week 17 of 2025 against ATL: 48 of 65 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.7 PPR points.

Puka Nacua, Week 16 of 2025 against SEA: 72 of 92 snaps, 16 targets and 12 catches for 225 yards, 2 touchdowns, 46.5 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.

How Week 1 went

Puka Nacua scored 12.4 PPR points and CeeDee Lamb scored 15.4.

The call was wrong: CeeDee Lamb outscored Puka Nacua by 3.0.

Puka Nacua, Week 1 against SF: 43 of 61 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards, 12.4 PPR points.

Puka Nacua finished as the week's WR27 in PPR scoring.

CeeDee Lamb finished 7.9 points above the 7.6 the props implied.

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, 15.4 PPR points.

CeeDee Lamb finished as the week's WR20 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Puka Nacua over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Puka Nacua.
• Start Puka Nacua over Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
• Start A.J. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.