Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Chris Godwin Jr. at 11.1 points and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 9.8, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Chris Godwin Jr.'s number is 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 Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 27 and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 30.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Chris Godwin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Deebo Samuel Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 1.4 points ahead of Deebo Samuel Sr. on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

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.

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 22.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 83 yards and a touchdown against MIA.

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

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Chris Godwin Jr. played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 1 against CIN: 49 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Through Week 1, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 42 percent of SF snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 1 against LAR: 27 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for 12 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

In 2025, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games for WAS and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 261 air yards.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.1 PPR points.

Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 36 of 44 snaps, 2 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Carnell Tate.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over De'Zhaun Stribling.
• Start Jalen Coker over Deebo Samuel Sr..