Start Justin Jefferson or Chris Olave? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Justin Jefferson over Chris Olave
- GB D vs WR
- 31.2
- 13th most to WRs (2026)
- DET D vs WR
- 55.6
- most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Justin Jefferson over Chris Olave 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 Justin Jefferson at ADP 11.9 overall and Chris Olave at 18.9.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Justin Jefferson in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Chris Olave in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Justin Jefferson and MIN host GB.
GB allowed 31.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns against GB.
Chris Olave and NO visit DET.
DET allowed 55.6 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 293 yards and a touchdown against DET.
By points allowed to the position, Chris Olave has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Justin Jefferson was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Chris Olave was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
Justin Jefferson, Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 58 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 85 yards, 14.5 PPR points.
In 2025, Chris Olave played 16 games for NO and scored 269.0 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR6.
He caught 100 of 156 targets for 1163 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 874 air yards.
He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chris Olave, Week 17 of 2025 against TEN: 49 of 54 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown, 25.9 PPR points.
Chris Olave, Week 16 of 2025 against NYJ: 61 of 78 snaps, 16 targets and 10 catches for 148 yards, 2 touchdowns, 36.8 PPR points.
Chris Olave, Week 15 of 2025 against CAR: 58 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 85 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.5 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR7 · MIN · bye 6
2025 vs rec yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 65
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR17 · NO · bye 8
2025 vs rec yds line 9-7
- Overall rank
- 80
- 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 board15
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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