Start Christian Watson or Terry McLaurin? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Terry McLaurin over Christian Watson
- PHI D vs WR
- 36.7
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- MIN D vs WR
- 55.2
- 2nd most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Terry McLaurin over Christian Watson 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 Terry McLaurin at ADP 48 and Christian Watson at 58.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Terry McLaurin in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Christian Watson in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Terry McLaurin and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 36.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns against PHI.
Christian Watson and GB visit MIN.
MIN allowed 55.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 2nd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns against MIN.
By points allowed to the position, Christian Watson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Terry McLaurin was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Christian Watson was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.
He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.
He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Terry McLaurin, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 4 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 9.7 PPR points.
Terry McLaurin, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 38 of 44 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Terry McLaurin, Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 45 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards, 8.3 PPR points.
In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.
He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.
He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Christian Watson, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 29 of 47 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 113 yards, 1 touchdown, 22.3 PPR points.
Christian Watson, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 45 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 3.7 PPR points.
Christian Watson, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 27 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 5.9 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR24 · GB · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 5-4
- Overall rank
- 89
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR40 · WAS · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 3-7
- Overall rank
- 114
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
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 board25
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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