Start Christian Watson or Terry McLaurin? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Terry McLaurin over Christian Watson in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Terry McLaurin at 12.8 points and Christian Watson at 13.2, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Terry McLaurin'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 Terry McLaurin at ADP 25 and Christian Watson at 29.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.8 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 13.2 fantasy points for Christian Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Christian Watson 0.4 points ahead of Terry McLaurin on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Terry McLaurin and WAS visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 22.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and no touchdowns against DAL.

Christian Watson and GB visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 24.4 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 94 yards and a touchdown against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Christian Watson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Terry McLaurin is not on the injury report.

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Terry McLaurin played 87 percent of WAS snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 1, Christian Watson played 76 percent of GB snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian Watson, Week 1 against MIN: 52 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 147 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start DJ Moore over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Jameson Williams over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Christian Watson over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.