Start Davante Adams or DJ Moore? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Davante Adams over DJ Moore in Week 1.

DJ Moore is listed inactive on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start Davante Adams. Drafters take Davante Adams at ADP 42 and DJ Moore at 46.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Davante Adams in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for DJ Moore, with 40 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Davante Adams 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.

DJ Moore and BUF visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 41.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, DJ Moore has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Davante Adams was not on the injury report when the call was made.

DJ Moore was listed as inactive when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Davante Adams, Week 15 of 2025 against DET: 33 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 71 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

In 2025, DJ Moore played 17 games for CHI and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.

He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 460 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

DJ Moore, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

DJ Moore, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 61 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1.7 PPR points.

DJ Moore, Week 16 of 2025 against GB: 61 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 12 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.9 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Davante Adams scored 5.6 PPR points and DJ Moore scored 21.0.

The call was wrong: DJ Moore outscored Davante Adams by 15.4.

Davante Adams, Week 1 against SF: 33 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 5.6 PPR points.

Davante Adams finished as the week's WR67 in PPR scoring.

DJ Moore finished 16.2 points above the 4.9 the props implied.

DJ Moore, Week 1 against HOU: 44 of 58 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.0 PPR points.

DJ Moore finished as the week's WR9 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Emeka Egbuka over Davante Adams.
• Start Jameson Williams over Davante Adams.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Davante Adams.
• Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore.
• Start Jameson Williams over DJ Moore.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over DJ Moore.