Start Davante Adams or DJ Moore? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start DJ Moore over Davante Adams in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project DJ Moore at 13.2 points and Davante Adams at 12.3, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Davante Adams'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 DJ Moore at ADP 46 and Davante Adams at 42.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.3 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

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

That puts DJ Moore 0.9 points ahead of Davante Adams on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Davante Adams and LAR host NYG on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

NYG allowed 29.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against NYG.

DJ Moore and BUF host DET on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

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, DJ Moore has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

DJ Moore is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Davante Adams played 54 percent of LAR snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Through Week 1, DJ Moore played 76 percent of BUF snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

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• Start Jameson Williams over Davante Adams.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Davante Adams.
• Start DJ Moore over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore.
• Start DeVonta Smith over DJ Moore.