Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Makai Lemon? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Makai Lemon
- LAR D vs WR
- 47.9
- 4th most to WRs (2026)
- WAS D vs WR
- 26.1
- 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Makai Lemon 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 Deebo Samuel Sr. at ADP 114 and Makai Lemon at 122.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Makai Lemon in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit LAR.
LAR allowed 47.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns against LAR.
Makai Lemon and PHI host WAS.
WAS allowed 26.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 14th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against WAS.
By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Deebo Samuel Sr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Makai Lemon was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR4 · SF · bye 8
2025 vs rec yds line 8-8
- Overall rank
- 10
- Draft pick
- ADP 10
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
WR60 · PHI · bye 10
- Overall rank
- 164
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 9
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 board154
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 9
- Board size244 draftable players
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