Start Jaylen Waddle or DJ Moore? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over DJ Moore in Week 1.

DJ Moore is listed inactive on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start Jaylen Waddle. Drafters take Jaylen Waddle at ADP 43 and DJ Moore at 46.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jaylen Waddle 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

Jaylen Waddle and DEN visit KC.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 55 yards and no touchdowns against KC.

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

Jaylen Waddle 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, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 14 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.7 PPR points.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 42 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 72 yards, 12.2 PPR points.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 15 of 2025 against PIT: 42 of 50 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 4.6 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

Jaylen Waddle scored 1.2 PPR points and DJ Moore scored 21.0.

The call was wrong: DJ Moore outscored Jaylen Waddle by 19.8.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 1 against KC: 38 of 51 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 1.2 PPR points.

Jaylen Waddle finished as the week's WR102 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 Jaylen Waddle over Davante Adams.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Jameson Williams.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Ladd McConkey.
• Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore.
• Start Davante Adams over DJ Moore.
• Start Jameson Williams over DJ Moore.