Start Luther Burden III or DJ Moore? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start DJ Moore over Luther Burden III in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project DJ Moore at 13.2 points and Luther Burden III at 12.6, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Luther Burden III'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 Luther Burden III at 51.

What the books imply

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

Player prop markets imply 12.6 fantasy points for Luther Burden III, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts DJ Moore 0.5 points ahead of Luther Burden III on the books.

Week 2 matchups

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.

Luther Burden III and CHI host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 55.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns against MIN.

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

Injury status

DJ Moore is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Luther Burden III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

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, 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.

In 2025, Luther Burden III played 15 games for CHI and scored 127.9 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR48.

He caught 47 of 60 targets for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 318 air yards.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Luther Burden III, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 1 carry for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 7.5 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 38 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.8 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 15 of 2025 against CLE: 26 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 84 yards, 14.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start DJ Moore over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DJ Moore over Davante Adams.
• Start DeVonta Smith over DJ Moore.
• Start Luther Burden III over Christian Watson.
• Start Jameson Williams over Luther Burden III.
• Start Luther Burden III over Mike Evans.