Start Mike Evans or DJ Moore? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Mike Evans over DJ Moore
- LAR D vs WR
- 47.9
- 4th most to WRs (2026)
- HOU D vs WR
- 41.5
- 6th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Mike Evans over DJ Moore in Week 1.
DJ Moore is listed inactive on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start Mike Evans. Drafters take Mike Evans at ADP 54.7 overall and DJ Moore at 47.7.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for DJ Moore in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Mike Evans in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
DJ Moore and BUF visit HOU.
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.
Mike Evans 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.
By points allowed to the position, Mike Evans has the softer matchup.
Injury status
DJ Moore was listed as inactive when the call was made.
Mike Evans was listed as questionable when the call was made.
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.
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.
In 2025, Mike Evans played 8 games for TB and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.
He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 331 air yards.
He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Mike Evans, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 50 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards, 5.4 PPR points.
Mike Evans, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 50 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.1 PPR points.
Mike Evans, Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.1 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR2 · SF · bye 8
2025 vs rec yds line 2-6
- Overall rank
- 7
- Draft pick
- ADP 7
- Tier
- 2
Ranked behind
WR72 · BUF · bye 7
2025 vs rec yds line 4-13
- Overall rank
- 188
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
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 board181
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 2 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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