Start Terry McLaurin or DJ Moore? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start DJ Moore over Terry McLaurin in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project DJ Moore at 13.6 points and Terry McLaurin at 12.8, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Terry McLaurin'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 23 and Terry McLaurin at 25.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for DJ Moore, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 12.8 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts DJ Moore 0.8 points ahead of Terry McLaurin 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.

Terry McLaurin and WAS visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 22.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and no touchdowns against DAL.

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

Injury status

DJ Moore is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Terry McLaurin 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.

Through Week 1, Terry McLaurin played 87 percent of WAS snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

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, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Terry McLaurin, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 4 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 9.7 PPR points.

Terry McLaurin, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 38 of 44 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards, 11.3 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 Terry McLaurin over Christian Watson.
• Start Jameson Williams over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Terry McLaurin.