Start Ja'Marr Chase or Drake London? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Ja'Marr Chase over Drake London
- TB D vs WR
- 19.1
- 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
- PIT D vs WR
- 9.9
- fewest to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Ja'Marr Chase over Drake London 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 Ja'Marr Chase at ADP 3.8 overall and Drake London at 10.2.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Ja'Marr Chase in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Drake London in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Ja'Marr Chase and CIN host TB.
TB allowed 19.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 101 yards and no touchdowns against TB.
Drake London and ATL visit PIT.
PIT allowed 9.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 53 yards and no touchdowns against PIT.
By points allowed to the position, Ja'Marr Chase has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Ja'Marr Chase was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Drake London was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.
He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.
He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Ja'Marr Chase, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 10 targets and 8 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.
Ja'Marr Chase, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 59 of 77 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 60 yards, 2 touchdowns, 25.0 PPR points.
Ja'Marr Chase, Week 16 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 61 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 109 yards, 19.9 PPR points.
In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.
He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Drake London, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 8 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.8 PPR points.
Drake London, Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 52 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.
Drake London, Week 16 of 2025 against ARI: 53 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 5.7 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR10 · CIN · bye 6
2025 vs rec yds line 9-7
- Overall rank
- 69
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR39 · ATL · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 5-7
- Overall rank
- 113
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
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 board44
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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