Start Jaleel McLaughlin or Jacory Croskey-Merritt? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jaleel McLaughlin over Jacory Croskey-Merritt
- PHI D vs RB
- 18.9
- 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Jaleel McLaughlin over Jacory Croskey-Merritt 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 Jaleel McLaughlin at ADP 97.8 overall and Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 114.8.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jaleel McLaughlin in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Jacory Croskey-Merritt and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 18.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 13th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 101 yards and a touchdown against PHI and caught passes for -2 more yards.
Injury status
Jaleel McLaughlin was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jaleel McLaughlin played 8 games for DEN and scored 31.4 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing RB82.
He ran 37 times for 187 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 4 of 6 targets for 27 yards.
He was on the field for 15 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jaleel McLaughlin, Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 6 carries for 41 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards, 6.8 PPR points.
Jaleel McLaughlin, Week 17 of 2025 against KC: 16 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 40 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 4.0 PPR points.
Jaleel McLaughlin, Week 16 of 2025 against JAX: 10 of 66 snaps, 5 carries for 37 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 3.7 PPR points.
In 2025, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 17 games for WAS and scored 140.3 PPR points, 8.3 a game, finishing RB33.
He ran 175 times for 805 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 9 of 13 targets for 68 yards.
He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 13 carries for 29 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2.9 PPR points.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 28 of 44 snaps, 11 carries for 105 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns, 22.5 PPR points.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 11 of 54 snaps, 8 carries for 25 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.5 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
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