Start Jakobi Meyers or Michael Pittman Jr.? Week 1
Locked at kickoff. Graded after.
Start Michael Pittman Jr. over Jakobi Meyers
Final: 8.8 to 12.2
- ATL D vs WR
- 22.4
- 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Scored
- 8.8
- PPR pts
- CLE D vs WR
- 48.5
- 3rd most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 65%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 10%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 12.2
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Michael Pittman Jr. over Jakobi Meyers 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 Michael Pittman Jr. at ADP 75.8 overall and Jakobi Meyers at 86.3.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jakobi Meyers in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Michael Pittman Jr. and PIT host ATL.
ATL allowed 22.4 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and no touchdowns against ATL.
Jakobi Meyers and JAX host CLE.
CLE allowed 48.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns against CLE.
By points allowed to the position, Jakobi Meyers has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Michael Pittman Jr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jakobi Meyers was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.
He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jakobi Meyers, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 9.4 PPR points.
Jakobi Meyers, Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 65 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 39 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
Jakobi Meyers, Week 16 of 2025 against DEN: 60 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 8 targets and 4 catches for 45 yards, 8.6 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR38 · JAX · bye 7
2025 vs rec yds line 3-9
- Overall rank
- 92
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
Ranked behind
WR46 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs rec yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 108
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. This call locked at kickoff and was not edited 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 board16
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 10
- Board size242 draftable players
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