Start Jalen Coker or Jayden Higgins? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jalen Coker over Jayden Higgins
- CHI D vs WR
- 42.3
- 5th most to WRs (2026)
- BUF D vs WR
- 40.0
- 8th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Jalen Coker over Jayden Higgins in Week 1.
Jayden Higgins is listed ir on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start Jalen Coker. Drafters take Jalen Coker at ADP 121.9 overall and Jayden Higgins at 131.0.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jalen Coker in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jayden Higgins in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Jalen Coker and CAR host CHI.
CHI allowed 42.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 5th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns against CHI.
Jayden Higgins and HOU host BUF.
BUF allowed 40.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and a touchdown against BUF.
By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jalen Coker was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jayden Higgins was listed as ir when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.
He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.
He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jalen Coker, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 47 of 51 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 47 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.7 PPR points.
Jalen Coker, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 38 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Jalen Coker, Week 16 of 2025 against TB: 44 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 47 yards, 7.7 PPR points.
In 2025, Jayden Higgins played 17 games for HOU and scored 129.5 PPR points, 7.6 a game, finishing WR47.
He caught 41 of 68 targets for 525 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 402 air yards.
He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jayden Higgins, Week 18 of 2025 against IND: 5 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown, 10.3 PPR points.
Jayden Higgins, Week 17 of 2025 against LAC: 32 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.8 PPR points.
Jayden Higgins, Week 16 of 2025 against LV: 35 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards, 2.7 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR41 · CAR · bye 5
2025 vs rec yds line 6-5
- Overall rank
- 115
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
Ranked behind
WR81 · HOU · bye 8
2025 vs rec yds line 9-8
- Overall rank
- 228
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 13
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 board113
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 6 and tier 13
- Board size244 draftable players
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