Start Romeo Doubs or Jalen Coker? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Romeo Doubs over Jalen Coker in Week 1.

Romeo Doubs is priced by the books at 6.0 projected points. Jalen Coker has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Romeo Doubs at ADP 116 and Jalen Coker at 122. Market coverage on Romeo Doubs is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 6.1 fantasy points for Romeo Doubs, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jalen Coker in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Romeo Doubs and NE visit SEA on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 21.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 97 yards and no touchdowns against SEA.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Coker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Romeo Doubs was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Jalen Coker was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Romeo Doubs played 16 games for GB and scored 165.4 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing WR37.

He caught 55 of 85 targets for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 561 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Romeo Doubs, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 27 of 47 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 62 yards, 9.2 PPR points.

Romeo Doubs, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 45 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.4 PPR points.

Romeo Doubs, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 50 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 36 yards, 5.6 PPR points.

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.

How Week 1 went

Romeo Doubs scored 0.0 PPR points and Jalen Coker scored 33.8.

The call was wrong: Jalen Coker outscored Romeo Doubs by 33.8.

Romeo Doubs finished 6.1 points below the 6.1 the props implied.

Romeo Doubs, Week 1 against SEA: 40 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns, 33.8 PPR points.

Jalen Coker finished as the week's WR1 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

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• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Jalen Coker.
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