Start Jerry Jeudy or Jalen McMillan? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jerry Jeudy over Jalen McMillan
Right: 4.6 to 0.0
- Books imply
- 1.1
- fantasy pts
- JAX D vs WR
- 26.3
- 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 63%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 18%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 4.6
- PPR pts
- CIN D vs WR
- 25.8
- 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Scored
- 0.0
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Jerry Jeudy over Jalen McMillan in Week 1.
Jalen McMillan is listed doubtful on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start Jerry Jeudy. Drafters take Jerry Jeudy at ADP 138 and Jalen McMillan at 147. Market coverage on Jerry Jeudy is 33 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 1.1 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 33 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jalen McMillan in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
JAX allowed 26.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 128 yards and a touchdown against JAX.
Jalen McMillan and TB visit CIN.
CIN allowed 25.8 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 13th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 139 yards and no touchdowns against CIN.
By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jerry Jeudy was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jalen McMillan was listed as doubtful when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.
He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 18 of 2025 against CIN: 1 carry for 5 yards, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 4.2 PPR points.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 49 of 52 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 54 yards, 10.4 PPR points.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards, 4.2 PPR points.
In 2025, Jalen McMillan played 4 games for TB and scored 29.9 PPR points, 7.5 a game, finishing WR137.
He caught 12 of 15 targets for 178 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 119 air yards.
He was on the field for 52 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jalen McMillan, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 37 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards, 2.1 PPR points.
Jalen McMillan, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 35 of 67 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 114 yards, 18.4 PPR points.
Jalen McMillan, Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 34 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
How Week 1 went
Jerry Jeudy scored 4.6 PPR points and Jalen McMillan scored 0.0.
The call was right: Jerry Jeudy outscored Jalen McMillan by 4.6.
Jerry Jeudy finished 3.5 points above the 1.1 the props implied.
Jerry Jeudy, Week 1 against JAX: 32 of 51 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 4.6 PPR points.
Jerry Jeudy finished as the week's WR76 in PPR scoring.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR47 · CLE · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 4-13
- Overall rank
- 127
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
Ranked behind
WR52 · TB · bye 10
2025 vs catches line 3-1
- Overall rank
- 138
- 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 board11
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 6
- Board size244 draftable players
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