Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Ja'Marr Chase over Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Week 2.

Ja'Marr Chase is priced by the books at 16.7 projected points. Jaxon Smith-Njigba has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Ja'Marr Chase at ADP 3 and Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 7.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 16.7 fantasy points for Ja'Marr Chase, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

Ja'Marr Chase and CIN visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 41.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns against HOU.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba and SEA visit ARI.

ARI allowed 27.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 119 yards and a touchdown against ARI.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Marr Chase has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Ja'Marr Chase played 94 percent of CIN snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 1 against TB: 60 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Through Week 1, Jaxon Smith-Njigba played 90 percent of SEA snaps, drew 46 percent of the targets, earned 49 percent of the air yards and had 50 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Week 1 against NE: 45 of 50 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 122 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 10 targets and 8 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 59 of 77 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 60 yards, 2 touchdowns, 25.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Jaxon Smith-Njigba played 17 games for SEA and scored 359.9 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing WR2.

He caught 119 of 163 targets for 1793 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 1265 air yards.

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

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 57 of 69 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 84 yards, 14.4 PPR points.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 59 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 72 yards, 16.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Puka Nacua over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
• Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba over Chris Olave.