Start Ladd McConkey or Jameson Williams? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Ladd McConkey over Jameson Williams
- ARI D vs WR
- 27.9
- 16th fewest to WRs (2026)
- NO D vs WR
- 37.2
- 10th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Ladd McConkey over Jameson Williams 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 Ladd McConkey at ADP 40 and Jameson Williams at 45.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Ladd McConkey in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jameson Williams in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Ladd McConkey and LAC host 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.
Jameson Williams and DET host NO.
NO allowed 37.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 10th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns against NO.
By points allowed to the position, Jameson Williams has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Ladd McConkey was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Jameson Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.
He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.
He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Ladd McConkey, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 56 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 31 yards, 4.1 PPR points.
Ladd McConkey, Week 16 of 2025 against DAL: 48 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.3 PPR points.
Ladd McConkey, Week 15 of 2025 against KC: 49 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.0 PPR points.
In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.
He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jameson Williams, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 targets and 6 catches for 74 yards, 13.4 PPR points.
Jameson Williams, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 53 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards, 5.7 PPR points.
Jameson Williams, Week 16 of 2025 against PIT: 70 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 70 yards, 12.0 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR64 · LAC · bye 7
2025 vs rec yds line 5-11
- Overall rank
- 174
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
Ranked behind
WR77 · DET · bye 6
2025 vs rec yds line 9-8
- Overall rank
- 213
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 12
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 board39
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 10 and tier 12
- Board size244 draftable players
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