Start Tee Higgins or Jameson Williams? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Tee Higgins over Jameson Williams
- TB D vs WR
- 19.1
- 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
- NO D vs WR
- 37.2
- 10th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Tee Higgins 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 Tee Higgins at ADP 37.1 overall and Jameson Williams at 45.2.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Tee Higgins in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jameson Williams in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Tee Higgins and CIN host TB.
TB allowed 19.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 101 yards and no touchdowns against TB.
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
Tee Higgins was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jameson Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.
He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.
He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Tee Higgins, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 9 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.
Tee Higgins, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 44 of 77 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 59 yards, 9.9 PPR points.
Tee Higgins, Week 16 of 2025 against MIA: 38 of 61 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.3 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
WR25 · CIN · bye 6
2025 vs rec yds line 7-8
- Overall rank
- 90
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
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 board123
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 12
- Board size244 draftable players
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