Start Terry McLaurin or Jameson Williams? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jameson Williams over Terry McLaurin
- NO D vs WR
- 37.2
- 10th most to WRs (2026)
- PHI D vs WR
- 36.7
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Jameson Williams over Terry McLaurin 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 Jameson Williams at ADP 45 and Terry McLaurin at 48.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jameson Williams in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Terry McLaurin in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
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.
Terry McLaurin and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 36.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns against PHI.
By points allowed to the position, Jameson Williams has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jameson Williams was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Terry McLaurin was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
In 2025, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.
He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.
He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Terry McLaurin, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 4 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 9.7 PPR points.
Terry McLaurin, Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 38 of 44 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Terry McLaurin, Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 45 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards, 8.3 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR40 · WAS · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 3-7
- Overall rank
- 115
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
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 board98
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 6 and tier 12
- Board size244 draftable players
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