Start Mike Evans or Jaylen Waddle? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Mike Evans in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Jaylen Waddle at 12.7 points and Mike Evans at 12.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Jaylen Waddle at ADP 19 and Mike Evans at 22.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.7 fantasy points for Jaylen Waddle, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for Mike Evans, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Jaylen Waddle 0.5 points ahead of Mike Evans on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Jaylen Waddle and DEN host JAX on Sunday at 4:05 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.

Mike Evans and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 22.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 83 yards and a touchdown against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylen Waddle has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.

Mike Evans is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Jaylen Waddle played 75 percent of DEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 1 against KC: 38 of 51 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Through Week 1, Mike Evans played 75 percent of SF snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Evans, Week 1 against LAR: 49 of 65 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 49 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

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

Jaylen Waddle, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 14 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.7 PPR points.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 42 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 72 yards, 12.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Mike Evans played 8 games for TB and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.

He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 331 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Mike Evans, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 50 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards, 5.4 PPR points.

Mike Evans, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 50 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Jaylen Waddle over Christian Watson.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Davante Adams.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Mike Evans over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over Mike Evans.
• Start Mike Evans over Courtland Sutton.