Start Jaylen Waddle or Terry McLaurin? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jaylen Waddle over Terry McLaurin in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Jaylen Waddle at 12.6 points and Terry McLaurin at 12.8, a gap of 0.2. 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 24 and Terry McLaurin at 25.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 12.6 fantasy points for Jaylen Waddle, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 12.8 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Terry McLaurin 0.2 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle 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.

Terry McLaurin and WAS visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 22.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and no touchdowns against DAL.

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

Injury status

Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.

Terry McLaurin 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, Terry McLaurin played 87 percent of WAS snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

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, 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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Jaylen Waddle over Christian Watson.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Davante Adams.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Christian Watson.
• Start DJ Moore over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Jameson Williams over Terry McLaurin.