Start Keenan Allen or Jerry Jeudy? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Keenan Allen over Jerry Jeudy in Week 1.

Jerry Jeudy is priced by the books at 1.1 projected points and Keenan Allen is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Keenan Allen at ADP 147 and Jerry Jeudy at 137.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 1.1 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 33 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Keenan Allen in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 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.

Keenan Allen and IND host BAL.

BAL allowed 25.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and no touchdowns against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Jerry Jeudy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Keenan Allen was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 18 of 2025 against CIN: 1 carry for 5 yards, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 4.2 PPR points.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 49 of 52 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 54 yards, 10.4 PPR points.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards, 4.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Keenan Allen, Week 18 of 2025 against DEN: 13 targets and 7 catches for 36 yards, 10.6 PPR points.

Keenan Allen, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 36 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards, 2.7 PPR points.

Keenan Allen, Week 16 of 2025 against DAL: 30 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 9.4 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Keenan Allen scored 9.2 PPR points and Jerry Jeudy scored 4.6.

The call was right: Keenan Allen outscored Jerry Jeudy by 4.6.

Keenan Allen, Week 1 against BAL: 36 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 32 yards, 9.2 PPR points.

Keenan Allen finished as the week's WR38 in PPR scoring.

Jerry Jeudy finished 3.5 points above the 1.1 the props implied.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 1 against JAX: 32 of 51 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 4.6 PPR points.

Jerry Jeudy finished as the week's WR76 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Jerry Jeudy over Chimere Dike.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Denzel Boston.
• Start De'Zhaun Stribling over Jerry Jeudy.
• Start Denzel Boston over Keenan Allen.
• Start De'Zhaun Stribling over Keenan Allen.
• Start Keenan Allen over Jalen McMillan.