Start Mike Evans or Rome Odunze? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Mike Evans over Rome Odunze in Week 2.

Mike Evans is priced by the books at 10.7 projected points. Rome Odunze has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Mike Evans at ADP 55 and Rome Odunze at 54.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Rome Odunze in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 10.7 fantasy points for Mike Evans, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Rome Odunze and CHI host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 55.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns against MIN.

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, Rome Odunze has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

Mike Evans is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Rome Odunze played 48 percent of CHI snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 1 against CAR: 36 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 52 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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Christian Watson over Rome Odunze.
• Start DJ Moore over Rome Odunze.
• Start Luther Burden III over Rome Odunze.
• Start Mike Evans over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over Mike Evans.
• Start Mike Evans over Courtland Sutton.