Start Rome Odunze or Terry McLaurin? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Terry McLaurin over Rome Odunze in Week 1.

Rome Odunze is priced by the books at 3.4 projected points and Terry McLaurin is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Terry McLaurin at ADP 48 and Rome Odunze at 54.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Terry McLaurin in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 3.4 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 30 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

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.

Rome Odunze and CHI visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 41.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 200 yards and a touchdown against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Rome Odunze has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Terry McLaurin was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Rome Odunze was listed as questionable when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

How Week 1 went

Terry McLaurin scored 3.4 PPR points and Rome Odunze scored 7.2.

The call was wrong: Rome Odunze outscored Terry McLaurin by 3.8.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards, 3.4 PPR points.

Terry McLaurin finished as the week's WR85 in PPR scoring.

Rome Odunze finished 3.8 points above the 3.4 the props implied.

Rome Odunze, Week 1 against CAR: 36 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 52 yards, 7.2 PPR points.

Rome Odunze finished as the week's WR54 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Terry McLaurin over Christian Watson.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Davante Adams.
• Start Terry McLaurin over DJ Moore.
• Start Christian Watson over Rome Odunze.
• Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Rome Odunze over DJ Moore.