Bhayshul Tuten or Jake Ferguson: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Ferguson — the consensus rank and game script edges are too wide to ignore.
Jake Ferguson is the higher consensus play (TE12 to RB21) and plays in the better game script (28.0 implied team points to 20.5). Tuten's edge is the projection, 10.0 to 9.6. The gap is wide.
Bhayshul Tuten
8.19.110.0 Projected Points
Jake Ferguson
5.77.79.6 Projected Points
Bhayshul Tuten’s market
Jake Ferguson’s market
Why Bhayshul Tuten
SitExplosive RB with elite straight-line speed. Home-run threat splitting carries in the Jacksonville backfield.
Sit — RB21 consensus, projects RB33 this week: DEN is the 8th-softest matchup vs RBs, 5% target share.
- DEN ranks 25 of 32 against RBs (one of the softer matchups, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 20.5 team points as 2.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 49% snap share.
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Why Jake Ferguson
Start· mediumTE1 and high-volume receiving tight end. Reliable chain-mover and red-zone target over the middle.
TE12 with a 28.0-point implied team total and 76% snaps as Dallas' unquestioned No. 1 tight end — Week 1 dud was volume noise, not a role change.
- WSH ranks 20 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 28.0 team points as 4.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 76% snap share.
The call
- Dallas is projected for 28.0 implied points as a 4.5-point favorite, and Ferguson is the locked-in TE1 at a 76% snap share — that's a high-scoring offense funneling through a full-time player.
- The 7% target share is the one red flag, but it's a single-game sample off a two-catch, six-yard Week 1; ESPN (9/15) reports he remains the unquestioned No. 1 tight end and is expected to be more involved vs. Washington.
- Washington grades 20 of 32 in DvP composite vs tight ends — a mildly favorable draw, though it's a one-game sample with zero confidence, so the matchup neither makes nor breaks the call.
- At 9.6 projected points and a TE12 consensus rank, he clears the typical 12-team replacement TE comfortably; the floor is thin if the target share stays at 7%, but the role and game environment justify the start.
Latest on Ferguson
Jake Ferguson had a disappointing Week 1 with just two catches for six yards, but remains the unquestioned No. 1 tight end and is expected to be more involved in Week 2 against Washington.
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Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Bhayshul Tuten | Jake Ferguson |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 8.19.110.0 | 5.77.79.6 |
| Consensus rank | RB21 | TE12 |
| Opponent vs position | DEN · 25 of 321-game sample | WSH · 20 of 321-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 31 of 32 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 15 of 32 | — |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 of 32 | — |
| Receptions | 21 of 32 | 9 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 30 of 32 | 24 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 22 of 32 | 30 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | — | 30 of 32 |
| Targets | — | 6 of 32 |
| Target share | 5% | 7% |
| Reception share | 6% | 9% |
| Implied total · spread | 20.5+2.5 | 28.0-4.5 |
| Depth chart | RB1 | TE1 |
| Snap share | 49% | 76% |
| Start/Sit record | 0–0+1 toss-up | 0–1 |
Recent form
Bhayshul Tuten — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs CLE | 8.89.39.8 |
Jake Ferguson — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs NYG | 0.61.62.6 |
Signal breakdown
- 10.0 vs 9.6 projected PPR pointsBhayshul Tuten +
- Rank 21 vs 12Jake Ferguson +
- Opponent DvP rank 25 vs 20 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 20.5 vs 28.0 team pointsJake Ferguson +
- No injury designationseven
- 49% vs 76% snap shareJake Ferguson +
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