Bhayshul Tuten or Makai Lemon: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Tuten — the consensus rank and projection edges are too wide to ignore.

Bhayshul Tuten is the higher consensus play (RB21 to WR50) and projects 9.3 to Lemon's 9.0. Lemon's edge is the game script, 23.5 implied points to 20.5. The gap is narrow.

Bhayshul Tuten

Bhayshul Tuten

RB21JAXvs DEN

Projected Points

Sit
Makai Lemon

Makai Lemon

WR50PHIvs TEN

Projected Points

Toss-Up

Bhayshul Tuten’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 50.5
-115 / -115
Rushing Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+170
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Makai Lemon’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+5500
JAX@
DENSun, Sep 20, 4:05 PM ETView the game →
PHI@
TENSun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM ETView the game →

Why Bhayshul Tuten

Sit

Explosive RB with elite straight-line speed. Home-run threat splitting carries in the Jacksonville backfield.

Sit — RB21 consensus, projects RB38 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.

Latest on Tuten

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Makai Lemon

Toss-Up

Rookie WR3 in slot-heavy role. Quick separator with reliable hands and yards-after-catch juice.

Toss-up — WR50 consensus, projects WR55 this week: TEN is the 9th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 18% target share.

  • TEN ranks 9 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 1-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 4.5-point favorites.
  • Listed WR-3 on the latest depth chart with a 64% snap share.

Latest on Lemon

Role

Rookie Lemon played 64% of offensive snaps (35 of 55) as WR3 but produced only three catches for -5 yards, with analysts suggesting his workload should shrink significantly in Week 2.

Sports Illustrated (On SI) · Sep 14, 2026
An Eagles Q&A: Is Hurts acclimating? Will Lemon contribute?

There is no shortage of storylines surrounding the Eagles as they ready for an intrigue-filled 2026 season.

ESPN · Sep 4, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricBhayshul TutenMakai Lemon
Projected points
Consensus rankRB21WR50
Opponent vs positionDEN · 25 of 321-game sampleTEN · 9 of 321-game sample
Rushing Yards31 of 32—
Rushing TDs15 of 32—
Rushing Attempts29 of 32—
Receptions21 of 3215 of 32
Receiving Yards30 of 3224 of 32
Anytime TD22 of 321 of 32
Receiving TDs—1 of 32
Targets—4 of 32
Target share5%18%
Reception share6%21%
Implied total · spread20.5+2.523.5-4.5
Depth chartRB1WR3
Snap share49%64%
Start/Sit record0–0+1 toss-up0–1

Recent form

Bhayshul Tuten — last 1 week

Week 1vs CLE

Makai Lemon — last 1 week

Week 1vs WSH

Signal breakdown

  • 9.3 vs 9.0 projected PPR pointsBhayshul Tuten +
  • Rank 21 vs 50Bhayshul Tuten +
  • Opponent DvP rank 25 vs 9 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 20.5 vs 23.5 team pointsMakai Lemon +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 49% vs 64% snap shareMakai Lemon +

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