Calvin Ridley or Mike Washington Jr.: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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

Mike Washington Jr. is the higher consensus play (RB50 to WR59) and projects 3.2 to Ridley's 2.4. Ridley's edge is snap share, 48% to 18%. The gap is narrow.

Calvin Ridley

Calvin Ridley

WR59TENvs BAL

Projected Points

Sit
Mike Washington Jr.

Mike Washington Jr.

RB50LVvs KC

Projected Points

Sit

Calvin Ridley’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+1100
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Mike Washington Jr.’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 16.5
-114 / -114
ATD
Anytime TD
+475
TEN@
BALSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
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LVSun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ETView the game →

Why Calvin Ridley

Sit

Veteran outside WR and vertical threat. Polished route runner whose 2025 season was cut short by injury.

Sit — bench-tier WR at consensus WR59: 6% target share, 2.4 PPR projected vs BAL.

  • BAL ranks 19 of 32 against WRs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.5 team points as 8.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 48% snap share.

Latest on Ridley

Role

Calvin Ridley played 32 offensive snaps in Week 1 against the Jets but did not record a target from Cam Ward, finishing third among Titans WRs in snap count behind Carnell Tate (44) and Wan'Dale Robinson (41).

CBS Sports · Sep 26, 2026

Why Mike Washington Jr.

Sit

Rookie RB2 in change-of-pace role. Complementary back behind the feature runner with no NFL sample yet.

Sit — bench-tier RB at consensus RB50: 19.0 implied team total caps the ceiling, 1% target share.

  • KC ranks 13 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.0 team points as 5.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 18% snap share.

Latest on Washington

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricCalvin RidleyMike Washington Jr.
Projected points
Consensus rankWR59RB50
Opponent vs positionBAL · 19 of 323-game sampleKC · 13 of 323-game sample
Receptions31 of 327 of 32
Receiving Yards24 of 329 of 32
Receiving TDs3 of 32—
Targets31 of 32—
Anytime TD6 of 3221 of 32
Rushing Yards—7 of 32
Rushing TDs—25 of 32
Rushing Attempts—6 of 32
Target share6%1%
Reception share6%0%
Implied total · spread19.5+8.519.0+5.5
Depth chartWR2RB2
Snap share48%18%

Recent form

Calvin Ridley — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs NYG
Week 2vs PHI
Week 1vs NYJ

Mike Washington Jr. — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs NO
Week 2vs LAC
Week 1vs MIA

Signal breakdown

  • 2.4 vs 3.2 projected PPR pointsMike Washington Jr. +
  • Rank 59 vs 50Mike Washington Jr. +
  • Opponent DvP rank 19 vs 13 (32 = softest)Calvin Ridley +
  • Implied 19.5 vs 19.0 team pointsCalvin Ridley +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 48% vs 18% snap shareCalvin Ridley +

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