Chris Godwin Jr. or David Montgomery: Who Should You Start?

The call

• The role is real but not featured — WR-2 on the depth chart at a 71% snap share with an 18% target share over nine games. That's steady slot volume, not alpha usage.
• WR42 with a 10.3-point consensus projection sits just outside the typical 12-team starter pool; you're banking on catch volume rather than upside plays.
• A 23.5 implied team total and a 3.5-point spread point to a competitive, moderately efficient script — fine for a slot receiver's target floor, no shootout bonus.
• No injury designation is a plus after the ankle issue; if your alternative is a boom-bust WR4 with no defined role, Godwin's PPR reliability tips this to a start.

The call

• The projection puts him on the RB2/flex bubble — 12.7 PPR points and an RB22 consensus rank is startable in a 12-team league, but there's no margin for a bad split.
• Usage is the problem: 37% snap share and a 5% target share mean he needs goal-line work to hit the number, and the quoted report that his "touches have been limited during training camp to help keep him healthy" plus the Woody Marks headline point to a true committee.
• Game script is neutral-to-thin — a 22.0 implied team total and a 1.5-point spread against Buffalo doesn't promise the grind-it-out volume that makes a two-down back pay off.
• Tipping point: if he's the clear short-yardage and red-zone back, start him as a flex; if Marks is soaking up passing-game snaps, a higher-target replacement is the better PPR play.