Denzel Boston or Jalen Nailor: Who Should You Start?

Nailor's plugged into the better offense, even if the target share says otherwise

Denzel Boston and Jalen Nailor project almost identically, so the tiebreaker is which offense actually reaches the end zone — and Cleveland's 16.5 implied total is a real ceiling problem for a rookie X who needs contested-catch touchdowns to matter. Nailor's Raiders are implied for 22.3 as home favorites, which gives him more scoring plays to work with even though he's syphoning off only a sliver of the target pie. Boston's DvP edge against Jacksonville looks better on paper but rests on a zero-game sample, so treat it as noise rather than a real advantage. Neither is a confident FLEX start, but Nailor's offense gives him more paths to the points he needs.

What flips it: A jump in snap or target share for either player this week, since neither role is locked in as-is.

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• 8.3 vs 8.2 projected PPR pointsDenzel Boston +
• Rank 59 vs 60Denzel Boston +
• Opponent DvP rank 19 vs 14 (32 = softest)even
• Implied 16.5 vs 22.3 team pointsJalen Nailor +
• No injury designationseven
• Snap shareeven

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