Drake London or Jacory Croskey-Merritt: Who Should You Start?

London’s every-down role beats Croskey-Merritt’s touchdown-dependent path

Drake London gets the call because Atlanta has him on the field as its WR1, while Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s lead-back label comes with a much thinner passing-game role. That makes London’s modest projection edge more meaningful than it first appears: his volume is sturdier, and neither low-confidence matchup signal creates separation. Croskey-Merritt has the better recent scoring evidence and a slightly stronger team outlook, but his fantasy result is more exposed to game script and goal-line access. The risk with London is a quiet catch-point day against a middling matchup, not a disappearing workload.

What flips it: A confirmed expansion of Croskey-Merritt’s passing-game role.

Sources: ESPN · Sep 13, 2026

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Head-to-head stats

Signal breakdown

• 12.8 vs 10.2 projected PPR pointsDrake London +
• Rank 7 vs 41Drake London +
• Opponent DvP rank 21 vs 17 (32 = softest)even
• Implied 23.0 vs 23.5 team pointsJacory Croskey-Merritt +
• No injury designationseven
• 98% vs 49% snap shareDrake London +

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WR · Drake London

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RB · Jacory Croskey-Merritt

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