Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Tetairoa McMillan: Who Should You Start?

Start McMillan: the WR1 role outweighs Croskey-Merritt’s stronger team outlook

Start Tetairoa McMillan, whose primary-target role gives him the sturdier weekly floor than Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s rushing-based path. Croskey-Merritt benefits from Washington’s better implied scoring environment and has a legitimate goal-line route, but his limited passing-game involvement makes the projection gap more meaningful than the matchup data suggests. McMillan’s risk is game flow: his Week 1 production came late while Carolina chased the score, though that same usage supports his ceiling (ESPN 2026-09-14).

What flips it: A clear reduction in McMillan’s primary-target role.

Sources: ESPN · Sep 14, 2026

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Head-to-head stats

Signal breakdown

• 10.2 vs 13.7 projected PPR pointsTetairoa McMillan +
• Rank 41 vs 16Tetairoa McMillan +
• Opponent DvP rank 17 vs 10 (32 = softest)even
• Implied 23.5 vs 21.5 team pointsJacory Croskey-Merritt +
• No injury designationseven
• 49% vs 82% snap shareTetairoa McMillan +

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