Jadarian Price or Terry McLaurin: Toss-Up — Week 1 Start/Sit Verdict

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Jadarian Price and Terry McLaurin grade out even this week. Price's best edge is the projection (13.6 to 12.3), McLaurin's best edge is availability (a clean report to Price's Questionable) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

In standard scoring this flips to Price.

Jadarian Price

RB23SEAvs NE

12.012.813.6 Projected Points

Toss-Up· medium

Terry McLaurin

WR22WSHvs PHI

7.710.012.3 Projected Points

Toss-Up

Why Jadarian Price

Toss-Up· medium

RB23 value at 13.6 projected with a favorable -3.5 script, but a Questionable tag and a top-10 run defense keep him from a clean start.

Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
NE ranks 10 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
Vegas implies 24.0 team points as 3.5-point favorites.
Listed RB on the latest depth chart.

The call

The projection is real: 13.6 PPR points and an RB23 consensus rank is flex-or-better territory, and Seattle's 24.0 implied total as a 3.5-point favorite is the game script you want for a lead back.
The matchup pushes back — New England grades 10 of 32 in DvP against running backs (32 = softest), so this is a defense that has been stingy, even if the 0-game sample carries 0.00 confidence.
The Questionable designation is the tiebreaker. He's the listed RB, but until he's cleared and confirmed as the primary early-down back — ESPN is still asking whether Seattle is ready to hand him the run game — he's a hold-your-breath start.
Tip it to start if he's active with no snap limit and the backfield is his; sit him if he's a game-time decision and you have a locked-in flex alternative.

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Why Terry McLaurin

Toss-Up

WR1 and primary outside receiver. Field-stretching deep threat with high-volume target share and Pro Bowl-caliber production.

Toss-up — WR22 consensus, projects WR24 this week: PHI is the 10th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 24% target share in 2025.

PHI ranks 10 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
Vegas implies 20.5 team points as 5.5-point underdogs.
Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 70% snap share in 2025.

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Head-to-head stats

Metric	Jadarian Price	Terry McLaurin
Projected points	12.012.813.6	7.710.012.3
Consensus rank	RB23	WR22
Opponent vs position	NE · 10 of 320-game sample	PHI · 10 of 320-game sample
Rushing Yards	5 of 32	—
Rushing TDs	4 of 32	—
Rushing Attempts	4 of 32	—
Receptions	26 of 32	10 of 32
Receiving Yards	17 of 32	15 of 32
Anytime TD	4 of 32	1 of 32
Receiving TDs	—	1 of 32
Targets	—	23 of 32
Target share	—	24%(2025)
Reception share	—	23%(2025)
Implied total · spread	24.0-3.5	20.5+5.5
Depth chart	RB1	WR1
Snap share	—	70%(2025)
Injury designation	Questionable	—
Start/Sit record	0–0+1 toss-up	—