Jake Ferguson or Jakobi Meyers: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Ferguson — the consensus rank and game script edges are too wide to ignore.
Jake Ferguson is the higher consensus play (TE12 to WR41) and plays in the better game script (28.0 implied team points to 20.5). Meyers's edge is the projection, 9.7 to 9.6. The gap is wide.
Jake Ferguson
5.77.79.6 Projected Points
Jakobi Meyers
5.97.89.7 Projected Points
Jake Ferguson’s market
Jakobi Meyers’s market
Why Jake Ferguson
Start· mediumTE1 and high-volume receiving tight end. Reliable chain-mover and red-zone target over the middle.
TE12 with a 76% snap share in an offense implied for 28.0 points — Dallas's scoring volume carries a borderline TE1 into lineups vs WSH.
- WSH ranks 20 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 28.0 team points as 4.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 76% snap share.
The call
- A 28.0 implied team total and a -4.5 spread put Dallas in control of a high-scoring script, and Ferguson is the clear TE1 on the depth chart at a 76% snap share.
- Consensus has him TE12 at 9.6 PPR points — that is a startable floor in a 12-team league, where the alternative is a true replacement-level tight end.
- The 7% target share is the one red flag, but it comes from a single 2026 game and doesn't override the role or the volume of scoring chances this offense projects for.
- Washington's DvP composite sits 20 of 32 toward the soft side, though the one-game sample carries 0.00 confidence, so treat it as neutral rather than a plus matchup.
Latest on Ferguson
Prescott needs four TDs to pass Tony Romo in the record book, so we sought the best moments from those who are helping him make history.
Veteran defensive tackle Kenny Clark, cornerback DaRon Bland and tight end Jake Ferguson had their deals reworked to give Dallas flexibility, sources said.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Jakobi Meyers
Toss-UpStarting outside WR with reliable hands. Possession-oriented chain-mover lining up at Z and working the intermediate middle.
Toss-up — WR41 consensus, projects WR47 this week: DEN is the 6th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 10% target share.
- DEN ranks 6 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 20.5 team points as 2.5-point underdogs.
- Listed WR-3 on the latest depth chart with a 65% snap share.
Latest on Meyers
Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers will compete for Trevor Lawrence's targets when the season starts Sunday vs. the Browns.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Jake Ferguson | Jakobi Meyers |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 5.77.79.6 | 5.97.89.7 |
| Consensus rank | TE12 | WR41 |
| Opponent vs position | WSH · 20 of 321-game sample | DEN · 6 of 321-game sample |
| Receptions | 9 of 32 | 2 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 24 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 30 of 32 | 13 of 32 |
| Targets | 6 of 32 | 2 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 30 of 32 | 13 of 32 |
| Target share | 7% | 10% |
| Reception share | 9% | 11% |
| Implied total · spread | 28.0-4.5 | 20.5+2.5 |
| Depth chart | TE1 | WR3 |
| Snap share | 76% | 65% |
| Start/Sit record | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Recent form
Jake Ferguson — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs NYG | 0.61.62.6 |
Jakobi Meyers — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs CLE | 10.211.212.2 |
Signal breakdown
- 9.6 vs 9.7 projected PPR pointsJakobi Meyers +
- Rank 12 vs 41Jake Ferguson +
- Opponent DvP rank 20 vs 6 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 28.0 vs 20.5 team pointsJake Ferguson +
- No injury designationseven
- 76% vs 65% snap shareJake Ferguson +
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