Jakobi Meyers or Pat Freiermuth: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Freiermuth — the consensus rank edge is too wide to ignore.

Pat Freiermuth is the higher consensus play (TE24 to WR41). Meyers's edge is the projection, 9.3 to 8.3. The gap is narrow.

Jakobi Meyers

Jakobi Meyers

WR41JAXvs NE

Projected Points

Toss-Up
Pat Freiermuth

Pat Freiermuth

TE24PITvs CIN

Projected Points

Start

Jakobi Meyers’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
+100 / -128
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 35.5
-115 / -115
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+255
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Pat Freiermuth’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
-152 / +119
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 35.5
-113 / -113
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+340
Anytime Touchdown Props →
NE@
JAXSun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
CIN@
PITSun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ETView the game →

Why Jakobi Meyers

Toss-Up

Starting outside WR with reliable hands. Possession-oriented chain-mover lining up at Z and working the intermediate middle.

Toss-up — WR41 consensus, projects WR53 this week: 15% target share, 9.3 PPR projected vs NE.

  • NE ranks 14 of 32 against WRs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • Listed WR-3 on the latest depth chart with a 78% snap share.

Latest on Meyers

Status

Meyers was again listed without a status on the Jaguars' final Week 2 injury report (practicing limited Friday), suggesting he remains on track to play without a designation for a second straight week despite the thumb issue.

Jaguars.com · Sep 18, 2026

Why Pat Freiermuth

Start

TE1 in pass-catching role. Reliable chain-mover with red-zone size and dependable hands.

Start — TE24 consensus, projects TE22 this week: 13% target share, 8.3 PPR projected vs CIN.

  • CIN ranks 19 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 22.5 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 70% snap share.

Latest on Freiermuth

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricJakobi MeyersPat Freiermuth
Projected points
Consensus rankWR41TE24
Opponent vs positionNE · 14 of 322-game sampleCIN · 19 of 322-game sample
Receptions21 of 3232 of 32
Receiving Yards10 of 3232 of 32
Receiving TDs6 of 321 of 32
Targets28 of 3230 of 32
Anytime TD6 of 321 of 32
Target share15%13%
Reception share19%17%
Implied total · spread23.5-1.522.5+1.5
Depth chartWR3TE1
Snap share78%70%
Start/Sit record1–0—

Recent form

Jakobi Meyers — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs DEN
Week 1vs CLE

Pat Freiermuth — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs NE
Week 1vs ATL

Signal breakdown

  • 9.3 vs 8.3 projected PPR pointsJakobi Meyers +
  • Rank 41 vs 24Pat Freiermuth +
  • Opponent DvP rank 14 vs 19 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 23.5 vs 22.5 team pointsJakobi Meyers +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 78% vs 70% snap shareJakobi Meyers +

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