Keenan Allen or Mike Washington Jr.: Who Should You Start?
Preliminary board2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.
Start Washington — the consensus rank edge is too wide to ignore.
Mike Washington Jr. is the higher consensus play (RB51 to WR59). Allen's edge is the projection, 7.2 to 6.8. The gap is narrow.
Keenan Allen
4.05.67.2 Projected Points
Mike Washington Jr.
5.86.36.8 Projected Points
Why Keenan Allen
Toss-UpToss-up — WR59 consensus, projects WR69 this week: BAL is the 9th-softest matchup vs WRs, 22% target share in 2025.
- BAL ranks 24 of 32 against WRs (one of the softer matchups, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 23.0 team points as 3.5-point underdogs.
- Listed WR-3 on the latest depth chart with a 56% snap share in 2025.
Latest on Allen
Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested early Sunday morning on drunken driving charges.
ESPN · Aug 30, 2026
Lions down the Colts in final preseason game
ESPN · Aug 29, 2026
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Mike Washington Jr.
Toss-UpToss-up — RB51 consensus, projects RB46 this week: MIA is the 10th-softest matchup vs RBs, 6.8 PPR projected vs MIA.
- MIA ranks 23 of 32 against RBs (one of the softer matchups, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 22.3 team points as 3.0-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart.
Latest on Washington
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Keenan Allen | Mike Washington Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 4.05.67.2 | 5.86.36.8 |
| Consensus rank | WR59 | RB51 |
| Opponent vs position | BAL · 24 of 320-game sample | MIA · 23 of 320-game sample |
| Receptions | 31 of 32 | 26 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 30 of 32 | 25 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 14 of 32 | — |
| Targets | 31 of 32 | — |
| Anytime TD | 13 of 32 | 23 of 32 |
| Rushing Yards | — | 26 of 32 |
| Rushing TDs | — | 19 of 32 |
| Rushing Attempts | — | 21 of 32 |
| Target share | 22%(2025) | — |
| Reception share | 22%(2025) | — |
| Implied total · spread | 23.0+3.5 | 22.3-3.0 |
| Depth chart | WR3 | RB2 |
| Snap share | 56%(2025) | — |
Signal breakdown
- 7.2 vs 6.8 projected PPR pointsKeenan Allen +
- Rank 59 vs 51Mike Washington Jr. +
- Opponent DvP rank 24 vs 23 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 23.0 vs 22.3 team pointsKeenan Allen +
- No injury designationseven
- Snap shareeven
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