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Moore

WR · BUF vs NE

Questionable
Sun 1:00 PM

Proj pts

7.9pts

market

Lower Conf
Bench

Meyers

WR · CIN vs JAX

Sun 1:00 PM

Proj pts

7.8pts

market

Lower Conf

DJ Moore or Dohnte Meyers: who should I start in Week 4?

Toss-up: lean DJ Moore over Dohnte Meyers by 0.1. DJ Moore leads at 7.9. Dohnte Meyers is the first one out, 0.1 short.

Crowd: 78% of managers started Moore, 12% started Meyers.

Availability & news

  • DJ MooreQuestionable · Practice: Limited

    Moore (shoulder) remained a limited participant at Thursday's practice.(rotowire, Oct 1, 2026)

Highlights

DJ MooreStart
WR · BUF vs NE

Pros

  • High-scoring spot27.8 team total
  • Spike upside22.5 ceiling

Cons

  • Thin volume5.0 targets/g
  • Shaky floor2.0 floor
Dohnte MeyersBench
WR · CIN vs JAX

Pros

  • High-scoring spot27.0 team total
  • Reliable100% consistency

Cons

  • Low target share7% target share
  • Thin volume2.3 targets/g

Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).

MooreStart
MeyersBench
Projection7.97.8
Floor2.0—
Ceiling22.5—
Target share16%7%
Matchup grade(recency weighted)CB-
Implied team total27.827.0

Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET

The widest gap between them, in proportion, is consistency: Moore 22%, Meyers 100%.

Moore (Questionable · Practice: Limited): “Moore (shoulder) remained a limited participant at Thursday's practice.” — RotoWire, Oct 1, 2026.

Latest game on the card: Moore 12.7 (PPR points).

Why DJ Moore

Start DJ Moore — projects 7.9, an even matchup vs NE.

DJ Moore projects 7.9 points on a 2.0–22.5 range. The matchup grades as neutral against NE. Usage: targets / game at 5.0. Net: start DJ Moore this week.

Working for Moore: High-scoring spot (27.8 team total), Spike upside (22.5 ceiling).

Working against Moore: Thin volume (5.0 targets/g), Shaky floor (2.0 floor).

Where Moore leads the head-to-head: Projection (7.9 vs 7.8); Target share (16% vs 7%); Implied team total (27.8 vs 27.0); Last 3 avg (11.2 vs 3.2); Last 5 avg (7.5 vs 3.2); Boom rate (24% vs 0%); Targets / game (5.0 vs 2.3); Snap share (85% vs 30%); Red zone targets (13 vs 0).

Why Dohnte Meyers

Sit Dohnte Meyers — projects 7.8, an even matchup vs JAX.

Dohnte Meyers projects 7.8 points. The matchup grades as neutral against JAX. Usage: targets / game at 2.3. Net: bench Dohnte Meyers this week.

Working for Meyers: High-scoring spot (27.0 team total), Reliable (100% consistency).

Working against Meyers: Low target share (7% target share), Thin volume (2.3 targets/g).

Where Meyers leads the head-to-head: Matchup grade (recency weighted) (B- vs C); vs season (+0.0 vs -3.6); Consistency (100% vs 22%); Bust rate (0% vs 35%).

Recent form

DJ Moore's last 5 games: PPR points 1.7, 2.1, 21, -0.1, 12.7 (oldest to newest).

Dohnte Meyers's last 3 games: PPR points 0, 3.8, 5.9 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).

Moore has already beaten Meyers's 7.8 projection in 2 of his 5; Meyers has beaten Moore's 7.9 in 0 of his 3.

At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.

Matchup

DJ Moore (BUF) faces NE, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 27.8, spread -7.0.

Dohnte Meyers (CIN) faces JAX, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 27.0, spread -2.5.

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