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TEN
o38.5
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o47
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LV
o40
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o46
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o44.5
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Jake Ferguson or Brett Maher

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Jake Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

TE • Dallas Cowboys DAL
Brett Maher

Brett Maher

K • n/a
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ferguson over Maher

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Jake Ferguson

Jake Ferguson at NYG — Reliable Underneath Target in High-Scoring Opener

Ferguson enters the season completely healthy as Dallas' clear top tight end ahead of Brevyn Spann-Ford. Coming off an 87-catch, eight-touchdown campaign in 2025, his role is secure despite target competition from CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. He remains a preferred safety valve for Dak Prescott in key situations.

Dallas visits the Giants in an opening matchup with plenty of scoring upside. Our weekly projection lands Ferguson at 10.3 fantasy points on roughly 4 catches and 5 targets for 33 yards. Rostered in 90% of leagues but started in 45%, fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups across all formats as a dependable TE1.

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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jake Ferguson
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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2 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Ferguson
OWN
90%
+0.47 compared to last week
START
45%
+4.36 compared to last week
OWN/START Brett Maher
OWN
 
0%
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Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Ferguson
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brett Maher
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Ferguson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 112.20 total points (6.23 avg).
  • Currently 85.6 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.2.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 3 in receptions and is currently ranked 3rd among TE.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 8th among TE.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 2nd among TE.
  • Top 3 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 3rd among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 660 and 7.59 YPC and is currently ranked 13th among TE.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 5th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +24, Rec Yards: +109 Rec TDs: +8,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 70, REC YDS: 710, REC TDS: 6
Breakdown Brett Maher

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jake Ferguson

No Injury Reported

Injury Brett Maher

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Ferguson

Week 1
Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.82405.531593923.21
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 77.00 total points (4.53 avg).
  • Currently 150 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 2707 (159.24 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 4187 (246.29 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.82 per game and currently ranked 26th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37.06, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: -13, INTs: EVEN, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +2.06,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 11, TDS: 4, PA/G: 27.4, YDS/G: 382
Matchups Brett Maher

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Ferguson
15.13
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Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jake Ferguson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 DAL 11 22 19 174 9.2 2 0 0 0 0
2023 DAL 16 102 71 761 10.7 5 0 0 0 0
2024 DAL 14 86 59 494 8.4 0 0 0 0 0
2025 DAL 16 108 87 660 7.6 8 2 2 1 0
ON PACE 72 486 392 2970 7.6 36 9 9 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 103 76 669 8.8 5 1 1 1 0
Totals 62 331 247 2216 9.0 18 2 2 1 0
Career Brett Maher
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2018 DAL 16 36 29 81% 33 32
2019 DAL 13 30 20 67% 36 36
2021 NO 7 18 16 89% 12 10
2022 DAL 16 32 29 91% 53 50
2023 LAR 8 23 17 74% 15 13
ON PACE 36 104 77 74% 68 59
3-YEAR AVG 11 25 21 85% 28 24
Totals 64 144 116 81% 157 144
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
HOU @PHI 01:05 EDT EST
SEA vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
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