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Ja'Kobi Lane or Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Ja'Kobi Lane

Ja'Kobi Lane

WR • Baltimore Ravens BAL
Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB • Washington Commanders WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lane over Croskey-Merritt

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Ja'Kobi Lane

Ja'Kobi Lane at IND — Intriguing Rookie Depth in Baltimore's Opener

Rookie wideout Ja'Kobi Lane generated plenty of buzz during camp and could step into meaningful snaps right away in Indianapolis. With starting outside receiver Devontez Walker questionable with a groin issue, Lane is positioned to rotate in behind Rashod Bateman and Zay Flowers in an indoors matchup projected to feature solid scoring.

While his dynasty appeal and 33% roster rate are solid, fantasy managers are starting him in under 1% of leagues. Our models project Lane for roughly 2.6 targets, 1.6 catches, and 24 receiving yards (around 5.0 fantasy points). He makes for an intriguing bench stash, but fantasy managers should keep him on the bench for Week 1 until his target share crystallizes.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Croskey-Merritt over Lane

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Jacory Croskey-Merritt Cleared for Season Opener in Philadelphia

Croskey-Merritt was cleared to play against the Eagles after nursing a groin injury that limited him in practice earlier in the week. While he sits atop Washington's depth chart ahead of Rachaad White, head coach Dan Quinn noted uncertainty regarding potential workload limitations for the opener.

Rostered in 89% of leagues but started in just 6%, fantasy managers are taking a wait-and-see approach. Our projections expect around 47 rushing yards on 10 carries with minimal passing-game involvement (9.2 fantasy points). With Washington entering as 5.5-point road underdogs, Croskey-Merritt is best viewed as a risky flex or bench stash until his weekly volume is proven.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Ja'Kobi Lane
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Ja'Kobi Lane
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2 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ja'Kobi Lane
OWN
32%
+2.92 compared to last week
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0%
-0.62 compared to last week
OWN/START Jacory Croskey-Merritt
OWN
88%
-1.4 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-0.48 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ja'Kobi Lane
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jacory Croskey-Merritt
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ja'Kobi Lane

    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:

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Jacory Croskey-Merritt

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 34th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 131.30 total points (7.72 avg).
  • Currently 234.3 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 77th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 73rd among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 85th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 175 (10.29 per game) and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 805 (47.35 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush tds with 8 (0.47 per game) and is currently ranked 16th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +805, Rush AVG: +4.6 Rush TDs: +8, Receptions: +9, Rec Yards: +68 Rec TDs: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 180, RUSH YDS: 785, RUSH TDS: 8, REC: 12, REC YDS: 100, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Ja'Kobi Lane

No Injury Reported

Injury Jacory Croskey-Merritt

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ja'Kobi Lane

Week 1
Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.24393.7621143913.33
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 19th with 95.00 total points (5.59 avg).
  • Currently 132 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 21 (1.24 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1880 (110.59 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 32nd in pass defense with 4814 (283.18 per game).
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 14 (0.82 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 24.24 per game and currently ranked 21st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +22.76, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +5, INTs: +1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -0.82,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 371.7
Matchups Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Week 1
Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.33337.2223144333.88
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 9th with 132.00 total points (7.33 avg).
  • Currently 95 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 21 (1.24 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in rush defense with 2240 (131.76 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 3830 (225.29 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 42 (2.47 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.12 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +50.75, Turnovers: -1 Sacks: -7, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -1.35,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 37, INT: 15, TDS: 5, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 333.8
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Ja'Kobi Lane
10.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jacory Croskey-Merritt
15.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Ja'Kobi Lane
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
ON PACE NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN 0 NAN
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 WAS 16 175 805 4.6 8 13 9 68 7.6 0
ON PACE 72 788 3623 4.6 36 59 41 306 7.6 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 88 403 4.6 4 7 5 34 7.6 0
Totals 17 175 805 4.6 8 13 9 68 7.6 0
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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 @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CIN @MIL 02:10 EDT EST
CLE @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
COL @DET 12:10 EDT EST
HOU @TB 01:40 EDT EST
LAA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
LAD @MIA 01:40 EDT EST
NYM @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
SD @SF 07:20 EDT EST
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