CeeDee Lamb vs Marquise Brown: Who Should You Start?
CeeDee Lamb and Marquise Brown are both viable fantasy wide receivers heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. CeeDee Lamb averaged 11.7 PPG across 14 games with the Dallas Cowboys, while Marquise Brown posted 7.1 PPG in 16 appearances for the Philadelphia Eagles.
A 4.6-PPG gap gives CeeDee Lamb the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Target volume is the story here. CeeDee Lamb saw 117 targets in 2025, while Marquise Brown drew 74. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for CeeDee Lamb, even in weeks where Marquise Brown posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Bye weeks matter for roster construction: CeeDee Lamb sits Week 7 while Marquise Brown is off Week 5. If you are deciding between the two as a season-long roster hold, the staggered byes actually work in your favor.
