CeeDee Lamb vs Ricky Pearsall: Who Should You Start?
Deciding between CeeDee Lamb and Ricky Pearsall is a common lineup dilemma for fantasy managers. The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver put up 11.7 PPG in 2025 over 14 games; Ricky Pearsall of the San Francisco 49ers averaged 7.8 in 9. A 3.9-point margin that could shift on any given week.
The per-game difference of 3.9 points favors CeeDee Lamb, though savvy managers know that gap can shrink or widen depending on the weekly slate. Defensive matchup, recent scoring trends, and health status all shift the calculus from one wide receiver to the other.
Target volume is the story here. CeeDee Lamb saw 117 targets in 2025, while Ricky Pearsall drew 53. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for CeeDee Lamb, even in weeks where Ricky Pearsall posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
CeeDee Lamb has his bye in Week 7, and Ricky Pearsall rests in Week 9. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
