Chris Godwin Jr. vs Ladd McConkey: The Full Breakdown
If you are choosing between Chris Godwin Jr. and Ladd McConkey for your lineup, you are not alone. Chris Godwin Jr. finished the 2025 season at 7.4 PPG for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9 games), and Ladd McConkey averaged 9.2 for the Los Angeles Chargers (16 games).
That 1.8-point weekly advantage for Ladd McConkey is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Target volume is the story here. Ladd McConkey saw 106 targets in 2025, while Chris Godwin Jr. drew 51. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Ladd McConkey, even in weeks where Chris Godwin Jr. posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Chris Godwin Jr. has his bye in Week 10, and Ladd McConkey rests in Week 7. 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.
