Dawson Knox vs Terrance Ferguson: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Dawson Knox and Terrance Ferguson for your lineup, you are not alone. Dawson Knox finished the 2025 season at 5.0 PPG for the Buffalo Bills (17 games), and Terrance Ferguson averaged 3.3 for the Los Angeles Rams (14 games).
That 1.7-point weekly advantage for Dawson Knox 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.
Dawson Knox is the volume tight end in this matchup with 36 receptions for 417 yards, while Terrance Ferguson profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (3 scores on 11 catches). In weeks where Terrance Ferguson finds the end zone he out-scores Dawson Knox, but the floor gap is real.
Dawson Knox has his bye in Week 12, and Terrance Ferguson rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end 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.
