Jake Ferguson vs Terrance Ferguson: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Jake Ferguson and Terrance Ferguson for your lineup, you are not alone. Jake Ferguson finished the 2025 season at 8.7 PPG for the Dallas Cowboys (17 games), and Terrance Ferguson averaged 3.3 for the Los Angeles Rams (14 games).
That 5.4-point weekly advantage for Jake Ferguson 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.
Jake Ferguson is the volume tight end in this matchup with 82 receptions for 600 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 Jake Ferguson, but the floor gap is real.
Jake Ferguson has his bye in Week 7, 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.
