Jalen McMillan vs Quentin Johnston: Who Should You Start?
Jalen McMillan and Quentin Johnston are both viable fantasy wide receivers heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Jalen McMillan averaged 6.0 PPG across 4 games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while Quentin Johnston posted 10.4 PPG in 14 appearances for the Los Angeles Chargers.
A 4.4-PPG gap gives Quentin Johnston 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. Quentin Johnston saw 85 targets in 2025, while Jalen McMillan drew 15. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Quentin Johnston, even in weeks where Jalen McMillan posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Jalen McMillan has his bye in Week 11, and Quentin Johnston rests in Week 5. 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.
