Ladd McConkey vs Tory Horton: Who Should You Start?
Ladd McConkey and Tory Horton are both viable fantasy wide receivers heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Ladd McConkey averaged 9.2 PPG across 16 games with the Los Angeles Chargers, while Tory Horton posted 7.3 PPG in 8 appearances for the Seattle Seahawks.
A 1.9-PPG gap gives Ladd McConkey 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. Ladd McConkey saw 106 targets in 2025, while Tory Horton drew 22. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Ladd McConkey, even in weeks where Tory Horton posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Ladd McConkey has his bye in Week 5, and Tory Horton rests in Week 10. 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.
