Who Should I Start? Kayshon Boutte or Jaylin Lane

Saturday, October 4, 10:34 AM

New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte desperately needs to bounce back in order to salvage his fantasy value on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Boutte caught six passes for 103 yards in Week 1 and then added a touchdown the next week, raising plenty of speculation that he was ready to take on a massive role and could be a strong WR3 in fantasy football. However, he has just four catches over his last three games, looking relatively uninvolved despite a snap share over 70 percent. Time could be ticking for Boutte to get back on track, and it probably won't happen Sunday against the Bills. Buffalo has allowed the sixth-fewest receiving yards and 10th-fewest fantasy points to wide receivers in 2025, as well as the 14th-fewest fantasy points to perimeter receivers like Boutte. He can be benched in all leagues and dropped in leagues with 12 or fewer people.

Saturday, October 4, 9:18 AM

Washington Commanders wide receiver Jaylin Lane should continue to occupy a larger role against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 5. Teammates Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) and Noah Brown (groin) remain sidelined for Sunday's game, leaving Lane in line to handle the No. 3 receiver role behind Deebo Samuel Sr. and Chris Moore. In the same role last week, Lane caught two of three targets for 18 yards on a 44 percent snap share. He also fumbled twice, but both loose footballs were recovered by Washington. While Lane appears third in the pecking order behind Samuel and Moore, he'll also have to compete with Zach Ertz, the overall TE11 in PPR leagues, and Luke McCaffrey, the young receiver who has scored a touchdown in each of his last two games. Coming off a contest with a sub-50 percent snap share in an offense where targets remain relatively hard to come by, Lane is nothing more than a low-end WR4 in deeper leagues. He can be benched or left on waivers in most formats.