Who Should I Start? Stefon Diggs or Calvin Ridley

Friday, May 23, 11:05 PM

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (knee) is taking part in OTAs this week without wearing a brace on his surgically-repaired right knee. In his lone season with the Houston Texans in 2024, Diggs only played in eight games before tearing his right ACL on Oct. 27. The 31-year-old veteran pass-catcher was on his way to a big season before the season-ending injury, catching 47 of 64 targets for 496 yards and three touchdowns. Barring a setback with his knee during offseason workouts and training camp this summer, it looks like Diggs should be 100% ready to go for Week 1 of the 2025 season. Diggs will be the team's unquestioned WR1 after signing a three-year, $63.5 million deal in free agency, and he'll have second-year QB Drake Maye throwing him the pigskin. There's plenty of skepticism about Diggs coming off a major knee injury in fantasy. His floor and ceiling will be lower, but he could make up for it with volume in PPR setups.

Sunday, December 29, 8:49 PM

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley managed his second solid performance in a row in Week 17, hauling in five receptions for 84 yards and running for seven more on one attempt in Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was Ridley's first time leading his team in receiving yards since Week 14-;another matchup against Jacksonville. It was also his most in a game in his last five outings. Ridley still tied for second-most targets on Tennessee (six) with fellow WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, trailing behind tight end Chig Okonkwo yet again. However, after catching a touchdown last weekend, this is the best two-game stretch out of Ridley since the middle of the season. Next week, he's home against a Texans defense, allowing the fifth-most points to opposing fantasy wideouts this year.