Who Should I Start? Trenton Irwin or Gunner Olszewski

Wednesday, June 4, 6:27 PM

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free-agent wide receiver Trenton Irwin to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, according to KPRC 2 Sports' Aaron Wilson. Irwin will head to the AFC South after spending the first six seasons of his NFL career playing for the Cincinnati Bengals. The 29-year-old former undrafted free agent out of Stanford debuted in 2019 and has a total of 46 catches for 601 yards and five touchdowns on 72 targets in 41 games (nine starts) over his six seasons. In seven games (two starts) in his final season in Cincy, he had three receptions for 15 yards. Irwin won't be guaranteed a 53-man roster spot heading into the 2025 regular season and therefore must impress the coaching staff during training camp and the preseason. He'll be competing for a depth role behind Brian Thomas Jr., Dyami Brown, and rookie first-rounder Travis Hunter.

Saturday, November 15, 10:18 AM

New York Giants wide receiver Gunner Olszewski will likely start alongside Wan'Dale Robinson during Sunday's Week 11 contest against the Chicago Bears. Darius Slayton (hamstring) has been ruled out for this weekend, leaving Robinson, Olszewski, and Jalin Hyatt as the Giants' only healthy and active wide receivers. (Ray-Ray McCloud III will likely be elevated from the practice squad, too.) Olszewski has just one catch for 24 yards and a touchdown this year, but he did see two targets while playing a season-high 38 percent of the offensive snaps with Slayton sidelined for a portion of last week's game. Fantasy managers should treat the 28-year-old as a low-floor WR3/flex with a modest ceiling. There are worse options on the waiver wire this week, and Olszewski's role as the No. 2 receiver could pair well with the installation of gunslinger Jameis Winston as the Giants' starting quarterback.