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CeeDee Lamb vs Josh Allen

2026 draft comparison · half-PPR

Updated Jul 11, 2026

WR · DAL
ADP 13.9
CeeDee Lamb
QB · BUF
ADP 24.2
Josh Allen
VS
The crowd's leanALL-TIME
52% would rather draft Allen over Lamb
48%Lamb
52%Allen
Based on 25 duels

Should you draft CeeDee Lamb or Josh Allen?

Last season — 2025, per game

LambWR19 finish
2025
AllenQB1 finish
12.6Fantasy pts23.4
13Games16
0Pass yds229
0.0Pass TD1.6
0.0INT0.6
0.1Carries7.0
0Rush yds36
2.0Yds/carry5.2
9.0Targets0.0
5.8Rec0.0
83Rec yds0
0.2TD0.9
Full game log & past seasons
CeeDee Lamb
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
PHI
14.5
WR15
13
7
110
0
2
NYG
15.7
WR12
11
9
112
0
3
4
5
6
7
WAS
19.5
WR11
8
5
110
1
8
DEN
11.1
WR24
10
7
74
0
9
ARI
12.0
WR25
12
7
85
0
10
11
LV
15.1
WR13
7
5
66
1
12
PHI
9.5
WR29
11
4
75
0
13
KC
20.7
WR5
9
7
112
1
14
DET
15.1
WR11
8
6
121
0
15
MIN
14.1
WR18
10
6
111
0
16
LAC
8.1
WR37
7
6
51
0
17
WAS
7.1
WR41
10
5
46
0
18
NYG
0.9
WR99
1
1
4
0
Josh Allen
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
1
BAL
38.8
QB1
46
33
394
2
0
30
2
2
NYJ
11.8
QB25
25
14
148
0
0
59
0
3
MIA
23.0
QB5
28
22
213
3
0
25
0
4
NO
25.9
QB7
22
16
209
2
1
45
1
5
NE
20.4
QB12
31
22
253
2
1
53
0
6
ATL
17.4
QB17
26
15
180
2
2
42
0
7
8
CAR
23.2
QB9
19
12
163
1
0
7
2
9
KC
28.8
QB3
26
23
273
1
0
19
2
10
MIA
20.3
QB8
40
28
306
2
1
31
0
11
TB
44.7
QB1
30
19
317
3
2
40
3
12
HOU
10.1
QB22
34
24
253
0
2
20
0
13
PIT
17.7
QB13
23
15
123
1
1
38
1
14
CIN
37.8
QB1
28
22
251
3
0
78
1
15
NE
24.5
QB6
28
19
193
3
0
48
0
16
CLE
6.9
QB27
19
12
130
0
0
17
0
17
PHI
23.2
QB6
35
23
262
0
0
27
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Latest takes

CeeDee Lamb
  • Lamb ended 2025 with 75 catches on 117 targets for 1,077 yards and 3 touchdowns. While falling short of preseason expectations as a front-end scorer at the position, there were positives to draw on. Lamb was still the WR12 in points per game in a year in which he missed three games outright and played fewer than 50% of the snaps in another three games.

    Rich Hribar· Jul 10
  • Lamb is coming off the least productive season of his career. There's no questioning his talent, but I'm still unsure how he'll fit into Dallas' new offensive scheme. That said, he'll still command an elite target share, and that's ultimately why we're drafting him. Lamb's combination of volume, explosiveness and big-play ability gives him overall WR1 upside if everything clicks.

  • Never mind that George Pickens will cut into CeeDee Lamb's target share in Dallas, and vice versa. Lamb and Pickens play in one of the league's most prolific passing attacks, which makes both of them appealing draft targets.

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  • If you're happy to believe 2025 was a blip rather than the new normal, it becomes easier to see Lamb as a value pick in this range. Betting on Lamb's well-established connection with Dak Prescott and this team as a whole to bounce back isn't the worst bet in the world.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 30
  • The CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens wide receiver combination was the most efficient duo in 2025 at drawing beneficial penalties in this category.

    Joe Gibbs· Jun 29
  • The newly arrived George Pickens recorded a 22.1% target share in the red zone compared to Lamb's 18.6%, which was also behind Jake Ferguson, who led the team with 23.1%. Contrast this to 2024, when Lamb had a 27.7% red-zone target share and led the team by 10%.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 29
  • CeeDee Lamb posted his fifth straight 1,000-yard season.

  • CeeDee Lamb was framed as one of the safest high-end fantasy receivers because of his ability to consistently function as the centerpiece of an offense. Even when offensive conditions fluctuate, receivers who dominate targets maintain elite fantasy floors. There was little concern expressed about talent or role, with the conversation focused on how dependable his fantasy profile remains compared to many receivers drafted around him.

  • Other notable cap hit: CeeDee Lamb, $19,654,314 (6.53 percent)

    Logan Ulrich· Jul 5
  • The tremendous receiver tandem of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens helped his cause, as did 1,200-yard running back Javonte Williams, 82-catch tight end Jake Ferguson and No. 3 wideout Ryan Flournoy.

    Connor Byrne· Jul 4
Josh Allen
  • Allen rushed for 14 touchdowns, his third straight year with at least 12 rushing touchdowns. He was second in fantasy points scored inside the red zone in 2025 (148.7). Allen has ranked first or second among all position players in fantasy points inside the red zone for five consecutive seasons.

    Rich Hribar· Jul 9
  • No player has a track record of pushing the top of positional scoring more consistently than Allen. Since 2020, Allen has finished as the QB1, QB1, QB2, QB1, QB2, and QB1 in overall quarterback scoring.

    Rich Hribar· Jul 9
  • Allen has a late-third-round ADP. He's being drafted just ahead of Ladd McConkey.

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  • Bills QB Josh Allen is an amazing football player and a time-tested fantasy asset. But drafting McBride in the second round and Allen is a recipe for disaster.

  • Buffalo enters the season among the top tier of AFC contenders, and as long as Josh Allen remains healthy, they should make the playoffs.

    Joe Gibbs· Jun 30
  • Paying up to get a surefire QB only worked for Josh Allen. Even then, the gains don't outweigh the losses: Sure, Allen got 3.2 more PPG over QB10, but I'd rather have Caleb Williams and $31.

    Evan Hoovler· Jun 28
  • Allen has finished as the QB1 or QB2 every season over the past six years, despite not having a big-name No. 1 wide receiver since Stefon Diggs was traded away. Yet, the superstar quarterback hasn't needed an elite set of weapons because of his touchdown production, totaling at least 39 passing and rushing scores in six consecutive seasons.

    Mike Fanelli· Jun 22
  • Josh Allen is listed as the QB1, which is fine and fairly standard, but his ADP is 4.42. Allen finished with about 43 more points than Matthew Stafford last season. At MFL, you need to spend a top-five pick to acquire him, which doesn't make any sense from a fantasy football perspective.

  • Josh Allen is coming off his lowest passing yardage since 2019 (3,668), and for the past three seasons, he's not broken the 30 passing touchdown barrier. Allen sustains his value purely through rushing touchdowns with 41 in the last three seasons.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 16
  • Josh Allen was worth his QB1 capital, returning value on his ADP as the only top-seven quarterback in ADP to finish as a QB1.

    Mike Fanelli· Jun 14
  • He's either finished as the fantasy QB1 or QB2 for the last six straight seasons. In Superflex? Allen is the top player on the board. Even over Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson.

  • The pinnacle of consistency, Josh Allen has been living at the top for years now. In fact, he finished as the QB1, QB2, and QB1 in 2023, '24, and '25, respectively.

    Kyle Lesti· Jun 11
  • You cannot blame Josh Allen's overall performance as the reason they cannot seem to accomplish their goals of making it to and then winning the Super Bowl.

    Warren Sharp· Jun 8
  • If you look at the 24 quarterbacks with at least 50 playoff pass attempts since 2020, Allen is the #1 most efficient quarterback in the playoffs. #1 in EPA per play (+0.15) #1 in success rate (50%)

    Warren Sharp· Jun 8
  • Josh Allen's 18.5 ADP is the problem, as the quarterback position has never been deeper for fantasy players, with Brock Bowers (19.6), Nico Collins (19.7), and Omarion Hampton (19.8) having a later ADP than Allen despite all three should getting drafted over the superstar quarterback.

    Mike Fanelli· Jun 7

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