Mike Evans or Carnell Tate: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Mike Evans: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 102nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 77.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Carnell Tate: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 103rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 94.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Mike Evans at 8.6 PPR points a game off 3 markets across 14 books. That is 70 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The player markets price Carnell Tate at 8.6 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 113th highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

Mike Evans's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Mike Evans has been on the field for 66 percent of SF snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 15 third down targets, had 1 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 3 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have averaged 9.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against LAR he caught 6 of 7 targets for 49 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 2 against MIA he caught 3 of 3 targets for 54 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Carnell Tate has been on the field for 82 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 13 third down targets, had 0 of its 5 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 11 targets have averaged 10.6 air yards.

In Week 1 against NYJ he caught 4 of 6 targets for 38 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against PHI he caught 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Mike Evans played 8 games and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.

He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 7.6 targets a game, a 49 percent catch rate and 12.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Carnell Tate is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Head to head

This season Carnell Tate holds the bigger snap share, 82 percent against 66 percent.

This season Carnell Tate holds the bigger target share, 24 percent against 18 percent.

Byes and availability

Mike Evans is off in Week 8 and Carnell Tate in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.

Mike Evans is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

Mike Evans is only part priced, so the books' half of this page is whole for only one of them.