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Caleb Wilson vs Evan Mobley: who to start in Week 3

Caleb Wilson plays 3 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Evan Mobley 4. For that week alone, start Evan Mobley: 157.6 projected fantasy points to 118.7 for Caleb Wilson. Over the season, Caleb Wilson leads in points leagues (39.6 fantasy points a game to 39.4) and Evan Mobley in 9-cat leagues (38th against 66th). The two go close together on our board, which is our own ranking order from 2025-26 and 2026-27 box scores, not ADP.

Updated Nov 3, 12:36 AM ET.

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Caleb Wilson
PFSFCHIage 20
Points leagues
#28
39.6 FP/G, slot 3.04, $25
9-cat leagues
#66
-0.3 z, slot 6.06, $14

The pick in points leagues.

Evan Mobley
CPFCLEage 25
Points leagues
#30
39.4 FP/G, slot 3.06, $25
9-cat leagues
#38
+1.0 z, slot 4.02, $21

The pick in 9-cat leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Caleb Wilson. 39.6 fantasy points per game against 39.4, 28th on our board to 30th.

9-cat leagues: Evan Mobley instead, +1.0 in summed z-scores against -0.3 (38th to 66th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

Category by category, Caleb Wilson is ahead in 4 (PTS, STL, 3PM and FT%) and Evan Mobley in 5 (REB, AST, BLK, FG% and TO).

Per 36 minutes, Evan Mobley produces more: 44.1 fantasy points to 41.7, on 32.2 minutes a night against 34.2. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Caleb Wilson plays 3 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Evan Mobley 4. For that week alone, start Evan Mobley: 157.6 projected fantasy points to 118.7 for Caleb Wilson.

Slots are where our board's order lands in a 12-team snake draft (round.pick), and dollars are auction value over replacement for 12 teams with $200 each. Neither is ADP: no free draft-position feed lets us republish it.

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Per game, side by side

Per gameCaleb WilsonEvan Mobley
Fantasy points per game39.639.4
Minutes34.232.2
PointsPTS21.218.6
ReboundsREB6.78.8
AssistsAST2.53.6
StealsSTL1.70.7
BlocksBLK1.51.5
Threes3PM2.31.4
Field goal %FG%41.7%55.6%
Free throw %FT%69.7%61.3%
TurnoversTO2.81.7
Games, 2025-26065

Bold is the better number. The line blends 2025-26 with 2026-27 games as they are played, the same numbers the rankings use.

Per 36 minutes

Per 36Caleb WilsonEvan Mobley
Fantasy points41.744.1
Points22.320.8
Rebounds7.09.8
Assists2.64.0
Steals1.80.7
Blocks1.61.7
Threes2.51.6
Turnovers3.01.9

Each per-game number divided by minutes and scaled to 36: the rate a bigger role would carry.

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9-category z-scores

CategoryCaleb WilsonEvan Mobley
PointsPTS+0.8+0.4
ReboundsREB+0.4+1.3
AssistsAST-0.6-0.1
StealsSTL+1.6-1.0
BlocksBLK+1.6+1.7
Threes3PM+0.7-0.3
Field goal percentageFG%-1.8+1.5
Free throw percentageFT%-1.8-2.7
TurnoversTO-1.1+0.4
Total-0.3+1.0

Each number is standard deviations above or below the top 156 players (a 12-team league's rosters). Field goal and free throw percentage are weighted by attempts, and turnovers count against.

If you punt a category

Punting field goal percentage and turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Caleb Wilson.

PuntCaleb WilsonEvan Mobley
PTS-1.2 (#120)+0.6 (#41)
REB-0.8 (#96)-0.6 (#87)
AST+0.1 (#52)+0.9 (#34)
STL-2.0 (#144)+1.8 (#26)
BLK-2.1 (#137)-1.0 (#97)
3PM-1.0 (#89)+1.3 (#36)
FG%+1.1 (#41)-1.3 (#104)
FT%+1.4 (#33)+3.6 (#10)
TO+0.9 (#49)+0.6 (#53)

Value is the sum of the other eight z-scores, recomputed with the punted category left out of the pool that sets them; the rank is among all 432 ranked players.

Week 3 (Nov 2-8)

  • Caleb Wilson: 3 games (Mon @PHI, Wed @NYK, Sun PHI).
  • Evan Mobley: 4 games (Mon OKC, Wed @OKC, Fri PHI, Sat NYK), 1 back-to-back.

Caleb Wilson or Evan Mobley: the Week 3 start/sit call

Recent games

  • Caleb Wilson: 40.8 fantasy points a game over his last 7 of 2026-27, against 39.6 on the board.
  • Evan Mobley: 38.0 fantasy points a game over his last 7 of 2026-27, against 39.4 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Caleb Wilson or Evan Mobley?

    Points leagues: Caleb Wilson. 39.6 fantasy points per game against 39.4, 28th on our board to 30th. 9-cat leagues: Evan Mobley instead, +1.0 in summed z-scores against -0.3 (38th to 66th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

  • Who wins more categories, Caleb Wilson or Evan Mobley?

    Category by category, Caleb Wilson is ahead in 4 (PTS, STL, 3PM and FT%) and Evan Mobley in 5 (REB, AST, BLK, FG% and TO).

  • Who should I start in Week 3, Caleb Wilson or Evan Mobley?

    Caleb Wilson plays 3 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Evan Mobley 4. For that week alone, start Evan Mobley: 157.6 projected fantasy points to 118.7 for Caleb Wilson.

By the Parlae deskBoard updated Nov 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number