Start Ashton Jeanty or De'Von Achane? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start De'Von Achane over Ashton Jeanty in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project De'Von Achane at 15.8 points and Ashton Jeanty at 16.7, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 16.7 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Ashton Jeanty at 68.5 rushing yards, 21.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 50% chance to score a touchdown (14, 15, 11 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for De'Von Achane, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have De'Von Achane at 59.5 rushing yards, 26.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13, 11 and 15 books).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 0.9 points ahead of De'Von Achane on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit NO on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 2 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 119 yards and 1.5 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 36 more yards.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

De'Von Achane is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Ashton Jeanty played 77 percent of LV snaps, took 73 percent of the carries, drew 22 percent of the targets and had 59 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 1 against MIA: 50 of 68 snaps, 23 carries for 102 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 45 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 2 against LAC: 51 of 63 snaps, 21 carries for 48 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 15 yards.

Through Week 2, De'Von Achane played 81 percent of MIA snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 22 percent of the targets and had 50 percent of the red zone chances.

De'Von Achane, Week 1 against LV: 48 of 56 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

De'Von Achane, Week 2 against SF: 45 of 59 snaps, 20 carries for 74 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 18 of 2025 against KC: 26 carries for 87 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 7 yards, 12.4 PPR points.

In 2025, De'Von Achane played 16 games for MIA and scored 322.8 PPR points, 20.2 a game, finishing RB5.

He ran 238 times for 1350 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 67 of 85 targets for 488 yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

De'Von Achane, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 41 of 55 snaps, 18 carries for 83 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 14.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Chuba Hubbard over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start De'Von Achane over Breece Hall.
• Start De'Von Achane over Chase Brown.
• Start De'Von Achane over Christian McCaffrey.