Start David Montgomery or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start David Montgomery over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project David Montgomery at 11.1 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 11.0, a gap of 0.1. 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 11.1 fantasy points for David Montgomery, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have David Montgomery at 48.5 rushing yards, 8.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 47% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14, 13 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bhayshul Tuten at 53.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15, 16 and 15 books).

That puts David Montgomery 0.1 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the books.

Injury status

David Montgomery is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, David Montgomery played 51 percent of HOU snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 1 against BUF: 39 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns.

David Montgomery, Week 2 against CIN: 42 of 80 snaps, 6 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 2, Bhayshul Tuten played 50 percent of JAX snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 1 against CLE: 28 of 57 snaps, 15 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 2 against DEN: 30 of 59 snaps, 13 carries for 65 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

David Montgomery, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start Cam Skattebo over David Montgomery.
• Start David Montgomery over Jeremiyah Love.
• Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Jeremiyah Love.