Start Bijan Robinson or Christian McCaffrey? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Bijan Robinson at 21.2 points and Christian McCaffrey at 19.7, a gap of 1.5. Christian McCaffrey's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 21.2 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bijan Robinson at 78.5 rushing yards, 39.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 55% chance to score a touchdown (18, 17, 14 and 17 books).

Player prop markets imply 19.7 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Christian McCaffrey at 55.5 rushing yards, with a 70% chance to score a touchdown (11 and 15 books).

That puts Bijan Robinson 1.5 points ahead of Christian McCaffrey on the books.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Bijan Robinson played 63 percent of ATL snaps, took 59 percent of the carries and drew 28 percent of the targets.

Bijan Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 46 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 83 yards, 10 targets and 8 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bijan Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 35 of 69 snaps, 16 carries for 72 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Through Week 2, Christian McCaffrey played 54 percent of SF snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 22 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 2 against MIA: 27 of 52 snaps, 10 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bijan Robinson, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 15 carries for 33 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 7.3 PPR points.

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 36 of 42 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards, 11.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Derrick Henry.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Jonathan Taylor.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Breece Hall.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Chase Brown.