Start Christian McCaffrey or Breece Hall? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Christian McCaffrey over Breece Hall in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Christian McCaffrey at 15.8 points and Breece Hall at 15.3, a gap of 0.5. 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 15.8 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 90 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 (12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Breece Hall, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Breece Hall at 57.5 rushing yards, 21.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 47% chance to score a touchdown (14, 15, 13 and 15 books).

That puts Christian McCaffrey 0.5 points ahead of Breece Hall on the books.

Injury status

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Breece Hall is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

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.

Through Week 2, Breece Hall played 62 percent of NYJ snaps, took 60 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Breece Hall, Week 1 against TEN: 39 of 67 snaps, 22 carries for 102 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 1 touchdown.

Breece Hall, Week 2 against GB: 48 of 74 snaps, 16 carries for 29 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Breece Hall played 16 games for NYJ and scored 207.7 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing RB19.

He ran 243 times for 1065 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 48 targets for 350 yards.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Breece Hall, Week 17 of 2025 against NE: 30 of 61 snaps, 14 carries for 111 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Christian McCaffrey over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Chase Brown.
• Start Breece Hall over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Breece Hall over Bucky Irving.
• Start Breece Hall over Cam Skattebo.