Start Brian Robinson or Chris Brooks? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Chris Brooks over Brian Robinson in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Chris Brooks at 5.1 points and Brian Robinson at 4.1, a gap of 1.0. 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 5.1 fantasy points for Chris Brooks, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Chris Brooks at 14.5 rushing yards, 6.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16, 16 and 16 books).

Player prop markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Brian Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Brian Robinson at 23.5 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (16 and 16 books).

That puts Chris Brooks 1.0 points ahead of Brian Robinson on the books.

Injury status

Chris Brooks is not on the injury report.

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Chris Brooks played 51 percent of GB snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Brooks, Week 1 against MIN: 38 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 29 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Chris Brooks, Week 2 against NYJ: 27 of 59 snaps, 4 carries for 11 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Through Week 2, Brian Robinson played 37 percent of ATL snaps, took 32 percent of the carries and drew 4 percent of the targets.

Brian Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 15 of 60 snaps, 9 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 33 of 69 snaps, 11 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Brooks played 17 games for GB and scored 32.7 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB81.

He ran 27 times for 106 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 13 of 17 targets for 91 yards.

He was on the field for 18 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Brooks, Week 18 of 2025 against MIN: 13 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.1 PPR points.

In 2025, Brian Robinson played 17 games for SF and scored 62.5 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing RB63.

He ran 92 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 12 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Brian Robinson, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 6 of 42 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.9 PPR points.

How Week 3 went

Chris Brooks scored 1.4 PPR points and Brian Robinson scored 11.0.

The call was wrong: Brian Robinson outscored Chris Brooks by 9.6.

Chris Brooks finished 3.7 points below the 5.1 the props implied.

Chris Brooks, Week 3 against ATL: 0 carries for 0 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.

Brian Robinson finished 6.9 points above the 4.1 the props implied.

Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Brian Robinson finished as the week's RB2 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Chris Brooks over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Chris Brooks.
• Start Justice Hill over Chris Brooks.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Brian Robinson.
• Start Brian Robinson over Emari Demercado.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Brian Robinson.