Start Brian Robinson or Emari Demercado? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Brian Robinson over Emari Demercado in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Brian Robinson at 4.0 points and Emari Demercado at 2.5, a gap of 1.5. Emari Demercado'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 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 17% chance to score a touchdown (15 and 16 books).

Player prop markets imply 2.5 fantasy points for Emari Demercado, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Emari Demercado at 7.5 rushing yards, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (4 and 14 books).

That puts Brian Robinson 1.5 points ahead of Emari Demercado on the books.

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Emari Demercado is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

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.

Through Week 2, Emari Demercado played 12 percent of DAL snaps, took 13 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Emari Demercado, Week 1 against NYG: 5 of 58 snaps, 2 carries for 7 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emari Demercado, Week 2 against WAS: 9 of 55 snaps, 3 carries for 8 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Emari Demercado played 13 games for ARI and scored 58.3 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing RB65.

He ran 44 times for 312 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 13 of 20 targets for 101 yards.

He was on the field for 23 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Emari Demercado, Week 18 of 2025 against LAR: 2 carries for 29 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards, 6.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Chris Brooks over Brian Robinson.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Brian Robinson.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Brian Robinson.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Emari Demercado.
• Start Samaje Perine over Emari Demercado.