Start Jalen Hurts or Brock Purdy? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Jalen Hurts over Brock Purdy in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Jalen Hurts at 20.2 points and Brock Purdy at 19.5, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are 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 20.2 fantasy points for Jalen Hurts, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Jalen Hurts at 217.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 24.5 rushing yards, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16, 14 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 19.5 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Brock Purdy at 237.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 14 books).

That puts Jalen Hurts 0.8 points ahead of Brock Purdy on the books.

Injury status

Jalen Hurts is not on the injury report.

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Jalen Hurts played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 75 times and threw an average of 8.3 air yards per attempt.

Jalen Hurts, Week 1 against WAS: 55 of 55 snaps, 14 of 25 passes for 203 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 48 yards.

Jalen Hurts, Week 2 against TEN: 76 of 76 snaps, 26 of 37 passes for 264 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 5 carries for 16 yards.

Through Week 2, Brock Purdy played 93 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 61 times and threw an average of 5.9 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 1 against LAR: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 34 passes for 205 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 29 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 2 against MIA: 44 of 52 snaps, 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Hurts played 16 games for PHI and scored 305.1 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB8.

He completed 294 of 454 passes for 3224 yards, 25 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 105 times for 421 yards and 8 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jalen Hurts, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 54 of 54 snaps, 13 of 27 passes for 110 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 5 yards, 8.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Brock Purdy, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 42 of 42 snaps, 19 of 27 passes for 127 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 21 yards, 6.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Jalen Hurts over Jared Goff.
• Start Josh Allen over Jalen Hurts.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Jalen Hurts.
• Start Brock Purdy over Dak Prescott.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jared Goff.
• Start Josh Allen over Brock Purdy.