Start Cam Ward or Jameis Winston? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Jameis Winston over Cam Ward in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Jameis Winston at 13.5 points and Cam Ward at 13.4, a gap of 0.1. 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 13.5 fantasy points for Jameis Winston, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Jameis Winston at 206.5 passing yards and 5.5 rushing yards, with a 15% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 13 books).

Player prop markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Cam Ward at 190.5 passing yards and 11.5 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (11, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Jameis Winston 0.1 points ahead of Cam Ward on the books.

Injury status

Jameis Winston is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Jameis Winston played 88 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 29 times and threw an average of 10.9 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 2 against LAR: 51 of 58 snaps, 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 1 yards.

Through Week 2, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 63 times and threw an average of 6.3 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 1 against NYJ: 50 of 50 snaps, 19 of 32 passes for 140 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 21 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 2 against PHI: 53 of 53 snaps, 13 of 20 passes for 183 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jameis Winston, Week 15 of 2025 against WAS: 2 of 68 snaps, 0 of 1 pass for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Cam Ward, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 3 of 3 passes for 52 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards, 9.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Aaron Rodgers over Jameis Winston.
• Start Daniel Jones over Jameis Winston.
• Start Deshaun Watson over Jameis Winston.
• Start Aaron Rodgers over Cam Ward.
• Start Baker Mayfield over Cam Ward.
• Start Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.