Start Jakobi Meyers or Carnell Tate? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Carnell Tate in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Jakobi Meyers at 9.2 points and Carnell Tate at 9.1, 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 9.2 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Jakobi Meyers at 34.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Carnell Tate at 38.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 14 books).

That puts Jakobi Meyers 0.1 points ahead of Carnell Tate on the books.

Injury status

Jakobi Meyers is listed as questionable with a thumb injury.

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Jakobi Meyers played 78 percent of JAX snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 1 against CLE: 37 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 2 against DEN: 53 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards.

Through Week 2, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 1 against NYJ: 44 of 50 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 38 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 2 against PHI: 40 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 9.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Carnell Tate over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Carnell Tate.
• Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Carnell Tate.