Start Carnell Tate or Quentin Johnston? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Carnell Tate over Quentin Johnston in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Carnell Tate at 9.2 points and Quentin Johnston 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 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 21% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13 and 17 books).

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

The books have Quentin Johnston at 35.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Carnell Tate 0.1 points ahead of Quentin Johnston on the books.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Quentin Johnston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

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.

Through Week 2, Quentin Johnston played 80 percent of LAC snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 1 against ARI: 43 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 2 against LV: 55 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Quentin Johnston, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 98 yards, 14.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Carnell Tate.
• Start Carnell Tate over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Carnell Tate.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Quentin Johnston.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.