Start CeeDee Lamb or Davante Adams? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over Davante Adams in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project CeeDee Lamb at 19.1 points and Davante Adams at 17.6, a gap of 1.5. 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 19.1 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have CeeDee Lamb at 82.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 44% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13 and 17 books).

Player prop markets imply 17.7 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Davante Adams at 75.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 15 books).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 1.5 points ahead of Davante Adams on the books.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, CeeDee Lamb played 78 percent of DAL snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 1 against NYG: 47 of 58 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 2 against WAS: 41 of 55 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 2, Davante Adams played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 1 against SF: 33 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Davante Adams, Week 15 of 2025 against DET: 33 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 71 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Davante Adams.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Davante Adams.
• Start Davante Adams over Chris Olave.