Start Chase Brown or De'Von Achane? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start De'Von Achane over Chase Brown in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project De'Von Achane at 15.8 points and Chase Brown at 16.1, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Chase Brown at 63.5 rushing yards, 21.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (13, 16, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 15.9 fantasy points for De'Von Achane, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have De'Von Achane at 59.5 rushing yards, 26.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13, 11 and 15 books).

That puts Chase Brown 0.3 points ahead of De'Von Achane on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Chase Brown and CIN visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 2 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 0.5 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 49 more yards.

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

De'Von Achane is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 75 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chase Brown, Week 2 against HOU: 42 of 60 snaps, 20 carries for 80 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 2 yards.

Through Week 2, De'Von Achane played 81 percent of MIA snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 22 percent of the targets and had 50 percent of the red zone chances.

De'Von Achane, Week 1 against LV: 48 of 56 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

De'Von Achane, Week 2 against SF: 45 of 59 snaps, 20 carries for 74 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chase Brown, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 13 carries for 72 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.0 PPR points.

In 2025, De'Von Achane played 16 games for MIA and scored 322.8 PPR points, 20.2 a game, finishing RB5.

He ran 238 times for 1350 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 67 of 85 targets for 488 yards.

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

De'Von Achane, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 41 of 55 snaps, 18 carries for 83 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 14.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Chase Brown.
• Start Chuba Hubbard over Chase Brown.
• Start De'Von Achane over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start De'Von Achane over Breece Hall.
• Start De'Von Achane over Christian McCaffrey.