Start Parker Washington or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Parker Washington over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Parker Washington at 13.6 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 8.9, a gap of 4.7. Chris Godwin Jr.'s number is 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. Drafters take Parker Washington at ADP 20 and Chris Godwin Jr. at 23.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Chris Godwin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Parker Washington 4.7 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX host NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 28.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 0.5 touchdowns a game against NE.

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB host MIN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

MIN allowed 38.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 194 yards and a touchdown a game against MIN.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Parker Washington played 72 percent of JAX snaps, drew 37 percent of the targets, earned 51 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 1 against CLE: 35 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 2 against DEN: 48 of 59 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 98 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Parker Washington, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 9 targets and 5 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.7 PPR points.

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Parker Washington.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Parker Washington.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over Chris Godwin Jr..