Start Christian McCaffrey or De'Von Achane? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start De'Von Achane over Christian McCaffrey in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project De'Von Achane at 15.8 points and Christian McCaffrey at 15.8, a gap of 0.0. 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 15.8 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 (13, 13, 10 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 90 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Christian McCaffrey at 55.5 rushing yards, with a 70% chance to score a touchdown (12 and 15 books).

That puts De'Von Achane 0.0 points ahead of Christian McCaffrey on the books.

Injury status

De'Von Achane is not on the injury report.

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

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.

Through Week 2, Christian McCaffrey played 54 percent of SF snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 22 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 2 against MIA: 27 of 52 snaps, 10 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 36 of 42 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards, 11.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

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