Start Drake London or Christian Watson? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Drake London over Christian Watson in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Drake London at 15.3 points and Christian Watson at 14.7, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drake London'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.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Drake London, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Drake London at 66.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (16, 15 and 18 books).

Player prop markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for Christian Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Christian Watson at 71.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 38% chance to score a touchdown (17, 15 and 18 books).

That puts Drake London 0.6 points ahead of Christian Watson on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Christian Watson and GB host ATL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

ATL allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 178 yards and no touchdowns a game against ATL.

Injury status

Drake London is not on the injury report.

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Drake London played 79 percent of ATL snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets and earned 19 percent of the air yards.

Drake London, Week 1 against PIT: 59 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 29 yards.

Drake London, Week 2 against CAR: 43 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 51 yards.

Through Week 2, Christian Watson played 83 percent of GB snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian Watson, Week 1 against MIN: 52 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 147 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian Watson, Week 2 against NYJ: 53 of 59 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Drake London, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 8 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.

He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Christian Watson, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 29 of 47 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 113 yards, 1 touchdown, 22.3 PPR points.

How Week 3 went

Drake London scored 28.4 PPR points and Christian Watson scored 22.6.

The call was right: Drake London outscored Christian Watson by 5.8.

Drake London finished 13.2 points above the 15.3 the props implied.

Drake London, Week 3 against GB: 10 targets and 9 catches for 194 yards, 28.4 PPR points.

Drake London finished as the week's WR1 in PPR scoring.

Christian Watson finished 7.9 points above the 14.7 the props implied.

Christian Watson, Week 3 against ATL: 10 targets and 7 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 22.6 PPR points.

Christian Watson finished as the week's WR2 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Davante Adams over Drake London.
• Start Drake London over DeVonta Smith.
• Start Drake London over Garrett Wilson.
• Start Christian Watson over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DeVonta Smith over Christian Watson.
• Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore.