Start Courtland Sutton or Malik Washington? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Malik Washington in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Courtland Sutton at 9.1 points and Malik Washington at 9.0, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Malik Washington'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 9.1 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Courtland Sutton at 37.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 14 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.0 fantasy points for Malik Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Malik Washington at 35.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (12, 10 and 15 books).

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.0 points ahead of Malik Washington on the books.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Courtland Sutton played 74 percent of DEN snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 1 against KC: 39 of 51 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 2 against JAX: 45 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Through Week 2, Malik Washington played 85 percent of MIA snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Washington, Week 1 against LV: 55 of 56 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 53 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 2 against SF: 43 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Courtland Sutton played 17 games for DEN and scored 219.7 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR13.

He caught 74 of 124 targets for 1017 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 795 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Courtland Sutton, Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 2 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards, 1.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Malik Washington played 17 games for MIA and scored 116.7 PPR points, 6.9 a game, finishing WR54.

He caught 46 of 65 targets for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 64 air yards.

He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Malik Washington, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 2 carries for 22 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Carnell Tate.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Malik Washington over Carnell Tate.
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Malik Washington.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Malik Washington.