Start Terry McLaurin or Courtland Sutton? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Terry McLaurin over Courtland Sutton in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Terry McLaurin at 9.1 points and Courtland Sutton at 9.1, 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 9.1 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Terry McLaurin at 41.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 15 books).

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 15 books).

That puts Terry McLaurin 0.0 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the books.

Injury status

Terry McLaurin is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Terry McLaurin played 79 percent of WAS snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 2 against DAL: 50 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Terry McLaurin, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 4 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 9.7 PPR points.

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.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Carnell Tate.
• Start Davante Adams over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Carnell Tate.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Chris Godwin Jr..