Start Tre Tucker or Courtland Sutton? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Tre Tucker over Courtland Sutton in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Tre Tucker at 9.6 points and Courtland Sutton at 9.3, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tre Tucker'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 9.6 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Tre Tucker at 40.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Courtland Sutton at 38.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Tre Tucker 0.3 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the books.

Injury status

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Tre Tucker played 65 percent of LV snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 1 against MIA: 48 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 2 against LAC: 37 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tre Tucker, Week 18 of 2025 against KC: 1 carry for 4 yards, 6 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 5.4 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 Tre Tucker over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Davante Adams over Tre Tucker.
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Tre Tucker.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Carnell Tate.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Chris Godwin Jr..