Start Dalton Kincaid or Tee Higgins? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Tee Higgins over Dalton Kincaid in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Tee Higgins at 13.0 points and Dalton Kincaid at 12.9, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are 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 13.0 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Tee Higgins at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Dalton Kincaid, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Dalton Kincaid at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 15 books).

That puts Tee Higgins 0.1 points ahead of Dalton Kincaid on the books.

Injury status

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

Dalton Kincaid is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Tee Higgins played 72 percent of CIN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 53 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 59 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tee Higgins, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 9 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Dalton Schultz over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over DJ Moore.
• Start Tee Higgins over DK Metcalf.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over DK Metcalf.
• Start George Pickens over Dalton Kincaid.