Start Davante Adams or Terry McLaurin? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Davante Adams over Terry McLaurin in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Davante Adams at 9.9 points and Terry McLaurin at 9.8, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Terry McLaurin'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. Market coverage on Davante Adams is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books give Davante Adams a 43% chance to score a touchdown (15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Terry McLaurin at 42.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Davante Adams 0.1 points ahead of Terry McLaurin on the books.

Injury status

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Terry McLaurin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Davante Adams played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 1 against SF: 33 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

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

Davante Adams, Week 15 of 2025 against DET: 33 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 71 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

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.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Davante Adams.
• Start Davante Adams over Chris Olave.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Davante Adams.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Carnell Tate.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Courtland Sutton.