Start David Montgomery or Jeremiyah Love? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start David Montgomery over Jeremiyah Love in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project David Montgomery at 11.1 points and Jeremiyah Love at 10.6, a gap of 0.4. 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 11.1 fantasy points for David Montgomery, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have David Montgomery at 48.5 rushing yards, 8.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 47% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14, 13 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 10.6 fantasy points for Jeremiyah Love, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Jeremiyah Love at 37.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 38% chance to score a touchdown (11, 7, 7 and 15 books).

That puts David Montgomery 0.4 points ahead of Jeremiyah Love on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Jeremiyah Love and ARI visit SF on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SF allowed 19.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 2 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0.5 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 24 more yards.

Injury status

David Montgomery is not on the injury report.

Jeremiyah Love is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, David Montgomery played 51 percent of HOU snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 1 against BUF: 39 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns.

David Montgomery, Week 2 against CIN: 42 of 80 snaps, 6 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Through Week 2, Jeremiyah Love played 42 percent of ARI snaps, took 42 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 1 against LAC: 32 of 75 snaps, 11 carries for 41 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jeremiyah Love, Week 2 against SEA: 20 of 50 snaps, 9 carries for 29 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

David Montgomery, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards, 6.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start David Montgomery over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start Cam Skattebo over David Montgomery.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Jeremiyah Love.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Jeremiyah Love.
• Start Bucky Irving over Jeremiyah Love.