Start Deshaun Watson or Jameis Winston? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Deshaun Watson over Jameis Winston in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Deshaun Watson at 13.8 points and Jameis Winston at 12.2, a gap of 1.6. 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 13.8 fantasy points for Deshaun Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Deshaun Watson at 190.5 passing yards and 25.5 rushing yards, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for Jameis Winston, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Jameis Winston at 207.5 passing yards and 6.5 rushing yards, with a 15% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 14 books).

That puts Deshaun Watson 1.6 points ahead of Jameis Winston on the books.

Injury status

Deshaun Watson is not on the injury report.

Jameis Winston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Deshaun Watson played 100 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 65 times and threw an average of 6.5 air yards per attempt.

Deshaun Watson, Week 1 against JAX: 51 of 51 snaps, 16 of 22 passes for 205 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 38 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 2 against TB: 58 of 58 snaps, 24 of 30 passes for 238 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 24 yards.

Through Week 2, Jameis Winston played 88 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 29 times and threw an average of 10.9 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 2 against LAR: 51 of 58 snaps, 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jameis Winston, Week 15 of 2025 against WAS: 2 of 68 snaps, 0 of 1 pass for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Deshaun Watson over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Deshaun Watson over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Deshaun Watson over Bo Nix.
• Start Aaron Rodgers over Jameis Winston.
• Start Jameis Winston over Cam Ward.
• Start Daniel Jones over Jameis Winston.