Start Tee Higgins or DJ Moore? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Tee Higgins over DJ Moore in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Tee Higgins at 12.2 points and DJ Moore at 11.9, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. DJ Moore'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 12.2 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Tee Higgins at 53.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for DJ Moore, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have DJ Moore at 49.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 14 books).

That puts Tee Higgins 0.3 points ahead of DJ Moore on the books.

Week 3 matchups

DJ Moore and BUF host LAC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAC allowed 39.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 1.5 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Injury status

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

DJ Moore is listed as questionable with a shoulder - ac joint injury.

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.

Through Week 2, DJ Moore played 51 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

DJ Moore, Week 1 against HOU: 44 of 58 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown.

DJ Moore, Week 2 against DET: 23 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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.

In 2025, DJ Moore played 17 games for CHI and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.

He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 460 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

DJ Moore, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Tee Higgins over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over DK Metcalf.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DJ Moore.
• Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore.
• Start Devaughn Vele over DJ Moore.