Start Jakobi Meyers or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Jakobi Meyers at 9.2 points and Dontayvion Wicks at 9.2, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jakobi Meyers'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 9.2 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Jakobi Meyers at 34.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Dontayvion Wicks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Dontayvion Wicks at 41.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (16, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Jakobi Meyers 0.1 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on the books.

Injury status

Jakobi Meyers is listed as questionable with a thumb injury.

Dontayvion Wicks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Jakobi Meyers played 78 percent of JAX snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 1 against CLE: 37 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 2 against DEN: 53 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards.

Through Week 2, Dontayvion Wicks played 74 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 1 against WAS: 50 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 2 against TEN: 47 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

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

Jakobi Meyers, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 9.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 3 of 47 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Jakobi Meyers over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Jordan Addison over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Courtland Sutton.