Start George Pickens or Parker Washington? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start George Pickens over Parker Washington in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project George Pickens at 14.9 points and Parker Washington at 14.6, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 14.9 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have George Pickens at 59.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 38% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 17 books).

Player prop markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Parker Washington at 64.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 37% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11 and 15 books).

That puts George Pickens 0.4 points ahead of Parker Washington on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX host NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 28.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 0.5 touchdowns a game against NE.

Injury status

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, George Pickens played 81 percent of DAL snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 1 against NYG: 49 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

George Pickens, Week 2 against WAS: 42 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Through Week 2, Parker Washington played 72 percent of JAX snaps, drew 37 percent of the targets, earned 51 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 1 against CLE: 35 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 2 against DEN: 48 of 59 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 98 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

George Pickens, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards, 1.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Parker Washington, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 9 targets and 5 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start George Pickens over Christian Watson.
• Start George Pickens over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start George Pickens over Dalton Schultz.
• Start Parker Washington over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Parker Washington.