Start George Pickens or Rashee Rice? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start George Pickens over Rashee Rice in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project George Pickens at 13.9 points and Rashee Rice at 13.1, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Rashee Rice'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 13.9 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 36% chance to score a touchdown (14, 11 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Rashee Rice, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Rashee Rice at 48.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (12, 11 and 15 books).

That puts George Pickens 0.8 points ahead of Rashee Rice on the books.

Injury status

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Rashee Rice 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, Rashee Rice played 81 percent of KC snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashee Rice, Week 1 against DEN: 57 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rashee Rice, Week 2 against IND: 63 of 80 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 83 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, Rashee Rice played 8 games for KC and scored 150.1 PPR points, 18.8 a game, finishing WR40.

He caught 53 of 78 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 18 red zone targets and 157 air yards.

He was on the field for 73 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Rashee Rice, Week 15 of 2025 against LAC: 52 of 61 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 51 yards, 12.1 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 Dalton Kincaid over Rashee Rice.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Rashee Rice.
• Start Rashee Rice over DK Metcalf.