Start Isaiah Likely or Terry McLaurin? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Isaiah Likely over Terry McLaurin in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Isaiah Likely at 9.8 points and Terry McLaurin at 9.6, a gap of 0.1. 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 9.8 fantasy points for Isaiah Likely, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Isaiah Likely at 40.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (13, 11 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Terry McLaurin at 42.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 14 books).

That puts Isaiah Likely 0.1 points ahead of Terry McLaurin on the books.

Injury status

Isaiah Likely is not on the injury report.

Terry McLaurin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Terry McLaurin played 79 percent of WAS snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 2 against DAL: 50 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Terry McLaurin, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 4 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 9.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Davante Adams over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Carnell Tate.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Courtland Sutton.