Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Kenny Gainwell? Week 3
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Kenny Gainwell
- Books imply
- 6.8
- fantasy pts
- Snap share
- 43%
- Through Week 2
- Target share
- 3%
- Through Week 2
- Books imply
- 5.9
- fantasy pts
- Snap share
- 40%
- Through Week 2
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 2
Our Week 3 call
Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Kenny Gainwell in Week 3.
De-vigged player props project Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 6.8 points and Kenny Gainwell at 5.9, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Jacory Croskey-Merritt, with 90 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The books have Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 39.5 rushing yards, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (14 and 14 books).
Player prop markets imply 5.9 fantasy points for Kenny Gainwell, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The books have Kenny Gainwell at 16.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (6, 7, 4 and 14 books).
That puts Jacory Croskey-Merritt 0.8 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on the books.
Injury status
Jacory Croskey-Merritt is not on the injury report.
Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 3
Through Week 2, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 43 percent of WAS snaps, took 44 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 1 against PHI: 34 of 70 snaps, 16 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -7 yards, 1 touchdown.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 2 against DAL: 26 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.
Through Week 2, Kenny Gainwell played 40 percent of TB snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.
Kenny Gainwell, Week 1 against CIN: 26 of 57 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 yards.
Kenny Gainwell, Week 2 against CLE: 23 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jacory Croskey-Merritt played 17 games for WAS and scored 140.3 PPR points, 8.3 a game, finishing RB33.
He ran 175 times for 805 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 9 of 13 targets for 68 yards.
He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 13 carries for 29 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2.9 PPR points.
In 2025, Kenny Gainwell played 17 games for PIT and scored 222.3 PPR points, 13.1 a game, finishing RB16.
He ran 114 times for 537 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 73 of 85 targets for 486 yards.
He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Kenny Gainwell, Week 18 of 2025 against BAL: 5 carries for 10 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.4 PPR points.
Their other Week 3 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB33 · WAS · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 3-9
- Overall rank
- 125
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 12
Ranked behind
RB37 · TB · bye 10
2025 vs catches line 10-7
- Overall rank
- 137
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 12
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 3, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board12
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 12
- Board size230 draftable players
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