Start Lamar Jackson or Jalen Hurts? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Lamar Jackson over Jalen Hurts in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Lamar Jackson at 22.7 points and Jalen Hurts at 20.3, a gap of 2.5. 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 22.7 fantasy points for Lamar Jackson, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Lamar Jackson at 239.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 39.5 rushing yards, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (15, 17, 13 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 20.3 fantasy points for Jalen Hurts, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Jalen Hurts at 218.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 24.5 rushing yards, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (13, 15, 13 and 15 books).

That puts Lamar Jackson 2.5 points ahead of Jalen Hurts on the books.

Injury status

Lamar Jackson is not on the injury report.

Jalen Hurts is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Lamar Jackson played 100 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 66 times and threw an average of 10.9 air yards per attempt.

Lamar Jackson, Week 1 against IND: 68 of 68 snaps, 17 of 24 passes for 324 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 43 yards.

Lamar Jackson, Week 2 against NO: 58 of 58 snaps, 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 34 yards.

Through Week 2, Jalen Hurts played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 75 times and threw an average of 8.3 air yards per attempt.

Jalen Hurts, Week 1 against WAS: 55 of 55 snaps, 14 of 25 passes for 203 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 48 yards.

Jalen Hurts, Week 2 against TEN: 76 of 76 snaps, 26 of 37 passes for 264 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 5 carries for 16 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Lamar Jackson played 13 games for BAL and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He completed 192 of 302 passes for 2549 yards, 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 67 times for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Lamar Jackson, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 11 of 18 passes for 238 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 9 yards, 21.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Jalen Hurts played 16 games for PHI and scored 305.1 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB8.

He completed 294 of 454 passes for 3224 yards, 25 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 105 times for 421 yards and 8 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jalen Hurts, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 54 of 54 snaps, 13 of 27 passes for 110 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 5 yards, 8.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Lamar Jackson over Brock Purdy.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Jared Goff.
• Start Josh Allen over Lamar Jackson.
• Start Jalen Hurts over Brock Purdy.
• Start Jalen Hurts over Jared Goff.
• Start Josh Allen over Jalen Hurts.