Start Ja'Marr Chase or Zay Flowers? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Ja'Marr Chase over Zay Flowers in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Ja'Marr Chase at 17.2 points and Zay Flowers at 17.0, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Zay Flowers'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 17.2 fantasy points for Ja'Marr Chase, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Ja'Marr Chase at 74.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 17.0 fantasy points for Zay Flowers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Zay Flowers at 71.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 47% chance to score a touchdown (7, 6 and 6 books).

That puts Ja'Marr Chase 0.2 points ahead of Zay Flowers on the books.

Injury status

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Zay Flowers is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Ja'Marr Chase played 91 percent of CIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 1 against TB: 60 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 2 against HOU: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Zay Flowers played 29 percent of BAL snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Zay Flowers, Week 1 against IND: 20 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 150 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 10 targets and 8 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.

In 2025, Zay Flowers played 17 games for BAL and scored 243.3 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR7.

He caught 86 of 118 targets for 1211 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 753 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Zay Flowers, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 6 targets and 4 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.8 PPR points.

Zay Flowers, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 52 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Zay Flowers.
• Start Zay Flowers over Chris Olave.
• Start Zay Flowers over Davante Adams.