Start Kyle Monangai or RJ Harvey? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Kyle Monangai over RJ Harvey in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Kyle Monangai at 8.4 points and RJ Harvey at 7.8, a gap of 0.5. 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 8.4 fantasy points for Kyle Monangai, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Kyle Monangai at 40.5 rushing yards, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (14 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 7.9 fantasy points for RJ Harvey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have RJ Harvey at 19.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (10, 3, 6 and 15 books).

That puts Kyle Monangai 0.5 points ahead of RJ Harvey on the books.

Injury status

Kyle Monangai is not on the injury report.

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Kyle Monangai played 38 percent of CHI snaps, took 29 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Monangai, Week 1 against CAR: 32 of 75 snaps, 10 carries for 100 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Monangai, Week 2 against MIN: 25 of 74 snaps, 10 carries for 47 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Through Week 1, RJ Harvey played 51 percent of DEN snaps, took 21 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 1 against KC: 26 of 51 snaps, 3 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 23 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyle Monangai played 17 games for CHI and scored 146.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB30.

He ran 169 times for 783 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 18 of 30 targets for 164 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kyle Monangai, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 6 carries for 14 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 5.9 PPR points.

In 2025, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

RJ Harvey, Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 15 carries for 28 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards, 4.3 PPR points.

RJ Harvey, Week 17 of 2025 against KC: 47 of 72 snaps, 14 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.6 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start J.K. Dobbins over Kyle Monangai.
• Start Travis Etienne Jr. over Kyle Monangai.
• Start TreVeyon Henderson over Kyle Monangai.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey.
• Start RJ Harvey over Rachaad White.
• Start Travis Etienne Jr. over RJ Harvey.