Start Rashee Rice or Ladd McConkey? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Rashee Rice over Ladd McConkey in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Rashee Rice at 12.4 points and Ladd McConkey at 12.2, a gap of 0.2. 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 12.4 fantasy points for Rashee Rice, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Rashee Rice at 48.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 14 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for Ladd McConkey, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Ladd McConkey at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Rashee Rice 0.2 points ahead of Ladd McConkey on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Ladd McConkey and LAC visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 197 yards and 1.5 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Injury status

Rashee Rice is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Rashee Rice played 81 percent of KC snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashee Rice, Week 1 against DEN: 57 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rashee Rice, Week 2 against IND: 63 of 80 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 83 yards.

Through Week 2, Ladd McConkey played 47 percent of LAC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 1 against ARI: 27 of 55 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 82 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ladd McConkey, Week 2 against LV: 31 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rashee Rice played 8 games for KC and scored 150.1 PPR points, 18.8 a game, finishing WR40.

He caught 53 of 78 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 18 red zone targets and 157 air yards.

He was on the field for 73 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Rashee Rice, Week 15 of 2025 against LAC: 52 of 61 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 51 yards, 12.1 PPR points.

In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ladd McConkey, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 56 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 31 yards, 4.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Dalton Kincaid over Rashee Rice.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Rashee Rice.
• Start Rashee Rice over DK Metcalf.
• Start Chris Olave over Ladd McConkey.
• Start Ladd McConkey over Christian Watson.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Ladd McConkey.