Start Rashee Rice or Matthew Golden? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Rashee Rice over Matthew Golden in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Rashee Rice at 12.4 points and Matthew Golden 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 (14, 10 and 15 books).

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

The books have Matthew Golden at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 18 books).

That puts Rashee Rice 0.2 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the books.

Injury status

Rashee Rice is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden 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, Matthew Golden played 84 percent of GB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 1 against MIN: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 95 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 2 against NYJ: 51 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 58 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, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Matthew Golden, Week 18 of 2025 against MIN: 3 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 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 Dalton Kincaid over Matthew Golden.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Matthew Golden.
• Start DK Metcalf over Matthew Golden.