Start Rashee Rice or Tee Higgins? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Rashee Rice over Tee Higgins in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Rashee Rice at 12.4 points and Tee Higgins at 12.3, a gap of 0.1. 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 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 12.3 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Tee Higgins at 54.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Rashee Rice 0.1 points ahead of Tee Higgins on the books.

Injury status

Rashee Rice is not on the injury report.

Tee Higgins 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, Tee Higgins played 72 percent of CIN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 53 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 59 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 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, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tee Higgins, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 9 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 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 Tee Higgins over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over DJ Moore.