Chris Godwin Jr. or Mike Washington Jr.: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 3 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Godwin — the projection and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.

Chris Godwin Jr. projects 8.8 to Washington's 3.7 and is the higher consensus play (WR42 to RB50). No signal favors Washington this week. The gap is wide.

Chris Godwin Jr.

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR42TBvs MIN

Projected Points

Toss-Up
Mike Washington Jr.

Mike Washington Jr.

RB50LVvs NO

Projected Points

Sit

Chris Godwin Jr.’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
+126 / -161
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 35.5
-114 / -110
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+330
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Mike Washington Jr.’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+450
MIN@
TBSun, Sep 27, 4:05 PM ETView the game →
LV@
NOSun, Sep 27, 4:25 PM ETView the game →

Why Chris Godwin Jr.

Toss-Up

Starting WR with slot-to-boundary versatility. Physical route runner and YAC producer; recent seasons shortened by injury.

Toss-up — WR42 consensus, projects WR57 this week: MIN is the 10th-softest matchup vs WRs, 12% target share.

  • MIN ranks 23 of 32 against WRs (one of the softer matchups, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 23.0 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 86% snap share.

Latest on Godwin

Role

Through two games, Godwin has just seven catches for 86 scoreless yards, and in Week 2 his three targets were only a 8.8% share on 34 Mayfield attempts, though his 37 routes run were nearly tied with Egbuka for the team lead.

CBS Sports · Sep 20, 2026
Performance Preview: Week One Star – Chris Godwin Jr., Alex Anzalone or Kenny Gainwell?

Gabriel Kahaian joins Brianna Dix and Scott Smith this season in their weekly competition of predicting who the Bucs' brightest star will prove to be in the upcoming game, and two of three picks are players new to the roster in 2026

buccaneers.com · Sep 11, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Mike Washington Jr.

Sit

Rookie RB2 in change-of-pace role. Complementary back behind the feature runner with no NFL sample yet.

Sit — bench-tier RB at consensus RB50: NO is the 8th-softest matchup vs RBs, 2% target share.

  • NO ranks 25 of 32 against RBs (one of the softer matchups, 2-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.5 team points as 3.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 19% snap share.

Head-to-head stats

MetricChris Godwin Jr.Mike Washington Jr.
Projected points
Consensus rankWR42RB50
Opponent vs positionMIN · 23 of 322-game sampleNO · 25 of 322-game sample
Receptions27 of 3224 of 32
Receiving Yards28 of 3221 of 32
Receiving TDs15 of 32—
Targets32 of 32—
Anytime TD15 of 3225 of 32
Rushing Yards—29 of 32
Rushing TDs—29 of 32
Rushing Attempts—21 of 32
Target share12%2%
Reception share16%0%
Implied total · spread23.0-1.519.5+3.5
Depth chartWR2RB2
Snap share86%19%
Start/Sit record0–0+2 toss-ups—

Recent form

Chris Godwin Jr. — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs CLE
Week 1vs CIN

Mike Washington Jr. — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs LAC
Week 1vs MIA

Signal breakdown

  • 8.8 vs 3.7 projected PPR pointsChris Godwin Jr. +
  • Rank 42 vs 50Chris Godwin Jr. +
  • Opponent DvP rank 23 vs 25 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 23.0 vs 19.5 team pointsChris Godwin Jr. +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 86% vs 19% snap shareChris Godwin Jr. +

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