Jordan Addison or Tyjae Spears: Who Should You Start?

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

Start Addison — the availability and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.

Jordan Addison is the healthier side of this call (Spears carries a questionable tag) and plays a 90% snap share to Spears's 44%. Spears's edge is the consensus rank, RB43 to WR46. The gap is comfortable.

Jordan Addison

Jordan Addison

WR46MINvs TB

Projected Points

Toss-Up
Tyjae Spears

Tyjae Spears

RB43TENvs NYG

Projected Points

Sit

Jordan Addison’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
+129 / -165
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 36.5
-110 / -114
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+300
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Tyjae Spears’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 16.5
-114 / -110
Rushing Yards Props →
REC
O/U 2.5
+122 / 0
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 11.5
-112 / -112
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+475
Anytime Touchdown Props →
MIN@
TBSun, Sep 27, 4:05 PM ETView the game →
TEN@
NYGSun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ETView the game →

Why Jordan Addison

Toss-Up

WR2 and vertical field-stretcher. Slight-framed separator with deep-ball tracking and red-zone production.

Toss-up — WR46 consensus, projects WR45 this week: TB is the 7th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 24% target share.

  • TB ranks 7 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 21.5 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 90% snap share.

Latest on Addison

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Tyjae Spears

Sit

Change-of-pace RB2 in complementary role. Explosive, elusive receiving back with third-down passing-game usage.

Sit — bench-tier RB at consensus RB43: 8% target share, Questionable on the latest report.

  • Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
  • NYG ranks 13 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 20.8 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 44% snap share.

Latest on Spears

Role

Spears broke a 27-yard run against the Eagles in Week 2 but has caught only four passes over the first two weeks, with neither he nor Pollard having 'shined' in the early going.

ESPN · Sep 21, 2026

Head-to-head stats

MetricJordan AddisonTyjae Spears
Projected points
Consensus rankWR46RB43
Opponent vs positionTB · 7 of 323-game sampleNYG · 13 of 323-game sample
Receptions5 of 329 of 32
Receiving Yards7 of 3211 of 32
Receiving TDs7 of 32—
Targets2 of 32—
Anytime TD13 of 3220 of 32
Rushing Yards—19 of 32
Rushing TDs—8 of 32
Rushing Attempts—9 of 32
Target share24%8%
Reception share17%7%
Implied total · spread21.5+1.520.8+3.0
Depth chartWR2RB2
Snap share90%44%
Injury designation—questionable
Start/Sit record0–0+1 toss-up—

Recent form

Jordan Addison — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs CHI
Week 1vs GB

Tyjae Spears — last 2 weeks

Week 2vs PHI
Week 1vs NYJ

Signal breakdown

  • 10.6 vs 9.7 projected PPR pointsJordan Addison +
  • Rank 46 vs 43Tyjae Spears +
  • Opponent DvP rank 7 vs 13 (32 = softest)Tyjae Spears +
  • Implied 21.5 vs 20.8 team pointsJordan Addison +
  • no designation vs questionableJordan Addison +
  • 90% vs 44% snap shareJordan Addison +

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