Kendre Miller vs Nick Chubb

Who should you start in Week 3? This week's matchups and projections.

RB65
Kendre Miller
NOR · Bye 8
43.7
projected 2026 points (PPR)
Season-long pick
VS
RB66
Nick Chubb
HOU · Bye 8
43.2
projected 2026 points (PPR)

Who to start in Week 3

This week is a coin flip. The model leans Nick Chubb by 0.1 projected points (2.7 vs 2.6), close enough that either call is defensible.

Nick Chubb faces IND, the 9th-friendliest matchup a RB can draw this week. Kendre Miller faces LV, the 12th-friendliest matchup a RB can draw this week.

Season-long, the model still ranks Kendre Miller ahead. This is a matchup call for Week 3, not a change of heart about the rest of the year.

This-week points are each player's projected per-game scoring rate adjusted for the matchup.

The season-long call

This one is a coin flip. The model leans Kendre Miller by 0.5 points of value over replacement (-92.9 vs -93.3), close enough that your roster build should break the tie.

The draft market hasn't priced this matchup yet, so treat it as a pure model call.

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Kendre MillerNOR Nick ChubbHOU Edge
Week 3 opponent LV IND
Projected Week 3 points 2.6 2.7 Chubb +0.1 pts
Matchup rank (RB vs defense, of 32) #12 #9
Projected 2026 points (PPR) 43.7 43.2 Miller +0.5 pts
Points per game 2.6 2.5
Value over replacement (VBD) -92.9 -93.3 Miller +0.5
Overall rank #184 #186 Miller by 2
Position rank RB65 RB66
Market ADP - -
Typical round (12-team) - -
Bye week 8 8

Should I start Kendre Miller or Nick Chubb in Week 3?

This week is a coin flip. The model leans Nick Chubb by 0.1 projected points (2.7 vs 2.6), close enough that either call is defensible.

Should I draft Kendre Miller or Nick Chubb in 2026 fantasy football?

Kendre Miller. He projects 43.7 fantasy points with -92.9 value over replacement, vs 43.2 points and -93.3 for Nick Chubb (RB, PPR). It's close enough to let roster needs decide.