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NFL Week 3 Player Props & Projections (2026)

Weekly NFL player prop projections built by simulating each game 10,000 times. We surface a projected median plus the p25 to p75 range for passing, rushing, and receiving yards, so you can see the full spread of outcomes and weigh it against the book's line yourself.

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Live lines. Sportsbook lines are on the board, drawn from a consensus of major books. An over under lean appears only where our projection clearly disagrees with the posted line; everything else is information, not a call.

Projections updated September 28, 2026. Lines updated September 28 at 2:30 PM.

Week 3, 2026 season. Projections from 10,000 game simulations, updated 9/28/2026.

32 props
Dak PrescottQB
· Passing yards
203284368
p25 / projection / p75Book line 265.5
56% of sims over 265.5
Jared GoffQB
· Passing yards
188263341.2
p25 / projection / p75Book line 246
57% of sims over 246
Matthew StaffordQB
· Passing yards
Lean Over +24.0
185261338
p25 / projection / p75Book line 237
59% of sims over 237
Drake MayeQB
· Passing yards
Lean Over +25.5
182256328
p25 / projection / p75Book line 230.5
59% of sims over 230.5
Carson WentzQB
· Passing yards
177254329
p25 / projection / p75No book line yet
Patrick MahomesQB
· Passing yards
Lean Over +48.5
176249328
p25 / projection / p75Book line 200.5
68% of sims over 200.5
Brock PurdyQB
· Passing yards
173244317
p25 / projection / p75Book line 237
53% of sims over 237
Jacoby BrissettQB
· Passing yards
171243314
p25 / projection / p75Book line 225.5
57% of sims over 225.5
Joe BurrowQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -62.5
170238312
p25 / projection / p75Book line 300.5
28% of sims over 300.5
Bo NixQB
· Passing yards
161231301
p25 / projection / p75Book line 211.5
57% of sims over 211.5
C.J. StroudQB
· Passing yards
Lean Over +79.5
162229297
p25 / projection / p75Book line 149.5
78% of sims over 149.5
Daniel JonesQB
· Passing yards
161224.5290
p25 / projection / p75Book line 218.5
53% of sims over 218.5
Trevor LawrenceQB
· Passing yards
156221290
p25 / projection / p75Book line 228.5
47% of sims over 228.5
Jordan LoveQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -45.5
154219285
p25 / projection / p75Book line 264.5
32% of sims over 264.5
Aaron RodgersQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -62.0
150214277
p25 / projection / p75Book line 276
25% of sims over 276
Lamar JacksonQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -29.5
150210268
p25 / projection / p75Book line 239.5
36% of sims over 239.5
Josh AllenQB
· Passing yards
147209269.2
p25 / projection / p75Book line 210.5
49% of sims over 210.5
Tyler ShoughQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -48.0
145205269
p25 / projection / p75Book line 253
30% of sims over 253
Michael Penix Jr.QB
· Passing yards
Lean Over +23.0
142204267
p25 / projection / p75Book line 181
60% of sims over 181
Geno SmithQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -106.5
143.8203265
p25 / projection / p75Book line 309.5
13% of sims over 309.5
Jalen HurtsQB
· Passing yards
142201.5262
p25 / projection / p75Book line 215.5
44% of sims over 215.5
Jameis WinstonQB
· Passing yards
140199260
p25 / projection / p75Book line 200.5
49% of sims over 200.5
Justin HerbertQB
· Passing yards
140198260
p25 / projection / p75Book line 206
46% of sims over 206
Baker MayfieldQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -28.5
128187247
p25 / projection / p75Book line 215.5
37% of sims over 215.5
Cam WardQB
· Passing yards
Lean Over +35.5
128184242
p25 / projection / p75Book line 148.5
67% of sims over 148.5
Bryce YoungQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -82.5
116167220
p25 / projection / p75Book line 249.5
15% of sims over 249.5
Marcus MariotaQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -26.5
114160209
p25 / projection / p75Book line 186.5
35% of sims over 186.5
Drew LockQB
· Passing yards
108158210
p25 / projection / p75No book line yet
Kirk CousinsQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -56.5
108155206
p25 / projection / p75Book line 211.5
23% of sims over 211.5
DW
Deshaun WatsonQB
· Passing yards
Lean Over +27.0
106153205
p25 / projection / p75Book line 126
65% of sims over 126
Tyson BagentQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -40.5
94135179
p25 / projection / p75Book line 175.5
27% of sims over 175.5
Malik WillisQB
· Passing yards
Lean Under -114.5
106119132
p25 / projection / p75Book line 233.5
<5% of sims over 233.5

Projections are descriptive simulation output, not betting advice. Book lines shown are a consensus across major sportsbooks.

How the projections work

Instead of committing to one number, we run each game 10,000 times. Every run is a slightly different version of that Sunday, with different drives, play calls, and bounces. What comes out is a full spread of everything that could reasonably happen for a player, which is a lot closer to how football really behaves.

From those 10,000 outcomes we pull the median, the middle result, as the headline projection, plus the p25 to p75 band, the range where most outcomes landed. A tight band means the player is fairly predictable. A wide band is your signal that the outcome is volatile. Drop the book's line on top and you can see the gap, which is the edge, and decide for yourself.

Read the full breakdown of how our projections work

Prop guides

Common questions

What is the NFL player props board?
It is a weekly board of NFL player prop projections. For each player we simulate the game 10,000 times and surface a projected median plus the p25 to p75 range for passing, rushing, and receiving yards, so you can see the full spread of outcomes next to the book line.
How are the projections made?
We run each matchup 10,000 times so every player ends up with a full range of possible stat lines instead of one guess. The median is the middle outcome and the p25 to p75 band is where most of the results landed.
Which markets are covered?
Passing yards, rushing yards, and receiving yards, plus anytime touchdown scorer probabilities on their own tab. Fantasy points projections are there too.
How does the player card hit rate work?
Open any player to see how often they have reached our projected number in the past. We count a game as a hit when the player met or exceeded the projected line, and show the rate for their career, against this week opponent, and over recent seasons. Drag the slider to test any number, over or under.
Are these betting picks?
No. They are descriptive projections meant to show you how the outcomes shake out so you can make the call yourself. We do not publish a win or loss record here.