Here are your high-stakes Waiver Wire sleeper additions for Week 3! These players are available in many deeper formats and can help improve your roster. Some players are obvious additions, while others are more valuable in deeper formats or high-stakes leagues like the FFPC and NFFC.
We have had a number of hits this season, including massive wins with Daniel Jones and Elic Ayomanor, but Week Three was a tough one. Jake Browning and the Bengals offense fell flat on their face, and Troy Franklin posted a dud performance. Week Four is a chance to get us back on track. There are several WR streaming options, and with key injuries to CeeDee Lamb and Mike Evans (and potentially Terry McLaurin), we are going to need them.
Keep grinding each week and continually churn that roster to improve it whenever possible.
Bye weeks are coming — try and be at least a week ahead with them — especially on one-off positions.
Upcoming Bye Weeks
Week Five
Atlanta
Chicago
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Week Six
Houston
Minnesota
Week Seven
- Buffalo
- Baltimore
Running Backs
Woody Marks (RB, Hou) — Check to see if Marks is available in your league. His moment is coming. The Texans' offense is stuck in the mud and needs to make changes. Marks is also a 29-year old Nick Chubb injury away from extensive action. He has legit upside as a pass catcher.
Kareem Hunt (RB, KC), Brashard Smith (RB, KC) — The Chiefs' running game is completely stuck in the mud. One thing is for sure: Isaiah Pacheco is not the answer. Hunt outproduced Pacheco yet again, and found the end zone in Sunday night’s win over the Giants. If you are chasing a RB2 and need around 10 points this week he can provide that.
But it is time we all start rostering Smith. His skill set is limited — he is hardly a bell cow. But with his receiving upside, elusiveness, and speed, he can be more fantasy friendly from the jump than what KC is currently offering fantasy managers. He just needs an opportunity for extended playing time.
With Rice and Worthy returning soon and the emergence of Thornton, Smith’s opportunity could potentially come at a time the Chiefs' offense takes a leap forward.
