Fantasy Football Week 3: Rankings, sleepers, start/sit advice and more

We're onto Week 3 of the fantasy season and there's been an unusually high amount of QB injuries so far this season. We're used to seeing injuries pile up over the course of a whole season but not so early on, where we enter this week with the potential for five key QBs to be missing, thrusting backups into starting roles. 

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The biggest news among those QBs coming out of Week 2 is that Joe Burrow is expected to be sidelined for at least three months. If you have Burrow — or are looking for a replacement for another QB — not to worry, we have you covered with plenty of content, including rankings, waiver-wire pickups, expert analysis and more. Head below to find everything you need to prepare for Week 3 and shake off those injuries to win your matchup. 

Week 3 Rankings

Half-PPR rankings

• Quarterbacks

• Running backs

• Wide receivers

• Tight ends

• FLEX

• D/ST

• Kickers

Justin Boone's rankings(Half PPR)

• Quarterbacks

• Running backs

• Wide receivers

• Tight ends

• FLEX

• D/ST

• Kickers

PPR rankings

• Running backs

• Wide receivers

• Tight ends

• FLEX

🧐 Week 3 Strategy

• Week 3 sleepers: Overlooked lineup options

• Week 3 fades: Players to consider avoiding

• 10 storylines that will define Week 3 matchups

• Tale of the Take: Why these 4 predictions will come true

• Panic Meter: Big names we're already worried about

• Waiver Wire: Top adds to make now | 4 players to stash

• Waiver Wire: Players to consider dropping

• Fantasy Fallout: Impact of Joe Burrow injury

• Week 3 Rookie Report: First-year risers, fallers

• Unlikely stat to help you decide which RBs to target via trade

• Harmon: Expectations for backups with slew of QB injuries

Coming Friday

• Start 'Em Sit 'Em: Week 3 lineup advice

• Roundtable: Week 3 bold predictions

• A player to watch from every game in Week 3

• Week 3 Matchups to exploit to give you an edge

• Projection outliers: Who'll exceed or fall short of expectations?

Resources

• Injury tracker: Monitoring status updates for Week 3

• Rest-of-season trade value charts: QB | RB | WR | TE

• Backup RB Index: Top 10 understudies entering the season

• Target trends from Week 2 at RB, WR, TE

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