We’ll have you covered for Week 3 start/sit advice as you set you fantasy football lineups. Our featured analysts name some potential sleepers to consider starting for Week 3.
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Fantasy Football Week 3 Start/Sit Advice: Sleepers to Consider Starting
Nyheim Hines (RB – IND)
“Nyheim Hines. The Colts welcome the Chiefs in Week 3 and it’s fair to say the game script could be against the home side throughout. Whilst Hines hasn’t had an eruption spot through two games, he has seen 11 targets and leads the team in catches (10). So far, the Chiefs have allowed 10 targets to running backs in Week 1 and 17 in Week 2. Hines has also seen two red zone targets and one carry inside the five. Points are coming. ”
– Tom Strachan (NFL Best Ball)
Equanimeous St. Brown (WR – CHI)
“Equanimeous St. Brown’s yards per reception (19.0) is currently sixth in the NFL among wide receivers who have been targeted several times or more. Chicago’s offense only has two touchdowns through the air this season, one was on a broken San Francisco coverage to Dante Pettis, and the other to St. Brown. ”
– Mason Riney (IDP Army)
Greg Dortch (WR – ARI)
“Over the first two weeks of the year, Greg Dortch has been a fantasy surprise. He is the WR23 in half-point PPR scoring, averaging 11.6 fantasy points per game. Dortch has scored more fantasy points than any other flex player on the Cardinals. Furthermore, he is third on the team in targets and has played only one fewer snap than A.J. Green. This week he faces the Rams, who have given up 44.7 fantasy points per game to wide receivers over the first two weeks of the year. If Rondale Moore is out again this week, Dortch is a WR3 with upside.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)
Nelson Agholor (WR – NE)
“If you’re more or less throwing a dart here, you probably want someone capable of making a huge play, so why not Nelson Agholor? His 6-110-1 line last week against the Steelers included a Moss job for a 44-yard score, and the Patriots may be realizing that amid a painfully pedestrian pass-catching corps, he’s the closest thing they have to a game-breaker (at least while Tyquan Thornton is out). Now Agholor gets a Ravens secondary that was just strafed by the Dolphins and, going back to the start of last season, has shown a penchant for giving up the long ball.”
– Des Bieler (The Washington Post)
Mecole Hardman (WR – KC)
“Is it possible that Mecole Hardman could be the most valuable wide receiver in Kansas City? He’s played fewer snaps than JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, but Hardman has accumulated more air yards and has a higher percentage of targets per route run. Hardman’s average depth of target is 13.2 yards. Valdes-Scantling has an aDOT of 8.7 yards, and JuJu’s is 7.8 yards. Hardman is simply a better bet to see more of the high-value targets vacated by Tyreek Hill. I like Hardman as a sneaky start this week against the Colts on the fast artificial surface at Lucas Oil Stadium.”
– Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros)
Logan Thomas (TE – WAS)
“Logan Thomas has seen 11 targets in the first two weeks, hauling in six catches and one TD. He is running good routes and looks healthy for the first time in a while. The Eagles controlled everything about their Week 2 matchup against the Vikings except for TE Irv Smith, who had eight targets and found the end zone. Wentz may be looking for some quick outlets against an intense pass rush, and Thomas is being underestimated as a half-PPR option for Week 3.”
– Kelly Kirby (FantasyPros)
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If you want to dive deeper into fantasy football, check out our award-winning slate of Fantasy Football Tools as you navigate your season. From our Start/Sit Assistant – which provides your optimal lineup based on accurate consensus projections – to our Waiver Wire Assistant, which allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team and how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy football season.
