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TL;DR Fantasy Football Week 3
Must-Know Quarterback Fantasy Football Stats
Daniel Jones (QB – IND)
Two weeks into the season, and it might be time for fantasy players to accept that Daniel Jones could be this year’s Sam Darnold. The former Duke star was outstanding in Week 1, totaling 272 passing yards, a touchdown, and two rushing scores, finishing with 29.5 fantasy points against an awful Miami Dolphins defense. Many called for him to regress last week because of the matchup against the Denver Broncos. However, he had 316 passing yards, a passing touchdown, a rushing score and 22.8 fantasy points in the win.
Not only has Jones been a fantasy star with his legs, totaling three rushing touchdowns, but the veteran has also been an excellent passer. He has completed 71.4% of his pass attempts this season. Meanwhile, Jones should keep up his hot start in Week 3. Tennessee struggled to slow down Matthew Stafford last week. The veteran completed nearly 70% of his 33 pass attempts for 298 yards, two touchdowns and 17.3 fantasy points against the Titans. Furthermore, he could have potentially had a third passing touchdown in the contest.
Spencer Rattler (QB – NO)
While everyone expected the Saints to have an awful offense and be the laughing stock of the NFL, they have nearly won both games this season. More importantly, Sepncer Rattler has had a significant role in New Orleans having a solid fantasy offense. Unfortunately, he only scored 11.5 fantasy points in Week 1 after not throwing a touchdown. However, the second-year pro was outstanding on Sunday against a talented San Francisco 49ers defense.
Rattler completed 73.5% of his pass attempts for 207 yards and three touchdowns, scoring 21.7 fantasy points, a career-high. He has also made plays with his legs, totaling 43 rushing yards on eight attempts in two games. New Orleans has some appealing fantasy matchups over the next month, facing the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants and New England Patriots. Don’t be surprised if Rattler has a few top-12 finishes during that span.
Must-Know Running Back Fantasy Football Stats
Cam Skattebo (RB – NYG)
Cam Skattebo handled four touches for less than nine yards in his NFL debut, but was much more involved in Week 2, leading the backfield with a 52.2% snap share and a 52.4% rush share. Skattebo outsnapped Tyrone Tracy Jr. 35 to 28, while running one more route, handling 13 touches on 14 opportunities for 59 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown. It might be too early to anoint Skattebo as the clear lead back, but it seems to be trending that way entering Week 3.
D’Andre Swift (RB – CHI)
D’Andre Swift had 12 touches for 63 yards rushing (5.3 yards per carry) and three catches (on three targets) for six yards in Week 2. Had eight first-half touches, showing locked-in No. 1 RB role. Also fumbled late in the first quarter; played 57% of the snaps. After two weeks, Swift ranks fourth-worst in rushing success rate, sixth-worst in expected points added (EPA)/rush and 10th-worst in rushing yards after contact per attempt.
Kyren Williams (RB – LAR) & Blake Corum (RB – LAR)
Kyren Williams isn’t an explosive runner, and he doesn’t add much value as a pass-catching weapon, leaving him dependent on a bell-cow workload to be a reliable weekly option. The gravy train might have run dry. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Williams played 43 snaps and ran 17 routes in Week 2. He toted the rock 17 times for 66 scoreless yards and had two receptions for 14 scoreless yards. Williams’ 19 touches look good on the surface.
Yet, Blake Corum played 18 snaps, ran 10 routes and parlayed his opportunities into five rush attempts, 44 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. The Rams won 33-19, but they trailed 13-10 at the half and led 20-16 after three quarters. Despite the game’s 14-point final margin, it wasn’t a blowout from start to finish. In addition, Sean McVay provided comments about the backfield split after the game.
Sean McVay said that the split today between Kyren Williams and Blake Corum (69.5% and 30.5%, respectively) was “much more in alignment” with how he wants the Rams backfield to look
– Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) September 14, 2025
McVay’s comments, verifying that the backfield split is what they envisioned, are suboptimal for Williams’ fantasy value going forward. Williams should be treated as a low-end RB2.
Must-Know Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Stats
Tee Higgins (WR – CIN)
Without the long touchdown in Week 2, Tee Higgins would have bombed. Given the quarterback downgrade in Cincy and Higgins’ reliance on touchdowns last season, I’d be looking to deal him. Jake Browning completed one pass to Higgins in Week 2. Higgins is going to be extremely boom-or-bust without Joe Burrow. In five games with Browning in 2023, Higgins averaged 11.7 points per game. He had two 20+ point games (but Ja’Marr Chase missed one game) and three games with fewer than 8.5 fantasy points. Through two games, Higgins is just the WR49 in expected points per game.
Brian Thomas Jr. (WR – JAX)
Brian Thomas Jr. had an outstanding rookie season, and expectations were through the roof for his second professional season. Unfortunately, Thomas is dealing with a sophomore slump, punctuated by a brutal showing in Week 2. According to the data suite at Fantasy Points, among 94 wide receivers with at least 25 routes this season, excluding last night’s Monday Night Football doubleheader, Thomas is tied for 56th in receptions (five), tied for 59th in receiving yards (60) and is 47th in half-PPR points per game (eight).
However, he’s also 28th in route participation rate (87%), eighth in air yards share (45.8%), 19th in target share (24.7%), tied for 15th in targets per route run (0.27), 31st in first-read rate (25.4%) and 13th in expected half-PPR points per game (15.9).
Thomas’ underlying data suggests he’s still a borderline stud. It also indicates that gamers should be patient if they have him on their roster, and others without him should consider trading for him. Yet, the underlying data also fails to account for some human-element issues that slightly complicate things.
Thomas’ effort on Sunday left much to be desired.
Shying away from contact is simply unacceptable for an NFL wide receiver. Thomas might have a valid excuse for avoiding contact. He’s reportedly dealing with a wrist injury. The potential valid reason for Thomas shying away from contact on Sunday is a double-edged sword.
It would absolve him of some blame for his miscues. However, if the injury is impacting his play, it could continue to hamper his performance until he’s healthy. If the injury is a convenient excuse to shield him from blame, how will the second-year pro respond to head coach Liam Coen’s postgame criticism and the vocal critics on social media?
Ideally, the criticism will light a fire under him, but that’s not guaranteed. The uncertainty makes him a more volatile buy suggestion. Still, I wouldn’t suggest selling Thomas in trades, either. Finally, barring a manager having a completely loaded lineup or playing in an eight-team league, I can’t imagine benching him.
Must-Know Tight End Fantasy Football Stats
T.J. Hockenson (TE – MIN)
Every week, the chances of T.J. Hockenson returning to his pre-injury production lessen. Hockenson posted a TE2 overall finish in 2023, averaging 14.3 PPR points per game. Unfortunately, he suffered an ACL and MCL injury late into that season, and he’s never looked quite the same since. Hockenson is now in his age-28 season and is averaging just 3.4 PPR points per game through two weeks. He’s only managed to earn seven targets across 44 routes run, and this is with Jordan Addison on the sidelines. Maybe this is a J.J. McCarthy issue, and Carson Wentz will look Hockenson’s way more frequently, but that’s only a temporary solution. McCarthy is coming back, as is Addison, and things are only going to get more difficult for Hockenson.
Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)
I’m scared to say it, but I’m starting to believe in Kyle Pitts again. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), he ran a route on every single one of Michael Penix‘s dropbacks last week, an unheard-of feat at the tight end position. He also ranks fifth at the position with a 21% target share.
If you’re still unconvinced, Pitts gets an excellent matchup to take advantage of his newly elite usage this week. The Panthers ranked first in the league with 13 points per game allowed to tight ends in 2024; so far in 2025, they’re even more generous at 15.7 points per game. Fire Pitts up — maybe not with confidence, but with hope — as a TE1 this week.
Juwan Johnson (TE – NO)
Juwan Johnson is clearly a preferred target for quarterback Spencer Rattler. The veteran tight end has seen 20 total passes thrown his way over the first two weeks, trailing wide receiver Chris Olave for the team lead by only three. Johnson has secured 13 of those targets for a team-high 125 yards so far.
Johnson caught one of Rattler’s three touchdown tosses in Week 2’s close loss to the 49ers. The matchup is much more attractive in Week 3. The Seahawks allowed two touchdowns to opposing tight ends in Week 1 before giving up eight total catches to the position in Week 2. Johnson should continue to climb the tight end fantasy football rankings.
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