2 weeks Ago By FTW Outdoors
Now is when the fantasy football season starts getting serious. You realize you made a mistake drafting that underperforming receiver who hadn't proven anything yet. You're obsessively scouring the waiver wire, looking for any running back who break out.
If you're undefeated, you're worried about your status at the top of the league being extremely tenuous. I'm here to help anyone and everyone with their fantasy problems as we start to leave the unofficial "preseason" portion of the 2024 NFL season. In this week's studs, duds, and sleepers, I love a certain running back from Western New York in a favorable primetime matchup.
I hate one of the quarterbacks playing in that same game, as his confidence seemingly spirals down the drain. And if you're looking for any low-risk sleepers, you know, someone on the doesn't sound all that bad! Let's dive in and see who you should start, sit, and even just consider in fantasy football in Week 3. After a short downturn, the electric Kamara has turned back the clock to his perennial Pro Bowl days at the end of the era.
Through two weeks, Kamara is the NFL's leader in yards from scrimmage as the Saints funnel their entire new-look offense through him under coordinator Klint Kubiak. He now gets an Eagles defense that allowed and to do whatever they wanted when they had the ball in their hands. Kamara is about to eat.
Again. Who do you trust more? A two-time MVP quarterback to save his team from starting 0-3, or the Cowboys, known for vomiting all over themselves when they face a hint of adversity. It's a good thing Jackson took his red cape to the dry cleaners.
In his third full season with the Bills, Cook has picked up where he left off from a scorching finish to 2023. The Bills have already given the multipurpose back 30-plus touches, and while he's played well so far with three touchdowns in two games, it feels like Cook is due for a truly monster outing. The hapless Jaguars are a perfect victim.
Not enough people are talking about Collins as a legitimate top-10 receiver. His connection with is what takes the Texans' offense from good to great at its best. In a tense Minnesota road environment, look for Collins to give Brian Flores's defense a huge headache all afternoon.
Hall has been ...
OK in his first real action playing alongside . He now gets a daunting matchup against a Patriots defense that successfully bottled both the ' and ' rushing offenses. The Jets will try to get Hall going for Rodgers' sake, but I don't see it happening against Jerod Mayo's well-schooled unit.
Through two games in Kellen Moore's scheme, Hurts has been an advantageous rusher. Hurts is already third in the NFL in quarterback rushing yards. His passing output, though, is, unfortunately, a different story for the Eagles.
It's apparent he's not comfortable airing it out enough to make Philadelphia's offense threatening so far. Now he gets the pleasure of trying to beat Dennis Allen's complex Saints defense. So, it might get a lot uglier before it gets any better.
The Packers knew that the had an abysmal rushing defense. That's why they stuffed the football into Jacobs' chest every chance they got to buoy backup quarterback . The Titans, who are stout and strong up the middle, aren't going to be so kind.
In fact, they're probably going to keep eight, perhaps even nine men in the box on every play to dare Willis to beat them. This is NOT the week to ride with Jacobs. The Jaguars' offense has no rhythm and no identity right now.
Even worse, I'm not sure Lawrence has any confidence he can get Jacksonville to turn it around. A Bills defense that just ripped apart Mike McDaniel's should be salivating. The Falcons are short on reliable receivers outside of .
And Mooney just helped Atlanta pull off an unlikely comeback win in Philadelphia. That's the kind of performance that earns trust from a veteran quarterback like , who is still learning the ropes on a new team. I'm wary about recommending Williams after watching the Bears' turnstile offensive line let defenses tee off on him.
But the Colts' defense is so bad and incompetent that I'm inclined to believe he can, indeed, finally enjoy a big breakout performance. I'm hedging by labeling him a sleeper this week. Let's be candid.
The now-benched was so broken that he was jumping just to check the ball down. is no world-beater, but he's definitely more capable of going through his reads and progressions. If you're in dire need of receiving talent, and are viable sleepers with Dalton in the fold.
Yes, that is not a joke. This will likely be one of the only tacit endorsements you see about the Broncos' passing game in this space all season long. Like the Panthers' situation, is a hard watch.
I'm not sure he's an NFL-caliber starting quarterback. However, Nix clearly likes Reynolds, as he's already given him 13 targets through two games. And the receiver has delivered a solid 138 yards.
If you're looking for a WR3 or flex option this week, you could do much worse than Reynolds..
