Fantasy Football: Start or Sit Week 3

For our Start or Sit Week 3, this writer took extra time in accounting for matchups and likelihood.

It’s great for the NFL season to be back! Even better for Fantasy Football fanatics! We hope your week 1 went over well! I’m back again to help with those tough Start or Sit of the week.

Please note that all options are suggestions and based off current projections, but always willing to give our thoughts! We won’t indicate the obvious plays, mainly, the most burning questions. Each week, you have the final cut of who will start, we’re just here to provide context!

Due to delay in content, I have omitted Thursday night options – they are included in the PDF for visual

Key Injuries to consider:

• Dak & Eli Mitchell both still out
• Chris Godwin (Hamstring) 2 weeks
• James Conner (Ankle) Week 3 in question
• Jerry Jeudy (shoulder) day-to-day; missed 2 practices
• Dalton Schultz (knee) week 3; doubtful – short term injury

Start or Sit – by position

Quarterbacks

Thursday Night & Noon Games

Start

• Tua Tagoviloa (vs BUF)
• Jared Goff (@MIN)
• Derek Carr (@TEN)
• Joe Flacco (vs CIN)
• Kirk Cousins (vs DET)

Sit

• Carson Wentz (vs PHI)
• Joe Burrow (@NYJ)
• Mac Jones (vs BLT)
• Baker Mayfield (vs NO)
• Matt Ryan (vs KC)

Obvious Picks:
Start – Lamar Jackson (@NE) Josh Allen (@MIA) Patrick Mahomes (@IND) Jalen Hurts (@WAS) 
Sit – Jameis Winston (@CAR) Ryan Tannehill (vs LV) Davis Mills (@CHI) Justin Fields (vs HST)

Afternoon and Night Games

Start

• Marcus Mariota (@SEA)
• Aaron Rodgers (@TB)
• Cooper Rush (@NYG)
• Kyler Murray (vs LAR)

Sit

• Russell Wilson (vs SF)
• Jimmy Garoppolo (@DEN)
• Tom Brady (vs GB)
• Trevor Lawrence (@LAC)

Obvious Picks:
Start – Matt Stafford (@ARI) Justin Herbert (vs Jax)
Sit – Geno Smith (vs ATL) Daniel Jones (vs DAL)

Running backs

Thursday Night & Noon Games

Start

• David Montgomery vs HST
• Miles Sanders @ WAS
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire @ IND
• Damien Harris vs BLT

Sit

• Dalvin Cook (vs DET)
• Josh Jacobs (@TEN)
• Rhamondre Stevenson (vs BLT)
• Michael Carter (vs CIN)

Obvious Picks:
Start –  JT (vs KC) CMC (vs NO) Barkley (vs CAR) Swift (@MIN)
Sit – Ken Gainwell (@WAS) All RBs in BUF/MIA matchup

Afternoon and Night Games

Start

• Darrell Henderson (@ARI)
• Jeff Wilson Jr (@DEN)
• Leonard Fournette (vs GB)
• James Robinson (@LAC)

Sit

• Aaron Jones (@TB)
• Both Dallas RBs (@NYG)
• Trais Etienne (@LAC)
• Melvin Gordon (vs SF)

Obvious Picks:
Start – Saquon Barkley (vs DAL) Austin Ekeler (vs JAX) 
Sit – Both SEA RBs (vs ATL)

Wide Receivers

Thursday Night & Noon Games

Start

• Brandin Cooks (@CHI)
• Garrett Wilson (vs CIN)
• Jakobi Meyers (vs BLT)
• Chris Olave (@CAR)
• Rashod Bateman (@NE)
• Michael Pittman (vs KC)*

Sit

• Ja’Marr Chase (@NYJ)
• Hunter Renfrow (@TEN)
• Terry McLaurin (vs PHI)
• Robbie Anderson (vs NO)

Obvious Picks:
Start –  Both WR1 & WR2 in MIA/BUF, Justin Jefferson (vs DET), ARSB (@MIN), Davante Adams (@TEN)
Sit – Avoid KC WRs (@IND) Darnell Mooney (vs HST) Adam Thielen (vs DET)

* – if healthy

Afternoon and Night Games

Start

• Drake London (@SEA)
• Christian Kirk (@LAC)
• Noah Brown (@NYG)
• Greg Dortch (vs LAR)

Sit

• DK Metcalf (vs ATL)
• Keenan Allen (vs JAX)
• Hollywood Brown (vs LAR)
• Romeo Doubs (@ TB)

Obvious Picks:
Start – Courtland Sutton (vs SF) Cooper Kupp (@ARI) Mike Williams (vs JAX)
Sit – All NYG WRs (vs DAL) Breshad Perriman (vs GB)

Tight Ends

Thursday Night & Noon Games

Start

• Darren Waller (@TEN)
• Logan Thomas (vs PHI)
• Irv Smith Jr (vs DET)
• Hayden Hurst (@NYJ)

Sit

• Dawson Knox (@MIA)
• Tyler Conklin (vs CIN)
• Kylen Granson (vs KC)

Obvious Picks:
Start – Kelce (@IND) Mandrews (@NE) Goedert (vs WAS)
Sit – Cole Kmet (vs HST) Austin Hooper (vs LV) Mike Gesicki (vs BUF)

Afternoon and Night Games

Start

• George Kittle (@DEN)*
• Tyler Higbee (@ARI)
• Evan Engram (vs LAC)

Sit

• Kyle Pitts (@SEA)
• Albert Okwuegbunam (vs SF)

Obvious Picks:
Start – Ertz (vs LAR)
Sit – All NYG TEs (vs DAL), Cameron Brate (vs GB)

* – if healthy

For a full forecast of all my start-and-sit players, you can download my Week 3 Start or Sit PDF here

For other Fantasy Football content!

• Fantasy Football Overreactions Wk2 – Jesse Raymond
• What’s happening with RBs in Fantasy Football? – Matthew Brown
• 3 Players to start in Week 3 – Matthew Brown

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