Fantasy Football: What you need to know from Week 3 of the preseason

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We’re almost there, guys and gals. It’s the height of fantasy draft time, but no one has the time nor the desire to watch all 16 preseason Week 3 contests. That’s where I come in. Here’s a position-by-position look at how the final preseason weekend went down, so you can plan and adjust accordingly for the onslaught of upcoming drafts.

Quarterbacks

Accuracy and consistency were an issue for Anthony Richardson: The fourth overall pick in last year’s NFL Draft played in the first five offensive series, finishing 8 for 14 for 86 yards and a score. Most of those yards came on his first drive, which ended in a 9-yard TD toss to Adonai Mitchell. After that, the sophomore threw multiple erratic passes, including a pick-six to Bengals safety Jordan Battle. Hopefully, he’s just shaking some rust off after missing most of 2023.

Starting NFL QBs probably shouldn’t tackle in the preseason: Brock Purdy got lucky and came out unscathed, but he threw a red-zone interception and subsequently tackled Raiders Chris Smith ll when originally trying to just get him out in bounds. Purdy posted a 9-96-0 line with that one pick and played into the second quarter.

Bryce Young appears to be taking that step forward fantasy managers hope for: In his 2024 debut with a new system under Dave Canales, the sophomore looked poised and confident, ending his 12-play drive going 6-for-8 for 70 yards and a touchdown. One highlight was a 17-yard cross-body pass to Diontae Johnson.

Both Pittsburgh QBs led scoring drives but Mike Tomlin won’t commit: Coach Tomlin has repeatedly said that Russell Wilson is in the pole position over Justin Fields but even after Saturday’s game he deferred the decision until the “end of this work week”. All signs point to Wilson as the starter but his ADP is only a few spots higher than Fields on Yahoo.

Drake Maye looked ready, but his o-line may not be: The rookie completed 13 of 20 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown on Sunday, while…

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Publish date : 2024-08-26 15:24:53

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