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Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Many starts and sits are obvious too, so we will instead focus on fringe options in this column, the ones that take real thought. Good luck with your Week 3 lineups!
Philadelphia Eagles @ New Orleans Saints
Start: Rashid Shaheed
Derek Carr is the No. 2 fantasy QB despite New Orleans attempting the fewest passes (40) in the league over the first two weeks. Klint Kubiak’s extreme use of play action and motion is a cheat code, as the Saints have scored 91 points while barely trying after halftime. Shaheed is sure to regress having caught two touchdowns on just nine targets, but he’ll also see more volume in games less lopsided moving forward.
Shaheed leads the NFL in yards per route run by a mile and ranks seventh in average separation score on a team using 2-WR sets a league-high 90% of plays. The Saints also lead the NFL in fantasy points per dropback by a wide margin. The Eagles have allowed the second most fantasy points to wideouts, so I have Shaheed as a top-20 WR this week (and top 30 rest-of-season).
I wasn’t particularly high on the Saints entering the year, but I’m adjusting my priors significantly.
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DeVonta Smith (no A.J. Brown) and Chris Olave (a major buy low candidate) are both top-10 wide receivers in this matchup.
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New York Giants @ Cleveland Browns
Start: Amari Cooper
Cooper’s slow start to the season could’ve been much better, and he remains Cleveland’s clear WR1. The Browns are one of only five teams with a positive pass rate over expectation this year, and the Giants are yielding the fifth-most YPA (8.2) over two games. Cooper’s been far more productive at home historically, so keep him in lineups this week.
Chicago Bears @ Indianapolis Colts
Start: DJ Moore
The Colts have been gashed for a league-high 175.0 RB…
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Publish date : 2024-09-20 15:29:49
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