Week 3 Fantasy Football Forecast

Week 3 is here and I hope you guys’ teams didn’t suffer too bad in week 2. The injuries just kept on piling up and really threw a curveball into fantasy owners plans for the season. That's just part of Fantasy Football, you have to adjust on the fly and focus on what's ahead, and what’s ahead is a week 3 full of great football games.

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Start Of The Week- Miles Sanders vs CIN

The Bengals gave up 215 yards to the Browns last week and Sanders will be very busy on Sunday. Sanders is finally healthy and with all the injuries to the Eagles wide receivers he could see even more work in the passing game. I believe he will hit over 150 total yards and should find the End Zone at least once.

Bust Of The Week- David Johnson @ PIT

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense is legit. David Johnson disappeared last week with 13 touches for 50 yards versus the Ravens. Pittsburgh’s D has shut down Melvin Gordon and Saquon Henry so far and David Johnson should be the next in line. 

Rookie Of The Week- Justin Herbert vs CAR 

Justin Herbert was a surprising start last week versus the Chiefs and played very well. Herbert will start this week due to the punctured lungs on Tyrod Taylor. Carolina’s defense isn’t very good and with a full week of First Team reps it should help Herbert be more prepared. Herbert (and Austin Ekeler) should feast in this game.

Breakout Of The Week- Jerick McKinnon @ NYG 

There were a ton of injuries in week 2 but the 49ers lost what seems like half their team and in that they lost starting RB Raheem Mostert and Backup Tevin Coleman both to knee injuries. McKinnon has looked very good in his limited work so far and with all of these vacated carries he can easily see 15+ touches. 

Deep Sleeper Of The Week- Adam Humphries @ MIN

Minnesota’s defense is really bad and they will be without both of their corners. AJ Brown is out again and that opens up snaps for Adam Humphries. Humphries is a reliable target with great hands so he should be heavily used. Do not be surprised when we see Humphries as a top 24 receiver at the end of the week. 

Bounce Back Of The Week- Allen Robinson @ ATL 

Allen Robinson has been kind of a disappointment so far but he has seen 18 targets so far and goes up against the Falcons defense who can't seem to stop the pass so this looks like a good spot for A-Rob to come back from the dead. Trubisky might not throw the most catchable passes but he has shown a love for targeting Robinson so with all the opportunities the chances of him hitting are higher than most. 

Trade Targets

• Joe Mixon - Starting slow with a new QB isn’t rare. Huge turnaround coming. 

• D’Andre Swift - Has pass catching duties locked down. Should be able to overtake AP.

• Kenyan Drake- Slow start could make Drake an expendable piece. Go grab him 

Sellers Section 

• Michael Gallup- Ceedee Lamb has become Dallas’ number 2 WR.

• Devonta Freeman- NYG backfield will not be an asset you want to be a part of. 

• Stefon Diggs- Josh Allen is on an unsustainable pace and with the big game last week you can get some serious value now. 

Week 3 Streams Of The Week:

Quarterback

• Ryan Tannehill @ MIN

• Justin Herbert vs CAR

• Jeff Driskel vs TB

• Dwayne Haskins @ CLE

Tight Ends

• Logan Thomas @ CLE

• Drew Sample @ PHI

• Jordan Reed @ NYG

• Eric Ebron vs HOU

Defense and Special Teams 

• Colts vs Jets

• Chargers vs Panthers 

• Browns vs Washington Football Team

Kickers

• Chris Boswell vs HOU

• Jason Slye @ LAC

• Dan Carlson @ NE

Things To Watch for

• MetLife Turf- Did they fix the issue that broke the 49ers last week?

• Antonio Gibson's workload- had 14 touches last week. Could he be breaking out?

• Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs against a real Defense. 

• Gruden versus Belicheck for the first time since the Tuck Rule game (It was a fumble)

Cover Photo : Photo: Ben Liebenberg/AP