Week 3 FAAB guide targets hot hands across QB, RB, WR, TE and D/ST. Jones’s rushing upside in Indy and Browning stepping in for Burrow drive early-week bids, while Spencer Rattler and Mac Jones offer speculative streaming in superflex and 2QB formats. At RB, Blake Corum and Najee Harris loom as potential lead backs; WRs Romeo Doubs, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Troy Franklin emerge when injuries thin the depth chart. BAL and SEA defenses present cheap, high-upside stream options.

Chiefs start 0-2 as offense stalls, forcing Patrick Mahomes to carry the load while receivers struggle to establish consistency. Cam Newton questions KC’s weaponry, calling for Xavier Worthy’s return and for others like JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton, and Marquise Brown to step up behind Kelce. Week 3 vs the New York Giants looms as a must-win to reset the passing game, making Rashee Rice and Worthy potential breakout candidates for fantasy managers.

Justin Fields is in concussion protocol after Week 2, making Week 3 unlikely for the Jets' starter. If Fields can’t go, Tyrod Taylor would helm the offense, elevating the value of Jets playmakers but capping Fields’ ceiling for this week. Stash Fields in IR if possible and prepare to pivot to safer Week 3 options. The piece also maps a concrete path for Week 3 starts, including Penix, Jones, and Mac Jones, plus situational streaming notes for Jets fans and fantasy bettors.

Week 3 IDP waivers lean toward seasoned tacklers and immediate-need pass rushers as Highsmith heads to IR. Demario Davis remains a steady tackle machine, while Nick Herbig’s rise in Pittsburgh looks locked in after the Highsmith injury. Harold Landry and Carl Granderson bring high upside in shallow formats, with Stingley, Gardner-Johnson and Jourdan Lewis among the most promising DB adds. Deep leagues should eye Swayze Bozeman, and even ebbs of safety value like Hawkins or Dugger could carve roles. E.J. Speed offers a system play for mid-ROSTER depth.

Washington Commanders face a sizable reshuffle on the defensive line after Deatrich Wise's season ending injury. Dan Quinn says the unit will mix bigger, versatile bodies and move players around to compensate for the edge loss. Armstrong should start on the edge opposite, Holmes adds depth, Baptiste and Martin supply size, and Payne or Newton could slide outside in certain packages. The plan targets slowing big runners while preserving pressure.