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Recapping from Week 3, we nailed it! So many of our waiver adds hit big, and my two cut suggestions will continue to stay on the waivers in the future after their Week 3 performances. This is why you come to The Undroppables for all your fantasy football advice.
QUARTERBACK
CJ Stroud (Houston Texans)
Yahoo – 20% Rostered
ESPN – 11% Rostered
Sleeper – 32% Rostered
It is exciting to talk about the Houston Texans again in fantasy football. Stroud has been a fringe QB1 the past two weeks, and this offense is only getting started. Texans go against Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons the next two weeks; it would be an excellent streaming option if you need a quarterback these two weeks.
Jimmy Garoppolo (Las Vegas Raiders)
Yahoo – 15% Rostered
ESPN – 12% Rostered
Sleeper – 18% Rostered
Jimmy has finished as a low-end QB1 in Weeks 1 and 3. The common denominator for those weeks? Jakobi Meyers was healthy and played those weeks. This offense looks like they get into spurts in the game and can move the ball at will. The issue has been consistency in the game itself. Look for them to gel as the season progresses; Jimmy might become a sneaky good QB.
*Note – Jimmy Garoppolo did enter the concussion protocol. Brian Hoyer may be a sneaky Week 4 add if he doesn’t progress during the week.
RUNNING BACKS
De’Von Achane (Miami Dolphins)
Yahoo – 41% Rostered
ESPN – 16% Rostered
Sleeper – 46% Rostered
Not every day you see a running back only play in one week of the season and move up to fourth overall in points. That is what Achane did, though, with his 233 total yards and four-touchdown performance in Week 3. This will be the top waiver add; spend all your FAAB. This is a league-winning addition to any roster.
Tyjae Spears (Tennessee Titans)
Yahoo – 24% Rostered
ESPN – 16% Rostered
Sleeper – 32% Rostered
Tyjae Spears out-snapped Derrick Henry 25 to 17 today. He’s now out-snapped Henry in two of three games this season.
Henry’s 2.0 PPR point total was the lowest of his career in a game where he’s had at least 10 rush attempts.
— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) September 24, 2023
This offense looks terrible, so I understand the reluctance to add Spears to your roster. But RBs are getting thinner out there, and with Spears starting to out-snap Derrick Henry, this is potentially a great bye-week fill for some rosters.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Tank Dell (Houston Texans)
Yahoo – 31% Rostered
ESPN – 23% Rostered
Sleeper – 48% Rostered
He’s a player I should have mentioned last week; now, he is the WR11 on the season. Tank Dell has been a go-to target for the first quarterback we wrote about in this article. Another full FAAB spend if you need to; Tank Dell is not going anywhere for this growing offense.
Adam Thielen (Carolina Panthers)
Yahoo – 47% Rostered
ESPN – 54% Rostered
Sleeper – 58% Rostered
Barely making the thresholds we set for these articles, Adam Thielen had a monster week in Week 3. With 14 targets and turning that into 11 receptions for 145 receiving yards and a touchdown, this man has found a resurgence in Carolina. This could be tied to Andy Dalton, but he had a good game with Bryce Young in Week 2, so we should start thinking Thielen is back!
Joshua Palmer (Los Angeles Chargers)
Yahoo – 2% Rostered
ESPN – 1% Rostered
Sleeper – 5% Rostered
Josh Palmer in 3 games without Mike Williams and with Keenan Allen last season:
* 8-106-2
* 5-56-0
* 7-60-028 total targets for a 22.6% share.
— Jared Smola (@SmolaDS) September 25, 2023
This is terrible news for Mike Williams; we hope for him to recover quickly. Joshua Palmer looks like he is the immediate benefactor in this offense, though, and had four receptions for 66 yards and a receiving touchdown (crazy deflection play, but we don’t care for fantasy). It’s a solid addition to your roster if you want depth with upside.
TIGHT ENDS
Luke Musgrave (Green Bay Packers)
Yahoo – 18% Rostered
ESPN – 13% Rostered
Sleeper – 25% Rostered
The country music star – Luke Musgrave – is becoming a top tight end this year. Going unnoticed with the rise of Sam LaPorta, Musgrave has been the TE9 on the season and has done that without a touchdown. There’s a huge upside with him knowing that he is getting this production without a TD, and if you watched the games, you know he has been open on deep shots that Jordan Love has just missed. A big breakout game is coming soon for Musgrave.
Noah Fant (Seattle Seahawks)
Yahoo – 2% Rostered
ESPN – 3% Rostered
Sleeper – 7% Rostered
This might be a deep stash, but Noah Fant has had some decent games in the past two weeks. With the TE15 and TE16 (pending MNF games), he has had a consistent 8-10 fantasy points in PPR formats. I promise you, you can do a lot worse at that position. Matchups might have been more favorable in those weeks, and we get the New York Giants in Week 4. Fant might be a decent streaming option if needed.
DROP CANDIDATES
Jahan Dotson (Washington Commanders)
This pains me since I was high on him for this season, but this offense is not good. There were not very good matchups coming up, and even in Week 2, where they put major points – Dotson was uninvolved. It is time to send him back to waivers, and maybe he becomes an add down the road.
Dalton Schultz (Houston Texans)
With CJ Stroud only targeting wide receivers and running backs, the tight end position seems forgotten in this offense. Dalton has not lived up to his draft capital. There are better options; maybe he will have some good weeks, but we need to stop being tempted by his name recognition.
