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Waiver Wire Express - Week 3 Lightning Round Including Nico Collins, Kyren Williams, Zack Moss, Tutu Atwell, Matt Breida

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The Week 3 waiver wire pickups & adds lightning round for 2023 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Nico Collins, Kyren Williams, Zack Moss, Tutu Atwell & more.

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to our little look-ahead as we sift through Sunday's action with an eye on next week. We're here as a quick reaction force to get key names on your radar with the week's early performances and injuries. September is a great time for actionable pickups so let's get to the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 3.

This column is published early every week and then updated on a daily basis. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

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Week 3 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Kyren Williams
Jerome Ford
Zack Moss
Gus Edwards
Kareem Hunt
Justice Hill
Matt Breida
Jaylen Warren
Chuba Hubbard
Roschon Johnson
Latavius Murray
Tyjae Spears
Damien Harris
Kendre Miller
Sean Tucker
Ty Chandler
Craig Reynolds

 

Week 3 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Nico Collins
Tutu Atwell
Skyy Moore
Jayden Reed
Kadarius Toney
Rashid Shaheed
Romeo Doubs
Isaiah Hodgins
Kendrick Bourne
Robert Woods
Tank Dell
Josh Reynolds
Allen Robinson II
Jonathan Mingo
Curtis Samuel
DeVante Parker
Marvin Mims Jr.
Rashee Rice
Calvin Austin III
Josh Downs
Mack Hollins
Jalin Hyatt
Chase Claypool
Michael Wilson
Nelson Agholor
Braxton Berrios
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine

 

Week 3 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Hunter Henry
Juwan Johnson
Dalton Schultz
Luke Musgrave
Gerald Everett
Zach Ertz
Hayden Hurst
Jake Ferguson
Dawson Knox
Kylen Granson
Cade Otton

 

Week 3 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 3:

Derek Carr
Russell Wilson
Sam Howell
Baker Mayfield
C.J. Stroud
Desmond Ridder
Gardner Minshew

 

Week 3 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 3:

Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville Jaguars
Detroit Lions
Las Vegas Raiders



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