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The Week 3 waiver wire adds lightning round for 2025 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Cam Skattebo, Bhayshul Tuten, Romeo Doubs, Wan'Dale Robinson, Juwan Johnson, Daniel Jones, more.
With much of Week 2 in the history books, let's start looking forward to next week's sweat and the season beyond it. Just as one can be overconfident in one week's worth of data, two weeks can also lead you into traps based on a perceived pattern. Let's walk that tightrope together with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season.
This provides a quick reaction regarding fantasy-relevant players for Week 3, following another round of data and injuries that smacked our teams. Key injuries to monitor are Joe Burrow (toe) and Justin Fields (concussion), with Burrow likely slated to miss "several weeks." Be sure to keep our elite news feed bookmarked with app alerts on for the latest and greatest intel!
Typically, this column will be published early in the week and will be updated daily as the site supplies in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. Waiver pickups are listed in priority order and broken down by position as we stick to those rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo! leagues, ranging from shallow standard options to deep PPR plays. We will stay on top of it all, so you don't have to go searching through each team's box score and stat log.
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Week 3 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Cam Skattebo
Bhayshul Tuten
Trey Benson
Tyler Allgeier
Blake Corum
Najee Harris
Jerome Ford
Kyle Monangai
Kenneth Gainwell
Miles Sanders
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Ollie Gordon II
Brashard Smith
Kendre Miller
Isaac Guerendo
Woody Marks
DJ Giddens
Jeremy McNichols
AJ Dillon
Week 3 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Darnell Mooney
Romeo Doubs
Wan'Dale Robinson
Quentin Johnston
Kayshon Boutte
Elic Ayomanor
Christian Kirk
Cedric Tillman
Marvin Mims Jr.
Rashod Bateman
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Joshua Palmer
Calvin Austin III
Adam Thielen
Isaac TeSlaa
Dyami Brown
Dontayvion Wicks
Tory Horton
Troy Franklin
DeAndre Hopkins
Hunter Renfrow
DeMario Douglas
Jayden Higgins
Alec Pierce
Ray-Ray McCloud III
KaVontae Turpin
Tyquan Thornton
Malik Washington
Jordan Whittington
Roman Wilson
Tre Tucker
Elijah Moore
Jalen Nailor
Luther Burden III
Devontez Walker
Parker Washington
Week 3 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Zach Ertz
Juwan Johnson
Brenton Strange
Harold Fannin Jr.
Isaiah Likely (stash)
Jonnu Smith
Chig Okonkwo
Dalton Schultz
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Michael Mayer
Jake Tonges
Week 3 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 3:
Daniel Jones
Trevor Lawrence
Michael Penix Jr.
Geno Smith
Tua Tagovailoa
Sam Darnold
Mac Jones
Russell Wilson
Tyrod Taylor
Jake Browning
Week 3 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 3:
Green Bay Packers D/ST
Seattle Seahawks D/ST
Indianapolis Colts D/ST
Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST
Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST
Atlanta Falcons D/ST
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