2026 Week 3 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Report

Week 2 was rough for fantasy managers: low scoring across the board, and the injury bug hit hard at quarterback. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels both left with serious injuries, which sent a wave of panic adds rippling through every platform. Availability on every name below will vary by league size and format — check your own roster before assuming anyone here is sitting unclaimed.

QB

Tyson Bagent

Bagent pulled 340,014 Sleeper adds — that's pure panic buying off the Williams injury. He's logged just one game with a 13.5% snap share, so there's no usage data yet to support him as anything more than an emergency streamer. Stash only if your QB room has a hole; he's purely speculative until we see a full game's worth of snaps.

Kirk Cousins

294,528 adds and he's been a full-time starter (100% snap share both weeks) with 37 PPR points across two games. The FantasyPros projection of 62.7 points for the season is modest, but that number likely reflects uncertainty about his role rather than the actual opportunity, since he's played every snap so far. Streaming option in two-QB leagues or as a bye-week fill-in.

Deshaun Watson

Watson drew 147,608 adds, and recent news notes he's "making a case to keep his QB job" heading into Week 3 — meaning the job isn't fully locked in. He's produced 34.72 PPR points over two games with a 100% snap share, so the opportunity is real for now. Stream with caution; the situation bears watching before you count on him weekly.

Jared Goff and C.J. Stroud

Both QBs are trending on Sleeper (193,805 and 186,935 adds, respectively) and both are playing every snap, but neither should be on waivers in any league where they were drafted. If either is somehow unclaimed in a shallow league, snap them up — Goff's 46.22 PPR points over two games leads this group.

Other strong considerations are Tyler Shough, Bryce Young, and Marcus Mariota. Tyler Shough has had a strong start to his season and put up strong numbers against a good Ravens defense. Similar story for Bryce Young. He built off a strong performance in week 1 against Chicago with another solid finish in week 2. Marcus Mariota came on for Jayden Daniels after his injury in week 2 and played reasonably well. He has shown in the past that he can put up solid numbers when Daniels has been hurt.

RB

Rachaad White

White is the top RB add this week with 45,453 Sleeper adds and a target jump from 2 to 6 week over week — both signals present, which makes him a real add. His season-to-date averages (11 touches, 4 targets, 46.8% snap share per game) confirm a legitimate pass-game role, not a fluke. Recent reporting notes he's splitting backfield routes, so the ceiling is capped by committee, but in PPR formats that target bump makes him a priority add. He's a strong PPR pickup, a flex option in standard.

Kenny Gainwell

Gainwell's targets jumped from 1 to 4 week over week, but a recent start/sit piece notes that Bucky Irving vacuumed up 7 targets in the same game while Gainwell was largely an afterthought. His season averages — 5.5 touches and 2.5 targets per game at a 40.5% snap share — don't scream lead back. Depth-only add in PPR leagues with thin benches; don't expect flex production until the role clarifies.

Reggie Gilliam

Gilliam's snap share doubled from 18% to 36% week over week, but his season-to-date averages are just 1 touch and 1 reception per game. No recent news explains why his role expanded. Stash only in deeper leagues (14+); he's not a priority in standard formats.

Other notables adds are Alvin Kamara, Emanuel Wilson, and Kaleb Johnson. Kamara had similar touches to Travis Etienne and more targets/catches. Though all these touches did not generate a lot of yardage, they show the opportunity that may exist. When Jadarian Price went out with a chest issue, it gave Wilson the opportunity to be the lead early down back (George Holani still played most snaps on passing downs). Wilson did deliver a good performance and, if Price misses time, could continue to be the lead back (at least until Zach Charbonnet comes off of IR).

WR

Tre Tucker

Tucker had a big week 2 with 22.9 PPR points. He is the lead receiver on an improved offense. Brock Bowers may be back next week and is the true alpha receiver on the team, but Tucker can and should carve out a WR2/3 role.

Adonai Mitchell

Mitchell has been steady for the first two games totaling 21.3 PPR points. He has established himself as the WR2 on the Jets. Geno Smith has done a serviceable job as QB this year and there is an opportunity for this offense to grow. The floor is probably there for Mitchell. The question is still if there is enough upside.

Laquon Treadwell

Treadwell's snap share jumped from 35% to 74% week over week. He performed well (9.1 PPR points) when Alec Pierce was injured. Monitor Pierce's availability to see if he is worth stashing.

Also stashing: Chris Blair, Skyy Moore, Chris Moore

Chris Blair's snap share jumped from 17% to 49% week over week, but he's averaging just 1 reception per game and has only 1.6 PPR points on the season — the opportunity hasn't converted to production. Skyy Moore went from 6% to 36% snap share, but his season average (20.8% snap share across two games) still reflects a fringe role. Chris Moore's snap share climbed from 37% to 55%, but he has no projection on file and is averaging just 1 touch per game. All three are deep-league stashes at best — none warrant a priority claim in leagues of 12 or fewer teams.

TE

Darren Waller

Waller is the single biggest add of the week — 628,128 Sleeper adds in 48 hours — and the reason is right there in the news: two touchdowns in Week 2 against the Falcons. He doesn't have an opportunity-reason signal (no week-over-week usage jump we measured), and his season averages are modest: 2.5 targets and a 39.6% snap share per game. That snap share is a red flag — it suggests a part-time role, meaning the two-TD game may have been touchdown-dependent rather than volume-driven. Add him now, but manage expectations; he's a boom-bust TE2 until that snap share climbs.

Zach Ertz

Ertz drew 409,509 adds but has zero games played and no usage data this season. Philadelphia is rumored to be looking to bring back Ertz to replace an injured Dallas Goedert. We have no data to support any claim about his current health. Stash him only if you have a bench spot to use in deeper leagues and need TE depth.

Also stashing: Johnny Mundt, Adam Trautman

Johnny Mundt's snap share jumped from 36% to 64% and his targets went from 0 to 3 week over week — both real signals — but his season projection sits at just 6.5 PPR points and he's totaled 2.8 points through two games. Adam Trautman saw a similar snap share jump (37% to 65%), is averaging 3 targets per game, and projects to 41.1 PPR points for the year, making him the slightly more interesting of the two. Both are deep-league TE streamers only; neither is worth a priority claim in standard-sized leagues.