5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Stashes to Add NOW Before Week 3 (Ep. 2223)
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What waiver‑wire players should I stash before Week 3?
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Yes, we are back to help make you a smarter fantasy football manager. The manager that is staying two to three moves ahead of their league mate, specifically on the waiver wire. Who should you be stashing before they break out in fantasy football this week? I'm Lucas Wentzel here with Fantasy Pros, bringing you my top five waiver wire stashes ahead of week three and next week's waiver run as well. Now, before we dive on into that list of five players, we do have a special deal going on for you all right now where You can get up to six months of FantasyPros Premium for free. Just head over to fantasypros.com slash premium, click Go Premium for free, choose Polymarket or one of our partner sports books, make a deposit, and complete your first paid contest.
Why could Malachi Fields become a breakout wide‑receiver this week?
Again, that's fantasypros.com slash premium, new users only, terms apply. The first player on our list this week is New York Giants wide receiver Malachi Fields, who is rostered in 24% of leagues. Now, the number one thing we're considering for Malachi Fields here is the injury to Malik Neighbors. As of this recording, Neighbors has logged limited practices to start the week, but what's peculiar about his shoulder injury is that there wasn't a collision or major fall that happened on Monday night football. He was fighting off coverage, and it was actually his right shoulder. Or on the outside that dislocated, and then he ended up popping back in on the sideline himself. Deepak Shona of SportsMed Analytics had this to say about the potential fantasy impact for Malik neighbors.
Quote In the NFL, it is common to play through shoulder dislocations as neighbors did in week two. However, it typically comes with a relatively high in-season recurrence risk and major limitations on production. Having the arm overhead or away from the body or rotated out can Can place the joint at a position of most instability for a wide receiver, his catch radius would therefore be expected to shrink. Significantly. He also went on to say that to protect Xavier Worthy after his 2025 shoulder dislocation, Andy Reid admitted that they actually had to shrink his route tree to accommodate the injury. Overall, the data suggests relative optimism about neighbors' ability to keep playing, but less optimism about his ability to maintain his typical level of performance and avoid re injury.
Now, nobody is going to sit here and debate that Malik Neighbors and Xavier Worthy are. On the same playing field, right? Neighbors is the much better wide receiver than Xavier Worthy. But could accommodating for neighbors shoulder injury mean more opportunity for a player like Malachi Fields, who appears to be the next man up at wide receiver? He has 10 targets through two games. He's played 72% and 81% of snaps. And per Heath Cummings of CBS, he's one of two wide receivers to have at least 10 targets this year, but also have a catchable target rate below 70%. I'm not here to tell you that gets fixed with Jameis Winston at quarterback, but I am here to point out that there's been yards and fantasy points left on the table.
So I would stash Malachi Fields purely on the contingent upside if this shoulder hint injury continues to hinder neighbors for the foreseeable future. The second player on our list this week is Carolina Panthers tight end Darren Waller, who is rostered in 23% of leagues.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What waiver‑wire players should I stash before Week 3?
0:00–1:23
2
Why could Malachi Fields become a breakout wide‑receiver this week?
1:23–3:41
3
How does Malik Nabers’ shoulder injury boost Fields’ upside?
3:41–5:35
4
Is Darren Waller emerging as a red‑zone weapon for the Panthers?
5:35–7:27
5
Can Pat Bryant earn a bigger role in the Broncos offense?
7:27–9:23
6
What opportunity does Damon Claiborne have in the Vikings backfield?
9:23–11:24
7
Why is rookie Ted Hurst a high‑upside stash for the Buccaneers?
11:24–12:47
8
How can I lock in these five stashes before they disappear?
12:47–13:20
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