Waiver Wire Express - Week 3 Lightning Round

Week 2 solidified some waiver-wire adds as more than flashes in the pan, while other Week 1 studs followed that up with a flop. Whether you're coasting towards an easy 2-0 start, in the thick of it at 1-1 or up against it with an 0-2 team, you never stop improving. Stay tuned as injury updates roll in. In the interest of getting you the most timely information for planning, consider this 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 and broken down by position. Players must be owned in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

Running Backs (Priority Order):
Jaylen Samuels
Raheem Mostert
Carlos Hyde
Peyton Barber
Rex Burkhead
Frank Gore
Chris Thompson
Jamaal Williams
Justin Jackson
Kalen Ballage
Justice Hill
Ito Smith
Alexander Mattison
Gus Edwards
Chase Edmonds
Ty Montgomery
Jeffery Wilson
Giovani Bernard
Darren Sproles

Wide Receivers (Priority Order):
Terry McLaurin
Deebo Samuel
D.K. Metcalf
D.J. Chark
Geronimo Allison
Mecole Hardman
Demarcus Robinson
Marquise Goodwin
Nelson Agholor
Danny Amendola
Mohamed Sanu
JJ Arcega-Whiteside
James Washington
Tre’Quan Smith
Cole Beasley
Bennie Fowler
Devante Parker
Demaryius Thomas
Damiere Byrd
Preston Williams
Chris Conley
Parris Campbell
Randall Cobb
Willie Snead
T.J. Jones
Trey Quinn
A.J. Brown
Keesean Johnson
Golden Tate

Tight Ends (Priority Order):
Jason Witten
Vernon Davis
Tyler Eifert
Noah Fant
Will Dissly
C.J. Uzomah
Tyler Higbee
Benjamin Watson
Chris Herndon IV

Quarterbacks (Priority Order):
Josh Allen
Jimmy Garoppolo
Matthew Stafford
Jacoby Brissett
Derek Carr
Andy Dalton
Teddy Bridgewater
Marcus Mariota
Gardner Minshew
Mason Rudolph
Trevor Siemian

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