With many of us still reeling from the injury-filled Week 2, we were faced with further injuries to Chris Carson (knee), Dallas Goedert (ankle), DeSean Jackson (hamstring), Jordan Reed (ankle/knee), Russell Gage (head), Diontae Johnson (possible concussion), John Brown (calf), Tarik Cohen (knee), Michael Pittman Jr. (ankle), Chris Godwin (hamstring), and Mike Williams (hamstring). Take a deep breath and let's push forward with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 4.
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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Running Backs (Priority Order):
Carlos Hyde
Adrian Peterson
Rex Burkhead
Myles Gaskin
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Sony Michel
Frank Gore
Brian Hill
Chase Edmonds
Anthony McFarland Jr.
Darrel Williams
Wide Receivers (Priority Order):
Justin Jefferson
Brandon Aiyuk
Corey Davis
James Washington
Allen Lazard
Greg Ward
Scotty Miller
Tre'Quan Smith
Preston Williams
Hunter Renfrow
Laviska Shenault Jr.
Tee Higgins
Anthony Miller
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Andy Isabella
Zach Pascal
Randall Cobb
Cole Beasley
Curtis Samuel
KJ Hamler
Chase Claypool
Jalen Guyton
Dontrelle Inman
Tim Patrick
Braxton Berrios
Olamide Zaccheaus
Kalif Raymond
Cedrick Wilson
Tight Ends (Priority Order):
Jimmy Graham
Eric Ebron
Logan Thomas
Greg Olsen
Rob Gronkowski
Mo Alie-Cox
Tyler Eifert
Harrison Bryant
Tyler Kroft
Quarterbacks (Priority Order):
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Gardner Minshew II
Teddy Bridgewater
Kirk Cousins
Philip Rivers
Nick Foles
Justin Herbert
Baker Mayfield
Daniel Jones