Unfortunately, the injury bug has already hit the wide receiver position, with a number of injuries in the first two weeks of the season to some top players including (but not limited to): Justin Jefferson (quadriceps), Amon-Ra St. Brown (soft tissue), Cooper Kupp (ankle), Puka Nacua (knee) and Jordan Addison (ankle).
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Fortunately, there are a number of players who were drafted in the later rounds who are now stepping up to take their spots… like Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Chris Godwin. Some of us here at Yahoo Fantasy predicted that Godwin would have a good season, as he returned to a full-time slot role. However, none of us could have predicted that he would be the overall WR1 in fantasy through the first two weeks of the season.
Godwin may have continued his hot start to the year in Week 2 with another big fantasy day… but it wasn’t as big as that of rookie Marvin Harrison Jr., who defied the “slow” narratives that circulated after Week 2 with an astonishing 5-134-2 line despite playing just 70% of the snaps in the Arizona Cardinals’ blowout win over the Rams. Joining him in the “rookie breakout” category was New York Giants rookie Malik Nabers, who impressed with a 10-127-1 line of his own in Week 2.
Is a Rome Odunze breakout next? How will wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle fare without Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback? Is Diontae Johnson a viable flex option with Andy Dalton at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers? With all of those questions up in the air, our fantasy experts are here to help with their Week 3 wide receiver rankings for half-PPR scoring formats:
Which wide receiver do you think will dominate in Week 3?
