Week 3 Waiver Wire: Breaking Fantasy Football Pickups from Sunday’s Box Scores | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

When it comes to fantasy football, the second week of the NFL season is one of the more important data points a manager can consider.

Week 1 stats are inherently capricious as starters, many of whom didn’t get much playing time in the preseason, settle into their season rhythms. And unexpected players who make a splash in Week 1 can be dismissed as just whims.

However, if a player who is not on most leagues’ roster makes a splash in Week 1 AND 2, which could — and should — make you consider acquiring them off the waivers. While two games is too early to pass on players you’ve drafted, some poor performances are backed up by flawed systems — sorry, Evan Engram — and it might be worth making room in your lineup for rising stars.