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Blow it All on the Week 3 Waiver Wire

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14 min
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Sep 22, 2026
Published
Tue, September 22, 2026
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Alvin KamaraBryce YoungC.J. StroudDalton SchultzDarren WallerDenzel BostonEmanuel WilsonHarrison BryantIsaiah WilliamsJ.K. DobbinsJerry JeudyJonah ColemanKenneth Walker IIIKenyon Sadiq
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Alvin Kamara

PositiveRole11:52

Alvin Kamara is a viable RB2 depth option, having recorded 15 opportunities and six targets in his first game back from injury. He is viewed as a reliable floor play for 7-12 PPR points.

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Bryce Young

PositiveUsage7:40

Bryce Young is a priority waiver wire target for Week 3, currently ranking second in fantasy points per game behind only Josh Allen. The Panthers have shifted to a league-leading neutral pass rate (63.1% in recent games), and the offense is being run through Young, who is actively targeting players downfield.

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C.J. Stroud

PositiveProjection12:50

C.J. Stroud is a solid quarterback option who benefits from playing in a dome against Indianapolis, though he needs Nico Collins back to reach his full fantasy ceiling.

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Dalton Schultz

NegativeUsage17:12

Dalton Schultz's recent production of 14 targets and 140 yards was largely a product of garbage time and Nico Collins' absence; he is not a must-start if Collins returns to the lineup.

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Darren Waller

NegativeUsage19:55

Darren Waller is an option for deeper leagues, having increased his route share to 56% and scoring two touchdowns in a hyper-red-zone role.

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Denzel Boston

PositiveBreakout5:53

Denzel Boston is recommended as a flex-worthy waiver add, currently performing as the best rookie receiver with 2.4+ yards per route run and 17 points per game. He is a fine boom-bust WR3 or flex play with upside down the stretch, as rookie receivers typically backload their production.

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Emanuel Wilson

PositiveUsage9:12

Emanuel Wilson is a priority waiver add for short-term needs, coming off a game with 20+ touches. His value is tied to the uncertainty of Jadarian Price's injury and the eventual return of Zack Charbonnet, making him a fringe RB2 for the next 1-3 weeks.

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Harrison Bryant

NegativeRole12:35

The source references Harrison Bryant's role as the tight end one for the Cleveland Browns last year as a historical comparison for how a tight end can remain fantasy-viable.

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Isaiah Williams

NegativeUsage20:11

Isaiah Williams is not considered a viable fantasy option moving forward; despite recording six targets, his usage was inefficient, characterized by an extremely low aDOT of approximately -0.5.

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J.K. Dobbins

NegativeInjury1:53

JK Dobbins sustained an injury in his recent game; while he claims to be healthy, Ron Stewart notes a long history of injury concerns for the running back.

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Jerry Jeudy

NegativeValue7:02

Ron Stewart has a gut feeling that Jerry Jeudy may be traded soon, though he clarifies this is not a bold prediction but rather a sense of where the situation is headed.

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Jonah Coleman

PositiveBreakout0:16

Ron Stewart identifies Jonah Coleman as a top priority waiver wire add, noting his snap share increased from 7% to 42% and he recorded 10 carries, three receptions, and a touchdown for 14.8 PPR points. Coleman is a high-upside stash who saw nine touches compared to just one for Tyler Bedet after JK Dobbins exited the game.

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Kenneth Walker III

NegativeInjury5:26

While Ron Stewart praises Kenneth Walker's talent, he notes that Walker has a history of injury issues, which increases the value of his backup, Emmitt Johnson.

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Kenyon Sadiq

PositiveUsage20:07

Kenyan Sadiq is a tight end to monitor for increased fantasy value; with Mason Taylor currently injured, Sadiq is expected to see an uptick in route participation and increased volume specifically within the screen game.

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Malachi Fields

PositiveBreakout15:25

Malachi Fields is an encouraging stash prospect who increased his route share from 62% to 82% and his target share from 14% to 17%, showing potential if Malik Nabers misses time.

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RJ Harvey

NegativeInjury1:53

RJ Harvey is dealing with a lingering injury issue that occurred during his recent game, which impacts the immediate backfield outlook for the team.

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Sam Darnold

NegativeInjury13:05

The source notes that Drew Lock's fantasy viability as a starter depends on Sam Darnold's injury status.

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Tank Bigsby

PositiveValue3:43

Tank Bigsby is a recommended waiver target who is expected to lead his backfield in touches, projected for 10-15 touches against Chicago. Despite inefficiency against the Titans, he secured a 41% rush share and a touchdown, making him a fringe RB2 option if Saquon Barkley misses time.

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Terrance Ferguson

PositiveSleeper17:32

Terrence Ferguson is a priority add and a potential TE1 if Puka Nacua's injury lingers, as Ferguson runs 70%+ of routes and commands a 30% target share when Nacua is out.

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Tre Tucker

PositiveUsage14:13

Trey Tucker is a recommended waiver add as the Raiders' current WR1, coming off a 20+ PPR point performance, though his value will likely decline once Brock Bowers returns.

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Will Shipley

PositiveSleeper4:03

Will Shipley is worth rostering as a stash, particularly if Saquon Barkley is injured. He recorded nine opportunities during Barkley's absence and possesses a pass-catching skill set that could eventually lead to him overtaking Tank Bigsby. He previously saw a 53% snap share in the game where Barkley went down.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00What's going on, man? Welcome back to
0:03the basement. I'm Ron and today we're
0:04going to talk through my must add
0:06waiverwire targets for week three of the
0:08fantasy football season. All of these
0:10players are under 50% owned in ESPN
0:13less. As always, if you enjoy, leave a
0:15like, subscribe if you're new, and the
0:16first player you need to add is Jonah
0:18Coleman. Now, how this video is going to
0:20work is first I'm going to start with my
0:22priority ads. These are players that I
0:25would put a 10% or higher bid on or a
0:27player I would use my waiver priority on
0:29as well or at least debate using it
0:31depending on your team needs. And then
0:33after this video is done, this is to
0:35organize my thoughts, write notes for
0:37these players, and then I rank all of
0:38these players. I then also suggest exact
0:42waiverwire bids for each and every
0:43single one of them. You can find that on
0:45the Patreon, patreon.com/ronstewart.
0:47You can get my waiverwire article. My
0:50rest of season rankings will be out
0:51tonight as well. my weekly rankings, my
0:53start streams every Sunday, my dynasty
0:56content, it's all over there.
0:57patreon.com/ronstew.
0:59You can find that in the description and
1:00the comment section below. But for our
1:03priority ads up top, number one is Jonah
1:06Coleman. He gets 10 carries, three
1:08receptions, 14.8 PPR points, he scores a
1:11touchdown. And really the big story is
1:13that RJ Harvey and JK Dobbins get banged
1:17up in this game. Now, we don't know the
1:19severity of either injury at this point.
1:21Dobbins keeps claiming that he's good to
1:22go, but Dobbins has always always been
1:25injured. RJ Harvey has some kind of
1:26lingering issue as well. I wouldn't add
1:29Jonah Coleman with the hope that he is
1:31going to be in your lineup this week,
1:33but he's one of the better stashes in
1:35all of fantasy football with a ton of
1:36upside for late season running back
1:40plays because, as we know, running
1:41backs, rookies in particular, scale up
1:44their usage over time. We can look at
1:46the rookie running back carousel from
1:48yesterday's video, the top 10 takeaways
1:50where Jonah Coleman went from 7% of the
1:52snaps to 42% of them. And he scored
1:54pretty well. He was even used in the
1:56passing game. He took a ton of carries.
1:58Three receptions as well is a big deal.
2:00And then we also have nine touches for
2:05Jonah Coleman versus just one for Tyler
2:08Bedet once JK Dobbins left this game
2:10versus the Jaguars. So, it's something
2:12to monitor. We don't know the health of
2:13R.J. Harvey or JK Dobbins at this point
2:15in the week, but Jonah Coleman is a
2:17great ad. Now, if you need something
2:18that's a little bit more immediate or
2:19Jonah Coleman's already rostered in your
2:21league, Jonah Coleman out there in about
2:2375% of ESPN leagues. We have Tank Bsby
2:25out there in about 85% of ESPN leagues.
2:29He's a tricky one. I I wouldn't go crazy
2:31because even if Saquin misses this week,
2:33Tank Bigsby is probably right on the
2:35fringe of like RB20 because the issue is
2:37is that once Saquon went down, this is
2:40from JJ Zachares here. It was about a
2:4233% snap share split the tank, 53% to
2:45Will Shipley, but of course Bigsby got
2:47the bulk of the rushing share with 41%
2:49rush share in this game. He will be the
2:52one who leads this backfield in touches.
2:54He will get somewhere between like I
2:55would say 10 to 15 touches as a part of
2:57this Eagles backfield verse a really
3:00light matchup here in Chicago this week.
3:03He did have 13 carries and a touchdown
3:05plus two receptions for five yards. He
3:07was very inefficient versus the Titans,
3:08but he would be the main guy. We'll talk
3:11about Will Shipley in a second as more
3:12of a free ad when it comes to running
3:15backs. We'll talk about Emma Johnson.
3:16I'm going to keep hammering this home
3:18until his ESPN roster ship goes up. He's
3:21at only 15.7% right now. That has to be
3:24a number that's 40% plus. The Chiefs
3:26offense looks amazing. Kenneth Walker is
3:28great. Yes, I love Kenneth Walker, but
3:30has he had injury issues in the past?
3:32Sure. And then EMTT Johnson looks
3:34extremely talented from a miss tackles
3:36force perspective. He can catch passes.
3:37He can run the ball. He had this awesome
3:39play. It seems like he does it once a
3:40game where he jukes like three defenders
3:42out of their shoes. He looks amazing.
3:44And if Kenneth Walker was to get hurt,
3:46just in the context of this offense,
3:48EMTT Johnson would be a high-end RB2 in
3:51any game Kenneth Walker misses. Then we
3:53have a rookie receiver here. If you're
3:55out there and you need wide receiver
3:56help, I think Denzel Boston makes a lot
3:57of sense. He's available in about 75% of
4:00ESPN leagues. This is from the rookie
4:01receiver report from yesterday's top 10
4:04lessons learned video. Denzel Boston
4:06pretty much the best rookie receiver at
4:07this point in time. 2.4 plus yards per
4:10out run. He scored 17 points per game.
4:12Not that he's going to continue to score
4:1317 points per game, but he's somebody
4:15you can put in your flex spot and feel
4:17pretty good about. He's a 46-y
4:18touchdown, a 55 yard touchdown. His per
4:20out numbers look good across the board.
4:22I also think Jerry Judy might be getting
4:23traded here very soon. That's kind of
4:25like a I wouldn't call it a bold
4:26prediction, but I just have a gut
4:28feeling that's where we're headed.
4:29Denzel Boston a fine boom bust wide
4:32receiver three or flex play with plenty
4:34of upside down the stretch because we
4:36know rookie receivers usually backload
4:38their production. Then another priority
4:40ad. We have a lot of them this week. We
4:42have Bryce Young. Now, if Josh Aller QB1
4:46or even Lamar Jackson or Jaylen Herz,
4:49you don't have to go out there and use
4:51priority or fab on Bryce Young. But at
4:53this point, Bryce Young is only behind
4:56Josh Allen in fantasy points per game.
4:58He is also on a Panthers team that is
5:00actually throwing the ball. This is from
5:02Pat Thorman. The Panthers currently lead
5:04the league in neutral pass rate. Through
5:0515 weeks in 2025, Carolina was 31st in
5:08neutral pass rate. just meaning how
5:10often are they throwing the ball when
5:11they're not in garbage time. In six
5:13games since then, so including the
5:14playoffs as well, 63.1% would have
5:17ranked first last year. So, they're
5:18letting Bryce Young throw the ball more.
5:20He's had a ton of pass attempts here,
5:22even in two uncompetitive game strips,
5:24even against the Falcons where they
5:26killed the Falcons the entire game. They
5:27gave him 36 attempts here. Uh he ends up
5:30throwing for three touchdowns, 287
5:31passing yards. They're kind of running
5:33this offense through Bryce Young. It's
5:35working. He's targeting players
5:36downfield more. He has Jaylen Cooker,
5:38Tedo, and McMillan that is are are
5:40really both making plays in this
5:41offense. So Bryce Young is a guy where
5:44if you don't have one of those top
5:45quarterbacks, if you just lost to Jaden
5:47Daniels, if you have Caleb Williams,
5:49Bryce Young is absolutely worth being
5:51aggressive on. Now, our last priority ad
5:53of this video is Emanuel Wilson. And
5:56he's also more of a short-term play than
5:57someone like Jonah Coleman. If you need
5:59somebody right away, if you lost a Jaren
6:01Price, if you lost, you know, if Saquon
6:02Barkley isn't going to play this week,
6:04Emanuel Wilson's interesting. He ends up
6:05with 20 plus touches in this game.
6:08Jadarian Price is banged up. It seems to
6:09be a short-term injury. He might miss a
6:11week or two. He might even play this
6:13week. That's kind of the whole issue
6:14with Emanuel Wilson. We don't know the
6:17severity of the injury for Jaren Price
6:19at this time. And then you also you have
6:21Zack Charbanet coming back at a certain
6:23point. So Emanuel Wilson like best case
6:24scenario is he's like a fringe RB2 for
6:27the next one to threeish weeks. But
6:29there's a lot up in the air when it
6:31comes to Emanuel Wilson. He looks like a
6:33fine running back that can absorb volume
6:35on a downto-down basis. Then we have the
6:38rest of this video, right? So those are
6:39all of my priority ads. Guys that I'm
6:41putting 10% or more of my budget on or
6:43being aggressive in terms of priority.
6:46Now we have more players that are 0 to
6:505% bids most likely like 0 bids or guys
6:53that you let roll through uh and then
6:56you add them for free, right? Because
6:57sometimes people have waivers where not
6:59everything has to be a waiver, right?
7:00maybe waiverss roll and then Thursday
7:02morning you wake up or Wednesday morning
7:03you wake up and you can just click add
7:05on some of these players. That is what
7:07to do with the rest of this video. We
7:09have each of these players roster
7:11percentage as well. Alvin Kamara owned
7:13in 37.5% of ESPN leagues. I will say of
7:15course he's probably rostered in your
7:17league, but he did have 15 opportunities
7:19in his first game back from injury. This
7:21staff refuses to use ETN in a featured
7:23role. And Kamar is a classic. You're
7:26down bad. You throw him in the RB2 spot
7:28and he gets you 7 to 12 PPR points. He
7:31had six targets in his first game back.
7:34Then we have Will Shipley. This is kind
7:35of piggybacking on the Tank Bsby point.
7:37If Saquon goes down, Shipley is worth
7:39rostering. He's not going in your
7:40lineup, but he did have nine
7:41opportunities with Saquon Hurt. He would
7:43be kind of the 1B behind Tank Bsby, but
7:46he would have some upsides maybe
7:47overtake Tank Bsby over time. And he
7:50also has a passcatching
7:52skill set. Then we have Caleb Johnson.
7:56really only worth stashing in deep
7:58leagues, but he looked good against the
7:59Jets. He comes in immediately has some
8:01pop. Uh Lloyd gets benched late for a
8:03fumble. And I think now Marshon Lloyd is
8:06completely dead. I I would not put him
8:07in my lineup at all moving forward. And
8:09I think Caleb Johnson's a guy you could
8:10put on your bench, but if Josh Jacobs
8:12returns, I think all of the Green Bay
8:14Packers running backs are irrelevant.
8:16Then we have the wide receiver split
8:18into two different sections here. We
8:19have the starts. If you need a guy that
8:20needs to go in your lineup, you're in
8:22one of these crazy three wide receiver,
8:23two flex, 14 teamers, and you are
8:26struggling at wide receiver starts is
8:29where you should be going. If you're in
8:30a more normal league and you watch the
8:34Ron Stewart YouTube channel and you're
8:36flush wide receiver through the flex
8:37plus two, but you're looking to stash a
8:39wide receiver, those are your rookie
8:40wide receivers with upside. I'm looking
8:42at. So, starting up top, my number one
8:43receiver ad is Dante Vion Wixs. He's had
8:4612 plus PPR points in two straight games
8:48with Dallas banged up. I think he has
8:50the most to gain from that injury. Then
8:53you have Trey Tucker. He puts up 20 plus
8:54PPR points this past week. He's the
8:56Raiders wide receiver one. I do think he
8:58gets a big downgrade the minute Brock
8:59Bowers returns. Then you have Rashad
9:01Baitman. Similar kind of injury
9:02beneficiary. Any game that Z Flowers
9:05misses, Rashad Baitman is a fine wide
9:07receiver three or flex play. He had
9:09seven catches, 88 yards, and a touchdown
9:10versus the Saints. And then AD Mitchell,
9:12he's had 15 targets through two games.
9:14He led the team in targets versus the
9:16Packers. He's going to run plenty of
9:18routes, but at the end of the day, how
9:21impactful is the wide receiver, too, in
9:23the Jets offense. Then your stashes,
9:25Malachi Fields, and this is why I always
9:27love doing these videos after the Monday
9:28night game. I get to update you guys on
9:30a rookie receiver that didn't make the
9:32rookie receiver report. Uh Malachi
9:34Fields, this is actually really
9:35encouraging. This is from
9:36fantasylife.com.
9:37He goes from 62% of the routes to 82% of
9:40the routes. He has jumped up in playing
9:42time despite Malik Neighbors increasing
9:44his route share as well. Uh and then he
9:45goes from a 14% target share to a 17%
9:48target share. All downfield usage which
9:50will make up for not being a target hog.
9:52So he's fun. It just comes down to how
9:53much is left over after Neighbors then
9:56likely then all the running backs. But
9:58Neighbors is always banged up. If he was
10:00to go down, Malachi Fields would be very
10:02interesting. And then we talked about
10:03Jeremy Bernard on the top 10 takeaways
10:05show. You have some good and bad. The
10:07good is he played a lot. 85% route
10:10share. He ended up with eight targets
10:12from Aaron Rogers. That's all amazing,
10:14but he was inefficient on those targets.
10:16And then he also costed Aaron Rogers a
10:18like bobbled pass into an interception,
10:20which Rogers takes those things to
10:22heart. So, it's something to monitor
10:24moving forward, but he is a good stash,
10:25a prospect that I liked a lot more than
10:27Consensus. Then we can talk about our
10:30tight ends and quarterback ads here.
10:32First up with tight ends, I almost put
10:33Dolan Schultz in the priority ad
10:35category. But I do think it was just a
10:36product of garbage time and Nico Collins
10:38being out. If Nico Collins plays, which
10:40seems like he's on track to very soon, I
10:42wouldn't go crazy with Dalton Schultz as
10:45a mustart tight end with Nico Collins in
10:47the lineup. But without him, Schultz had
10:4914 targets, 12 catches, 140 yards here
10:52without Nico. Then you get Terrence
10:53Ferguson as my second priority ad and
10:56why we like to do this video here
10:57because he was a huge winner on the
11:00Monday Night Football game. from no
11:01puka. He runs 70% plus of the routes. He
11:03gets a 30% target share. He ends up
11:05scoring in this game. Six catches, 54
11:07yards on nine targets. All of that is
11:09amazing. I almost put him in the
11:11priority ads list, but he's really more
11:13of a puka handcuff. Any game that Puka
11:15plays, I'm not really starting Terence
11:17Ferguson with any confidence, but he is
11:21somebody that if Puka goes down or Puka
11:23is already banged up, there's a chance
11:24he misses another game and another game.
11:25And this thing kind of lingers and all
11:27of a sudden Terren Ferguson is a tight
11:28end one for the next three weeks. So he
11:30is definitely worth picking up if you
11:32are down bad at tight end. Then we have
11:33Ronda Gadston. Both Charlie Kar and
11:36David and Jooku are injured almost
11:38forcing the Chargers here to use Gadston
11:41in a passcatching role. We've seen Mike
11:44McDaniel make tight ends super valuable.
11:46Even ones that don't block similar to
11:48Gadston, like a Darren Waller, like a
11:50John Smith. This could be the spark that
11:53Gadston needs to fully break out this
11:54year. Speaking of Darren Waller, we have
11:56Darren Waller on this list. I'm not
11:57crazy about him. uh he only ran 56% of
12:00the routes but that is up from 42% uh in
12:03this like hyper red zone role where he
12:04scored two touchdowns so he could be
12:06interesting in deeper leagues and then I
12:07will shout out Kenyan Sadiq Mason Taylor
12:09is hurt right now and then also this
12:11Isaiah Williams uh Isaiah Williams had
12:13six targets his ADOT is like minus.5 I
12:17can't imagine that being viable moving
12:19forward I think Sadique is going to
12:20increase his routes get more volume in
12:22terms of the screen game and then the
12:23thing we said about AD Mitchell is the
12:26ceiling or the bar to pass for a tight
12:28and is much lower when it comes to okay,
12:30who cares about the wide receiver two in
12:32the Jets offense, but the tight end one
12:33in the Jets offense can be viable like
12:35we saw last year with Harold Fain as the
12:38tight end one for the Cleveland Browns.
12:39Then we have our quarterbacks this week.
12:41Of course, Bryce Young up top. If
12:43somehow someway uh Tyler Shuck or maybe
12:46Kyler Murray got dropped in your league,
12:47both of those guys are above all of the
12:49quarterbacks on this list. But we'll
12:50shout out CJ Strad. He's been solid. He
12:52gets to go on the road versus
12:54Indianapolis in their dome. uh just need
12:57Nico Collins back for that ceiling if
12:59you're in a really deep league. Gino
13:00Smith on the road versus Detroit is a
13:02good matchup here. And then Drew Lock,
13:04he gets to play against Washington. A
13:05really good start here if Darnold is out
13:08again. But that is going to be our must
13:11add waiverwire targets video for week
13:13three. Again, I appreciate you guys
13:14watching. Make sure again if you want my
13:17entire waiverwire article and fab bids
13:19for each player, that will be over on
13:21the Patreon patreon.com/ronstewart.
13:24Thank you guys for watching and I'll see
13:25y'all in the next one.
13:39stones like this froze ice cold
13:44ice.

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