Fantasy Football Week 3 Lineup Advice: Start/Sit Debates, Breakout Picks & TD Calls (Ep. 2217)

September 25, 2026

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Fantasy Football Week 3: Start/Sit Decisions, Breakout Candidates, and the Psychology of Volume

The FantasyPros crew—Ron, Jake Seely, and Pat FitzMorris—spent this episode navigating Week 3 lineup decisions with a clear theme emerging: opportunity volume often trumps talent, especially early in the season when sample sizes are small and matchups matter more than reputation. The conversation revealed how quickly narratives shift after two weeks and why chasing targets and carries can be smarter than chasing names.

The Waiver Wire: Who to Start Immediately vs. Stash

The most popular waiver add of the week, Joe Nicolman, was deliberately excluded from the start/sit discussion because of injury uncertainty. But three other widely-added players got serious scrutiny.

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What you'll learn

1 (02:01) **Waiver Wire Additions: Who to Start Immediately** - The hosts discuss whether popular waiver wire pickups from Week 2 should be plugged into lineups right away or stashed for later.
2 (14:10) **Plant Your Flag: Week 3 Bold Predictions** - The analysts each pick one player they are aggressively projecting to outperform their ranking.
3 (20:18) **Start/Sit Debate: Running Backs** - The panel breaks down key head-to-head RB decisions for the week.
4 (33:21) **Start/Sit Debate: Wide Receivers** - Key WR decisions are analyzed.
5 (43:36) **Rapid Fire Start/Sit Decisions** - A fast-paced segment covering multiple flex and QB questions.
6 (59:10) **Tight End Showdown: Travis Kelce vs. Sam LaPorta** - A quick debate on the two top-tier tight ends.
7 (60:43) **Touchdown Calls for Week 3** - Each analyst locks in their picks for scoring predictions.

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Guests on this episode

Jake Seely Pat Fitzmorris

Show Notes

Ryan Wormeli, Pat Fitzmaurice and Jake Ciely tackle the toughest fantasy football start/sit decisions for Week 3, including which waiver-wire pickups are ready to make an immediate impact.

The crew debates Chuba Hubbard vs. Cam Skattebo, TreVeyon Henderson vs. Quinshon Judkins, Jalen Coker vs. Jameson Williams and several other close lineup calls.

They finish with rapid-fire start/sit questions, Week 3 flag plants and touchdown picks to help you lock in your lineup before Sunday.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Starting or Sitting Popular Waiver Wire Adds? - 0:01:37

Oronde Gadsden - 0:02:24

Adonai Mitchell - 0:06:58

Denzel Boston - 0:10:25

Plant You Flag - 0:13:41

Jadarian Price - 0:14:38

Pat Freiermuth - 0:17:21

Polymarket - 0:19:20

Start/Sit Player Debates - 0:19:52

Cam Skattebo vs. Chuba Hubbard - 0:19:57

Quinshon Judkins vs. TreVeyon Henderson - 0:26:34

Jameson Williams vs. Jalen Coker - 0:31:12

Denzel Boston vs. Romeo Doubs - 0:37:40

FantasyPros Tools - 0:41:03

Rachaad White vs. Jacory Croskey-Merritt - 0:41:26

Chris Godwin vs. Michael Wilson - 0:42:19

George Pickens vs. D’Andre Swift - 0:44:28

Jaylen Warren vs. Rashee Rice - 0:47:56

Parker Washington vs. Bhayshul Tuten - 0:49:53

Carnell Tate vs. Mark Andrews - 0:51:22

Drake Maye vs. Tyler Shough - 0:53:07

Travis Kelce vs. Sam LaPorta - 0:57:01

TD Calls Contest - 0:58:31

David Montgomery - 0:59:09

Tetairoa McMillan - 0:59:21

Travis Kelce - 0:59:50

Outro - 1:00:32

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