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We are two full weeks into the 2025 NFL season, and with that, you are two weeks into your fantasy football season. Plenty of standout performances from key players, as well as goose eggs from highly-drafted players, has made this season tough to predict thus far, but you can turn that all around in your Week 3 waiver wire pickups.
The depth of your fantasy football roster is already being tested, as a plethora of quarterbacks have already missed time this season. With the likes of Joe Burrow, Justin Fields, Brock Purdy, Jayden Daniels, and J.J. McCarthy already having missed games or slated to, that position has been ravaged.
The following list includes players that are rostered on fewer than 50 percent of all ESPN rosters making the chances you can pick them up pretty high. Heading into Week 3, try your best to button up the edges of your roster as you look to start the season strong.
1. WR Wan’Dale Robinson, New York Giants
29.9% Rostered
The top player in the Week 3 waiver wire pickups is Wan’Dale Robinson, who has become a quality safety valve for Russell Wilson. The name of the game in fantasy football is volume, and Wan’Dale Robinson has earned 18 targets across his first two games, including 10 against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2.
As the Giants likely continue to play from behind heading into Week 3, look for Robinson to have another healthy floor as a pass catcher, giving your roster a solid WR2/3 to pick up off the waiver wire.
2. WR Troy Franklin, Denver Broncos
2.0% Rostered
Speaking of wide receivers on the waiver wire, Troy Franklin has been the most consistent pass catcher for the Denver Broncos, and he is only being rostered on two percent of ESPN fantasy football teams. The 22-year-old has recorded games of six and nine targets, respectively, to open the 2025 season, as Bo Nix has started to look the way of his former Oregon teammate.
Franklin found the end zone against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2, capping off an eight-reception game. With the Broncos looking for that WR2 opposite Courtland Sutton, it looks like Franklin is getting his shot at locking down that role early on this year.
3. QB Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts
21.2% Rostered
You are currently reading a description of the QB2 in fantasy football, Daniel Jones (yes, QB2). It has been quite the strong, two-game start to the season for Jones, who has thrown for at least 270 yards and a touchdown in each of the first two games, helping the Colts get out to a 2-0 start.
With upcoming matchups against the Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Rams, and Las Vegas Raiders, Jones has a favorable schedule ahead to continue his surprising start. That strong start comfortably makes Jones the QB1 in your Week 3 waiver wire pickups.
4. RB Bhayshul Tuten, Jacksonville Jaguars
40.0% Rostered
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