Fantasy Football: 20 waiver wire targets for Week 3

We’re just two weeks into the 2024 NFL season and injuries are already piling up across the league.

The two biggest injuries from a fantasy football perspective this week are Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (who is going on injured reserve with an ankle injury) and Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (who is also a candidate for IR with an ankle injury).

The in-house candidates to replace Pacheco in KC are Samaje Perine and Carson Steele, but there might be non-Chiefs running backs available on the waiver wire who are better options to replace Pacheco in your fantasy lineup. Kansas City is also bringing in Kareem Hunt for a free agent visit today.

In Los Angeles, the Rams are now missing both Puka Nacua and Kupp. That leaves Demarcus Robinson and Tyler Johnson as the top WRs still standing, and rookie Jordan Whittington is a massive sleeper to consider this week.

Check out the full list of fantasy football waiver wire targets below. Each player’s roster percentage in ESPN fantasy football leagues is listed in parentheses.

1. RB Bucky Irving (30%)
2. RB Braelon Allen (8%)
3. RB Kareem Hunt (1%)
4. RB Rico Dowdle (38%)
5. RB Dameon Pierce (3%)
6. RB Antonio Gibson (33%)
7. RB Trey Benson (44%)
8. RB Samaje Perine (4%)
9. RB Carson Steele (2%)
10. WR Quentin Johnston (7%)
11. WR Alec Pierce (14%)
12. WR Demarcus Robinson (34%)
13. WR Jordan Whittington (3%)
14. WR Tyler Johnson (13%)
15. WR Tutu Atwell (1%)
16. TE Colby Parkinson (45%)
17. TE Zach Ertz (7%)
18. TE Hunter Henry (11%)
19. QB Justin Fields (32%)
20. QB Derek Carr (10%)

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