Week 3 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

September 27, 2020

Kipp Heisterman picks his Streamer Teams for Week 3 of the 2020 NFL season. These fantasy football free agents could be valuable streamers and waiver wire pickups or adds for both deep and shallow leagues.

Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL season. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as well as during your stud's bye weeks is an integral part of winning a fantasy championship and we are here to provide the best choices week in and week out.

Each week in this article, we will break down streamers for both shallower leagues of 8-10 teams (around 40% rostered or less) and deeper leagues of 14 or more teams (around 20% rostered or less). We will provide a specific roster in each type of league, which will include a QB, RB, WR, TE, and Flex. It should also be noted that if you play in a deep league, but a shallow-league player mentioned here is available in your league, feel free to stream them as well.

Let's take a look at Week 3's best streaming options with some highlighted players to keep an especially close eye on.

Stream Team for Shallow Leagues (<40% Rostered)

• QB: Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns
• RB: Joshua Kelley, Los Angeles Chargers
• WR: Corey Davis, Tennessee Titans
• TE: Austin Hooper, Cleveland Browns
• Flex: N'Keal Harry, New England Patriots

Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns

46% Rostered

Mayfield had somewhat of a rebound game in Week 2 when he threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns against the Bengals. This week, he will be facing a Football Team Defense that has allowed 556 passing yards over the first two weeks of the season, which ranks 11th-worst in the league. They have also allowed 22.57 fantasy points per game to the quarterback position through the first two weeks, which has them ranked fifth-worst in the league.

Joshua Kelley, Los Angeles Chargers

49% Rostered

I am not sure what the Chargers plan is with their backfield moving forward, but it was very encouraging to see Kelley get so much action last week vs. the Chiefs in a tight game. Kelley carried the ball 23 times for 64 yards and also hauled in two of three targets for 49 yards. This week, the Chargers get a matchup against a putrid Carolina run defense. The Panthers have allowed 243 rushing yards to backs over the first two weeks, which ranks them sixth-worst in the league, and have also given up a league-leading 19 receptions and six touchdowns to backs. Overall, the Panthers have allowed 46 fantasy points per game to backs, which is also worst in the league.

Corey Davis, Tennessee Titans

43% Rostered

I am a big fan of Corey Davis this week regardless of if A.J. Brown is back in the mix or not. He has a tremendous matchup vs. the Vikings' secondary. Minnesota has allowed wide receivers to gain 453 receiving yards through the first two weeks, which ranks fifth-worst in the league. They have also allowed the most receiving touchdowns in the league with five. Overall, the Vikings are giving up 53 fantasy points per game to receivers, which has them ranked second-worst currently. Fire up, Davis.

Austin Hooper, Cleveland Browns

58% Rostered

Hooper is rostered a bit more than most players you will find in this section, but it felt criminal not to mention him here considering he is still available in 40% of leagues. He should now be the sure-fire number one target (should have been before) now that David Njoku is out on IR. Hooper will be going up against a Football Team Defense that has given up 145 receiving yards to the tight end position across the first two weeks. They are also allowing nearly 20 fantasy points per game to the position, which is ranked eighth-worst in the league.

N'Keal Harry, New England Patriots

34% Rostered

Harry is quickly becoming a favorite target of Cam Newton as he has garnered 18 targets in the first two games, including 12 in Week 2 against the Seahawks. He gets a matchup vs. the Raiders who have given up 338 receiving yards to the position and nearly 34 fantasy points per game. The total in this game is also pushing 50, which means Harry could have plenty of opportunities to make plays and get in the end zone for the first time in 2020.

Stream Team for Deep Leagues (<20% Rostered)

• QB: Mitchell Trubisky, Chicago Bears
• RB: Frank Gore, New York Jets
• WR: Russell Gage, Atlanta Falcons
• TE: Logan Thomas, Washington Football Team
• Flex: Tre'Quan Smith, New Orleans Saints

Mitchell Trubisky, Chicago Bears

8% Rostered

If there was ever a spot to fire Mitch up, this may be it. Trubisky has thrown five touchdowns in his first two games and has a solid matchup vs. Atlanta in Week 3. The Falcons have given up 772 passing yards through the first two weeks, which ranks second-worst in the league. They have also given up five passing touchdowns to quarterbacks, which also ranks second-worst in the league. All of this adds up to the Falcons allowing over 35 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, which ranks dead-last in the league.

Frank Gore, New York Jets

14% Rostered

This is a sheer volume recommendation as streaming a running back that is around 20% rostered is quite difficult. Gore is the lead back for the Jets now while Bell is out. Last week, Gore carried the ball 21 times for 63 yards in a game that was never close against the 49ers. This week, he will face a Colts Defense that has allowed 4.2 yards per carry to backs. While the Jets are expected to lose and could be throwing more often, you will be hard-pressed to find a streamer at this rostership level with as much opportunity as Gore could have.

Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals

20% Rostered

Fitzgerald may be in the twilight of his career, but the targets keep coming his way as he has garnered 12 across the first two games this season. He gets a matchup vs. the Lions who have allowed the 12th-most receiving yards through the first two weeks with 346. This game is expected to be high scoring as the total currently sits at 54.5, which means there should be plenty of passing in this game. Fitzgerald should get plenty of looks and appears to worth a stream in this situation.

Logan Thomas, Washington Football Team

30% Rostered

Logan Thomas was looked at heavily in Week 2 as he saw eight targets and managed to haul in four for 26 yards. While the fantasy value was not necessarily there, the fact that he saw eight targets for the second consecutive week is very encouraging. In Week 3, he gets a great matchup vs. the Browns who have allowed the seventh-most yards to the tight end position. They have also given up three touchdowns to tight ends and have allowed nearly 25 points per game to the position.

Tre'Quan Smith, New Orleans Saints

14% Rostered

Tre'Quan had a much more expanded role with Michael Thomas out in Week 2 as noted by his five receptions on seven targets for 86 yards. He will be facing the Packers Week 3 who have been mediocre vs. the pass thus far. They have allowed the second-most receiving touchdowns with four and have also given up 314 receiving yards, which translates to allowing roughly 39 points per game to the position.

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