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Fantasy Football Week Three: Starts, Sits, and Sleepers

By David Harrison

Aug 26, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) and middle linebacker Kwon Alexander (58) get pumped up prior to the game against the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 26, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) and middle linebacker Kwon Alexander (58) get pumped up prior to the game against the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) before the game against the New Orleans Saints at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) before the game against the New Orleans Saints at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

Washington Redskins @ New York Giants

Sunday, 25 September @ 1:00 PM

The Rumble at MetLife

START: QB, Eli Manning

Since Week 2 of the 2013 NFL season Eli Manning had only thrown for over 350 yards and fewer than two touchdowns once.

Had he added two scores to his stat line last Sunday against the Saints he would have eclipsed 24 points scored for fantasy football owners and finished the week as a Top-5 quarterback.

Alas, he didn’t, but don’t expect it to become a habit. Enter the Washington Redskins who have been victims to the pass in both of their losses to this point.

In Week 1 Antonio Brown had a field day against “Not Josh Norman” and Washington followed that up by letting Dak Prescott throw for 292 yards against them last week.

This week there’s a three-headed wide receiver monster waiting for them in New York and the ‘Skins have no way of stopping it consistently.

Manning should be in for a big day and I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes up for the lack of touchdowns last week in a big way.

 

SIT: WR, DeSean Jackson

The most unlikely division winner of 2015 has gotten off to one of the worst starts of the year going 0-2 and being nearly doubled up on points scored by their opponents.

The seemingly good news about this would be the amount of passing this team has to do. The bad for owners and fans of DeSean Jackson is the lack of production he’s had in his second year with the team.

Currently the big-play machine sits third on his team with nine catches. Granted those catches have gone for 142 yards, but his zero touchdowns to go with it make the numbers feel empty.

Jamison Crowder on the other hand has almost 50 fewer receiving yards but is the only Redskins player with a touchdown catch this year.

This discrepancy gives Crowder about three more fantasy points on the season thus far. Besides this, Jordan Reed is one of quarterback Kirk Cousins’ favorite targets as he’s tied with Crowder for the most targets on the team.

The Giants are giving up fewer than 19 points to fantasy receivers after two weeks, and the defense is only going to get better if it can avoid major injuries.

 

SLEEPER: K, Dustin Hopkins

In our daily and weekly fantasy football special of the week we have Redskins kicker Dustin Hopkins.

The special teams stud has started the season 6-for-6 on field goal tries and has ranked in the Top-10 among kickers in each week to start the 2016 season.

In Week 3 he’ll face the New York Giants who are beginning to have the appearance of being the league’s premier bend-don’t-break defense.

Giving up an average of 12.5 points per game to opposing kickers makes this the most field goal friendly team in the NFL, and Hopkins is one of the better ones.

The story line is going to be Odell Beckham Jr. vs Josh Norman as NFC East rivals for the first time, but Hopkins could be the hero to give you some crucial special teams points in your individual games.

Next: Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers

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