Start or sit in week 3

What Waiver projects for week 3 alone, with a floor and a ceiling for each player, so you can start the steady one when you are ahead and the volatile one when you need points. To weigh up two of your own players, compare them in the tool.

Quarterbacks

The QB18 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Josh Allen	BUF	LAC	19.6	12.0–31.3
2	Patrick Mahomes	KC	MIA	19.1	11.6–30.8
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	DAL	18.8	11.3–30.2
4	Brock Purdy	SF	ARI	18.0	10.4–29.1
5	Jalen Hurts	PHI	CHI	17.8	10.3–28.9
6	Tyler Shough	NO	LV	17.7	10.2–28.7
7	Joe Burrow	CIN	PIT	16.8	9.5–27.8
8	Jared Goff	DET	NYJ	16.8	9.6–27.9
9	Dak Prescott	DAL	BAL	16.2	9.1–27.3
10	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	NE	16.1	8.8–26.8
11	Jordan Love	GB	ATL	15.9	8.6–26.5
12	C.J. Stroud	HOU	IND	15.6	8.3–26.2
13	Justin Herbert	LAC	BUF	15.2	8.0–25.7
14	Matthew Stafford	LA	DEN	15.1	8.5–26.4
15	Bryce Young	CAR	CLE	14.9	7.7–25.3

Running backs

The RB30 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	NYJ	18.4	9.1–34.1
2	Jonathan Taylor	IND	HOU	16.5	7.9–31.2
3	James Cook	BUF	LAC	15.6	7.3–29.5
4	Christian McCaffrey	SF	ARI	15.4	7.3–29.7
5	Kenneth Walker III	KC	MIA	15.2	7.0–28.9
6	Bijan Robinson	ATL	GB	15.0	6.9–28.6
7	Ashton Jeanty	LV	NO	14.7	6.7–28.1
8	Chase Brown	CIN	PIT	14.5	6.5–27.7
9	Derrick Henry	BAL	DAL	14.4	6.8–28.5
10	De'Von Achane	MIA	KC	12.7	5.3–24.8
11	Bucky Irving	TB	MIN	12.3	5.1–24.2
12	Breece Hall	NYJ	DET	12.3	5.0–24.1
13	D'Andre Swift	CHI	PHI	11.9	4.9–23.6
14	Javonte Williams	DAL	BAL	11.9	4.8–23.5
15	Omarion Hampton	LAC	BUF	11.9	4.8–23.5

Wide receivers

The WR36 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	NYJ	17.1	7.0–32.5
2	Chris Olave	NO	LV	15.8	6.2–30.3
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WAS	15.6	6.1–29.9
4	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	PIT	15.4	6.0–29.5
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	BAL	15.1	5.8–29.1
6	Justin Jefferson	MIN	TB	13.1	4.7–25.7
7	DeVonta Smith	PHI	CHI	13.0	4.7–25.7
8	Christian Watson	GB	ATL	12.9	4.6–25.4
9	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	DET	12.7	4.5–25.1
10	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	CLE	12.7	4.5–25.0
11	George Pickens	DAL	BAL	12.4	4.3–24.4
12	Tee Higgins	CIN	PIT	12.0	4.1–23.8
13	Parker Washington	JAX	NE	11.8	3.9–23.5
14	Davante Adams	LA	DEN	11.6	4.0–23.7
15	Drake London	ATL	GB	11.5	3.8–23.1

Tight ends

The TE14 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Trey McBride	ARI	SF	14.7	6.0–28.3
2	Dalton Schultz	HOU	IND	11.3	4.3–22.7
3	Travis Kelce	KC	MIA	11.1	4.4–23.1
4	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	LAC	10.4	3.7–20.8
5	Tucker Kraft	GB	ATL	10.3	3.7–20.6
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	NYJ	10.2	3.6–20.5
7	Mark Andrews	BAL	DAL	10.1	3.7–20.6
8	Tyler Warren	IND	HOU	9.7	3.3–19.6
9	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	CAR	9.2	3.1–18.7
10	George Kittle	SF	ARI	9.1	3.2–19.0
11	Hunter Henry	NE	JAX	8.7	2.9–18.2
12	Colston Loveland	CHI	PHI	8.4	2.6–17.3
13	Isaiah Likely	NYG	TEN	8.4	2.6–17.2
14	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TB	8.3	2.6–17.3
15	Juwan Johnson	NO	LV	8.1	2.5–17.0

Kickers

The K12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Tyler Loop	BAL	DAL	9.0	3.6–15.4
2	Harrison Butker	KC	MIA	8.9	3.5–15.3
3	Eddy Pineiro	SF	ARI	8.9	3.5–15.3
4	Evan McPherson	CIN	PIT	8.8	3.4–15.2
5	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	BAL	8.8	3.4–15.2
6	Trey Smack	GB	ATL	8.7	3.3–15.1
7	Cam Little	JAX	NE	8.7	3.2–15.1
8	Tyler Bass	BUF	LAC	8.6	3.1–15.0
9	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	IND	8.6	3.1–15.0
10	Jake Bates	DET	NYJ	8.3	2.8–14.8
11	Jason Myers	SEA	WAS	8.3	2.8–14.8
12	Chase McLaughlin	TB	MIN	8.3	2.7–14.7
13	Daniel Carlson	NO	LV	8.2	2.6–14.6
14	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	CLE	8.1	2.6–14.6
15	Spencer Shrader	IND	HOU	8.1	2.5–14.6

Team defences

The DEF12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	SEA D/ST	SEA	WAS	8.7	1.8–16.4
2	KC D/ST	KC	MIA	8.2	1.3–16.0
3	MIN D/ST	MIN	TB	7.8	0.4–15.5
4	CIN D/ST	CIN	PIT	7.8	0.3–15.5
5	NYG D/ST	NYG	TEN	7.4	0.0–15.2
6	CAR D/ST	CAR	CLE	7.4	0.0–15.1
7	DET D/ST	DET	NYJ	7.2	0.0–14.9
8	SF D/ST	SF	ARI	7.2	0.0–14.9
9	NO D/ST	NO	LV	7.2	0.0–14.9
10	GB D/ST	GB	ATL	6.9	0.0–14.6
11	HOU D/ST	HOU	IND	6.9	0.0–14.6
12	PHI D/ST	PHI	CHI	6.9	0.0–14.6
13	PIT D/ST	PIT	CIN	6.7	0.0–14.4
14	JAX D/ST	JAX	NE	6.5	0.0–14.2
15	TEN D/ST	TEN	NYG	6.2	0.0–13.9

Projected points count each player's chance of playing. A floor is a bad week and a ceiling a good one: about one week in ten falls outside each. Rebuilt every week.