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	19.5	12.0–31.2
2	Patrick Mahomes	KC	MIA	19.3	11.8–31.0
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	DAL	18.7	11.2–30.1
4	Tyler Shough	NO	LV	18.1	10.5–29.2
5	Brock Purdy	SF	ARI	18.1	10.5–29.1
6	Jalen Hurts	PHI	CHI	17.7	10.3–28.9
7	Jared Goff	DET	NYJ	17.2	10.0–28.5
8	Joe Burrow	CIN	PIT	16.9	9.6–27.9
9	Dak Prescott	DAL	BAL	16.4	9.4–27.6
10	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	NE	16.4	9.0–27.1
11	Jordan Love	GB	ATL	15.6	8.3–26.1
12	Bryce Young	CAR	CLE	15.2	8.0–25.7
13	Matthew Stafford	LA	DEN	15.2	8.5–26.5
14	Justin Herbert	LAC	BUF	15.0	7.8–25.5
15	Drake Maye	NE	JAX	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	9.1–34.2
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	GB	17.6	8.6–32.8
3	Jonathan Taylor	IND	HOU	16.5	7.9–31.2
4	James Cook	BUF	LAC	15.6	7.3–29.5
5	Christian McCaffrey	SF	ARI	15.3	7.3–29.7
6	Kenneth Walker III	KC	MIA	15.1	6.9–28.7
7	Ashton Jeanty	LV	NO	14.5	6.5–27.7
8	Derrick Henry	BAL	DAL	14.4	6.8–28.5
9	Chase Brown	CIN	PIT	14.2	6.3–27.3
10	Bucky Irving	TB	MIN	12.3	5.1–24.2
11	Breece Hall	NYJ	DET	12.1	4.9–23.8
12	Javonte Williams	DAL	BAL	12.0	4.9–23.7
13	D'Andre Swift	CHI	PHI	11.9	4.8–23.6
14	Omarion Hampton	LAC	BUF	11.9	4.8–23.5
15	Kyren Williams	LA	DEN	11.4	4.5–22.7

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	17.2	7.0–32.6
2	Chris Olave	NO	LV	16.3	6.5–31.1
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WAS	16.0	6.3–30.5
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	BAL	15.3	5.9–29.4
5	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	PIT	15.3	5.9–29.4
6	DeVonta Smith	PHI	CHI	13.4	4.9–26.4
7	Christian Watson	GB	ATL	13.4	4.9–26.2
8	Drake London	ATL	GB	13.2	4.8–25.9
9	Justin Jefferson	MIN	TB	12.8	4.5–25.3
10	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	CLE	12.7	4.5–25.0
11	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	DET	12.7	4.5–25.0
12	Parker Washington	JAX	NE	12.4	4.3–24.4
13	George Pickens	DAL	BAL	12.4	4.3–24.4
14	Tee Higgins	CIN	PIT	11.8	4.0–23.6
15	Davante Adams	LA	DEN	11.5	4.0–23.7

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	11.3	4.6–23.5
4	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	LAC	11.1	4.1–21.9
5	Sam LaPorta	DET	NYJ	10.3	3.7–20.5
6	Mark Andrews	BAL	DAL	10.0	3.6–20.5
7	Tyler Warren	IND	HOU	9.9	3.5–20.0
8	Tucker Kraft	GB	ATL	9.4	3.2–19.0
9	George Kittle	SF	ARI	9.2	3.2–19.2
10	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	CAR	9.1	3.0–18.4
11	Hunter Henry	NE	JAX	8.6	2.8–18.0
12	Isaiah Likely	NYG	TEN	8.5	2.7–17.5
13	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TB	8.4	2.7–17.5
14	Juwan Johnson	NO	LV	8.2	2.6–17.2
15	Colston Loveland	CHI	PHI	7.9	2.3–16.3

Kickers

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

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Tyler Loop	BAL	DAL	9.1	3.6–15.4
2	Eddy Pineiro	SF	ARI	8.9	3.5–15.3
3	Harrison Butker	KC	MIA	8.9	3.4–15.3
4	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	BAL	8.9	3.4–15.3
5	Evan McPherson	CIN	PIT	8.8	3.4–15.2
6	Cam Little	JAX	NE	8.8	3.3–15.2
7	Tyler Bass	BUF	LAC	8.6	3.2–15.0
8	Trey Smack	GB	ATL	8.6	3.1–15.0
9	Jason Myers	SEA	WAS	8.5	3.0–14.9
10	Jake Bates	DET	NYJ	8.4	2.9–14.9
11	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	IND	8.3	2.8–14.8
12	Daniel Carlson	NO	LV	8.3	2.7–14.7
13	Chase McLaughlin	TB	MIN	8.3	2.7–14.7
14	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	CLE	8.1	2.5–14.5
15	Will Reichard	MIN	TB	8.0	2.4–14.5

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	8.8	1.9–16.5
2	NYG D/ST	NYG	TEN	8.4	1.5–16.2
3	KC D/ST	KC	MIA	8.4	1.4–16.1
4	CIN D/ST	CIN	PIT	7.9	0.7–15.7
5	MIN D/ST	MIN	TB	7.8	0.4–15.5
6	CAR D/ST	CAR	CLE	7.6	0.0–15.4
7	NO D/ST	NO	LV	7.2	0.0–15.0
8	PHI D/ST	PHI	CHI	7.0	0.0–14.8
9	SF D/ST	SF	ARI	7.0	0.0–14.8
10	TEN D/ST	TEN	NYG	7.0	0.0–14.7
11	HOU D/ST	HOU	IND	7.0	0.0–14.7
12	GB D/ST	GB	ATL	6.9	0.0–14.6
13	PIT D/ST	PIT	CIN	6.7	0.0–14.5
14	JAX D/ST	JAX	NE	6.4	0.0–14.1
15	DET D/ST	DET	NYJ	6.4	0.0–14.0

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.