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Well, we have you covered every which way but loose in this week’s Sporting News Fantasy Football Podcast. (Download or subscribe on iTunes). Segments include: Week 3 Rankings We look at Fantasy Source’s rankings and identify one guy at each position who we think is too high or too low. How do you feel this week about Tony Romo, Knile Davis, Emmanuel Sanders and Kyle Rudolph? There’s interesting debate fueled by differing – but equally well-researched – opinions in this section....

Every week we start by breaking down last week’s bad calls, and we had a few, including Patrick Mahomes slowing down (nope), Chris Carson being too “gassed” to succeed (not quite), and Rex Burkhead being primed for a big game (or the IR, whatever). We then look at this week’s top trending players, including Ryan Fitzpatrick Fitzmagic (ESPN makes us refer to him that way), Jameis Winston (remember him?), A....

title: “Fantasy Football Rankings Week 2 Wrs” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-26” author: “Bobby Sholtis”

Bill has also always had a soft spot for Green Bay’s receivers. He would often goad Panthers’ fans at the Sporting News’ Charlotte offices with, “Yeah, Brandon LaFell would make a good practice squader in Green Bay,” or, “Steve Smith would make a good No. 4 behind Jordy, Cobb and James Jones.” You can imagine how well that went over – and you can imagine what Bill is saying this year with Jerricho Cotchery currently penciled in as Carolina’s WR1....

The biggest injuries to watch this week include Michael Thomas (ankle), Julio Jones (hamstring), Davante Adams (hamstring), George Kittle (knee), Raheem Mostert (knee), A.J. Brown (knee), DJ Chark (chest), Chris Carson (knee), Chris Godwin (hamstring), Zack Moss (toe), Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), and Tyrod Taylor (chest), but you know more will pop up closer to the weekend. And if you’re looking to play any Steelers or Titans this week, however, you would be out of luck....

Whether you’re still paying out money you lost to your mates in your private league last year or you’re still cursing Pep Guardiola for benching Kevin de Bruyne when you triple captained him, it’s time to let go and focus on the new season. With the new campaign getting underway on Friday, August 5 — when Crystal Palace host Arsenal at Selhurst Park — there really isn’t long left to get your team in order....

Here are fantasy news updates for those key running backs expected to miss time to start the season, their handcuffs and when fantasy owners can expect them to return. MORE: 2015 Fantasy football rankings | RB sleepers | Fantasy football cheat sheet Le’Veon Bell’s fantasy football outlook As you know, Le’Veon Bell is suspended for the first two games of the season. That hasn’t scared many owners away in fantasy football drafts, with Bell still going as high as No....

With injuries already rearing their ugly heads, now is a perfect time to look ahead and try to find some value adds before they cost a valuable waiver claim. Making the most of every roster spot early in the season can pay off handsomely down the line. Maybe you just freed up a spot because one of your players became IR-eligible; maybe you recently dropped fringe veterans. Use the free space to invest in a potential lotto ticket — a player who you anticipate could see a spike in usage, opportunity to breakout, or a return from injury....

And even though it’s going to be a running back-heavy waiver wire, there are several tight ends, a few overlooked wide receivers, and a handful of streamer D/STs that could be of use to you if you have bye-week (Bengals, Bills, Cowboys, Seahawks) or injury issues. With very few standout options, this week is all about collecting depth. If you’re in relatively decent shape at RB, you can probably save your claim and move up the ladder; if you’re hurting, then you should take the plunge and hope you hit on a starter....

We’re still high on Luck and Gurley in our quarterback and running back rankings, respectively, but even if you stick with them in standard leagues, they’ll likely be overvalued in daily fantasy football rankings. Conversely, this week’s top waiver wire pickups, like Tajae Sharpe or Mike Wallace, might be risky starters in standard leagues but great values in DFS contests. Let’s check out more of this week’s potential busts. For our favorite Week 2 sleepers, click here....

Cam Newton, despite scoring fewer than 30 total fantasy points against the subpar defenses of the 49ers and Bills, plays the cures-all-fantasy-woes Saints defense at home, so expect his first big performance of the year. Similar with Newton, we’re not ready to give up on Kirk Cousins against a weak Raiders secondary that allowed two TDs to Josh McCown last week. For those in two-QB leagues with Blake Bortles and Joe Flacco, remember that they play in London on Sunday with kickoff set for 9:30 am ET....

GK: Jordan Pickford - Everton - 1 Game, 1 Penalty Save, 2 Saves, 1 Clean Sheet = 13 Points DF: Ashley Williams - Everton - 1 Game, 1 Goal, 1 Clean Sheet = 14 Points Williams’ entry will certainly be a surprise to most, as Everton had not kept a clean sheet since the middle of August. The goal was a bit of a collector’s item as well, seeing as it was his first of the year, and also matched his total from last season....

As a strong partner of the Sporting News, we love what they do with great deep analysis and some of the best talent in the industry. We see what we do at FantasyAlarm.com as a perfect complement. Below is what is planned at FantasyAlarm.com this fall and how you can get involved. We have all fantasy sports covered, so think of us as the place you go if you want to get deeper tools and analysis....

We have the latest updates on these players and more so you can get ready for your Week 11 matchup. MORE: Full Week 11 waiver wire list | RB handcuff chart Is Chris Hogan playing in Week 11? A shoulder injury kept Hogan out of practice all week last week, and there have been no updates on his status since being declared “inactive” for Sunday night’s game against Denver. After initially suffering the injury, it was believed Hogan would be out a “few weeks....

For the latest on injured WRs such as Tyreek Hill, Davante Adams, Brandin Cooks and more, go here; for updates on banged-up TEs T.J. Hockenson, Mark Andrews, Hunter Henry, and Vernon Davis, click here. For more news and updates, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. LISTEN TO THE SN FANTASY WEEK 6 PREVIEW PODCAST BELOW WEEK 6 NON-PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker...

Taking a wide receiver with your first pick has become acceptable, and as the top option in one of the game’s best offenses, Graham is essentially a No. 1 WR with TE eligibility. So, not only are you getting what figures to be top-12 production, you’re getting a guy who has no equal at his position – there isn’t one other player in the league you can say that about....