1 Sleeper, 1 Avoid: Week Three

I was asked yesterday to list both a SLEEPER and AVOID for Week 3.

So, let’s use a player outside the top 100 overall players as the SLEEPER, and let’s use a player inside the top 40 overall players as the AVOID.

Here we go:

Sleeper for Week 3

Dalton Kincaid

The Bills finally got the ball rolling in Week 2, and I think the key was balance. Kincaid, as he progresses, will benefit from that said balance, as defenses are now going to be a little more concerned about that Bills’ rushing attack. There is no better situation for a young player to get both targets and TD opportunities, as the man isn’t designed to block and when on the field will only run routes. I think Kincaid gets his TD this week 3, and I think he has over 50+ yards receiving.

Avoid for Week 3

James Conner

Coming off a big Week 2, Conner now faces a monster Dallas defense. And, while Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua proved in Week 2 that matchups shouldn’t determine much (as both thrived against the 49ers in Week 2), the Cardinals have been playing strangely-good football through two weeks of action, something that is certainly going to be unlikely (not impossible) in Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys. Not to mention, even if AZ does play well somehow, they will surely be playing from behind, thus fazing out the run at least a significant amount. Conner has impressed, but this might be the week to sell him high. Even if I’m wrong and he continues to do well go-forward, selling high means you get a player that you like better and you won’t regret it. That’s the point of selling high, to hedge the risk if the player you trade continues to thirve. Just buy the ‘right player’ low! Ex: Jahmyr Gibbs, Breece Hall, Dameon Pierce