The carnage at wide receiver continued to pile up in Week 3 with Mike Evans injuring his ribs. Evans hasn't been ruled out yet, but we aren't projecting him to play in Week 4 as of Tuesday afternoon. Sam goes for Justin Jefferson, who is battling an ankle injury.
Evans and Jefferson join Puka Nacua, A.J. Brown, and Alec Pierce as wide receivers we drafted in the first seven rounds who we don't expect to be available this week. You might think that would make anyone else drafted early a near must-start.
We're also suggesting sitting Emeka Egbuka, Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas. Egbuka has scored double-digit Fantasy points every week, but it hasn't been easy, and he's topped out at 12.3 PPR Fantasy points. The Tampa Bay offense has not been on schedule, Baker Mayfield has not been accurate, and the offensive line hasn't done him any favors.
Now, Mayfield is expected to miss multiple weeks with a dislocated thumb and undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels will make his first start. I am actually excited to see Daniels on the field, but that's more about his rushing upside. I would expect fewer pass attempts with Daniels under center and it wouldn't be surprising if the rookie is even less accurate than Mayfield has been.
Nabers and Thomas have been even worse and are easier sits. Thomas may be the number three wide receiver in Jacksonville and may be talked about as droppable if things don't turn around in the next few weeks. Nabers still doesn't look 100% like himself and Jameis Winston looks nothing like the quarterback he used to be.
No one will drop Nabers any time soon, and I wouldn't suggest it, but it isn't easy to see a path back to where he is a must-start receiver any time soon. With all of this happening at the position, we are going to have to be a bit more creative, particularly at the wide receiver position. Thankfully, there are a couple of names on the waiver wire that should be able to help you out.
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