Ridin' The Waiver
2026 Season
Power Rankings
Week 3 • Updated Oct 6, 4:43am
3-0 through 3 games, averaging 132.5 a week - 2nd-best in the league. In week 3 they beat colglj, 137.5-92.7. The 3rd-best score of the week, 23.8 clear of the league's 113.7 average. Nothing about this is out of line: the best roster in the league on paper, producing like it. They reached hardest on Breece Hall - a 3rd-round pick for a player the consensus ranks 35th, 10 spots early.
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Concerns
📉 Reach: Breece Hall in the 3rd round, 10 spots earlier than he's ranked
3-0 through 3 games, averaging 143.1 a week - best in the league. In week 3 they beat khoa4101, 140.7-81.4 - the widest margin of the week. Nobody in the league scored more. That score is well clear of the roster behind it: on paper this is only the 7th-best roster in the league, which is the thing to watch if it keeps happening. They reached hardest on David Montgomery - a 3rd-round pick for a player the consensus ranks 55th, 21 spots early.
Strengths
Concerns
📉 Reach: David Montgomery in the 3rd round, 21 spots earlier than he's ranked
📉 Reach: Omarion Hampton in the 1st round, 10 spots earlier than he's ranked
2-1 through 3 games, averaging 116.0 a week - 4th-best in the league. In week 3 they beat iammclargehuge, 123.4-111.7. The 5th-best score of the week, 9.6 clear of the league's 113.7 average. That score is well clear of the roster behind it: on paper this is only the 10th-best roster in the league, which is the thing to watch if it keeps happening.
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2-1 through 3 games, averaging 112.6 a week - 7th-best in the league. In week 3 they beat aaronhill, 116.6-91.7. The 6th-best score of the week, 2.8 clear of the league's 113.7 average. The roster grades out ahead of the result - the 3rd-best roster in the league on paper. Their draft split with the experts in both directions: Luther Burden lasted until the 6th round, 19 spots later than the board had him, while they spent a 2nd-round pick on Kyren Williams, who the consensus ranks 31st. Across the whole draft their picks sit about 5 spots better than the consensus board.
Strengths
📈 Value: Luther Burden in the 6th round, 19 spots later than he's ranked
📈 Value: Brock Purdy in the 12th round, 43 spots later than he's ranked
Concerns
📉 Reach: Kyren Williams in the 2nd round, 14 spots earlier than he's ranked
2-1 through 3 games, averaging 114.9 a week - 5th-best in the league. In week 3 they beat PtownWarren, 104.3-96.7 - the closest game of the week. That was only the 8th-best score of the week - seven of the other eleven teams outscored them, and none of those was the one they were playing. Roster and scoreboard land in the same place - the 8th-best roster on paper, the 8th-best score on the field - so there is nothing here to appeal, only to improve. They reached hardest on Ashton Jeanty - a 1st-round pick for a player the consensus ranks 24th, 13 spots early.
Strengths
Concerns
📉 Reach: Ashton Jeanty in the 1st round, 13 spots earlier than he's ranked
2-1 through 3 games, averaging 122.0 a week - 3rd-best in the league. In week 3 they beat bcdub49, 140.2-128.0. The 2nd-best score of the week, 26.4 clear of the league's 113.7 average. Nothing about this is out of line: the 2nd-best roster in the league on paper, producing like it. They reached hardest on Jeremiyah Love - a 2nd-round pick for a player the consensus ranks 40th, 19 spots early. Across the whole draft their picks sit about 7 spots worse than the consensus board.
Strengths
Concerns
📉 Reach: Jeremiyah Love in the 2nd round, 19 spots earlier than he's ranked
📉 Reach: Matthew Stafford in the 7th round, 33 spots earlier than he's ranked
1-2 through 3 games, averaging 114.6 a week - 6th-best in the league. In week 3 they lost to OBRightKanobi, 91.7-116.6. The 11th-best score of the week, 22.0 short of the league's 113.7 average. The roster is a long way ahead of the week it just had: the 4th-best roster in the league on paper, and nothing like that on the field. They reached hardest on Josh Jacobs - a 2nd-round pick for a player the consensus ranks 150th, 132 spots early. Across the whole draft their picks sit about 6 spots worse than the consensus board.
Strengths
Concerns
📉 Reach: Josh Jacobs in the 2nd round, 132 spots earlier than he's ranked
1-2 through 3 games, averaging 105.1 a week - 10th-best in the league. In week 3 they lost to chenry3, 128.0-140.2. The 4th-best score of the week, 14.3 clear of the league's 113.7 average. Roster and scoreboard land in the same place - the 5th-best roster on paper, the 4th-best score on the field - so there is nothing here to appeal, only to improve. Nothing much went wrong here: a median lineup scored 99.2 this week and they cleared it by 28.8. They simply ran into a better one. Their draft split with the experts in both directions: Trevor Lawrence lasted until the 9th round, 27 spots later than the board had him, while they spent a 5th-round pick on TreVeyon Henderson, who the consensus ranks 72nd. Nothing since has argued otherwise: RB35 so far against the RB27 the board expected, on 37% of his team's snaps - he has not been on the field enough to show otherwise. Across the whole draft their picks sit about 8 spots better than the consensus board.
Strengths
📈 Value: Trevor Lawrence in the 9th round, 27 spots later than he's ranked
Concerns
📉 Reach: TreVeyon Henderson in the 5th round, 22 spots earlier than he's ranked
1-2 through 3 games, averaging 96.0 a week - 11th-best in the league. In week 3 they lost to denty425, 111.7-123.4. The 7th-best score of the week, 2.0 short of the league's 113.7 average. The scoreboard is ahead of the roster here - on paper this is only the 11th-best roster in the league. Nothing much went wrong here: a median lineup scored 99.2 this week and they cleared it by 12.5. They simply ran into a better one. A.J. Brown is the steal of their draft - taken in the 2nd round, 8 spots later than the consensus ranks him. He has not made good on it yet: WR34 so far against the WR7 the board expected, and he is on injured reserve with an ankle sprain, which is the larger part of it.
Strengths
📈 Value: A.J. Brown in the 2nd round, 8 spots later than he's ranked
Concerns
1-2 through 3 games, averaging 108.5 a week - 9th-best in the league. In week 3 they lost to danr2049, 96.7-104.3 - the closest game of the week. The 9th-best score of the week, 17.0 short of the league's 113.7 average. Paper and the scoreboard agree, and neither is kind: the 9th-best roster in the league, scoring like it.
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0-3 through 3 games, averaging 108.6 a week - 8th-best in the league. In week 3 they lost to JonnyWarren22, 92.7-137.5. The 10th-best score of the week, 21.1 short of the league's 113.7 average. The roster grades out ahead of the result - the 6th-best roster in the league on paper. They reached hardest on Chuba Hubbard - a 6th-round pick for a player the consensus ranks 88th, 27 spots early. He has answered it since: RB10 so far against the RB32 the board expected.
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Concerns
📉 Reach: Chuba Hubbard in the 6th round, 27 spots earlier than he's ranked
📉 Reach: Bucky Irving in the 4th round, 15 spots earlier than he's ranked
0-3 through 3 games, averaging 70.9 a week - worst in the league. In week 3 they lost to ryanvhill, 81.4-140.7 - the heaviest defeat on the board. Nobody in the league scored less. Last on paper and last on the field, which is the one combination no explanation softens. This is a roster problem before it is anything else. They reached hardest on Kyle Pitts - a 5th-round pick for a player the consensus ranks 81st, 30 spots early. Nothing since has argued otherwise: TE17 so far against the TE7 the board expected.
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Concerns
📉 Reach: Kyle Pitts in the 5th round, 30 spots earlier than he's ranked
📉 Reach: Saquon Barkley in the 1st round, 11 spots earlier than he's ranked