IDP Waiver Wire Week 3: Top Pickups & Adds

Sep 21, 2026

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I always advise being aggressive on the waiver wire early in the year. I don't like to overreact to just one week, but anchoring to priors instead of seeing what actually happened is even more dangerous.

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Don't overreact to a slow performance from one of your team's anchor IDP'ers, but don't be afraid to turn over some of the players at the bottom of your roster if someone with more appealing usage or alignment is available to scoop up.

My intention here is to cater to a wide variety of leagues every week. IDP leagues are like snowflakes, so if you have specific questions, jump into our subscriber Discord, find the IDP channel, and tag me with any questions you have. Some of you play in leagues where all of these players are already owned, and some of you play in IDP leagues where only 3-4 players are rostered on each team, so the players listed below might not even be on your radar, so don't be afraid to reach out with specific questions. For now, expect at least one recommendation for shallow, medium, and deep leagues.

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IDP Waiver Wire Week 3

I dropped a ton of names in last week's Waiver Wire article, and make sure you start there in case any of those players are still available. Week 3 is a lot lighter, and we'll be waiting on injury news after Week 2's bloodbath on both sides of the ball.

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Boye Mafe - Cincinnati Bengals

Boye Mafe is off to a strong start in Cincinnati after posting seven pressures (4 of which were 'quick' per NGS) in Week 2's matchup against the Texans. His box score for IDP wasn't going to capture your attention, but he had a healthy snap rate (72%) and underlying metrics we want to see when targeting high-upside pass rushers.

Lukas Van Ness - Green Bay Packers

There's no way to frame Lukas Van Ness's Week 2 performance other than dominant. The former first-round pick has underwhelmed throughout his career, but he's really stepping up to fill a huge need for the Packers' defense without Micah Parsons. Van Ness recorded 1.5 sacks on 9 QB pressures, with a Garrett- and Bosa-esque 0.68-second Get-Off, which measures his first step and post-snap reaction time. He's a worthwhile add in deeper leagues if he's sitting around.