Fantasy Football projection risers and fallers: Adjusting for the absence of Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels

Heath Cummings breaks down the biggest risers and fallers in his rankings after running through his Week 3 projections

Week 1 was a disastrous one for wide receiver injuries. In Week 2, it was the quarterback's turn. Caleb Williams pulled a hamstring and is likely to miss at least one week. Jayden Daniels dislocated his elbow and could potentially be headed to the Injured Reserve. Those are the first two stories to break down, though one of the offenses is affected much more negatively than the other. Week 3 is also when I start to take the surprises we saw a little more seriously if they happened again in Week 2. In other words, it's a double whammy for Colston Loveland. The injury news isn't all bad. As of Monday evening, we are projecting the return of Michael Penix Jr., Zay Flowers, and Brock Bowers.

While you may only be willing to start two of those guys, Penix could be big news for Drake London and Kyle Pitts. I'll break that down as well as all the other risers and fallers in Week 3 below. Players we had projected last week that we are not projecting to play in Week 3 as of Monday evening: Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Rico Dowdle, Jonathon Brooks, Alec Pierce, Jayden Reed, Dallas Goedert, David Njoku. At the bottom of this article are my Week 3 projections for quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and