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Fantasy Football Week 3: Gibbs and Smith-Njigba Lead Winners
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In Short: Week 3 saw Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs lead the winners, while Jonathan Taylor and Chase Brown disappointed.
Week 3 of the 2026 fantasy football season saw standout performances from Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, according to ESPN.
Smith-Njigba scored 35.36 fantasy points, bringing his total to 104.06 through three games, the fourth highest total ever by any player in that span.
Gibbs maintained his position as a three-down dynamo, with his back and MCL injuries locking him in as a fantasy football star. He is expected to continue leading in fantasy points for the rest of the season.
In contrast, Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and Chase Brown had disappointing games, failing to meet expectations in Week 3.
Smith-Njigba's performance has elevated quarterback Justin Darnold's fantasy utility, and the two have a favorable matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4.
Despite Darnold's injury absence in the first two weeks and the team's mediocre running game, Smith-Njigba's consistency has been remarkable.
The upcoming weeks will present challenges for Smith-Njigba and Darnold, with tougher matchups against San Francisco, Denver, and Kansas City in Weeks 5-7.
What's confirmed
- Week 3 of the 2026 fantasy football season saw standout performances from Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, according to ESPN.
- Smith-Njigba scored 35.36 fantasy points, bringing his total to 104.06 through three games, the fourth highest total ever by any player in that span.
- Gibbs maintained his position as a three-down dynamo, with his back and MCL injuries locking him in as a fantasy football star. He is expected to continue leading in fantasy points for the rest of the season.
- In contrast, Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and Chase Brown had disappointing games, failing to meet expectations in Week 3.
- Smith-Njigba's performance has elevated quarterback Justin Darnold's fantasy utility, and the two have a favorable matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4.
- Despite Darnold's injury absence in the first two weeks and the team's mediocre running game, Smith-Njigba's consistency has been remarkable.
- The upcoming weeks will present challenges for Smith-Njigba and Darnold, with tougher matchups against San Francisco, Denver, and Kansas City in Weeks 5-7.
What's still developing
- Isiah Pacheco 's back and MCL injuries have locked Gibbs in as a three-down dynamo, and the odds are good that he will maintain his positional lead in fantasy points for the duration of 2026. -- Cockcroft It's incredible to think that Smith-Njigba is off to the stellar start that he is despite Darnold having missed nearly all of the first two weeks due to injury and the team's running game having been only so-so thus far.
- As for Mariota, he can be started as a QB2 in superflex formats. -- Bowen After relatively quiet Weeks 1 and 2, Fannin finally captured the majority of Deshaun Watson 's attention Sunday.
- Though St. Brown totaled only 19 yards receiving on four catches, he found the end zone for the third straight game and his eight targets were tied for a team high.
- Who were the big winners and losers around the league during the third week of the fantasy football season?
- Jump to a topic: Ranking winners | Ranking losers Biggest injuries and what's next He's sure proving worthy of that No.
- Jahmyr Gibbs (ADP of 1), Bijan Robinson (2), Jonathan Taylor (5), Christian McCaffrey (7) and James Cook (9) are generally being picked in the first round, while Ja'Marr Chase (3) is the first receiver going off the board, with Puka Nacua (4) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (6) close behind.