Week 2 delivered plenty of standout performances, but also some disappointments, which is all part of the unpredictability of fantasy football. Last week, we hit the mark on all five players we advised avoiding, and now we're back with another list of five players you should steer clear of in your Week 3 starting lineup.

In his second-best fantasy outing last season, Ingram finished with 2.1 fantasy points (5 carries, 13 yards) in Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys. In his worst game of the season -- Week 1 against the Washington Commanders -- Ingram finished with -0.4 fantasy points. His stat line: 5 carries, -4 yards.

Jake Ciely offers up his Week 3 fantasy football player rankings, along with sleepers and need-to-knows for each matchup.

Downs picked up 18.5 fantasy points -- five catches, 125 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 7 versus the Cleveland Browns, his best game of the season. In Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, Downs had 9.7 fantasy points, thanks to these numbers: six receptions, 97 yards. That marked his second-best fantasy performance of the season.

PM ET, WR Jacob Cowing and the San Francisco 49ers take on the Los Angeles Rams, who sport the 24th-ranked pass D in the league (229 receiving yards allowed per game). Is Cowing's game versus the Rams this week a good time to use him in fantasy?

Another week of Steelers football means a little something extra to anyone who enjoys fantasy football. Last week against D

De'Von Achane and Josh Jacobs are among my five must-start fantasy football running backs for Week 3. Achane also leads my Top 30 weekly fantasy football running back rankings. Alvin Kamara, Bijan Robinson,