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Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 3: Reviewing Fantasy Football's Top Fringe Starters

It's time to test some depth. As an unfortunate barrage of injuries heat up waiver wires (and hopefully trade markets), the edges of fantasy rosters will prove pivotal in Week 3. That makes it more important than ever to obtain an advantage with fringe starters.

NFL injury reports and signings update through the week, but we're taking a relatively early look at the FantasyPros consensus rankings to identify debated starters and sleepers. For quarterbacks, tight ends and defenses, that means players ranked around No. 12 in the rankings, but for running backs and wide receivers, who typically enjoy two starting spots apiece in fantasy leagues, that fringe drops down to around No.