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Who AVRA would pick up this week

AVRA runs a waiver call for every connected Sleeper and ESPN league. This page ranks the quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends AVRA recommends adding most often this week, across all of those leagues. Connect your league to get the pickup and the drop for your own roster.

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This week's waiver pickups

Week 3 waiver pickups, 2026

The players AVRA recommends adding most often this week, ranked by how many of 124 connected leagues get the call.

Quarterbacks

  1. Malik Willis (MIA)
  2. C.J. Stroud (HOU)
  3. Jaxson Dart (NYG)
  4. Kyler Murray (MIN)
  5. Cam Ward (TEN)
  6. Sam Darnold (SEA)
  7. Baker Mayfield (TB)
  8. Jordan Love (GB)
  9. Jared Goff (DET)
  10. Bo Nix (DEN)

Running backs

  1. Tyrone Tracy (NYG)
  2. Dylan Sampson (CLE)
  3. Chris Rodriguez (JAX)
  4. Keaton Mitchell (LAC)
  5. Jaydon Blue (PHI)
  6. Jonathon Brooks (CAR)
  7. Jaylen Wright (MIA)
  8. Isaiah Davis (NYJ)
  9. Sean Tucker (TB)
  10. Brashard Smith (KC)

Wide receivers

  1. Darius Slayton (IND)
  2. Jayden Higgins (HOU)
  3. Ricky Pearsall (SF)
  4. Andrei Iosivas (CIN)
  5. Brandon Aiyuk (SF)
  6. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (LAC)
  7. Alec Pierce (IND)
  8. Jalen Nailor (LV)
  9. Khalil Shakir (BUF)
  10. Jerry Jeudy (CLE)

Tight ends

  1. Cade Otton (TB)
  2. Brenton Strange (JAX)
  3. AJ Barner (SEA)
  4. Pat Freiermuth (PIT)
  5. Chig Okonkwo (WAS)
  6. Hunter Henry (NE)
  7. Jake Tonges (SF)
  8. Mason Taylor (NYJ)
  9. Juwan Johnson (NO)
  10. Gunnar Helm (TEN)

AVRA learns from every call, right or wrong, and gets better over time. See the 2025 test results and method.

Your roster, your league scoring and who is still on your wire change the call. Get the waiver call for your team.

How does AVRA pick this week's waiver pickups?

Each connected league gets its own waiver call. AVRA compares every player still on that league's wire against the weakest spot on the roster, using its weekly and rest-of-season projections for that league's scoring. This page counts how many leagues get each add and ranks the players the call names most often. A player needs at least three leagues to appear, and the page publishes only when at least 20 leagues contribute, so no single league shows through.

Why would my league's waiver call be different?

The most common add is not always your best add. Your roster, your scoring and who is still on your wire decide the call, and a player on this list may already be gone in your league. Connect your league and AVRA names the pickup and the drop for your team every week.

For your own team, use waiver wire help with FAAB bids, this week's start/sit rankings, the trade analyzer, and check AVRA's 2025 test results.

Frequently asked questions

When does this week's waiver pickup list update?

Whenever AVRA's waiver calls run: first on Tuesday after Monday Night Football, then again through the week as injuries and news move the projections.

Is AVRA's waiver pickup list free?

Yes. The public list is free. Waiver calls for your own roster come with Pro, and a new account gets 7 days of Pro with no card once it connects its first league.

Does AVRA get better over time?

Yes. AVRA learns from every call, right or wrong. In 2025 testing, AVRA's lineups reached 91.25% of the optimal lineup across 51,840 team-weeks. The method is on the proof page.

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