Quarterback
MVP: Lamar Jackson (Ravens)
The first chapter in Jackson's hunt for a record-breaking contract continues to be a masterpiece. This week's entry included a casual 218 passing YD/107 rushing YD/5 total TD performance in a road victory against the Patriots. Jackson has a home date with a tough but banged-up Bills defense in Week 4.
Honorable Mentions: Jalen Hurts (Eagles), Josh Allen (Bills), Joe Burrow (Bengals)
LVP: Justin Herbert (Chargers)
Good news: Herbert wasn't physically limited in his surprising return to action after suffering broken rib cartilage in the 4th quarter of the Chargers Week 2 contest with the Chiefs. Bad news: That's where the good news ends. Herbert and the Chargers were completely out of sorts as they got smacked in the mouth by the Jaguars at home on Sunday afternoon. The ascending star posted a solid yardage total (297) but threw only 1 touchdown and turned the ball over twice in the 1st half (an INT and a fumble). Herbert and an embattled Chargers offense that just lost left tackle Rashawn Slater for the season will look to bounce back against the winless Texans in Week 4.
Dishonorable Mentions: Kyler Murray (Cardinals), Tom Brady (Buccaneers), Jared Goff (Lions)
Running Back
MVP: Derrick Henry (Titans)
While it wasn't exactly a vintage explosion from the Titans star back, Henry did have his clear best game of 2022 so far this week against the putrid Raiders defense. King Henry was surprisingly active in the passing game (5 REC/58 YDS) and bolstered his pretty pedestrian rushing line (20 CAR/85 YDS) with a score in the Titans 1st win of 2022. Henry will remain an RB1 for the Titans Week 4 matchup with the Colts.
Honorable Mentions: Cordarelle Patterson (Falcons), Saquon Barkley (Giants), James Robinson (Jaguars)
LVP: Aaron Jones (Packers)
Todd Bowles and Kacy Rodgers turned on the tape from the Bears game the previous week and fully committed to ensuring that Jones didn't take over another game. It worked in a big way as they held Jones to 47 YDS on his 15 touches and forced him to a lose a fumble. Jones gets a Patriots defense this Sunday that has been good against RB's overall, but struggled to contain speedsters Lamar Jackson and Justice Hill last week.
Dishonorable Mentions: A.J. Dillon (Packers), Miles Sanders (Eagles), Darrell Henderson Jr. (Rams)
Wide Receiver
MVP: DeVonta Smith (Eagles)
If you weren't a dope like me who sat Smith 90 minutes before kickoff on Sunday, you benefitted from one of the top WR performances of the season thus far. The Commanders secondary was lost pretty much every time Smith ran a route and that led to the 2021 1st round pick putting up a monstrous 8 REC/169 YDS/1 TD line in another emphatic win for the Eagles. Safe to say, Smith has quickly moved on from the donut he put up in Week 1 and can now be viewed as a weekly WR2 in this high-volume passing offense.
Honorable Mentions: Marquise Brown (Cardinals), Amari Cooper (Browns), CeeDee Lamb (Cowboys)
LVP: Justin Jefferson (Vikings)
On a day where Adam Thielen and K.J. Osborn had no trouble getting open against the Lions porous secondary, Jefferson was held completely in check-managing just 3 catches for 14 YDS. As concerning as Jefferson's back-to-back quiet days are, he's far too talented to lose confidence in. There are far more ideal opponents to break out of a mini-slump against than the Saints, but I wouldn't bet against Jefferson's ability to do it.
Dishonorable Mentions: DJ Moore (Panthers), Brandin Cooks (Texans), Tyreek Hill (Dolphins)
Tight End
MVP: Mark Andrews (Ravens)
Bill Belichick tried his best to take Andrews out of the game, but the star tight end just wouldn't allow that to happen as he hauled in 8 catches for 89 YDS and 2 TD's in a hard-fought road win for the Ravens. Andrews will look to take advantage of a depleted Bills secondary on Sunday afternoon.
Honorable Mentions: David Njoku (Browns), Travis Kelce (Chiefs), Kyle Pitts (Falcons)
LVP: Darren Waller (Raiders)
After avoiding the true negative extremes of the Raiders hot-and-cold passing attack during the 1st 2 games, Waller finally encountered them in Sunday's loss against the Titans. The explosive veteran tight end registered only 3 catches for 22 YDS as Mack Hollins once again left the rest of the Raiders receiving options in the dust. As wonky as the Raiders offense has been through 3 weeks, Waller is too much of a mismatch for opposing defenses to remain this quiet for a prolonged period of time.
Dishonorable Mentions: Hayden Hurst (Bengals), Gerald Everett (Chargers), Logan Thomas (Commanders)
Defense/Special Teams:
MVP: Eagles
The Commanders were really ill-prepared for the buzzsaw that is the Eagles D. Carson Wentz got sacked 9 times and lost a fumble while the offense only managed 6 points in a game where they struggled to even move the ball until the prevent defense came out in garbage time. That 31-point slip up against the Lions in Week 1 is looking more and more like it was an outlier, so keep firing this group up as a starter or if you're looking for an upgrade at the D/ST spot-check to see if they're still on the wire (they probably are in many 8-10 team leagues).
Honorable Mentions: Bengals, Broncos, Packers
LVP: Chargers
Allowing the Chargers defense to post -4 in most leagues for this repulsive performance is an act of incredible generosity by the fantasy football scorekeepers. They were an absolute embarrassment-regularly allowing chunk plays and showing zero discipline-as they surrendered 38 points to the Jaguars without getting a single sack or takeaway. Despite this awful showing and Joey Bosa already being ruled out after sustaining a groin injury during the Jags game, they'll be worth starting against a bad Texans offense that hasn't scored more than 20 points in a game this season and turned the ball over twice against the Bears last week.
Dishonorable Mentions: Saints, Bills, Steelers
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