The Green Bay Packers will visit the Cleveland Browns in Week 3. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, specifically regarding WR Jayden Reed.
Is Jayden Reed Playing in Week 3?
Reed (collarbone/foot) is on injured reserve and will not play in Sunday’s game against the Browns.
We’ll continue to monitor the Packers’ injury report leading up to kickoff for any changes. You can also visit and bookmark our Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Jayden Reed’s Fantasy Outlook
Fantasy football can be cruel at times.
For a brief moment in time on Thursday night, Jayden Reed managers were thrilled. It looked like he hauled in a beautiful 39-yard touchdown on Green Bay’s first drive against Washington, not just a 10.9-point play, but some signal that his three deep targets in the season opener weren’t a fluke.
Those vibes didn’t last long.
He crashed to the ground at the end of the play and you could see the yellow flag graphic pop up on the broadcast.
Offensive holding, 10-yard penalty, no play.
That hurt us, but Reed was hurting too. He was holding his right shoulder in a way that communicated that everything was not OK.
He never returned to the game, and even then, us optimistic Reed managers were convincing ourselves that it was as much the game situation (Green Bay largely controlled things from start to finish) and depth at the position. That the Packers were taking it easy with their presumptive WR1.
Nope.
Matt LaFleur gave us the broken collarbone diagnosis in the post-game news conference, and the current timeline is Halloween-ish.
That’s brutal.
Green Bay does have their bye during that stretch (Week 5), so that’s a positive, but for a team with Super Bowl aspirations, it’s hard to imagine them being very aggressive with Reed’s return to play, not to mention his return to peak performance.
Obviously, you IR him if you can, and I think you hold him at the end of your bench if you can’t. He’s part of a WR committee in Green Bay, and that’s annoying, but his early-season usage patterns suggested some skill growth, and there are targets begging to be earned in this offense.
The end-of-season schedule for the Packers is brutal, as they face the Broncos and Ravens during the fantasy playoffs, but the version of Reed that we’ve seen for one game and one drive this season would still be a flex option in those spots.
For those keeping track at home, Matthew Golladay and Romeo Doubs tied for the WR lead in routes run for Green Bay after Reed left the game on Thursday night.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Cheat Sheet.
Reed’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 3
Reed is projected to score 0.0 points in PPR formats.
Check out the free PFSN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Week 3 Weather Impact: Packers at Browns
The forecast for 1:00 PM ET kickoff is 80 degrees Fahrenheit with 9 mph winds. These are ideal conditions for fantasy production.
