Drew Lock has turned two weeks in Seattle into a real fantasy decision for Week 3. Through the first two games of the 2026 season, he ranks top five in passer rating at 127.3, has 8.8 yards per attempt, a 72.9% completion rate, an 8.8 completion rate over expected and 0.44 EPA per dropback, production that puts him in the QB1 conversation against the Commanders.
That is why start em sit em week 3 2026 searches now lead straight to Lock. He is one of only three quarterbacks with at least four touchdown passes and zero interceptions through two weeks, joining Josh Allen and Jared Goff, and the matchup only helps. The Commanders have allowed the highest passer rating to quarterbacks in this week’s context, the most touchdown passes and the second-most fantasy points, which is why Lock was labeled a QB1 for Sunday.
The recommendation carries weight because it is not built on one lucky box score. Lock has been efficient in every major passing metric that matters in fantasy, and the opponent has given up production through the air at a pace that makes a ceiling game easy to imagine. That is the kind of combination managers look for when they are deciding whether a fringe quarterback belongs in the lineup or on the bench.
There is, though, one wrinkle in the broader quarterback board. Drake Maye has been one of the worst deep-ball quarterbacks cited this week, with all four of his interceptions coming on deep throws and a 45.8 passer rating on those attempts, yet he posted a league-high 1.23 EPA per dropback on 48 deep passes last season. That split matters because it shows how quickly a bad two-week sample can collide with last year’s stronger profile, and it is part of why Maye is described as benchable for a strong stream like Lock or Jared Goff.
Jared Goff is another direct comparison point because he is fifth in fantasy points among quarterbacks, is at home and gets the Jets, while Justin Herbert is being asked to air it out in a different matchup. Tyler Shough leads the NFL in completions with 62 and passing yards with 662, Geno Smith has a 95.8 passer rating and a 70.8% completion rate, and Matthew Stafford just posted 26.98 fantasy points on Monday night without Puka Nacua even as Denver looms as a tough spot. Baker Mayfield, meanwhile, has been disappointing, and Brian Flores’ defense is expected to make his home matchup difficult.
For Week 3, the clean read is that Lock is not just playable, he is the best kind of fantasy gamble: a quarterback with efficient early numbers, a protected turnover profile and a defense on the other side that has already bled quarterback production. If he keeps even part of that pace against the Commanders, the streaming decision becomes easy.
