Week 3 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings for Every Position

Use these rankings as a guide for who to start and sit in Week 3.
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With two weeks of the NFL season in the books, we’ve continued to “go to school” on many players in terms of their roles for their respective teams. We’ve also already had several more injuries to big names such as Tua Tagovailoa, Isiah Pacheco, Deebo Samuel Sr. and Cooper Kupp, that have altered player values.

With that said, here are my positional PPR player rankings for Week 3.

There are some major movers this week, good and bad, including Joe Burrow, Zach Charbonnet and Devonta Smith (to name a few). For those who need help making those tough decisions between players with similar value or with terrific Week 3 matchups, I’m here for you! Also, don't forget to subscribe to the Fantasy Dirt podcast for valuable fantasy advice five days a week!

Week 3 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Josh Allen

BUF

vs. JAC

2

Jalen Hurts

PHI

at NO

3

Lamar Jackson

BAL

at DAL

4

C.J. Stroud

HOU

at MIN

5

Kyler Murray

ARI

vs. DET

6

Patrick Mahomes

KC

vs. CIN

7

Joe Burrow

CIN

vs. WAS

8

Jayden Daniels

WAS

at CIN

9

Anthony Richardson

IND

vs. CHI

10

Dak Prescott

DAL

vs. BAL

11

Baker Mayfield

TB

vs. DEN

12

Derek Carr

NO

vs. PHI

13

Brock Purdy

SF

at LAR

14

Deshaun Watson

CLE

vs. NYG

15

Jared Goff

DET

at ARI

16

Geno Smith

SEA

vs. MIA

17

Sam Darnold

MIN

vs. HOU

18

Aaron Rodgers

NYJ

vs. NE

19

Kirk Cousins

ATL

vs. KC

20

Trevor Lawrence

JAC

at BUF

21

Caleb Williams

CHI

at IND

22

Justin Fields

PIT

vs. LAC

23

Gardner Minshew

LV

vs. CAR

24

Justin Herbert

LAC

at PIT

25

Matthew Stafford

LAR

vs. SF

26

Andy Dalton

CAR

at LV

27

Daniel Jones

NYG

at CLE

28

Bo Nix

DEN

at TB

29

Will Levis

TEN

vs. GB

30

Malik Willis

GB

at TEN

31

Jacoby Brissett

NE

at NYJ

32

Skylar Thompson

MIA

at SEA

Week 3 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Breece Hall

NYJ

vs. NE

2

Saquon Barkley

PHI

at NO

3

Bijan Robinson

ATL

vs. KC

4

Alvin Kamara

NO

vs. PHI

5

Jordan Mason

SF

at LAR

6

De'Vone Achane

MIA

at SEA

7

Kyren Williams

LAR

vs. SF

8

Jahmyr Gibbs

DET

at ARI

9

Jonathan Taylor

IND

vs. CHI

10

Zach Charbonnet

SEA

vs. MIA

11

James Cook

BUF

vs. JAC

12

Travis Etienne

JAC

at BUF

13

Derrick Henry

BAL

at DAL

14

Josh Jacobs

GB

at TEN

15

Rachaad White

TB

vs. DEN

16

Tony Pollard

TEN

vs. GB

17

Rhamondre Stevenson

NE

at NYJ

18

David Montgomery

DET

at ARI

19

J.K. Dobbins

LAC

at PIT

20

Zack Moss

CIN

vs. WAS

21

James Conner

ARI

vs. DET

22

Aaron Jones

MIN

vs. HOU

23

Zamir White

LV

vs. CAR

24

Chuba Hubbard

CAR

at LV

25

Brian Robinson Jr.

WAS

at CIN

26

Jerome Ford

CLE

vs. NYG

27

Cam Akers

HOU

at MIN

28

Devin Singletary

NYG

at CLE

29

Javonte Williams

DEN

at TB

30

Najee Harris

PIT

vs. LAC

31

D'Andre Swift

CHI

at IND

32

Austin Ekeler

WAS

at CIN

33

Jaylen Warren

PIT

vs. LAC

34

Carson Steele

KC

at ATL

35

Ezekiel Elliott

DAL

vs. BAL

36

Tyjae Spears

TEN

vs. GB

37

Samaje Perine

KC

at ATL

38

Gus Edwards

LAC

at PIT

39

Bucky Irving

TB

vs. DEN

40

D'Onta Foreman

CLE

vs. NYG

41

Rico Dowdle

DAL

vs. BAL

42

Alexander Mattison

LV

vs. CAR

43

Ty Chandler

MIN

vs. HOU

44

Chase Brown

CIN

vs. WAS

45

Braelon Allen

NYJ

vs. NE

46

Jaleel McLaughlin

DEN

at TB

47

Justice Hill

BAL

at DL

48

Miles Sanders

CAR

at LV

49

Tyler Allgeier

ATL

vs. KC

50

Antonio Gibson

NE

at NYJ

51

Dare Ogunbowale

HOU

at MIN

52

Jamaal Williams

NO

vs. PHI

53

Trey Benson

ARI

vs. DET

54

Khalil Herbert

CHI

at IND

55

Blake Corum

LAR

vs. SF

56

Tank Bigsby

JAC

at BUF

57

Jeff Wilson Jr.

MIA

at SEA

58

Ty Johnson

BUF

vs. JAC

59

Ray Davis

BUF

vs. JAC

60

Jaylen Wright

MIA

at SEA

Week 3 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

CeeDee Lamb

DAL

vs. BAL

2

Amon-Ra St. Brown

DET

at ARI

3

Justin Jefferson

MIN

vs. HOU

4

Rashee Rice

KC

at ATL

5

Ja'Marr Chase

CIN

vs. WAS

6

Devonta Smith

PHI

at NO

7

Nico Collins

HOU

at MIN

8

Davante Adams

LV

vs. CAR

9

Mike Evans

TB

vs. DEN

10

Chris Godwin

TB

vs. DEN

11

Marvin Harrison Jr.

ARI

vs. DET

12

Malik Nabers

NYG

at CLE

13

Chris Olave

NO

vs. PHI

14

DK Metcalf

SEA

vs. MIA

15

Garrett Wilson

NYJ

vs. NE

16

Tyreek Hill

MIA

at SEA

17

Brandon Aiyuk

SF

at LAR

18

Zay Flowers

BAL

at DAL

19

Amari Cooper

CLE

vs. NYG

20

D.J. Moore

CHI

at IND

21

Drake London

ATL

vs. KC

22

Rashid Shaheed

NO

vs. PHI

23

Jameson Williams

DET

at ARI

24

Stefon Diggs

HOU

at MIN

25

Michael Pittman Jr.

IND

vs. CHI

26

Tank Dell

HOU

at MIN

27

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA

vs. MIA

28

Calvin Ridley

TEN

vs. GB

29

Xavier Worthy

KC

at ATL

30

Jaylen Waddle

MIA

at SEA

31

Tee Higgins

CIN

vs. WAS

32

Tyler Lockett

SEA

vs. MIA

33

Demarcus Robinson

LAR

vs. SF

34

George Pickens

PIT

vs. LAC

35

Terry McLaurin

WAS

at CIN

36

Christian Kirk

JAC

at BUF

37

Jerry Jeudy

CLE

vs. NYG

38

Brian Thomas Jr.

JAC

at BUF

39

Khalil Shakir

BUF

vs. JAC

40

Alec Pierce

IND

vs. CHI

41

Courtland Sutton

DEN

at TB

42

Diontae Johnson

CAR

at LV

43

Gabe Davis

JAC

at BUF

44

Ladd McConkey

LAC

at PIT

45

Rome Odunze

CHI

at IND

46

Brandin Cooks

DAL

vs. BAL

47

Jauan Jennings

SF

at LAR

48

Keon Coleman

BUF

vs. JAC

49

Greg Dortch

ARI

vs. DET

50

Jayden Reed

GB

at TEN

51

Darnell Mooney

ATL

vs. KC

52

Quentin Johnston

LAC

at PIT

53

Jakobi Meyers

LV

vs. CAR

54

Wan'Dale Robinson

NYG

at CLE

55

Jalen Nailor

MIN

vs. HOU

56

Tyler Johnson

LAR

vs. SF

57

Michael Wilson

ARI

vs. DET

58

DeAndre Hopkins

TEN

vs. GB

59

Christian Watson

GB

at TEN

60

Jordan Whittington

LAR

vs. SF

Week 3 Fantasy Football Tight Ends Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Trey McBride

ARI

vs. DET

2

Sam LaPorta

DET

at ARI

3

Travis Kelce

KC

at ATL

4

Brock Bowers

LV

vs. CAR

5

Mark Andrews

BAL

at DAL

6

Dalton Kincaid

BUF

vs. JAC

7

Kyle Pitts

ATL

vs. KC

8

Jake Ferguson

DAL

vs. BAL

9

Dallas Goedert

PHI

at NO

10

Hunter Henry

NE

at NYJ

11

Isaiah Likely

BAL

at DAL

12

Dalton Schultz

HOU

at MIN

13

Pat Freiermuth

PIT

vs. LAC

14

Colby Parkinson

LAR

vs. SF

15

Zach Ertz

WAS

at CIN

16

Brenton Strange

JAC

at BUF

17

Johnny Mundt

MIN

vs. HOU

18

Tyler Conklin

NYJ

vs. NE

19

Cole Kmet

CHI

at IND

20

Mike Gesicki

CIN

vs. WAS

21

Greg Dulcich

DEN

at TB

22

Foster Moreau

NO

vs. PHI

23

Noah Fant

SEA

vs. MIA

24

Juwan Johnson

NO

vs. PHI

25

Cade Otton

TB

vs. DEN

26

Jonnu Smith

MIA

at SEA

27

Hayden Hurst

LAC

at PIT

28

Eric Saubert

SF

at LAR

29

Chigoziem Okonkwo

TEN

vs. GB

30

Jordan Akins

CLE

vs. NYG

31

Tucker Kraft

GB

at TEN

32

Gerald Everett

CHI

at IND

Week 3 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

Rk

Player

Position

Team

Opponent

1

CeeDee Lamb

WR

DAL

vs. BAL

2

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR

DET

at ARI

3

Breece Hall

RB

NYJ

vs. NE

4

Justin Jefferson

WR

MIN

vs. HOU

5

Saquon Barkley

RB

PHI

at NO

6

Bijan Robinson

RB

ATL

vs. KC

7

Alvin Kamara

RB

NO

vs. PHI

8

Jordan Mason

RB

SF

at LAR

9

De'Vone Achane

RB

MIA

at SEA

10

Rashee Rice

WR

KC

at ATL

11

Ja'Marr Chase

WR

CIN

vs. WAS

12

Devonta Smith

WR

PHI

at NO

13

Kyren Williams

RB

LAR

vs. SF

14

Nico Collins

WR

HOU

at MIN

15

Davante Adams

WR

LV

vs. CAR

16

Mike Evans

WR

TB

vs. DEN

17

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

DET

at ARI

18

Chris Godwin

WR

TB

vs. DEN

19

Jonathan Taylor

RB

IND

vs. CHI

20

Zach Charbonnet

RB

SEA

vs. MIA

21

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR

ARI

vs. DET

22

Malik Nabers

WR

NYG

at CLE

23

James Cook

RB

BUF

vs. JAC

24

Travis Etienne

RB

JAC

at BUF

25

Derrick Henry

RB

BAL

at DAL

26

Chris Olave

WR

NO

vs. PHI

27

Josh Jacobs

RB

GB

at TEN

28

DK Metcalf

WR

SEA

vs. MIA

29

Garrett Wilson

WR

NYJ

vs. NE

30

Tyreek Hill

WR

MIA

at SEA

31

Rachaad White

RB

TB

vs. DEN

32

Tony Pollard

RB

TEN

vs. GB

33

Rhamondre Stevenson

RB

NE

at NYJ

34

David Montgomery

RB

DET

at ARI

35

Brandon Aiyuk

WR

SF

at LAR

36

J.K. Dobbins

RB

LAC

at PIT

37

Zack Moss

RB

CIN

vs. WAS

38

Trey McBride

TE

ARI

vs. DET

39

Sam LaPorta

TE

DET

at ARI

40

James Conner

RB

ARI

vs. DET

41

Zay Flowers

WR

BAL

at DAL

42

Jameson Williams

WR

DET

at ARI

43

Travis Kelce

TE

KC

at ATL

44

Aaron Jones

RB

MIN

vs. HOU

45

Amari Cooper

WR

CLE

vs. NYG

46

D.J. Moore

WR

CHI

at IND

47

Zamir White

RB

LV

vs. CAR

48

Drake London

WR

ATL

vs. KC

49

Rashid Shaheed

WR

NO

vs. PHI

50

Stefon Diggs

WR

HOU

at MIN

51

Jayden Reed

WR

GB

at TEN

52

Michael Pittman Jr.

WR

IND

vs. CHI

53

Chuba Hubbard

RB

CAR

at LV

54

Brian Robinson Jr.

RB

WAS

at CIN

55

Jerome Ford

RB

CLE

vs. NYG

56

Brock Bowers

TE

LV

vs. CAR

57

Tank Dell

WR

HOU

at MIN

58

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR

SEA

vs. MIA

59

Cam Akers

RB

HOU

at MIN

60

Calvin Ridley

WR

TEN

vs. GB

61

Xavier Worthy

WR

KC

at ATL

62

Devin Singletary

RB

NYG

at CLE

63

Jaylen Waddle

WR

MIA

at SEA

64

Javonte Williams

RB

DEN

at TB

65

Tee Higgins

WR

CIN

vs. WAS

66

Tyler Lockett

WR

SEA

vs. MIA

67

Demarcus Robinson

WR

LAR

vs. SF

68

Najee Harris

RB

PIT

vs. LAC

69

George Pickens

WR

PIT

vs. LAC

70

Terry McLaurin

WR

WAS

at CIN

71

Mark Andrews

TE

BAL

at DAL

72

Christian Kirk

WR

JAC

at BUF

73

Jerry Jeudy

WR

CLE

vs. NYG

74

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR

JAC

at BUF

75

Khalil Shakir

WR

BUF

vs. JAC

76

Alec Pierce

WR

IND

vs. CHI

77

D'Andre Swift

RB

CHI

at IND

78

Courtland Sutton

WR

DEN

at TB

79

Austin Ekeler

RB

WAS

at CIN

80

Dalton Kincaid

TE

BUF

vs. JAC

81

Diontae Johnson

WR

CAR

at LV

82

Jordan Addison

WR

MIN

vs. HOU

83

Gabe Davis

WR

JAC

at BUF

84

Jaylen Warren

RB

PIT

vs. LAC

85

Ladd McConkey

WR

LAC

at PIT

86

Kyle Pitts

TE

ATL

vs. KC

87

Rome Odunze

WR

CHI

at IND

88

Brandin Cooks

WR

DAL

vs. BAL

89

Jake Ferguson

TE

DAL

vs. BAL

90

Carson Steele

RB

KC

at ATL

91

Ezekiel Elliott

RB

DAL

vs. BAL

92

Jauan Jennings

WR

SF

at LAR

93

Keon Coleman

WR

BUF

vs. JAC

94

Tyjae Spears

RB

TEN

vs. GB

95

Samaje Perine

RB

KC

at ATL

96

Gus Edwards

RB

LAC

at PIT

97

Dallas Goedert

TE

PHI

at NO

98

Greg Dortch

WR

ARI

vs. DET

99

Bucky Irving

RB

TB

vs. DEN

100

D'Onta Foreman

RB

CLE

vs. NYG

Week 3 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings

Rk

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Brandon Aubrey

DAL

vs. BAL

2

Harrison Butker

KC

at ATL

3

Justin Tucker

BAL

at DAL

4

Ka'imi Fairbairn

HOU

at MIN

5

Cairo Santos

CHI

at IND

6

Evan McPherson

CIN

vs. WAS

7

Jake Elliott

PHI

at NO

8

Blake Grupe

NO

vs. PHI

9

Chase McLaughlin

TB

vs. DEN

10

Daniel Carlson

LV

vs. CAR

11

Matt Gay

IND

vs. CHI

12

Matt Prater

ARI

vs. DET

13

Jake Moody

SF

at LAR

14

Jake Bates

DET

at ARI

15

Dustin Hopkins

CLE

vs. NYG

16

Younghoe Koo

ATL

vs. KC

17

Greg Zuerlein

NYJ

vs. NE

18

Tyler Bass

BUF

vs. JAC

19

Will Reichard

MIN

vs. HOU

20

Jason Myers

SEA

vs. MIA

21

Chris Boswell

PIT

vs. LAC

22

Eddy Piniero

CAR

at LV

23

Cameron Dicker

LAC

at PIT

24

Wil Lutz

DEN

at TB

25

Nick Folk

TEN

vs. GB

26

Jason Sanders

MIA

at SEA

27

Cam Little

JAC

at BUF

28

Joey Slye

NE

at NYJ

29

Austin Seibert

WAS

at CIN

30

Joshua Karty

LAR

vs. SF

31

Greg Joseph

NYG

at CLE

32

Brayden Narveson

GB

at TEN

Week 3 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings

Rk

Team

Opponent

1

Jets

vs. NE

2

Browns

vs. NYG

3

Buccaneers

vs. DEN

4

49ers

at LAR

5

Seahawks

vs. MIA

6

Bills

vs. JAC

7

Steelers

vs. LAC

8

Colts

vs. CHI

9

Packers

at TEN

10

Bengals

vs. WAS

11

Titans

vs. GB

12

Raiders

vs. CAR

13

Chargers

at PIT

14

Chiefs

at ATL

15

Texans

at MIN

16

Cowboys

vs. BAL

17

Bears

at IND

18

Giants

at CLE

19

Broncos

at TB

20

Lions

at ARI

21

Dolphins

at SEA

22

Ravens

at DAL

23

Patriots

at NYJ

24

Saints

vs. PHI

25

Panthers

at LV

26

Eagles

at NO

27

Vikings

vs. HOU

28

Cardinals

vs. DET

29

Jaguars

at BUF

30

Rams

vs. SF

31

Falcons

vs. KC

32

Commanders

at CIN


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio and the Bleav Podcast Network. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.