Week 3 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton Drop

Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty has fallen slightly in Michael Fabiano's fantasy running back rankings for Week 3.
Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty has fallen slightly in Michael Fabiano's fantasy running back rankings for Week 3. / Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images

The running back rankings continue to look mostly chalk at the top, but several players have moved up this week. Travis Etienne Jr. is back in the top 15, and Jordan Mason is in the RB2 conversation with Aaron Jones Sr. banged up. Jacory Croskey-Merritt has also moved up with Austin Ekeler out, making him a flex option.

On the flip side, both Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton have taken slight downward turns, and fellow rookie TreVeyon Henderson is now ranked outside of the top 30 runners. With that said, here are my fantasy running back rankings for Week 3.

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Week 3 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Bijan Robinson

ATL

at CAR

2

Christian McCaffrey

SF

vs. ARI

3

Saquon Barkley

PHI

vs. LAR

4

Jahmyr Gibbs

DET

at BAL

5

Jonathan Taylor

IND

at TEN

6

James Cook

BUF

vs. MIA

7

De'Von Achane

MIA

at BUF

8

Bucky Irving

TB

vs. NYJ

9

Derrick Henry

BAL

vs. DET

10

Josh Jacobs

GB

at CLE

11

Kenneth Walker III

SEA

vs. NO

12

Chase Brown

CIN

at MIN

13

Jordan Mason

MIN

vs. CIN

14

Alvin Kamara

NO

at SEA

15

Javonte Williams

DAL

at CHI

16

Kyren Williams

LAR

at PHI

17

Ashton Jeanty

LV

at WAS

18

Breece Hall

NYJ

at TB

19

Chuba Hubbard

CAR

vs. ATL

20

Travis Etienne Jr.

JAC

vs. HOU

21

James Conner

ARI

at SF

22

D'Andre Swift

CHI

vs. DAL

23

Jaylen Warren

PIT

at NE

24

J.K. Dobbins

DEN

at LAC

25

Tony Pollard

TEN

vs. IND

26

David Montgomery

DET

at BAL

27

Omarion Hampton

LAC

vs. DEN

28

Nick Chubb

HOU

at JAC

29

Rhamondre Stevenson

NE

vs. PIT

30

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

WAS

vs. LV

31

Cam Skattebo

NYG

vs. KC

32

TreVeyon Henderson

NE

vs. PIT

33

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

NYG

vs. KC

34

Quinshon Judkins

CLE

vs. GB

35

Isiah Pacheco

KC

at NYG

36

Tyler Allgeier

ATL

at CAR

37

Justice Hill

BAL

vs. DET

38

Dylan Sampson

CLE

vs. GB

39

Kareem Hunt

KC

at NYG

40

Najee Harris

LAC

vs. DEN

41

Bhayshul Tuten

JAC

vs. HOU

42

Trey Benson

ARI

at SF

43

RJ Harvey

DEN

at LAC

44

Rachaad White

TB

vs. NYJ

45

Ray Davis

BUF

vs. MIA

46

Kenneth Gainwell

PIT

at NE

47

Braelon Allen

NYJ

at TB

48

Jerome Ford

CLE

vs. GB

49

Woody Marks

HOU

at JAC

50

Brian Robinson Jr.

SF

vs. ARI

51

Miles Sanders

DAL

at CHI

52

Blake Corum

LAR

at PHI

53

Jeremy McNichols

WAS

vs. GB

54

Kyle Monangai

CHI

vs. DAL

55

Chris Rodgriguez

WAS

vs. LV

56

Rico Dowdle

CAR

vs. ATL

57

Zavier Scott

MIN

vs. CIN

58

Antonio Gibson

NE

vs. PIT

59

Ty Johnson

BUF

vs. MIA

60

George Holani

SEA

vs. NO


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. 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.