Week 3 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

Chiefs masher Kenneth Walker III has made his way into the top five this week.

Kenneth Walker III, Chiefs | Cooper Neill/Getty Images

Week 3 ranks: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Team D | Flex

The first two weeks of the fantasy football season are in the books, and with them have come more than their fair share of surprising statistical player developments. 

Big-name running backs such as De’Von Achane and Saquon Barkley have had slow starts, while the likes of Chuba Hubbard and Bucky Irving are just two of a handful of runners who have seriously outplayed their preseason expectations. We also saw the return of TreVeyon Henderson in Week 2, and I’ve moved him ahead of his teammate, Rhamondre Stevenson.

With two weeks of data—it’s not a lot, but it’s a start—the value of players and their upcoming fantasy matchups, favorable or unfavorable, has begun to take shape. You’ll see that in this week’s rankings: a few players you picked as borderline starters or backups have moved up (hello, Hubbard and Irving), while projected starters like Achane and Travis Etienne Jr. have moved down. They’re still in the fantasy starters range, but much lower on the list.

So, here are my fantasy running back rankings as we head into Week 3. Check back on a regular basis for updates, especially after the final team injury reports come out!

Week 3 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. NYJ
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at GB
3	Kenneth Walker III	KC	at MIA
4	Derrick Henry	BAL	at DAL
5	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. ARI
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. HOU
7	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at NO
8	James Cook	BUF	vs. LAC
9	Chase Brown	CIN	at PIT
10	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at CHI
11	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. PHI
12	Breece Hall	NYJ	at DET
13	Omarion Hampton	LAC	at BUF
14	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs. BAL
15	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at CLE
16	Kyren Williams	LAR	at DEN
17	David Montgomery	HOU	at IND
18	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. MIN
19	Cam Skattebo	NYG	vs. TEN
20	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	at JAC
21	De'Von Achane	MIA	vs. KC
22	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	at SF
23	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. CIN
24	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at TB
25	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs. NE
26	Travis Etienne Jr.	NO	vs. LV
27	Jadarian Price	SEA	at WAS
28	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at JAC
29	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	vs. CAR
30	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	vs. LAR
31	Jonah Coleman	DEN	vs. LAR
32	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	vs. SEA
33	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	vs. ATL
34	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	at SF
35	Blake Corum	LAR	at DEN
36	Tony Pollard	TEN	at NYG
37	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. PHI
38	Rachaad White	WAS	vs. SEA
39	Woody Marks	HOU	at IND
40	Rico Dowdle	PIT	vs. CIN
41	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. LV
42	Kenneth Gainwell	TB	vs. MIN
43	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at NYG
44	Kaelon Black	SF	vs. ARI
45	Braelon Allen	NYJ	at DET
46	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAC	vs. NE
47	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	at WAS
48	Tank Bigsby	PHI	at CHI
49	Emmett Johnson	KC	at MIA
50	Brian Robinson Jr.	ATL	at GB
51	Kaleb Johnson	GB	vs. ATL
52	Mike Washington Jr.	LV	at NO
53	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. TEN
54	Justice Hill	BAL	at DAL
55	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	at BUF
56	Samaje Perine	CIN	at PIT
57	Chris Brooks	GB	vs. ATL
58	Trevor Etienne	CAR	at CLE
59	DeeJay Dallas	MIN	at TB
60	Raheim Sanders	CLE	vs. CAR

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