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9/21/22

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Kevin Wheeler's Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings

By Kev Wheeler

Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings

The chaos we expected in Week 1 actually happened in Week 2. We saw astonishing come-from-(WAY)-behind, wins on the road from the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets. We had crazy upsets from the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Indianapolis Colts, while the Dallas Cowboys somehow stifled the Cincinnati Bengals.

When examining these rankings, consider I am really only looking at positional ranks, not flex or overall rankings. When it comes to who you start in the flex, a lot will depend on your specific league rules and roster construction. If players are ranked within three spots of each other, the difference between them is negligible. They are expected to score the same amount of points; in those cases, go to our Discord.

Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings

Week 3 Fantasy Rankings: Quarterback

My favorite quarterback to draft in July, Tua Tagovailoa, quieted the nay-sayers with a 28-point fourth quarter on the road in Baltimore. Finishing with 469 yards and 6 touchdowns, completing 36 of his 50 pass attempts.

Carson Wentz finished the week as a top-5 QB for the second week in a row. As long as he is healthy, I think we will have to consider him a solid start in superflex leagues. He has a revenge game against Philadelphia in Week 3, which presents a much tougher matchup than he’s seen thus far. But, we know he’s had this one circled since he was traded to Washington.

Rank QB Team Opp
1 Josh Allen BUF @ MIA
2 Jalen Hurts PHI @ WAS
3 Patrick Mahomes KC @ IND
4 Lamar Jackson BAL @ NE
5 Justin Herbert LAC vs. JAC
6 Kyler Murray ARI vs. LAR
7 Joe Burrow CIN @ NYJ
8 Kirk Cousins MIN vs. DET
9 Matthew Stafford LAR @ ARI
10 Carson Wentz WAS vs. PHI
11 Derek Carr LV @ TEN
12 Tua Tagovailoa MIA vs. BUF
13 Tom Brady TB vs. GB
14 Russell Wilson DEN vs. SF
15 Marcus Mariota ATL @ SEA
16 Jared Goff DET @ MIN
17 Aaron Rodgers GB @ TB
18 Justin Fields CHI vs. HOU
19 Daniel Jones NYG vs. DAL
20 Trevor Lawrence JAC @ LAC
21 Ryan Tannehill TEN vs. LV
22 Joe Flacco NYJ vs. CIN
23 Jameis Winston NO @ CAR
24 Mac Jones NE vs. BAL
25 Jimmy Garoppolo SF @ DEN

 

Week 3 Fantasy Rankings: Running Back

We currently live in a world where Nick Chubb is the RB1 in all scoring formats, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire and James Robinson are in the top six. 

Rank RB Team Opp
1 Jonathan Taylor IND vs. KC
2 Saquon Barkley NYG vs. DAL
3 Dalvin Cook MIN vs. DET
4 Joe Mixon CIN @ NYJ
5 Austin Ekeler LAC vs. JAC
6 Christian McCaffrey CAR vs. NO
7 Nick Chubb CLE vs. PIT
8 D'Andre Swift DET @ MIN
9 Javonte Williams DEN vs. SF
10 Derrick Henry TEN vs. LV
11 Aaron Jones GB @ TB
12 Leonard Fournette TB vs. GB
13 Antonio Gibson WAS vs. PHI
14 Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC @ IND
15 Najee Harris PIT @ CLE
16 David Montgomery CHI vs. HOU
17 AJ Dillon GB @ TB
18 Josh Jacobs LV @ TEN
19 Miles Sanders PHI @ WAS
20 Kareem Hunt CLE vs. PIT
21 James Conner ARI vs. LAR
22 James Robinson JAC @ LAC
23 Jeff Wilson Jr. SF @ DEN
24 Cordarrelle Patterson ATL @ SEA
25 Damien Harris NE vs. BAL
26 Alvin Kamara NO @ CAR
27 Ezekiel Elliott DAL @ NYG
28 Darrell Henderson Jr. LAR @ ARI
29 Michael Carter NYJ vs. CIN
30 Devin Singletary BUF @ MIA

 

Week 3 Fantasy Rankings: Wide Receiver

Rank WR Team Opp
1 Justin Jefferson MIN vs. DET
2 Cooper Kupp LAR @ ARI
3 Davante Adams LV @ TEN
4 Stefon Diggs BUF @ MIA
5 Ja'Marr Chase CIN @ NYJ
6 A.J. Brown PHI @ WAS
7 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET @ MIN
8 Tyreek Hill MIA vs. BUF
9 Deebo Samuel SF @ DEN
10 Jaylen Waddle MIA vs. BUF
11 Mike Williams LAC vs. JAC
12 Christian Kirk JAC @ LAC
13 Courtland Sutton DEN vs. SF
14 Tee Higgins CIN @ NYJ
15 Michael Pittman Jr. IND vs. KC
16 Marquise Brown ARI vs. LAR
17 Michael Thomas NO @ CAR
18 Gabriel Davis BUF @ MIA
19 Rashod Bateman BAL @ NE
20 Brandin Cooks HOU @ CHI
21 Terry McLaurin WAS vs. PHI
22 D.J. Moore CAR vs. NO
23 CeeDee Lamb DAL @ NYG
24 Diontae Johnson PIT @ CLE
25 DK Metcalf SEA vs. ATL
26 Drake London ATL @ SEA
27 JuJu Smith-Schuster KC @ IND
28 Curtis Samuel WAS vs. PHI
29 Jerry Jeudy DEN vs. SF
30 Brandon Aiyuk SF @ DEN
31 Allen Robinson II LAR @ ARI
32 Adam Thielen MIN vs. DET
33 Amari Cooper CLE vs. PIT
34 Tyler Lockett SEA vs. ATL
35 Elijah Moore NYJ vs. CIN
36 Jahan Dotson WAS vs. PHI
37 Garrett Wilson NYJ vs. CIN
38 Darnell Mooney CHI vs. HOU
39 Jakobi Meyers NE vs. BAL
40 Hunter Renfrow LV @ TEN

 

Week 3 Fantasy Rankings: Tight End

Rank TE Team Opp
1 Travis Kelce KC @ IND
2 Mark Andrews BAL @ NE
3 Darren Waller LV @ TEN
4 Dallas Goedert PHI @ WAS
5 Zach Ertz ARI vs. LAR
6 Pat Freiermuth PIT @ CLE
7 Gerald Everett LAC vs. JAC
8 Kyle Pitts ATL @ SEA
9 Tyler Higbee LAR @ ARI
10 T.J. Hockenson DET @ MIN
11 Logan Thomas WAS vs. PHI
12 Hayden Hurst CIN @ NYJ
13 Evan Engram JAC @ LAC
14 Dawson Knox BUF @ MIA
15 Irv Smith Jr. MIN vs. DET
16 Tyler Conklin NYJ vs. CIN
17 Robert Tonyan GB @ TB
18 Taysom Hill NO @ CAR
19 Juwan Johnson NO @ CAR
20 Albert Okwuegbunam DEN vs. SF
21 Dalton Schultz DAL @ NYG

Tyler Conklin leads all TEs with 97 pass routes through 2 weeks.

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Kev Wheeler

Kev Wheeler is a former high school baseball and football coach who has been a fantasy football addict for more than 25 years. As a coach, Wheeler's teams accomplished five county and two regional championships. Wheeler has translated his on-field success to the fantasy football arena.

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