Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
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- Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out
- N'Keal Harry Active For Week 3
- Michael Thomas Improving, No Guarantee For Week 4
- Davante Adams Pushing To Play
- Julio Jones A True Game-Time Decision
- Kenny Stills Expected To Play, Duke Johnson A Long-Shot
- Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller Expected To Play In Week 3
- Kenny Golladay Expected To Play
- N'Keal Harry Could Sit Out
- John Brown Expected To Suit Up In Week 3
- Michael Thomas Ruled Out For Week 3
- Davante Adams Looking Doubtful For Week 3
- Jimmy Garoppolo Ruled Out For Week 3
- George Kittle Ruled Out For Week 3
- Jamison Crowder, Breshad Perriman Ruled Out Against Colts
- Alshon Jeffery Ruled Out This Week
- Raheem Mostert And Tevin Coleman Officially Ruled Out
- Julio Jones Could Be Sidelined In Week 3
- Zack Moss Ruled Out For Week 3
- D.J. Chark has been ruled out for Thursday Night Football
- Phillip Lindsay Not On Track To Return In Week 3
- Christian Kirk Is Officially Out For Week 3
- Cam Akers Will Miss Week 3
These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison, Scott Engel, and Dominick Petrillo - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 3.
And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!
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Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
You can also see our Week 3 ranks for Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 9/27 at 10:30 am ET
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
1 | 2 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
1 | 3 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
1 | 4 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
1 | 5 | Miles Sanders | RB |
1 | 6 | Derrick Henry | RB |
1 | 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
1 | 8 | Aaron Jones | RB |
1 | 9 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
2 | 10 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
2 | 11 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
2 | 12 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
2 | 13 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
2 | 14 | Chris Carson | RB |
2 | 15 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
2 | 16 | Nick Chubb | RB |
2 | 17 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
3 | 18 | Amari Cooper | WR |
3 | 19 | Travis Kelce | TE |
3 | 20 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
3 | 21 | Chris Godwin | WR |
3 | 22 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
3 | 23 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
3 | 24 | James Conner | RB |
3 | 25 | Joe Mixon | RB |
3 | 26 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
3 | 27 | Adam Thielen | WR |
3 | 28 | Mike Evans | WR |
3 | 29 | Keenan Allen | WR |
3 | 30 | D.J. Moore | WR |
3 | 31 | James Robinson | RB |
3 | 32 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
3 | 33 | Marquise Brown | WR |
3 | 34 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
3 | 35 | Robert Woods | WR |
3 | 36 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
3 | 37 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
4 | 38 | Julian Edelman | WR |
4 | 39 | Mark Andrews | TE |
4 | 40 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
4 | 41 | David Montgomery | RB |
4 | 42 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
4 | 43 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
4 | 44 | DeVante Parker | WR |
4 | 45 | Zach Ertz | TE |
4 | 46 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
4 | 47 | Todd Gurley II | RB |
4 | 48 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
4 | 49 | Michael Gallup | WR |
4 | 50 | David Johnson | RB |
4 | 51 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
5 | 52 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
5 | 54 | Darren Waller | TE |
5 | 55 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
5 | 56 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
5 | 57 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
5 | 58 | A.J. Green | WR |
5 | 59 | Devin Singletary | RB |
5 | 60 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
5 | 61 | Corey Davis | WR |
5 | 62 | Hunter Henry | TE |
5 | 63 | Robby Anderson | WR |
5 | 64 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
5 | 65 | Russell Gage | WR |
5 | 66 | John Brown | WR |
5 | 67 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
5 | 68 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
5 | 69 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
5 | 70 | Davante Adams | WR |
5 | 71 | Darius Slayton | WR |
5 | 72 | Will Fuller V | WR |
5 | 73 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
5 | 74 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
6 | 75 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
6 | 76 | Noah Fant | TE |
6 | 77 | Anthony Miller | WR |
6 | 78 | Mike Davis | RB |
6 | 79 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
6 | 80 | Mike Williams | WR |
6 | 81 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
6 | 82 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
6 | 83 | Keelan Cole | WR |
6 | 84 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
6 | 85 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
6 | 86 | Allen Lazard | WR |
6 | 87 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
6 | 88 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
7 | 89 | Evan Engram | TE |
7 | 90 | Darrell Henderson | RB |
7 | 91 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
7 | 92 | Preston Williams | WR |
7 | 93 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
7 | 94 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
7 | 95 | Jared Cook | TE |
7 | 96 | Golden Tate | WR |
7 | 97 | Tarik Cohen | RB |
7 | 98 | J.K. Dobbins | RB |
7 | 99 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR |
7 | 100 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
7 | 101 | Jordan Reed | TE |
7 | 102 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
7 | 103 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
7 | 104 | KJ Hamler | WR |
7 | 105 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
7 | 106 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
7 | 107 | Logan Thomas | TE |
7 | 108 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
7 | 109 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
7 | 110 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
7 | 111 | Dion Lewis | RB |
8 | 112 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
8 | 113 | Zach Pascal | WR |
8 | 114 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
8 | 115 | Cole Beasley | WR |
8 | 116 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
8 | 117 | Steven Sims | WR |
8 | 118 | Randall Cobb | WR |
8 | 119 | Frank Gore | RB |
8 | 120 | James Washington | WR |
8 | 121 | Sony Michel | RB |
8 | 122 | Danny Amendola | WR |
8 | 123 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
8 | 124 | Austin Hooper | TE |
8 | 125 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
8 | 126 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
8 | 127 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
8 | 128 | Scotty Miller | WR |
8 | 129 | Latavius Murray | RB |
8 | 130 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
8 | 131 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
8 | 132 | Adam Humphries | WR |
9 | 133 | Drew Sample | TE |
9 | 134 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
9 | 135 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
9 | 136 | Tyler Eifert | TE |
9 | 137 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
9 | 138 | Eric Ebron | TE |
9 | 139 | Chris Conley | WR |
9 | 140 | Greg Olsen | TE |
9 | 141 | Van Jefferson | WR |
9 | 142 | Jordan Howard | RB |
9 | 143 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
9 | 144 | A.J. Brown | WR |
9 | 145 | Chase Claypool | WR |
9 | 146 | Kerryon Johnson | RB |
9 | 147 | John Ross | WR |
9 | 148 | O.J. Howard | TE |
9 | 149 | Andy Isabella | WR |
9 | 150 | Jordan Akins | TE |
9 | 151 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
9 | 152 | Chris Hogan | WR |
9 | 153 | OlaBisi Johnson | WR |
10 | 154 | Boston Scott | RB |
10 | 155 | Miles Boykin | WR |
10 | 156 | Isaiah Ford | WR |
10 | 157 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
10 | 158 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
10 | 159 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
10 | 160 | Greg Ward | WR |
10 | 161 | Willie Snead IV | WR |
10 | 162 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
10 | 163 | David Moore | WR |
10 | 164 | James White | RB |
10 | 165 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
10 | 166 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
10 | 167 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
10 | 168 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
10 | 169 | Chris Thompson | RB |
10 | 170 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
11 | 171 | Cam Akers | RB |
11 | 172 | Wayne Gallman | RB |
11 | 173 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
11 | 174 | Ian Thomas | TE |
11 | 175 | Tim Patrick | WR |
11 | 176 | Gus Edwards | RB |
11 | 177 | Dan Arnold | TE |
11 | 178 | Kenny Stills | WR |
11 | 179 | Tee Higgins | WR |
11 | 180 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
11 | 181 | Dawson Knox | TE |
11 | 182 | Matt Breida | RB |
11 | 183 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
11 | 184 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
11 | 185 | Darrel Williams | RB |
11 | 186 | Tony Pollard | RB |
11 | 187 | JJ Arcega-Whiteside | WR |
11 | 188 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
11 | 189 | Jack Doyle | TE |
11 | 190 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
11 | 191 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
11 | 192 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
11 | 193 | Jalen Richard | RB |
11 | 194 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
11 | 195 | Darren Fells | TE |
12 | 196 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
12 | 197 | Deonte Harris | WR |
12 | 198 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
12 | 199 | Jace Sternberger | TE |
12 | 200 | Josh Malone | WR |
12 | 201 | Gerald Everett | TE |
12 | 202 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
12 | 203 | Will Dissly | TE |
12 | 204 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
12 | 205 | LeSean McCoy | RB |
12 | 206 | Kaden Smith | TE |
12 | 207 | Brian Hill | RB |
12 | 208 | Dontrelle Inman | WR |
12 | 209 | Jakeem Grant | WR |
12 | 210 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
12 | 211 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
12 | 212 | Justin Watson | WR |
12 | 213 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
12 | 214 | Royce Freeman | RB |
12 | 215 | Ross Dwelley | TE |
12 | 216 | DaeSean Hamilton | WR |
13 | 217 | Darwin Thompson | RB |
13 | 218 | Peyton Barber | RB |
13 | 219 | Ryan Izzo | TE |
13 | 220 | Damion Ratley | WR |
13 | 221 | Trent Taylor | WR |
13 | 222 | Jason Witten | TE |
13 | 223 | Zay Jones | WR |
13 | 224 | Jaylen Samuels | RB |
13 | 225 | Corey Clement | RB |
13 | 226 | Auden Tate | WR |
13 | 227 | Josh Adams | RB |
13 | 228 | Javon Wims | WR |
13 | 229 | Mike Thomas | WR |
13 | 230 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
13 | 231 | Ito Smith | RB |
13 | 232 | Collin Johnson | WR |
13 | 233 | Nick Boyle | TE |
13 | 234 | AJ Dillon | RB |
13 | 235 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
13 | 236 | John Hightower | WR |
13 | 237 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR |
13 | 238 | Dante Pettis | WR |
13 | 239 | Freddie Swain | WR |
13 | 240 | Cameron Brate | TE |
13 | 241 | Lamical Perine | RB |
13 | 242 | Devin Asiasi | TE |
13 | 243 | Blake Bell | TE |
13 | 244 | T.J. Yeldon | RB |
13 | 245 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB |
13 | 246 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
13 | 247 | Ryan Griffin | TE |
13 | 248 | Vance McDonald | TE |
14 | 249 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
14 | 250 | Joe Reed | WR |
14 | 251 | Devontae Booker | RB |
14 | 252 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
14 | 253 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
14 | 254 | Travis Homer | RB |
14 | 255 | Jesse James | TE |
14 | 256 | Ryquell Armstead | RB |
14 | 257 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
14 | 258 | Josh Hill | TE |
14 | 259 | Marvin Hall | WR |
14 | 260 | Ryan Nall | RB |
14 | 261 | Noah Brown | WR |
14 | 262 | Kyler Murray | QB |
14 | 263 | Russell Wilson | QB |
14 | 264 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
14 | 265 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
14 | 266 | Dak Prescott | QB |
14 | 267 | Patrick Laird | RB |
14 | 268 | Cam Newton | QB |
15 | 269 | Reggie Bonnafon | RB |
15 | 270 | Josh Allen | QB |
15 | 271 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
15 | 272 | Mike Boone | RB |
15 | 273 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
15 | 274 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
15 | 275 | Matt Ryan | QB |
15 | 276 | Tyler Ervin | RB |
15 | 277 | Trenton Cannon | RB |
15 | 278 | Mohamed Sanu | WR |
15 | 279 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
15 | 280 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
15 | 281 | Buddy Howell | RB |
15 | 282 | Antonio Gandy-Golden | WR |
15 | 283 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
15 | 284 | Foster Moreau | TE |
15 | 285 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
15 | 286 | Gardner Minshew II | QB |
15 | 287 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
15 | 288 | Deshaun Watson | QB |
15 | 289 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
15 | 290 | Seth Roberts | WR |
15 | 291 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
15 | 292 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
15 | 293 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE |
15 | 294 | Joe Burrow | QB |
15 | 295 | Jason Huntley | RB |
15 | 296 | Carson Wentz | QB |
15 | 297 | Drew Brees | QB |
15 | 298 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
15 | 299 | Cole Kmet | TE |
15 | 300 | Bryce Love | RB |
15 | 301 | Tom Brady | QB |
15 | 302 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
15 | 303 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB |
15 | 304 | C.J. Prosise | RB |
15 | 305 | Justice Hill | RB |
15 | 306 | Jaeden Graham | TE |
15 | 307 | Jacob Hollister | TE |
15 | 308 | Philip Rivers | QB |
15 | 309 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB |
15 | 310 | Justin Herbert | QB |
15 | 311 | Jared Goff | QB |
15 | 312 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
16 | 313 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
16 | 314 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
16 | 315 | Daniel Jones | QB |
16 | 316 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
16 | 317 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
16 | 318 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
16 | 319 | Dwayne Haskins | QB |
16 | 320 | Derek Carr | QB |
16 | 321 | Nick Mullens | QB |
16 | 322 | Jeff Driskel | QB |
16 | 323 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
16 | 324 | Sam Darnold | QB |
16 | 325 | Justin Tucker | K |
16 | 326 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
16 | 327 | Harrison Butker | K |
16 | 328 | Wil Lutz | K |
16 | 329 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
16 | 330 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
16 | 331 | JoJo Natson | WR |
16 | 332 | Riley Ridley | WR |
16 | 333 | Mason Crosby | K |
16 | 334 | Jason Myers | K |
16 | 335 | Younghoe Koo | K |
16 | 336 | Robbie Gould | K |
16 | 337 | Matt Prater | K |
16 | 338 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
16 | 339 | Jake Elliott | K |
16 | 340 | Byron Pringle | WR |
16 | 341 | Chris Boswell | K |
16 | 342 | Olamide Zaccheaus | RB |
16 | 343 | Trayveon Williams | RB |
16 | 344 | Ryan Succop | K |
16 | 345 | Michael Badgley | K |
17 | 346 | K.J. Hill | WR |
17 | 347 | Tyler Bass | K |
17 | 348 | Joey Slye | K |
17 | 349 | Jason Sanders | K |
17 | 350 | Taysom Hill | QB |
17 | 351 | Randy Bullock | K |
17 | 352 | Daniel Carlson | K |
17 | 353 | Josh Lambo | K |
17 | 354 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
17 | 355 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
17 | 356 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
17 | 357 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
17 | 358 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
17 | 359 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
17 | 360 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
17 | 361 | Nick Folk | K |
17 | 362 | New England Patriots | DST |
17 | 363 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
17 | 364 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
17 | 365 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
17 | 366 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
17 | 367 | Stephen Gostkowski | K |
17 | 368 | Washington Football Team | DST |
17 | 369 | Dan Bailey | K |
17 | 370 | Chicago Bears | DST |
17 | 371 | New York Giants | DST |
17 | 372 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
17 | 373 | Sam Sloman | K |
17 | 374 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
17 | 375 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
17 | 376 | Cairo Santos | K |
17 | 377 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
17 | 378 | Cody Parkey | K |
17 | 379 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
17 | 380 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
17 | 381 | Brandon McManus | K |
17 | 382 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
17 | 383 | Graham Gano | K |
18 | 384 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
18 | 385 | Sam Ficken | K |
18 | 386 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
18 | 387 | Denver Broncos | DST |
18 | 388 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
18 | 389 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
18 | 390 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
18 | 391 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
18 | 392 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
18 | 393 | New York Jets | DST |
18 | 394 | Houston Texans | DST |
18 | 395 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
18 | 396 | Detroit Lions | DST |
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