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Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Week Two of the NFL and fantasy football season is officially here and we are pumped! Below are our updated consensus Week 3 Half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- Trey Sermon Expected To See Bulk Of Carries
- Dalvin Cook (Ankle) Unlikely To Play
- Darrell Henderson Jr. Is Not Expected To Play
- Tee Higgins Is Officially Inactive For Week 3
- Antonio Brown Officially Ruled Out
- Odell Beckham Jr. Expected To Make His Season Debut
- Josh Jacobs Officially Ruled Out
- DeAndre Hopkins Will Be A Game-Time Decision
- Trey Sermon Cleared And In Line To Start In Week 3
- Carson Wentz Will Be Active And Start
- Elijah Mitchell Doubtful For Sunday Night
- Kerryon Johnson Promoted From 49ers Practice Squad
- JaMycal Hasty Placed On Injured Reserve
- Eagles Activate Zach Ertz From COVID-19 List
- Tua Tagovailoa Lands On Injured Reserve
- Kadarius Toney Off The Injury Report For Week 3
- Four Ravens Defenders Placed On COVID-19 List
- Jamison Crowder Doubtful To Make Season Debut
- Tevin Coleman Won't Play Against Broncos
- Evan Engram Questionable To Make His Debut In Week 3
- Russell Gage Ruled Out For Week 3
- Christian McCaffrey (Hamstring) Expected To Miss A Few Weeks
- Antonio Gibson Good To Go Sunday
- Miles Sanders (Chest) Practicing In Full
- Diontae Johnson Ruled Out Against Bengals
- Derek Carr Good To Go For Week 3
- Jarvis Landry Placed On Injured Reserve
- Amari Cooper Says He's Good To Go
- Tyrell Williams Ruled Out For Week 3
These rankings are a consensus from five of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - 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 (Half-PPR)
You can also see our Week 3 ranks for 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 helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 9/26 at 11:45 am ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 1 | 5 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 1 | 8 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 1 | 9 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 2 | 10 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 2 | 13 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 2 | 15 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 18 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 3 | 19 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 3 | 20 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 3 | 22 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 3 | 23 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 3 | 24 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 26 | Chris Carson | RB |
| 3 | 27 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 3 | 28 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 3 | 29 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 3 | 30 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 3 | 34 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 3 | 36 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 3 | 37 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 4 | 38 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 4 | 39 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
| 4 | 40 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 4 | 41 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 4 | 42 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 4 | 43 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 4 | 44 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 4 | 49 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 4 | 50 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 4 | 51 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 5 | 52 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 5 | 53 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 5 | 54 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 5 | 55 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 59 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 60 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 5 | 61 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 5 | 62 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 5 | 64 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 65 | George Kittle | TE |
| 5 | 66 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 5 | 67 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 5 | 68 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 5 | 69 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 70 | James Robinson | RB |
| 5 | 71 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 5 | 72 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 74 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 6 | 75 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 6 | 82 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 6 | 83 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 6 | 84 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 6 | 85 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 6 | 87 | James Conner | RB |
| 6 | 88 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 7 | 89 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 7 | 90 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 92 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 7 | 95 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 7 | 96 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 97 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 7 | 98 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 7 | 99 | James White | RB |
| 7 | 100 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 7 | 101 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 7 | 102 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 7 | 104 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 7 | 105 | Will Fuller V | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 7 | 107 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 7 | 108 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 7 | 109 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 7 | 110 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 7 | 111 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 8 | 113 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 8 | 115 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 8 | 116 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 8 | 117 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 8 | 118 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 8 | 119 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 8 | 120 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 8 | 122 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 8 | 123 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 8 | 125 | KJ Hamler | WR |
| 8 | 126 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 8 | 127 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 8 | 128 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 8 | 130 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 8 | 131 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
| 8 | 132 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 133 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 9 | 135 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 9 | 136 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 137 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 9 | 140 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 9 | 141 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 9 | 142 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 9 | 143 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 9 | 144 | David Johnson | RB |
| 9 | 145 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 146 | Blake Jarwin | TE |
| 9 | 147 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 9 | 149 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 9 | 150 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 9 | 151 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 9 | 152 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 9 | 153 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 10 | 154 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 10 | 155 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 10 | 156 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 10 | 157 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 10 | 158 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 10 | 159 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 10 | 160 | David Njoku | TE |
| 10 | 161 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 10 | 162 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 10 | 163 | Maxx Williams | TE |
| 10 | 164 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 10 | 165 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 10 | 166 | Anthony Schwartz | WR |
| 10 | 167 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 10 | 168 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 10 | 169 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 10 | 170 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 11 | 171 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 11 | 172 | Eric Ebron | TE |
| 11 | 173 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 11 | 174 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 11 | 175 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 11 | 177 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 11 | 178 | Deonte Harris | WR |
| 11 | 179 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 11 | 180 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 11 | 182 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 11 | 184 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 11 | 186 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
| 11 | 187 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 11 | 188 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 11 | 189 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 11 | 190 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Jordan Akins | TE |
| 11 | 193 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 11 | 194 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 11 | 195 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 12 | 196 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 12 | 197 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 12 | 198 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 12 | 199 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 12 | 201 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
| 12 | 203 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 12 | 204 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
| 12 | 205 | Marlon Mack | RB |
| 12 | 206 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 12 | 207 | James Washington | WR |
| 12 | 208 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 12 | 209 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
| 12 | 210 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 12 | 211 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 12 | 212 | Alex Collins | RB |
| 12 | 213 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 12 | 214 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 12 | 215 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
| 12 | 216 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 13 | 217 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 13 | 218 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 13 | 219 | Preston Williams | WR |
| 13 | 220 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 13 | 221 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 222 | Anthony Miller | WR |
| 13 | 223 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 13 | 224 | Andre Roberts | WR |
| 13 | 225 | Mohamed Sanu Sr. | WR |
| 13 | 226 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 13 | 227 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 13 | 228 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 229 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 13 | 230 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 13 | 231 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 13 | 232 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 233 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 13 | 234 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 13 | 236 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 13 | 237 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 13 | 238 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 13 | 239 | Kerryon Johnson | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 13 | 241 | Trenton Cannon | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 13 | 243 | Jacques Patrick | RB |
| 13 | 244 | Kylin Hill | RB |
| 13 | 245 | Collin Johnson | WR |
| 13 | 246 | Mike Strachan | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 13 | 248 | Greg Ward | WR |
| 14 | 249 | Trinity Benson | WR |
| 14 | 250 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Alec Ingold | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 14 | 254 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 14 | 255 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
| 14 | 256 | Blake Bell | TE |
| 14 | 257 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 14 | 258 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
| 14 | 259 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 260 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 14 | 261 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 14 | 262 | Auden Tate | WR |
| 14 | 263 | Jake Funk | RB |
| 14 | 264 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 14 | 265 | Drew Sample | TE |
| 14 | 266 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 14 | 267 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 14 | 268 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 15 | 269 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 15 | 270 | Willie Snead IV | WR |
| 15 | 271 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 15 | 272 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 15 | 273 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 15 | 274 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 15 | 277 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 278 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 15 | 284 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 285 | Brandon Zylstra | WR |
| 15 | 286 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Christian Blake | WR |
| 15 | 288 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Dwayne Washington | RB |
| 15 | 293 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 15 | 294 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 15 | 295 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 296 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
| 15 | 297 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 298 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 15 | 299 | Khari Blasingame | RB |
| 15 | 300 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 301 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 302 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
| 15 | 303 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 15 | 304 | J.J. Arcega-Whiteside | WR |
| 15 | 305 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 15 | 306 | Tyron Johnson | WR |
| 15 | 307 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 308 | K.J. Hill Jr. | WR |
| 15 | 309 | Jameis Winston | QB |
| 15 | 310 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 311 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 15 | 312 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 16 | 313 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 16 | 314 | Chris Hogan | WR |
| 16 | 315 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
| 16 | 316 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 16 | 317 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 16 | 318 | Jacob Eason | QB |
| 16 | 319 | Trey Lance | QB |
| 16 | 320 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 16 | 321 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 16 | 322 | Matt Prater | K |
| 16 | 323 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 16 | 324 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 325 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 326 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 327 | Matt Gay | K |
| 16 | 328 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 329 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 330 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 331 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 332 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 16 | 333 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 334 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 16 | 335 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 336 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 337 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 338 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
| 16 | 339 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 340 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 341 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 342 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 343 | Rodrigo Blankenship | K |
| 16 | 344 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 16 | 345 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 17 | 346 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 17 | 347 | Tristan Vizcaino | K |
| 17 | 348 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 17 | 349 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 17 | 350 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 17 | 351 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 17 | 352 | New York Giants | DST |
| 17 | 353 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 17 | 354 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 17 | 355 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 17 | 356 | Nick Folk | K |
| 17 | 357 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 17 | 358 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 17 | 359 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 17 | 360 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 17 | 361 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 17 | 362 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 17 | 363 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 17 | 364 | Josh Lambo | K |
| 17 | 365 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 17 | 366 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 17 | 367 | Aldrick Rosas | K |
| 17 | 368 | Matt Ammendola | K |
| 17 | 369 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 17 | 370 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 17 | 371 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 17 | 372 | Austin Seibert | K |
| 17 | 373 | Joey Slye | K |
| 17 | 374 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 17 | 375 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 17 | 376 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 17 | 377 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 17 | 378 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 17 | 379 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 17 | 380 | New York Jets | DST |
| 17 | 381 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 17 | 382 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 17 | 383 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 18 | 384 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
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