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2020 XFL Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 3

2020 XFL Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 3

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After Week 2 in the XFL, it would appear that the Houston Roughnecks and DC Defenders are on a collision course to a matchup for an XFL Championship. And, chances are, if you own a few of their players, you might be in contention for a championship yourself. Week 2 gave us a little more clarity into these players and Week 3 should bring us even more. Here are my rankings for the week…

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Quarterbacks

RANK PLAYER TEAM GAMES TOTAL PTS AVG PTS
1 P.J. Walker HOU 2 59.4 29.7
2 Cardale Jones DC 2 45.75 22.9
3 Jordan Ta’amu STL 2 57.55 28.8
4 Landry Jones DAL 1 20.55 20.55
5 Josh Johnson LA 1 19.6 19.6
6 Matt McGloin NY 2 21.5 10.75
7 Brandon Silvers SEA 2 33 16.5
8 Aaron Murray TB 1 11.55 11.55
9 Quinton Flowers TB 2 8.9 4.45

 

Notes:

  1. After another strong performance in Week 2, P.J. Walker retains the top spot among QBs.
  2. I was really tempted to put Jordan Ta’amu over Cardale Jones, but Jones has the better matchup this week.
  3. Matt McGloin was benched last week, but I’m going to assume, after his replacement wasn’t much better, that he retains his starting job — at least for one more week.
  4. Still unsure who the starting QB will be in Tampa, but despite Taylor Cornelius getting the start last week, I still prefer Quinton Flowers over him. Hopefully, Aaron Murray is back and we won’t have to choose.

Running Backs

RANK PLAYER TEAM GAMES TOTAL PTS AVG PTS
1 Matt Jones STL 2 15.9 7.95
2 Lance Dunbar DAL 2 18.7 9.35
3 James Butler HOU 2 27.5 13.75
4 Cameron Artis-Payne DAL 2 33 16.5
5 De’Veon Smith TB 2 15.5 7.75
6 Trey Williams SEA 2 16.9 8.45
7 Nick Holley (WR/RB) HOU 2 13.7 6.85
8 Jhurell Pressley DC 2 11 5.5
9 Jacques Patrick TB 2 13.2 6.6
10 Elijah Hood LA 2 7.4 3.7
11 Kenneth Farrow SEA 2 12 6
12 Donnel Pumphrey DC 2 12.6 6.3
13 Tim Cook NY 2 8.6 4.3
14 Christine Michael STL 2 7.4 3.7
15 Darius Victor NY 2 8.8 4.4
16 Ja’Quan Gardner SEA 2 6.3 3.15
17 Marquis Young DAL 1 5.2 5.2
18 Larry Rose LA 2 4.8 2.4
19 Austin Walter DAL 1 2.6 2.6
20 Andre Williams HOU 2 2.4 1.2
21 Keith Ford STL 1 8.6 8.6

 

Notes:

  1. Despite the fact that Matt Jones has fewer fantasy points than four other running backs, he gets my top spot based on volume. He has 37 attempts over the first two games, 10 more than the No. 2 player in attempts, De’Veon Smith.
  2. Cameron Artis-Payne finally decided to show why he was a productive, albeit seldom used, running back in the NFL.
  3. Lance Dunbar gets the nod at No. 2 over James Butler — who has more fantasy points — based on Dunbar’s receiving game usage. His 12 targets lead the league among running backs, and No. 2 on the list, Nick Holley, is technically playing wide receiver as he only has one carry all year.
  4. It has now been two weeks that my pre-season No. 1 and former AAF leading rusher, Jhurell Pressley, has under-preformed. He drops to No. 8 until I see something from him.

Wide Receivers

RANK PLAYER TEAM GAMES TOTAL PTS AVG PTS
1 Nelson Spruce LA 2 39.7 19.85
2 Cam Phillips HOU 2 43 21.5
3 De’Mornay Pierson-El STL 2 24 12
4 Rashad Ross DC 2 23.6 11.8
5 Kahlil Lewis HOU 2 22 11
6 L’Damian Washington STL 2 21.2 10.6
7 Keenan Reynolds SEA 2 20.7 10.35
8 Austin Proehl SEA 2 24 12
9 Alonzo Russell STL 2 19.1 9.55
10 Daniel Williams TB 2 19 9.5
11 Eli Rogers DC 2 17.7 8.85
12 Jordan Smallwood LA 2 17.5 8.75
13 DeAndre Thompkins DC 1 18.7 18.7
14 Colby Pearson NY 2 15.9 7.95
15 Reece Horn TB 2 13.3 6.65
16 Mekale McKay NY 2 11.8 5.9
17 Jeff Badet DAL 2 10.4 5.2
18 Sam Mobley HOU 2 10.4 5.2
19 Kermit Whitfield LA 2 9.7 4.85
20 Jalen Tolliver TB 2 9 4.5
21 Flynn Nagel DAL 2 9.6 4.8
22 Keith Mumphrey STL 2 7.1 3.55
23 Adonis Jennings LA 2 7.1 3.55
24 Josh Crockett DAL 1 6.7 6.7
25 Sammie Coates HOU 2 4.9 2.45
26 Joe Horn NY 2 4.8 2.4
27 Ryheem Malone HOU 2 4.7 2.35
28 Dontez Byrd SEA 2 4.2 2.1
29 Malachi Dupre DC 2 4.1 2.05

 

Notes:

  1. Nelson Spruce and Cam Phillips are more 1 and 1a, with the slight edge to Spruce strictly based on more targets. Cam Phillips has four TDs compared to Spruce’s two, but both are dominating the league right now.
  2. Austin Proehl fell back to Earth in Week 2, but he remains in the top 10.
  3. DeAndre Thompkins went from unranked to No. 18 after a huge performance in Week 2. If he shows me he can do it again, he will easily be inside the top 10 next week.
  4. Jeff Badet looked much better with Landry Jones under center and I expect that to continue.

Tight Ends

RANK PLAYER TEAM GAMES TOTAL PTS AVG PTS
1 Donald Parham DAL 2 22.1 11.05
2 Nick Truesdell TB 2 11.3 5.65
3 Brandon Barnes LA 2 7.4 3.7
4 Sean Price DAL 2 9.5 4.75
5 Marcus Lucas STL 2 7.9 3.95
6 Derrick Hayward DC 2 7.1 3.55
7 Jake Powell NY 2 5.8 2.9
8 Khari Lee DC 2 10.4 5.2

 

Notes:

  1. Donald Parham leads all tight ends in every major statistical category; targets, receptions, and receiving yards. He also has one touchdown which ties him for the most in the league among tight ends.
  2. Brandon Barnes could have had a bigger day in Week 2 if not for a face mask tackle that kept him a yard short of the end zone.

Defense

Rank TEAM
1 DC Defenders
2 Houston Roughnecks
3 Dallas Renegades
4 NY Guardians
5 St. Louis BattleHawks
6 Seattle Dragons
7 LA Wildcats
8 Tampa Bay Vipers

 

Notes:

    I don’t think there is any question who the No. 1 defense is as the Defenders completely shut down the Guardians in Week 2.I was tempted to put the Roughnecks in the No. 1 spot based on their matchup with the league’s cellar-dweller, the Tampa Bay vipers, but ultimately decided to stick with the Defenders.

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