Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings From the Most Accurate Experts

Here’s a look at fantasy football rankings from our most accurate experts of the 2020 season. These rankings are for half-PPR scoring fantasy football formats.

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Week 3 Quarterback Rankings

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	Opp	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	Proj. Pts
1	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs. KC	1	4	1.3	0.7	24.4
2	Kyler Murray	ARI	vs. DET	1	4	2.3	0.8	24
3	Russell Wilson	SEA	vs. DAL	1	5	2.7	0.6	23.1
4	Dak Prescott	DAL	at SEA	2	7	4.1	1.2	22.5
5	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	at BAL	3	7	5.3	0.4	21.8
6	Cam Newton	NE	vs. LV	4	10	6.2	1.2	21.1
7	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. LAR	5	8	6.2	0.7	20.5
8	Matt Ryan	ATL	vs. CHI	6	11	8.2	0.5	19.9
9	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at NO	8	15	9.8	1.1	19.4
10	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	vs. HOU	6	16	10.1	1.1	18.9
11	Gardner Minshew II	JAC	vs. MIA	8	15	11.7	1.8	18.5
12	Deshaun Watson	HOU	at PIT	10	17	12.6	1.7	18.3
13	Matthew Stafford	DET	at ARI	9	19	13.4	1.7	18.1
14	Carson Wentz	PHI	vs. CIN	11	20	14.4	1.5	18
15	Drew Brees	NO	vs. GB	10	20	14.8	2.2	17.8
16	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	at MIN	8	25	15	1.9	17.6
17	Tom Brady	TB	at DEN	10	22	17.3	1.7	17.3
18	Joe Burrow	CIN	at PHI	11	21	17.6	1.7	17.1
19	Mitchell Trubisky	CHI	at ATL	12	22	19.9	1.9	16.9
20	Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	at JAC	16	30	20.2	2.7	16.6

Cam Newton (NE)
Newton is looking like the steal of drafts right now with how he’s looked through the first couple of games. The Patriots are intent on letting Newton be himself, which means that they’re letting him run the ball an insane amount. Newton has ran the ball 26 times for 122 yards and four touchdowns through two weeks, which has vaulted him to top-3 fantasy football QB status. Additionally, Newton currently ranks fourth in the entire NFL in terms of red zone rushing attempts. This doesn’t look to be slowing down any time soon either, which makes Newton a weekly must-start option at the QB position.

Deshaun Watson (HOU)
Watson hasn’t exactly been as dominant as we were all hoping for throughout the first two weeks of the season. He’s had two incredibly tough matchups and it’s led to him landing as the QB15 in all of fantasy football. With that being said, it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better for Watson this week against the Steelers defense. The Steelers have essentially held every position group in check so far and Watson’s going to have a tough time this week. Without his normal rushing production, it’s hard to view Watson as anything more than a low-end QB1 in this matchup.

Carson Wentz (PHI)
Wentz has definitely not looked like himself through the first couple weeks of the season and this offense needs to figure out their identity quickly. Until we see Wentz start to bounce back to the type of QB that he was previously, he can’t be trusted anywhere near your starting lineup. He’s a mid-range QB2 this week even what looks like a great matchup on paper.

Week 3 Running Back Rankings

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Opp	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	Proj. Pts
1	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at SEA	1	5	1.6	0.8	19.7
2	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. GB	1	5	1.9	0.6	17.8
3	Derrick Henry	TEN	at MIN	1	10	3	1.6	17.7
4	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. NYJ	3	10	4.8	1.3	17.5
5	Dalvin Cook	MIN	vs. TEN	3	8	5	1	17.2
6	Miles Sanders	PHI	vs. CIN	1	18	6.5	2.3	16.9
7	Aaron Jones	GB	at NO	4	12	6.8	1.3	16
8	Josh Jacobs	LV	at NE	5	14	8.5	1.9	16
9	Kenyan Drake	ARI	vs. DET	4	14	9.5	1.8	15.5
10	Nick Chubb	CLE	vs. WAS	6	13	9.8	1.4	15.2
11	Austin Ekeler	LAC	vs. CAR	6	17	10.7	1.9	15.2
12	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	at BAL	8	20	11.5	1.7	14.7
13	Chris Carson	SEA	vs. DAL	6	19	12.6	1.4	14.7
14	Joe Mixon	CIN	at PHI	11	18	14.3	1.4	14.7
15	James Conner	PIT	vs. HOU	8	29	14.6	2.1	14.2
16	James Robinson	JAC	vs. MIA	13	28	16.8	1.7	14.1
17	Kareem Hunt	CLE	vs. WAS	12	30	18.3	2.2	13.4
18	Todd Gurley II	ATL	vs. CHI	11	26	18.7	2.4	12.8
19	David Montgomery	CHI	at ATL	13	27	19.1	2.5	12.6
20	Melvin Gordon III	DEN	vs. TB	17	33	20.7	2	12.1
21	David Johnson	HOU	at PIT	14	26	21.5	2.3	11.4
22	Devin Singletary	BUF	vs. LAR	16	28	23	3.5	10.8
23	Leonard Fournette	TB	at DEN	17	42	23.5	3.3	10.7
24	Mark Ingram II	BAL	vs. KC	16	38	24.2	2.4	10.6
25	Joshua Kelley	LAC	vs. CAR	17	46	25.1	4	10.4
26	Antonio Gibson	WAS	at CLE	19	31	25.2	2.3	10.1
27	Jerick McKinnon	SF	at NYG	16	50	26.4	4.7	8.9
28	Mike Davis	CAR	at LAC	15	73	28.7	5.1	8.7
29	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	vs. KC	25	42	30.9	3.2	8.7
30	Darrell Henderson	LAR	at BUF	21	63	31.8	5.1	8.6
31	D’Andre Swift	DET	at ARI	29	39	32.3	2.1	8.2
32	Myles Gaskin	MIA	at JAC	27	48	33.5	4.1	8.2
33	Ronald Jones II	TB	at DEN	17	49	34	4	8.2
34	Malcolm Brown	LAR	at BUF	24	40	35	3.3	8.1
35	Tarik Cohen	CHI	at ATL	31	51	36.6	3.4	7.6
36	Sony Michel	NE	vs. LV	29	57	37.1	3.4	7.6
37	Nyheim Hines	IND	vs. NYJ	23	50	37.5	4.6	7.1
38	Latavius Murray	NO	vs. GB	30	51	38.3	3.2	7
39	Adrian Peterson	DET	at ARI	33	54	40.4	2.8	6.9
40	Dion Lewis	NYG	vs. SF	28	70	40.8	6.7	6.7
41	Frank Gore	NYJ	at IND	31	52	41.3	3.4	6.5
42	Chase Edmonds	ARI	vs. DET	36	53	43.5	2.8	6.5
43	Jeff Wilson Jr.	SF	at NYG	19	99	44	14.3	6.3
44	Boston Scott	PHI	vs. CIN	32	58	46.9	4.3	6.1
45	Alexander Mattison	MIN	vs. TEN	40	62	46.9	3.7	6
46	Kerryon Johnson	DET	at ARI	38	56	47.8	2.3	5.9
47	Carlos Hyde	SEA	vs. DAL	34	66	48.9	4.6	5.8
48	Jordan Howard	MIA	at JAC	31	66	49.1	4.8	5.8
49	Benny Snell Jr.	PIT	vs. HOU	32	69	52.9	5.4	5.4
50	Chris Thompson	JAC	vs. MIA	43	65	50.4	3.6	5.4

James Conner (PIT)
There was so much uncertainty last week surrounding what the carry split was going to look like with Snell and Conner, but we got our answer pretty quickly. Conner is the guy in this backfield and he should be viewed as a must-start option this week against a Houston defense that has been shredded the first two weeks. The Texans are currently giving up an average of 28.1 fantasy points to opposing RBs and Conner should be viewed as a player with top-5 upside this week.

Kareem Hunt (CLE)
Hunt was unstoppable last week against Cincinnati and he is now a top-10 option at the RB position for fantasy football through two weeks. He’s incredibly valuable in PPR formats and he should remain heavily involved in this matchup. Hunt should be looked at as a solid RB2 this week against Washington.

Leonard Fournette (TB)
Fournette took advantage of his opportunity last week and shredded the Panthers defense nearly every single run. Fournette appears to have this job locked up now, which puts him into the RB2 conversation in this matchup. There’s always the possibility that Arians pulls a fast one on us and we see Jones more than we anticipate, but he’s a safe start as a low-end RB2 with upside if he does completely take over this backfield.

Week 3 Wide Receiver Rankings

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	Opp	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	Proj. Pts
1	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	vs. DET	1	3	1.1	0.2	17.7
2	Tyreek Hill	KC	at BAL	2	10	3.1	1.5	16
3	Calvin Ridley	ATL	vs. CHI	2	23	3.6	1.3	15.7
4	Allen Robinson II	CHI	at ATL	3	19	5.8	2.4	14.2
5	Amari Cooper	DAL	at SEA	1	17	7.1	2.4	13.9
6	Julio Jones	ATL	vs. CHI	1	40	7.6	5.7	13.8
7	Adam Thielen	MIN	vs. TEN	4	17	7.7	2.5	13.7
8	Mike Evans	TB	at DEN	3	23	9.5	2.6	13.7
9	D.K. Metcalf	SEA	vs. DAL	4	21	9.8	2.4	13.6
10	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at CLE	3	36	10.6	2.7	13.1
11	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. DAL	4	24	11.1	2.8	13.1
12	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	vs. HOU	6	20	13.4	2.9	13.1
13	Chris Godwin	TB	at DEN	1	106	14.3	13.1	12.8
14	D.J. Moore	CAR	at LAC	9	39	14.6	2.7	12.8
15	Robert Woods	LAR	at BUF	12	53	17.2	3.2	12.6
16	Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE	vs. WAS	2	27	17.5	3.4	12.3
17	Cooper Kupp	LAR	at BUF	11	40	17.7	2.9	12.3
18	Diontae Johnson	PIT	vs. HOU	11	41	19.6	4.1	12.2
19	Keenan Allen	LAC	vs. CAR	6	37	19.8	2.7	12
20	Stefon Diggs	BUF	vs. LAR	7	31	20.1	2.7	12
21	Marquise Brown	BAL	vs. KC	15	29	20.3	2.4	11.9
22	T.Y. Hilton	IND	vs. NYJ	10	37	23.1	3.4	11.8
23	Julian Edelman	NE	vs. LV	16	31	23.4	2.5	11.3
24	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at SEA	16	33	25.4	2.5	11.2
25	DeVante Parker	MIA	at JAC	14	46	27.6	4.9	11.1
26	Michael Gallup	DAL	at SEA	12	60	27.7	4.4	11.1
27	Tyler Boyd	CIN	at PHI	21	44	28.8	2.1	11
28	A.J. Green	CIN	at PHI	15	43	29.2	3.6	10.7
29	Kenny Golladay	DET	at ARI	6	107	29.4	19.7	10.6
30	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. SF	20	44	31.3	2.6	10.5
31	Jarvis Landry	CLE	vs. WAS	26	40	33.2	3	10.5
32	Marvin Jones Jr.	DET	at ARI	14	42	33.6	3.7	10.4
33	John Brown	BUF	vs. LAR	28	52	33.7	3.2	9.9
34	Laviska Shenault Jr.	JAC	vs. MIA	27	47	34.8	4.3	9.8
35	DeSean Jackson	PHI	vs. CIN	27	44	35	3.7	9.7
36	Corey Davis	TEN	at MIN	17	50	35.2	4	9.6
37	Robby Anderson	CAR	at LAC	29	55	37.8	4.1	9.6
38	Will Fuller V	HOU	at PIT	17	79	38	7.1	9.6
39	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	vs. TB	30	53	38.6	3.7	9.3
40	Mike Williams	LAC	vs. CAR	29	50	41.7	3	9.2
41	Davante Adams	GB	at NO	1	163	20.6	32.5	9.2
42	Keelan Cole	JAC	vs. MIA	19	75	43.1	9.3	9
43	Preston Williams	MIA	at JAC	33	59	44	3.4	8.9
44	Russell Gage	ATL	vs. CHI	14	58	45	4.5	8.9
45	Emmanuel Sanders	NO	vs. GB	27	58	45	5.8	8.8
46	Brandin Cooks	HOU	at PIT	34	59	45.1	2.8	8.8
47	Allen Lazard	GB	at NO	38	65	47.1	5	8.6
48	Tre’Quan Smith	NO	vs. GB	25	66	47.5	6	8.6
49	Golden Tate	NYG	vs. SF	37	73	48.6	6.4	8.4
50	N’Keal Harry	NE	vs. LV	30	66	48.8	4.8	8.4

Allen Robinson (CHI)
Robinson looked to be a solid candidate to return WR1 production week in and week out heading into the season, but he simply has not been the same receiver on the field that we saw last year. While he’s seeing the high target totals, he’s not turning them into much for fantasy football. It’s a great matchup for Robinson, so he deserves to be in your starting lineup, but you shouldn’t be expecting anything more than high-end WR2 numbers this week.

Tyler Lockett (SEA)
With Russ playing as well as he has been lately, it’s hard to view the Seattle WRs as anything less than must-start options. Lockett is currently the WR15 on the season and should be viewed as a low-end WR1 in this matchup. The Cowboys are currently allowing 28.8 fantasy points on average to opposing WRs and Lockett always has a good chance of finding the end zone. He’s a solid start this week.

A.J. Green (CIN)
People are going to be scared off of AJ Green if they just see the boxscore stats, but we should be focused in on his opportunity. 13 targets is hard to come by for any receiver and it’s encouraging to see that Burrow is continuously looking his way. With that being said, this isn’t the greatest matchup for Green from a fantasy perspective. The Eagles are currently ranked 24th in terms of fantasy points allowed to opposing wide receivers, which means that it’s a tough matchup, and Darius Slay is a big reason for that. Slay is expected to cover Green in this matchup, which means that Green can be viewed as nothing more than a low-end WR2/high-end WR3 this week.

Week 3 Tight End Rankings

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	Opp	Best	Worst	Avg	Std Dev	Proj. Pts
1	Travis Kelce	KC	at BAL	1	2	1.1	0.3	15.4
2	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. KC	1	4	2	0.4	13.7
3	Zach Ertz	PHI	vs. CIN	2	7	3.4	0.7	11.3
4	Darren Waller	LV	at NE	2	11	5	1.7	10
5	Tyler Higbee	LAR	at BUF	3	15	5.4	1.7	9.6
6	Hunter Henry	LAC	vs. CAR	3	10	5.8	1.4	9.2
7	Mike Gesicki	MIA	at JAC	4	17	8.2	2.2	9.1
8	Jonnu Smith	TEN	at MIN	6	17	8.3	1.4	8.9
9	Jared Cook	NO	vs. GB	5	21	9	2.1	8.9
10	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. CIN	4	18	9.5	2.3	8.8
11	T.J. Hockenson	DET	at ARI	6	20	11.2	2.5	8.7
12	Hayden Hurst	ATL	vs. CHI	4	15	11.8	1.6	8.5
13	Noah Fant	DEN	vs. TB	7	15	12.6	1.4	8.5
14	Evan Engram	NYG	vs. SF	7	19	13.3	1.9	7.7
15	Logan Thomas	WAS	at CLE	13	22	15.4	1.1	7.3
16	Jordan Reed	SF	at NYG	10	27	18.8	4	7.2
17	Austin Hooper	CLE	vs. WAS	15	29	19.1	2.6	6.6
18	Chris Herndon IV	NYJ	at IND	13	27	19.5	2.9	6.5
19	Eric Ebron	PIT	vs. HOU	16	25	20.4	2.2	6.4
20	Dalton Schultz	DAL	at SEA	12	29	19.3	3.4	6.3

Jonnu Smith (TEN)
Smith is currently the TE1 in all of fantasy football and has now moved into weekly must-start territory. In a matchup that should see Tennessee put points up on the board, Smith should easily return TE1 value yet again.

Dallas Goedert (PHI)
Goedert came out swinging in week one, but disappointed fantasy managers that rolled him into their starting lineup in week two. He’s still getting the targets that make him an intriguing option in deep leagues, but he’s not someone that can be trusted as a reliable start every single week. In this matchup, Goedert is a high-end TE2.

Logan Thomas (WAS)
Thomas was a hot waiver wire addition after week one, but I recommended waiting a week before confidently plugging him into your lineup. He disappointed in week two, but the target totals are an encouraging sign. Thomas is a solid weekly TE2 right now that can be plugged in if you’re in need of a fill-in option.

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