Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings - Week 3 Early Updates

September 17, 2025

Fantasy football rankings - FLEX Week 3 rankings early edition for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football FLEX rankings.

The fantasy football season is a grind, and it's important to pick up early-season wins to keep yourself on track as you aim toward a championship. Let us help set your lineups with our Week 3 fantasy football FLEX rankings for 2025. To see where key flex options such as Bhayshul Tuten, Marquise Brown, Rome Odunze, Travis Etienne Jr., Jaylen Warren, Chuba Hubbard, and more stand among all RBs, WRs, and TEs, check out the FLEX pecking order below.

Our FLEX fantasy football rankings for Week 3 are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find a summary of the important FLEX fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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Week 3 Fantasy Football FLEX News and Injuries

• Rachaad White Productive in Larger Timeshare
• Ashton Jeanty "Still Getting Used to the Speed of the NFL"
• Kyren Williams to See a Decreased Role?
• Ollie Gordon II Stuck in a Miminal Role
• Jaylen Wright Limited on Monday's Practice Estimation
• Aaron Jones Sr. Unlikely to Play in Week 3 Due to Hamstring Injury
• Bhayshul Tuten Boasts Increased Value
• Cam Skattebo a Must-Add After Solid Performance Against the Cowboys?
• Isaac TeSlaa Continues to Flash Upside, In Line for More Targets Going Forward?
• Jauan Jennings Day-to-Day With Ankle Injury
• Christian Watson Expects to Begin Practicing in Week 4
• Bears Want to Get More Packages for Luther Burden III
• Tetairoa McMillan Continues to Impress
• Brian Thomas Jr. Dealing with Wrist Injury
• Troy Franklin Posts Breakout Performance in Week 2
• Tyler Warren Continues Hot Start to NFL Career
• Darren Waller Picks Up Limited Tag on Monday
• Colston Loveland Held Without Catch Against Lions
• Harold Fannin Jr. Continues to Produce in Loss to Ravens
• Tucker Kraft Even More Reliable as a TE1 Going into Week 3
• Zach Ertz Emerging As a Consistent Target-Earner in Washington?

Week 3 FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football

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Week 3 FLEX Rankings Outlooks

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Washington Commanders

Washington Commanders running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. will be "back in the fold" for the team in Week 3, according to coach Dan Quinn. Rodriguez has been a healthy scratch for the first two games of the season since the Commanders relied on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Austin Ekeler, and Jeremy McNichols to handle the load in the backfield. With Ekeler (Achilles) lost for the season, there will be significant work available in the Washington backfield going forward.

Croskey-Merritt will step in as the lead back, but Rodriguez and McNichols will mix in as well. Rodriguez had an impressive training camp and preseason and could carve out significant playing time in the new timeshare, even though Quinn made sure to emphasize that the team is comfortable with Croskey-Merritt in passing situations. At this point, Rodriguez is a waiver wire option in deep leagues and definitely someone to watch in all formats to see how the timeshare is divied up in Week 3 against the Raiders.

Kayshon Boutte, New England Patriots

New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte converted his only target into a 16-yard touchdown reception during Sunday's Week 2 win over the Miami Dolphins. There was a lot of hype surrounding Boutte after he was named a starter in the season opener and caught six passes for 103 yards while playing 82 percent of the offensive snaps. However, his usage and productivity took a step back this past weekend as he was not a starter, and his snap share dropped to 72 percent.

Plus, while Boutte did salvage his fantasy performance with a touchdown, it was concerning to see him drop so low in the pecking order with just one target. At this point, Stefon Diggs has been the only Patriots receiver with similar stat lines between Week 1 and Week 2. Boutte has a low floor and moderately high ceiling, ranking as a high-end fantasy WR4 against the Steelers in Week 3.

Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles Rams running back Blake Corum carried the ball five times for 44 yards and one rushing touchdown during Sunday's Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans. He has continued to operate as the direct backup to Kyren Williams, but this was the first time in a while where Corum himself had standalone fantasy value. Of course, without the touchdown, Corum would have had only 4.4 fantasy points, which is not enough to justify starting him.

With all this being said, perhaps the biggest indicator of Corum's growing role is his snap count. He played 18 snaps on Sunday as his snap share jumped from 17 percent in Week 1 to 30 percent in Week 2. Corum remains an intriguing riser and one of the league's stronger handcuff options, but a non-receiving role on a 30 percent snap share isn't quite enough to justify starting him in fantasy football. He should continue to be stashed on the bench for the time being.

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