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Our updated Week 3 fantasy football rankings for 2021 and standard scoring (non-PPR) formats at RB, WR, TE, QB and DEF. Set your optimal fantasy lineups and win.
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Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's games, and are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week Three of the NFL and fantasy football seasons. We are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help you set your optimal lineups. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 fantasy football rankings, 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
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).
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!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings (redraft)
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
- 2025 NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback fantasy football rankings
- Running back fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
- Tight end fantasy football rankings
Week 3 Rankings - Standard (Non-PPR)
You can also see our Week 3 ranks for PPR and Half-PPR scoring.
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 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 2 | 11 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 2 | 12 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 2 | 15 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 2 | 16 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 2 | 17 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 3 | 18 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 19 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 3 | 22 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 23 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 3 | 24 | Chris Carson | RB |
| 3 | 25 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 3 | 27 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 3 | 28 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 3 | 30 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 3 | 33 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 3 | 35 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 3 | 36 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
| 3 | 37 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 4 | 38 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 4 | 39 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 4 | 43 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 4 | 44 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 4 | 47 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 4 | 49 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 4 | 50 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 4 | 51 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 5 | 52 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 53 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 5 | 54 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 5 | 55 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 5 | 60 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 5 | 62 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 5 | 64 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 65 | George Kittle | TE |
| 5 | 66 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 5 | 67 | James Robinson | RB |
| 5 | 68 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 5 | 69 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 5 | 71 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 5 | 72 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 5 | 74 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 6 | 81 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 6 | 82 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 6 | 83 | James Conner | RB |
| 6 | 84 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 6 | 85 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 6 | 86 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 6 | 87 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 6 | 88 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 7 | 90 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 91 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 7 | 95 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 7 | 97 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 98 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 7 | 99 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 7 | 100 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 7 | 101 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 7 | 102 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 7 | 104 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 7 | 105 | Will Fuller V | WR |
| 7 | 106 | James White | RB |
| 7 | 107 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 7 | 108 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 7 | 109 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 7 | 110 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 7 | 111 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 8 | 113 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 8 | 115 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 8 | 116 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 8 | 117 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 8 | 118 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 8 | 120 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 8 | 122 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 8 | 123 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 8 | 124 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 8 | 125 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 8 | 126 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 8 | 127 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 8 | 128 | KJ Hamler | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 130 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 8 | 131 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 8 | 132 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 9 | 133 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 9 | 135 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 9 | 138 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 9 | 139 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 140 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 9 | 141 | David Johnson | RB |
| 9 | 142 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 9 | 143 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 9 | 144 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 9 | 145 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 9 | 146 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 9 | 147 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 9 | 149 | Blake Jarwin | TE |
| 9 | 150 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 9 | 151 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 9 | 152 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 9 | 153 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 10 | 154 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 10 | 155 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 10 | 156 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 10 | 157 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 10 | 158 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 10 | 159 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 10 | 160 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 10 | 161 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 10 | 162 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 10 | 163 | Maxx Williams | TE |
| 10 | 164 | David Njoku | TE |
| 10 | 165 | Anthony Schwartz | WR |
| 10 | 166 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 10 | 167 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 10 | 168 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 10 | 169 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 10 | 170 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 11 | 171 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 11 | 172 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 11 | 173 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Eric Ebron | TE |
| 11 | 175 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 11 | 176 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 11 | 177 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 11 | 178 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 11 | 179 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
| 11 | 180 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 11 | 182 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Deonte Harris | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 11 | 186 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 11 | 187 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 11 | 188 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 11 | 189 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 11 | 190 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Jordan Akins | TE |
| 11 | 193 | Marlon Mack | RB |
| 11 | 194 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 11 | 195 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 12 | 196 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 12 | 198 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 12 | 199 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 12 | 201 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
| 12 | 202 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 12 | 203 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 12 | 204 | James Washington | WR |
| 12 | 205 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 12 | 206 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 12 | 207 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 12 | 208 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 12 | 209 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
| 12 | 210 | Alex Collins | RB |
| 12 | 211 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
| 12 | 212 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 12 | 213 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 12 | 214 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
| 12 | 215 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 12 | 216 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 13 | 217 | Preston Williams | WR |
| 13 | 218 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 13 | 219 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 220 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 13 | 221 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 13 | 222 | Anthony Miller | WR |
| 13 | 223 | Andre Roberts | WR |
| 13 | 224 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 13 | 225 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 13 | 226 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 13 | 227 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 13 | 228 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 13 | 229 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 13 | 230 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 231 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 13 | 232 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 13 | 233 | Mohamed Sanu Sr. | WR |
| 13 | 234 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 13 | 236 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 13 | 237 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 13 | 238 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 13 | 239 | Trenton Cannon | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Kerryon Johnson | RB |
| 13 | 241 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 13 | 242 | Kylin Hill | RB |
| 13 | 243 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 13 | 244 | Jacques Patrick | RB |
| 13 | 245 | Collin Johnson | WR |
| 13 | 246 | Mike Strachan | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 13 | 248 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Trinity Benson | WR |
| 14 | 250 | Alec Ingold | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Greg Ward | WR |
| 14 | 254 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 14 | 255 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
| 14 | 256 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Blake Bell | TE |
| 14 | 258 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 14 | 259 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
| 14 | 260 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 261 | Auden Tate | WR |
| 14 | 262 | Jake Funk | RB |
| 14 | 263 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 14 | 264 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 14 | 265 | Drew Sample | TE |
| 14 | 266 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 14 | 267 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 14 | 268 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 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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