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Our Week 3 fantasy football PPR rankings for 2021 at RB, WR, TE, QB and DEF. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his ranks.
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Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 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 four 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!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings (redraft)
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Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
You can also see our Week 3 ranks for Half-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 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 1 | 4 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 1 | 5 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 1 | 6 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 1 | 9 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 2 | 10 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 2 | 16 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 2 | 17 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 3 | 18 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 3 | 19 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 20 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 3 | 22 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 3 | 23 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 3 | 24 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 26 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 3 | 27 | Chris Carson | RB |
| 3 | 28 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 3 | 30 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 3 | 35 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 3 | 36 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 3 | 37 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 4 | 38 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 4 | 39 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 4 | 41 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 4 | 42 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 4 | 43 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 4 | 44 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 4 | 45 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
| 4 | 47 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 4 | 48 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 4 | 49 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 4 | 50 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 4 | 51 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 52 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 5 | 53 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 5 | 54 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 5 | 55 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 5 | 58 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 5 | 59 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 5 | 60 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 62 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 5 | 63 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 5 | 64 | George Kittle | TE |
| 5 | 65 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 5 | 66 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 67 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 5 | 68 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 5 | 71 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 5 | 72 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 5 | 74 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 6 | 75 | James Robinson | RB |
| 6 | 76 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 6 | 81 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 6 | 83 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 6 | 84 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 6 | 85 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 6 | 87 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 6 | 88 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 7 | 89 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 7 | 90 | James Conner | RB |
| 7 | 91 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
| 7 | 92 | James White | RB |
| 7 | 93 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 7 | 94 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 7 | 95 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
| 7 | 97 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 7 | 98 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 99 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 7 | 100 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 7 | 101 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 7 | 102 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 7 | 104 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 7 | 105 | Will Fuller V | WR |
| 7 | 106 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 7 | 107 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 7 | 108 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 7 | 109 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 7 | 110 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 7 | 111 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 8 | 113 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 8 | 115 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 8 | 116 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 8 | 117 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 8 | 118 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 8 | 120 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 8 | 122 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 8 | 123 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 8 | 125 | KJ Hamler | WR |
| 8 | 126 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
| 8 | 127 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 8 | 128 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 8 | 130 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 8 | 131 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 8 | 132 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 9 | 133 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 134 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 9 | 135 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 9 | 137 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 9 | 139 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 9 | 140 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 9 | 141 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 9 | 142 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 143 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 9 | 144 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 9 | 145 | Blake Jarwin | TE |
| 9 | 146 | David Johnson | RB |
| 9 | 147 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 9 | 149 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 9 | 150 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 9 | 151 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 152 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 9 | 153 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 10 | 154 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 10 | 155 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 10 | 156 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 10 | 157 | David Njoku | TE |
| 10 | 158 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 10 | 159 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 10 | 160 | Anthony Schwartz | WR |
| 10 | 161 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 10 | 162 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 10 | 163 | Maxx Williams | TE |
| 10 | 164 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 10 | 165 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 10 | 166 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 10 | 167 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 10 | 168 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 10 | 169 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 10 | 170 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 11 | 171 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 11 | 172 | Eric Ebron | TE |
| 11 | 173 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 11 | 174 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 11 | 175 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 11 | 177 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 11 | 178 | Deonte Harris | WR |
| 11 | 179 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 11 | 180 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 11 | 181 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 11 | 182 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 11 | 184 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 11 | 186 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
| 11 | 187 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 11 | 188 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 11 | 189 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 11 | 190 | Jordan Akins | TE |
| 11 | 191 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 11 | 192 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 11 | 193 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 11 | 194 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 11 | 195 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 12 | 196 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 12 | 197 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 12 | 198 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
| 12 | 199 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
| 12 | 200 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 12 | 203 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 12 | 204 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 12 | 205 | James Washington | WR |
| 12 | 206 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 12 | 207 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 12 | 208 | Marlon Mack | RB |
| 12 | 209 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 12 | 210 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
| 12 | 211 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 12 | 212 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 12 | 213 | Alex Collins | RB |
| 12 | 214 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 12 | 215 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 12 | 216 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 13 | 217 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 13 | 218 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
| 13 | 219 | Preston Williams | WR |
| 13 | 220 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 13 | 221 | Anthony Miller | WR |
| 13 | 222 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 13 | 223 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 224 | Andre Roberts | WR |
| 13 | 225 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 13 | 226 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 227 | Mohamed Sanu Sr. | WR |
| 13 | 228 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 13 | 229 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 13 | 230 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 13 | 231 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 13 | 232 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 13 | 233 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 13 | 234 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 13 | 236 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 13 | 237 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 13 | 238 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 13 | 239 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Trenton Cannon | RB |
| 13 | 241 | Kerryon Johnson | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 13 | 243 | Greg Ward | WR |
| 13 | 244 | Trinity Benson | WR |
| 13 | 245 | Collin Johnson | WR |
| 13 | 246 | Jacques Patrick | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Kylin Hill | RB |
| 13 | 248 | Mike Strachan | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 14 | 250 | Alec Ingold | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Dare Ogunbowale | 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 | Auden Tate | WR |
| 14 | 262 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 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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