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Updated Week 3 Wide Receiver Rankings

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Our updated Week 3 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his WR ranks.

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Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

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:

 

Week 3 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

You can also see our full Week 3 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/26 at 8:20 am ET:

WR Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Davante Adams WR 3
2 Tyreek Hill WR 4
3 Stefon Diggs WR 7
4 DeAndre Hopkins WR 9
5 D.K. Metcalf WR 10
6 Keenan Allen WR 13
7 Justin Jefferson WR 14
8 Calvin Ridley WR 16
9 CeeDee Lamb WR 17
10 Cooper Kupp WR 18
11 Tyler Lockett WR 19
12 A.J. Brown WR 20
13 Amari Cooper WR 24
14 D.J. Moore WR 26
15 Adam Thielen WR 30
16 Terry McLaurin WR 31
17 Chris Godwin WR 32
18 Allen Robinson II WR 33
19 Courtland Sutton WR 35
20 Julio Jones WR 36
21 Deebo Samuel WR 37
22 Mike Evans WR 39
23 Robert Woods WR 42
24 Mike Williams WR 43
25 Marquise Brown WR 45
26 Sterling Shepard WR 47
27 Ja'Marr Chase WR 48
28 Tyler Boyd WR 50
29 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 51
30 Brandin Cooks WR 52
31 Robby Anderson WR 54
32 Chase Claypool WR 55
33 DeVonta Smith WR 58
34 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 59
35 D.J. Chark Jr. WR 66
36 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 67
37 Rondale Moore WR 69
38 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 70
39 Jaylen Waddle WR 71
40 Kenny Golladay WR 74
41 Corey Davis WR 75
42 Jakobi Meyers WR 76
43 Tim Patrick WR 77
44 Cole Beasley WR 80
45 Christian Kirk WR 81
46 Darnell Mooney WR 82
47 Jalen Reagor WR 86
48 Quintez Cephus WR 90
49 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR 94
50 Henry Ruggs III WR 95
51 Bryan Edwards WR 100
52 DeVante Parker WR 101
53 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 103
54 Will Fuller V WR 104
55 K.J. Osborn WR 105
56 Nelson Agholor WR 106
57 Sammy Watkins WR 107
58 Mecole Hardman WR 109
59 Brandon Aiyuk WR 111
60 Darius Slayton WR 113
61 Emmanuel Sanders WR 116
62 Elijah Moore WR 117
63 Hunter Renfrow WR 118
64 Zach Pascal WR 120
65 Marquez Callaway WR 122
66 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 123
67 KJ Hamler WR 125
68 A.J. Green WR 128
69 Tyler Johnson WR 131
70 Quez Watkins WR 134
71 Van Jefferson WR 135
72 Gabriel Davis WR 136
73 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR 142
74 Dyami Brown WR 147
75 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 148
76 Demetric Felton WR 149
77 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 151
78 Adam Humphries WR 158
79 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 159
80 Anthony Schwartz WR 160
81 Juwan Johnson WR 164
82 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 174
83 Demarcus Robinson WR 175
84 Deonte Harris WR 178
85 Kendrick Bourne WR 179
86 Allen Lazard WR 181
87 Freddie Swain WR 182
88 Byron Pringle WR 184
89 Chris Conley WR 185
90 Randall Cobb WR 188
91 Rashard Higgins WR 192
92 Jalen Guyton WR 193
93 Trent Sherfield WR 194
94 Kalif Raymond WR 197
95 Parris Campbell WR 201
96 Joshua Palmer WR 203
97 DeSean Jackson WR 204
98 James Washington WR 205
99 Scotty Miller WR 207
100 Chester Rogers WR 211
101 Braxton Berrios WR 214
102 Preston Williams WR 219
103 Anthony Miller WR 221
104 Andre Roberts WR 224
105 Albert Wilson WR 225
106 Mohamed Sanu Sr. WR 227
107 Marquise Goodwin WR 231
108 Kadarius Toney WR 235
109 Devin Duvernay WR 238
110 Greg Ward WR 243
111 Trinity Benson WR 244
112 Collin Johnson WR 245
113 Cam Sims WR 254
114 Tajae Sharpe WR 258
115 Auden Tate WR 261
116 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR 262
117 Keelan Cole Sr. WR 264
118 Jauan Jennings WR 266
119 Tutu Atwell WR 268
120 Willie Snead IV WR 270
121 Damiere Byrd WR 271
122 Zay Jones WR 273
123 Josh Reynolds WR 276
124 Isaiah McKenzie WR 283
125 Brandon Zylstra WR 285
126 Christian Blake WR 287
127 Dede Westbrook WR 296
128 J.J. Arcega-Whiteside WR 304
129 Tyron Johnson WR 306
130 K.J. Hill Jr. WR 308
131 Chris Hogan WR 314


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