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After two exciting weeks of NFL action, we are back with another set of fantasy football rankings. Today, we will review our team's Week 3 half-PPR rankings for fantasy football as of September 21st. Our goal, as always, is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players like Jerome Ford, Matt Breida, Kyren Williams, Tank Dell, Puka Nacua, Tony Jones Jr., Jaylen Warren, Nico Collins, Tutu Atwell, Zack Moss, Zach Ertz, Hunter Henry, Luke Musgrave, Kareem Hunt rank, among others.
Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 3 Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Nick Chubb Could Undergo Two Knee Surgeries
- Wan'Dale Robinson Limited Tuesday
- Kendre Miller Expected To Be "Full Go" In Practice This Week
- Saquon Barkley Ruled Out For Thursday Night Football
- Anthony Richardson Will Continue To Run, Per Offensive Coordinator
- Jamaal Williams Will Need "Some Time" To Recover From Hamstring Injury
- Kareem Hunt Signs With The Browns
- Brandon Aiyuk Doesn't Have Broken Clavicle
- Matt Breida Could Be Looking At Lead Role
- Several Teams Checking In On Cam Akers
- Browns Looking To Add Running Back Behind Jerome Ford
- Deshaun Watson Won't Face Discipline For Contacting NFL Official
- Joe Burrow Feeling Better After Aggravating Calf In Week 2
- Zay Jones Will Not Practice Wednesday
Early Week 3 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 3 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
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, and K mixed in).
Last updated on Thursday 9/21:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 3 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 1 | 4 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Bijan Robinson | RB |
| 1 | 6 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 1 | 7 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB |
| 2 | 9 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 2 | 10 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Kenneth Walker III | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 2 | 15 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 2 | 16 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 2 | 17 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 2 | 18 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 2 | 19 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 2 | 20 | Chris Olave | WR |
| 2 | 21 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB |
| 2 | 22 | Kyren Williams | RB |
| 3 | 23 | DK Metcalf | WR |
| 3 | 24 | James Cook | RB |
| 3 | 25 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 26 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 3 | 27 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 3 | 28 | Puka Nacua | WR |
| 3 | 29 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 3 | 30 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 31 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 3 | 32 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 3 | 33 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB |
| 3 | 36 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 3 | 37 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 38 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 4 | 39 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 4 | 40 | Garrett Wilson | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 4 | 43 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 4 | 44 | Breece Hall | RB |
| 4 | 45 | Rachaad White | RB |
| 5 | 46 | George Pickens | WR |
| 5 | 47 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 5 | 48 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 5 | 49 | Gus Edwards | RB |
| 5 | 50 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 5 | 51 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 5 | 52 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 53 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 5 | 54 | James Conner | RB |
| 5 | 55 | Zay Flowers | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Isiah Pacheco | RB |
| 5 | 57 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 5 | 59 | Drake London | WR |
| 5 | 60 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 62 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
| 5 | 63 | Jordan Addison | WR |
| 5 | 64 | Christian Watson | WR |
| 5 | 65 | Jerome Ford | RB |
| 5 | 66 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 5 | 67 | Tyler Allgeier | RB |
| 5 | 68 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Michael Thomas | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Jahan Dotson | WR |
| 5 | 71 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 5 | 72 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 6 | 74 | George Kittle | TE |
| 6 | 75 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 6 | 76 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 6 | 78 | Gabe Davis | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Rashid Shaheed | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Treylon Burks | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Justice Hill | RB |
| 6 | 83 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 6 | 84 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 6 | 85 | Roschon Johnson | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 7 | 87 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 7 | 88 | Skyy Moore | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 7 | 90 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Sam LaPorta | TE |
| 7 | 93 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 7 | 95 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Tank Dell | WR |
| 7 | 97 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 7 | 98 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 7 | 99 | Jayden Reed | WR |
| 7 | 100 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 7 | 101 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 7 | 102 | Jaylen Warren | RB |
| 7 | 103 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 7 | 104 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 8 | 105 | David Njoku | TE |
| 8 | 106 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 8 | 107 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 8 | 108 | Dalton Kincaid | TE |
| 8 | 109 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 8 | 110 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 8 | 111 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 8 | 113 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 8 | 115 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 8 | 116 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 8 | 117 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 8 | 118 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Jake Ferguson | TE |
| 8 | 120 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 9 | 122 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 9 | 123 | Tyjae Spears | RB |
| 9 | 124 | Luke Musgrave | TE |
| 9 | 125 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 9 | 126 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 9 | 127 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 9 | 128 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 9 | 129 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 9 | 130 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 9 | 131 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 9 | 132 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 9 | 133 | Josh Downs | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 9 | 135 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 9 | 136 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 9 | 137 | Quentin Johnston | WR |
| 9 | 138 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE |
| 9 | 140 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 9 | 142 | Juwan Johnson | TE |
| 10 | 143 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 10 | 144 | Cade Otton | TE |
| 10 | 145 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 10 | 146 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 10 | 147 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 10 | 148 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
| 10 | 149 | Kendre Miller | RB |
| 10 | 150 | Taysom Hill | TE |
| 10 | 151 | Jonathan Mingo | WR |
| 10 | 152 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 10 | 153 | DJ Chark Jr. | WR |
| 10 | 154 | Tank Bigsby | RB |
| 10 | 155 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 10 | 156 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 10 | 157 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 10 | 158 | Kylen Granson | TE |
| 11 | 159 | Jamal Agnew | WR |
| 11 | 160 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 11 | 161 | Calvin Austin III | WR |
| 11 | 162 | Alec Pierce | WR |
| 11 | 163 | Isaiah Hodgins | WR |
| 11 | 164 | Zach Charbonnet | RB |
| 11 | 165 | Rashee Rice | WR |
| 11 | 166 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
| 11 | 167 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 11 | 168 | John Bates | TE |
| 11 | 169 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 11 | 170 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 11 | 171 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 172 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 11 | 173 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 11 | 174 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 11 | 175 | Michael Wilson | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Justin Watson | WR |
| 11 | 177 | Jalin Hyatt | WR |
| 11 | 178 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 11 | 179 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 11 | 180 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Trey McBride | TE |
| 11 | 182 | Rico Dowdle | RB |
| 11 | 183 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 11 | 184 | Wan'dale Robinson | WR |
| 12 | 185 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 12 | 186 | River Cracraft | WR |
| 12 | 187 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 12 | 188 | De'Von Achane | RB |
| 12 | 189 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 12 | 190 | Sean Tucker | RB |
| 12 | 191 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 12 | 192 | Noah Gray | TE |
| 12 | 193 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB |
| 12 | 194 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 12 | 195 | Ty Chandler | RB |
| 12 | 196 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Cedric Tillman | WR |
| 12 | 198 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 12 | 199 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Zamir White | RB |
| 12 | 201 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Cole Turner | TE |
| 12 | 203 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 12 | 204 | Deon Jackson | RB |
| 13 | 205 | Jake Browning | QB |
| 13 | 206 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 13 | 207 | Trey Palmer | WR |
| 13 | 208 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 13 | 209 | Zonovan Knight | RB |
| 13 | 210 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 13 | 211 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 13 | 212 | Gary Brightwell | RB |
| 13 | 213 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 13 | 214 | Ronnie Rivers | RB |
| 13 | 215 | Deuce Vaughn | RB |
| 13 | 216 | Justyn Ross | WR |
| 13 | 217 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 13 | 218 | Mecole Hardman Jr. | WR |
| 13 | 219 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
| 13 | 220 | Richie James Jr. | WR |
| 13 | 221 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 13 | 222 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 13 | 223 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 13 | 224 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
| 13 | 225 | Demario Douglas | WR |
| 13 | 226 | Kayshon Boutte | WR |
| 13 | 227 | Trayveon Williams | RB |
| 13 | 228 | Eric Gray | RB |
| 13 | 229 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 13 | 230 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 13 | 231 | Daniel Bellinger | TE |
| 13 | 232 | John Metchie III | WR |
| 13 | 233 | Brandon Johnson | WR |
| 13 | 234 | KaVontae Turpin | WR |
| 13 | 235 | Michael Mayer | TE |
| 13 | 236 | Deonte Harty | WR |
| 14 | 237 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
| 14 | 238 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 14 | 239 | Isaiah Spiller | RB |
| 14 | 240 | Keaontay Ingram | RB |
| 14 | 241 | Chris Moore | WR |
| 14 | 242 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 14 | 243 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 14 | 244 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 14 | 245 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 14 | 246 | Jalen Tolbert | WR |
| 14 | 247 | Elijah Dotson | RB |
| 14 | 248 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 14 | 250 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 14 | 251 | Jordan Akins | TE |
| 14 | 252 | Deven Thompkins | WR |
| 14 | 253 | Emanuel Wilson | RB |
| 14 | 254 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 14 | 255 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 14 | 256 | Colby Parkinson | TE |
| 14 | 257 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 14 | 258 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 259 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 15 | 260 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 15 | 261 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 15 | 262 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 15 | 263 | Zach Evans | RB |
| 15 | 264 | Anthony Richardson | QB |
| 15 | 265 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 266 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
| 15 | 267 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE |
| 15 | 268 | Brock Wright | TE |
| 15 | 269 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 270 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 271 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 15 | 272 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 273 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Deshaun Watson | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB |
| 15 | 277 | Peyton Hendershot | TE |
| 15 | 278 | Geno Smith | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Chase Brown | RB |
| 15 | 280 | Brock Purdy | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB |
| 15 | 285 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 15 | 287 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 15 | 288 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 15 | 290 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 292 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 15 | 293 | Sam Howell | QB |
| 15 | 294 | C.J. Stroud | QB |
| 15 | 295 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 15 | 296 | Emari Demercado | RB |
| 15 | 297 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 15 | 298 | Kenny Pickett | QB |
| 15 | 299 | Ty Montgomery II | RB |
| 15 | 300 | Jordan Mason | RB |
| 15 | 301 | Desmond Ridder | QB |
| 15 | 302 | Raheem Blackshear | RB |
| 15 | 303 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 304 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 305 | Deneric Prince | RB |
| 15 | 306 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 307 | Adam Prentice | RB |
| 15 | 308 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB |
| 15 | 309 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE |
| 15 | 310 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 311 | DeWayne McBride | RB |
| 15 | 312 | Joshua Dobbs | QB |
| 15 | 313 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 15 | 314 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 15 | 315 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 15 | 316 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 15 | 317 | New York Jets | DST |
| 15 | 318 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 15 | 319 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 15 | 320 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 15 | 321 | Clayton Tune | QB |
| 15 | 322 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 15 | 323 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 15 | 324 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 15 | 325 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 326 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 327 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 16 | 328 | Gardner Minshew | QB |
| 16 | 329 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 330 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 16 | 331 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 332 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 333 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 16 | 334 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 335 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 336 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 337 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 338 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 339 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 340 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 341 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 16 | 342 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 17 | 343 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 17 | 344 | New York Giants | DST |
| 17 | 345 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 17 | 346 | Jake Moody | K |
| 17 | 347 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 17 | 348 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 17 | 349 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 17 | 350 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 17 | 351 | Brandon Aubrey | K |
| 17 | 352 | Cameron Dicker | K |
| 17 | 353 | Jason Myers | K |
| 17 | 354 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 17 | 355 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 17 | 356 | Brett Maher | K |
| 17 | 357 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 17 | 358 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 17 | 359 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 17 | 360 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 17 | 361 | Nick Folk | K |
| 18 | 362 | Wil Lutz | K |
| 18 | 363 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 18 | 364 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 18 | 365 | Blake Grupe | K |
| 18 | 366 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 18 | 367 | Graham Gano | K |
| 18 | 368 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 18 | 369 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 18 | 370 | Matt Gay | K |
| 18 | 371 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 18 | 372 | Joey Slye | K |
| 18 | 373 | Anders Carlson | K |
| 18 | 374 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 18 | 375 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 18 | 376 | Matt Prater | K |
| 18 | 377 | Chad Ryland | K |
| 18 | 378 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 18 | 379 | Austin Seibert | K |
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