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Updated Week 3 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

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

Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in many cases tight ends as well:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre 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!

Editor's Note: Stay on top of your draft prep with RotoBaller’s fantasy football rankings, featuring expert analysis, ADPs, and draft insights for both PPR and non-PPR leagues.

 

Week 3 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

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

Last updated on Sunday 9/26 at 11:45 am ET:

FLEX Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Derrick Henry RB 1
2 Aaron Jones RB 2
3 Davante Adams WR 3
4 Tyreek Hill WR 4
5 Travis Kelce TE 5
6 Austin Ekeler RB 6
7 Stefon Diggs WR 7
8 Nick Chubb RB 8
9 DeAndre Hopkins WR 9
10 D.K. Metcalf WR 10
11 Alvin Kamara RB 11
12 Najee Harris RB 12
13 Keenan Allen RB 13
14 Justin Jefferson WR 14
15 Darren Waller WR 15
16 Calvin Ridley TE 16
17 CeeDee Lamb WR 17
18 Cooper Kupp WR 18
19 Tyler Lockett WR 19
20 A.J. Brown WR 20
21 Jonathan Taylor WR 21
22 Ezekiel Elliott RB 22
23 Saquon Barkley RB 23
24 Amari Cooper RB 24
25 Joe Mixon WR 25
26 D.J. Moore RB 26
27 Chris Carson WR 27
28 David Montgomery RB 28
29 Antonio Gibson RB 29
30 Adam Thielen RB 30
31 Terry McLaurin WR 31
32 Chris Godwin WR 32
33 Allen Robinson II WR 33
34 Miles Sanders WR 34
35 Courtland Sutton RB 35
36 Julio Jones WR 36
37 Deebo Samuel WR 37
38 Chase Edmonds WR 38
39 Mike Evans RB 39
40 Alexander Mattison WR 40
41 D'Andre Swift RB 41
42 Robert Woods WR 42
43 Mike Williams WR 43
44 Damien Harris RB 44
45 Marquise Brown WR 45
46 Ty'Son Williams RB 46
47 Sterling Shepard WR 47
48 Ja'Marr Chase WR 48
49 Trey Sermon TE 49
50 T.J. Hockenson WR 50
51 Tyler Boyd WR 51
52 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 52
53 Brandin Cooks RB 53
54 Kareem Hunt WR 54
55 Robby Anderson WR 55
56 Chase Claypool RB 56
57 Melvin Gordon III RB 57
58 Clyde Edwards-Helaire WR 58
59 Leonard Fournette WR 59
60 DeVonta Smith RB 60
61 Marvin Jones Jr. TE 61
62 Sony Michel TE 62
63 Myles Gaskin RB 63
64 George Kittle TE 64
65 Noah Fant WR 65
66 Javonte Williams WR 66
67 Mark Andrews RB 67
68 D.J. Chark Jr. WR 68
69 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 69
70 Kenyan Drake WR 70
71 Rondale Moore RB 71
72 Odell Beckham Jr. RB 72
73 Jaylen Waddle WR 73
74 Mike Davis WR 74
75 James Robinson WR 75
76 Kenny Golladay WR 76
77 Corey Davis TE 77
78 Jakobi Meyers WR 78
79 Tim Patrick RB 79
80 Kyle Pitts WR 80
81 Cole Beasley WR 81
82 Christian Kirk WR 82
83 Darnell Mooney TE 83
84 Dallas Goedert RB 84
85 Nyheim Hines RB 85
86 Devin Singletary WR 86
87 Jalen Reagor TE 87
88 Rob Gronkowski RB 88
89 Tony Pollard RB 89
90 James Conner WR 90
91 Quintez Cephus RB 91
92 James White TE 92
93 Logan Thomas TE 93
94 Robert Tonyan WR 94
95 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR 95
96 Henry Ruggs III TE 96
97 Jared Cook RB 97
98 Jamaal Williams RB 98
99 J.D. McKissic TE 99
100 Tyler Higbee WR 100
101 Bryan Edwards RB 101
102 DeVante Parker WR 102
103 Kenneth Gainwell RB 103
104 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 104
105 Will Fuller V WR 105
106 K.J. Osborn WR 106
107 Nelson Agholor WR 107
108 Sammy Watkins WR 108
109 Mecole Hardman RB 109
110 Jonnu Smith WR 110
111 Brandon Aiyuk TE 111
112 Latavius Murray WR 112
113 Darius Slayton RB 113
114 Austin Hooper WR 114
115 Gerald Everett TE 115
116 Emmanuel Sanders TE 116
117 Elijah Moore WR 117
118 Hunter Renfrow WR 118
119 Dalvin Cook WR 119
120 Zach Pascal WR 120
121 Mark Ingram II RB 121
122 Marquez Callaway WR 122
123 Marquez Valdes-Scantling RB 123
124 Mike Gesicki WR 124
125 KJ Hamler TE 125
126 Giovani Bernard WR 126
127 Cole Kmet RB 127
128 A.J. Green TE 128
129 Hunter Henry WR 129
130 Zack Moss TE 130
131 Tyler Johnson RB 131
132 Dalton Schultz WR 132
133 Evan Engram TE 133
134 Quez Watkins TE 134
135 Van Jefferson WR 135
136 Gabriel Davis WR 136
137 Michael Carter WR 137
138 Ty Johnson RB 138
139 Ronald Jones II RB 139
140 Tyler Conklin RB 140
141 Dawson Knox TE 141
142 Cedrick Wilson Jr. TE 142
143 Dan Arnold WR 143
144 Jack Doyle TE 144
145 Blake Jarwin TE 145
146 David Johnson TE 146
147 Dyami Brown RB 147
148 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 148
149 Demetric Felton WR 149
150 AJ Dillon WR 150
151 Terrace Marshall Jr. RB 151
152 Tony Jones Jr. RB 152
153 Darrel Williams WR 153
154 Elijah Mitchell RB 154
155 Albert Okwuegbunam RB 155
156 Adam Trautman RB 156
157 David Njoku TE 157
158 Adam Humphries TE 158
159 Donovan Peoples-Jones TE 159
160 Anthony Schwartz WR 160
161 Zach Ertz WR 161
162 Carlos Hyde WR 162
163 Maxx Williams TE 163
164 Juwan Johnson RB 164
165 Tevin Coleman TE 165
166 Kyle Rudolph WR 166
167 Pat Freiermuth RB 167
168 Peyton Barber TE 168
169 Tyler Kroft TE 169
170 Phillip Lindsay RB 170
171 Anthony Firkser TE 171
172 Eric Ebron RB 172
173 C.J. Uzomah TE 173
174 Olamide Zaccheaus TE 174
175 Demarcus Robinson TE 175
176 Larry Rountree III WR 176
177 Hayden Hurst WR 177
178 Deonte Harris RB 178
179 Kendrick Bourne TE 179
180 Damien Williams WR 180
181 Allen Lazard WR 181
182 Freddie Swain RB 182
183 Pharaoh Brown WR 183
184 Byron Pringle WR 184
185 Chris Conley TE 185
186 Malcolm Brown WR 186
187 Harrison Bryant WR 187
188 Randall Cobb RB 188
189 Devontae Booker TE 189
190 Jordan Akins WR 190
191 Mo Alie-Cox RB 191
192 Rashard Higgins TE 192
193 Jalen Guyton TE 193
194 Trent Sherfield WR 194
195 Samaje Perine WR 195
196 Salvon Ahmed WR 196
197 Kalif Raymond RB 197
198 Donald Parham Jr. RB 198
199 Chris Manhertz WR 199
200 Foster Moreau TE 200


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