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Week 3 Wide Receiver Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 3 wide receivers rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53) and Ben Ruppert (@Ben_Ruppert_21).

Lead columnist Bill Dubiel also highlights some WR rankings and matchups analysis for Week 3, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 3.

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Week 3 Wide Receivers - Rankings & Matchups Analysis

More often than not Antonio Brown will be atop my wide receiver rankings. However, Julio Jones has an unbelievably tasty matchup this week against the Saints' porous secondary, and that gives him the edge this week. Call it 1A and 1B if it makes you feel better.

Speaking of 1A and 1B, Kelvin Benjamin has proved that the gap between him and Devin Funchess is much more significant than most fantasy football experts predicted. He's been arguably the best fantasy receiver through two weeks, and I foresee him continuing his run of dominance as long as he's Cam Newton's number one option in the passing game. It's not an easy matchup against the Vikings in Week 3, but it certainly isn't enough to make me fade him.

Week 3 is going to be where I make my decision on Dez Bryant. He looked much better in Week 2 after a one-catch, eight-yard performance in Week 1, and if he and Prescott can get on the same page against the Bears on Sunday I'll be a believer.

I bought in on Sterling Shepard in the preseason, and boy and I glad that I did. So far the rookie has been terrific, with 11 catches for 160 yards and a score through two games. With defenses paying attention to Odell Beckham, Jr., Shepard should continue to find space every game in the pass-happy Giants offense. He should have a big day as the Redskins secondary keys in on OBJ.

Quincy Enunwa has emerged as the third option behind Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker, and for those savvy enough to add him he's paid dividends. He's a big-bodied receiver who could be in for a big week if either (or both) of Decker or Marshall are out this week. Monitor the situation, and if either is out then Enunwa becomes a legit WR3 for me.

With Donte Moncrief out for over a month, Phillip Dorsett is now an every-week WR3. T.Y. Hilton is still the main burner, meaning Dorsett will probably see a higher number of total targets. I would not be shocked at all if he were to outperform Hilton over the next 4-6 weeks (depending on how long Moncrief is out).

So much for the "three-headed monster" out in Arizona. This offense is Larry Fitzgerald's, and at the moment it's not particularly close. He's an every-week WR2 for me, and Floyd and Brown belong on the bench in all but the deepest of formats. I do believe Fitzgerald's production will tail off later in the season--the dude is old--and when it does Floyd should emerge as a usable option. I'm done with John Brown until he shows me something.

 

Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings - Wide Receivers

Rank Player Name Pos Nick Ben Bill AVG
1 Julio Jones WR 1 1 1 1.00
2 Antonio Brown WR 2 2 2 2.00
3 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 3 4 3 3.33
6 DeAndre Hopkins WR 6 8 6 6.67
7 Brandin Cooks WR 7 6 7 6.67
9 Alshon Jeffery WR 12 7 9 9.33
10 Mike Evans WR 11 11 12 11.33
14 Allen Robinson WR 9 19 20 16.00
15 A.J. Green WR 26 14 11 17.00
16 Jarvis Landry WR 20 13 18 17.00
17 Kelvin Benjamin WR 21 15 16 17.33
18 Amari Cooper WR 18 25 14 19.00
22 Dez Bryant WR 14 24 25 21.00
23 Larry Fitzgerald WR 23 20 21 21.33
24 Jordy Nelson WR 16 26 26 22.67
25 Brandon Marshall WR 25 29 23 25.67
27 Eric Decker WR 28 23 33 28.00
28 Jordan Matthews WR 29 32 29 30.00
30 Jeremy Maclin WR 32 27 37 32.00
32 Stefon Diggs WR 35 33 28 32.00
33 Willie Snead WR 33 35 34 34.00
36 Demaryius Thomas WR 40 37 32 36.33
38 Travis Benjamin WR 37 39 35 37.00
40 T.Y. Hilton WR 34 43 40 39.00
41 Marvin Jones WR 36 42 41 39.67
43 Julian Edelman WR 57 38 36 43.67
44 Randall Cobb WR 41 49 45 45.00
45 Tajae Sharpe WR 45 46 46 45.67
49 Sterling Shepard WR 60 44 43 49.00
50 Michael Crabtree WR 53 45 50 49.33
52 Doug Baldwin WR 43 57 53 51.00
54 Will Fuller WR 70 47 57 58.00
57 DeSean Jackson WR 50 64 65 59.67
61 Golden Tate WR 66 54 63 61.00
62 Michael Floyd WR 63 60 60 61.00
63 Mike Wallace WR 46 69 70 61.67
70 Emmanuel Sanders WR 81 67 66 71.33
71 Allen Hurns WR 73 72 73 72.67
73 Sammy Watkins WR #N/A 73 76 74.50
75 Phillip Dorsett WR 65 78 85 76.00
81 Devante Parker WR 85 74 88 82.33
83 Cole Beasley WR 86 88 84 86.00
84 Tyler Lockett WR 87 79 86 84.00
85 Mohamed Sanu WR 77 87 94 86.00
90 Steve Smith WR 84 104 96 94.67
91 Victor Cruz WR 96 93 100 96.33
92 Michael Thomas WR 95 98 101 98.00
94 Chris Hogan WR 102 99 102 101.00
98 John Brown WR 104 101 108 104.33
99 Jamison Crowder WR 98 100 110 102.67
103 Tavon Austin WR 110 109 105 108.00
106 Vincent Jackson WR 107 121 112 113.33
110 Davante Adams WR 103 127 116 115.33
111 Kevin White WR 115 120 113 116.00
114 Kenny Stills WR 112 125 121 119.33
115 Nelson Agholor WR 118 117 129 121.33
116 Danny Amendola WR 130 123 118 123.67
117 Torrey Smith WR 114 138 124 125.33
118 Pierre Garcon WR 123 137 125 128.33
120 Sammie Coates WR 120 135 127 127.33
122 Kenny Britt WR 128 129 132 129.67
124 Anquan Boldin WR 132 130 135 132.33
126 Kamar Aiken WR 139 136 128 134.33
128 Tyler Boyd WR 150 119 134 134.33
129 Rishard Matthews WR 131 153 136 140.00
132 Josh Doctson WR 135 150 140 141.67
133 Ted Ginn WR 143 142 143 142.67
134 Markus Wheaton WR 137 134 150 140.33
137 Eddie Royal WR 152 132 152 145.33
138 Robert Woods WR 146 144 151 147.00
139 Devin Funchess WR 126 159 156 147.00
146 Breshad Perriman WR 164 147 165 158.67
147 Jermaine Kearse WR 157 162 159 159.33
149 Brandon LaFell WR 161 164 162 162.33

 


Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.




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