The List: Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 3

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Welcome to Week 3 of The List! This season, our Rankings Team will be providing a few thoughts on players they are particularly high or low on this week to give some perspective on their FLEX and positional rankings. You can find these thoughts below, followed by our full Top 150 FLEX. Positional rankings are also available to help you make your toughest lineup decisions of the week!

Week 3 of the fantasy season kicks off with a dramatically reshaped quarterback landscape, as Brock Purdy, Joe Burrow, J.J. McCarthy, and possibly Jayden Daniels and Justin Fields are all expected to miss or are in danger of missing action. (Tune back in on Saturday for The List: Rankings article update on Daniels’ and Fields’ status for Sunday’s games). -Steve Pintado

Carson Wentz, now on his sixth team in six years, lands in a situation that could finally maximize his fantasy value. Kevin O’Connell’s offense is designed to tailor its approach to a quarterback’s strengths, and Wentz enters a talented Vikings offense with a favorable matchup against a below-average Bengals defense. -Steve Pintado

Mac Jones, meanwhile, showed in Week 2 how effectively he can operate in the 49ers’ offense. Despite missing pieces in the receiving corps, Jones demonstrated poise and accuracy. In Week 3, he faces the Cardinals, a secondary that may be more overrated than formidable, giving him a solid opportunity to deliver another strong fantasy performance. -Steve Pintado

The biggest must-start for Week 3 is Drake Maye, who draws a fantastic matchup against a vulnerable Steelers secondary. Pittsburgh has already allowed two mediocre offenses—the Jets and Seahawks—to find success through the air in consecutive weeks. Even without a true No. 1 pass catcher, Maye is making it work with plenty of solid talent around him in New England. -Steve Pintado

If there’s one quarterback to fade in Week 3, it’s Jared Goff. After a hot Week 2 performance, Goff heads to Baltimore for Monday Night Football—a tough road spot where he’s historically struggled. We already saw those road issues surface in Week 1 against Green Bay. While many expect a high-scoring game, this matchup could turn into a slower, lower-scoring affair, which would limit Goff’s fantasy upside. -Steve Pintado

With Aaron Jones Sr. on the IR and J.J. McCarthy out with a high ankle sprain, the stage is set for a Jordan Mason breakout game. He faces a Bengals defense that has given up the 3rd most fantasy points to running backs. –Jay Felicio

It’s been a rough start to the season for Isiah Pacheco, but he’s in the perfect get-right spot, facing off against the league’s worst run defense. The Giants’ defense has allowed 171 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on average over the first two weeks. –Jay Felicio

I was skeptical after an efficient Week 1 performance, but Javonte Williams looked like his pre-injury self in Week 2 and has full control of the Cowboys’ backfield. A juicy matchup with the Bears awaits; Chicago is the second-best fantasy matchup for running backs. –Jay Felicio

Had he gotten more work in Week 2 as anticipated, I’d have TreVeyon Henderson ranked much higher, facing off against the Steelers. I still anticipate he takes over this backfield sooner rather than later, but he’s a risky play until that transition occurs. –Jay Felicio

Ladd McConkey finds himself lower in my ranks this week. After two weeks, the Chargers have continued to be a top top as far as passing play selection is concerned. They are letting Justin Herbert toss the rock at a high rate, and he continues to spread the ball around. Ladd is in a different situation than last year and is not the only target that Herbert can rely on. This is also a place to point out that Keenan Allen will continue to be ranked higher than ECR with the workload he continues to have. –Brian Hartman

Jordan Reed has gone down with a collarbone injury that will keep him from playing for what could be multiple months. While the first-round rookie Matthew Golden has seen minimal involvement, Romeo Doubs and Dontavion Wicks should be the immediate beneficiaries in the receiving room. Doubs, especially in PPR leagues, finds himself higher in my ranks this week. While Tucker Kraft should continue to be the focal point of the passing game, Doubs’ target absorbing self is usually providing a decent floor while also having a touchdown waiting in any game. The Packers play the Browns this week, and they have been exceptionally stingy in the running game. –Brian Hartman

All throughout the off-season, there was a drumbeat growing for Tucker Kraft as the preferred option for the “wait on Tight End” types. He boasted the yards-after-catch ability that made explosive plays a regular occurrence, and his 14% touchdown rate showed the promise of the upside for fantasy managers. His role in the offense was the only limiting factor in his profile, where he ran a route on 53.5% of drop-backs last season. That appears to be a thing of the past, as 2025 has found Kraft with a gaudy 94% route participation through two games. Kraft currently ranks as the TE1 on the season, thanks in large part to his 9.1 yards after catch per reception, which has helped him amass 140 yards and 2 scores on 8 catches. The absence of Jayden Reed only creates additional opportunity for Kraft, who has moved all the way up to TE4 in our consensus ranks. –Eric Romoff

Another major riser up the Tight End ranks is Juwan Johnson of the Saints. Johnson is a somewhat stealthy veteran presence at the position, having spent much of his career hovering around the Tight End middle class, averaging between 7 and 8 points per game over his last three seasons. This year, however, he seems to have clicked into form – emerging as the Saints’ #2 pass-cacher and averaging nearly 16 fantasy points per game. Johnson is currently the leader at his position with 144 air yards and is pacing to surpass the total that Brock Bowers posted in his record-breaking rookie campaign. He’s converted these air yards to 125 receiving yards and a score on 13 receptions and is clearly the 2nd option on a pass-happy Saints offense averaging 40 attempts per game. Johnson spikes up to TE5 in this week’s rankings. –Eric Romoff

Apart from a couple of flashes in the pan as a rookie, Ja’Tavion Sanders has largely been off the fantasy radar. His athletic profile and production at Texas made him a worthy pick in the 4th round, but limited opportunity kept him from establishing a role in the offense. Those winds appear to be shifting as 2o25 finds Sanders running a route on 68.1% of Panthers’ drop-backs, earning a 12.8% target share through 2 weeks. Much of that work came last week, when Sanders drew 9 targets, including 4 in the red zone, for 7 catches, 54 yards, and a touchdown. Obviously, Tight End production is something that can swing wildly from week to week, but it’s nice to see some of his rumored upside show up in the box score. Ultimately, Sanders is still in the middle class of the Tight End rankings, but the spike week moves him up a couple of tiers to settle in as my TE19 for Week 3. –Eric Romoff

The List: Top 150 FLEX Rankings for Week 3

Rank	Player	Jay	Brian	Eric	Steve	Consensus
1	Bijan Robinson	5	1	2	2	2.5
2	Christian McCaffrey	10	2	1	3	4
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	1	8	3	5	4.25
4	CeeDee Lamb	4	6	4	6	5
5	Bucky Irving	3	9	8	8	7
6	Saquon Barkley	15	4	5	7	7.75
7	Derrick Henry	2	5	13	12	8
8	James Cook	14	3	14	4	8.75
9	De’Von Achane	9	10	6	11	9
10	Ja’Marr Chase	8	12	9	10	9.75
11	Jonathan Taylor	20	7	7	9	10.75
12	Malik Nabers	6	14	10	14	11
13	Puka Nacua	16	15	11	15	14.25
14	Justin Jefferson	7	13	12	28	15
15	Josh Jacobs	12	16	16	17	15.25
16	Amon-Ra St. Brown	11	20	19	16	16.5
17	Travis Etienne Jr.	23	19	18	18	19.5
18	Ashton Jeanty	21	18	17	23	19.75
19	Chase Brown	44	11	15	13	20.75
20	Nico Collins	13	23	27	20	20.75
21	Kenneth Walker III	17	17	30	25	22.25
22	Breece Hall	35	24	22	21	25.5
23	Drake London	19	28	28	29	26
24	James Conner	42	21	20	22	26.25
25	Javonte Williams	31	25	24	27	26.75
26	Zay Flowers	18	29	29	33	27.25
27	Jordan Mason	24	30	31	24	27.25
28	Kyren Williams	30	27	23	31	27.75
29	Alvin Kamara	53	22	21	19	28.75
30	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	39	26	26	26	29.25
31	Chuba Hubbard	41	33	25	32	32.75
32	Brian Thomas Jr.	27	35	40	30	33
33	Garrett Wilson	36	31	32	37	34
34	Trey McBride	22	44	38	39	35.75
35	Davante Adams	37	32	36	43	37
36	Ladd McConkey	28	49	39	38	38.5
37	Marvin Harrison Jr.	25	39	42	51	39.25
38	A.J. Brown	29	38	43	49	39.75
39	Rome Odunze	32	45	45	46	42
40	Jaylen Warren	73	34	33	34	43.5
41	Omarion Hampton	59	41	41	35	44
42	Mike Evans	52	40	48	41	45.25
43	DK Metcalf	68	36	37	40	45.25
44	Tony Pollard	72	37	34	42	46.25
45	Emeka Egbuka	47	46	53	44	47.5
46	David Montgomery	33	50	47	62	48
47	Tetairoa McMillan	43	54	50	50	49.25
48	J.K. Dobbins	80	42	35	47	51
49	Tee Higgins	38	52	62	54	51.5
50	D’Andre Swift	67	48	46	48	52.25
51	Terry McLaurin	40	57	56	58	52.75
52	Deebo Samuel Sr.	66	43	49	53	52.75
53	Courtland Sutton	49	55	54	55	53.25
54	Brock Bowers	60	69	44	45	54.5
55	Isiah Pacheco	34	53	98	36	55.25
56	Rhamondre Stevenson	48	70	51	52	55.25
57	Tyreek Hill	63	56	52	57	57
58	George Pickens	62	58	55	56	57.75
59	Tyler Warren	26	71	66	70	58.25
60	DeVonta Smith	50	59	59	67	58.75
61	Jameson Williams	56	60	60	60	59
62	TreVeyon Henderson	46	65	76	59	61.5
63	DJ Moore	55	66	64	61	61.5
64	Jakobi Meyers	65	64	57	68	63.5
65	Jauan Jennings	57	72	68	65	65.5
66	Michael Pittman Jr.	45	77	79	66	66.75
67	Ricky Pearsall	77	68	65	63	68.25
68	Jaylen Waddle	58	76	74	69	69.25
69	Tucker Kraft	69	47	75	87	69.5
70	Chris Olave	70	73	71	73	71.75
71	Calvin Ridley	75	74	67	76	73
72	Marquise Brown	81	67	69	75	73
73	Keon Coleman	61	81	70	80	73
74	Keenan Allen	84	61	77	71	73.25
75	Quinshon Judkins	51	92	58	92	73.25
76	Nick Chubb	82	63	73	77	73.75
77	Stefon Diggs	71	82	80	79	78
78	Travis Hunter	64	97	72	89	80.5
79	Jerry Jeudy	78	84	83	85	82.5
80	Juwan Johnson	74	80	103	74	82.75
81	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	158	51	61	64	83.5
82	Wan’Dale Robinson	76	87	89	82	83.5
83	Romeo Doubs	89	75	85	91	85
84	Khalil Shakir	94	83	84	84	86.25
85	Bhayshul Tuten	109	62	91	83	86.25
86	Cedric Tillman	99	85	81	81	86.5
87	Zach Charbonnet	104	86	82	78	87.5
88	Cam Skattebo	86	101	63	102	88
89	Kayshon Boutte	90	90	88	88	89
90	Sam LaPorta	85	104	78	93	90
91	Quentin Johnston	103	88	87	86	91
92	Travis Kelce	101	106	86	72	91.25
93	Troy Franklin	87	79	104	97	91.75
94	Cooper Kupp	92	93	96	90	92.75
95	Darnell Mooney	91	95	97	96	94.75
96	Matthew Golden	96	98	92	98	96
97	Zach Ertz	98	78	107	104	96.75
98	Kyle Pitts Sr.	79	110	93	107	97.25
99	Rashid Shaheed	93	96	100	100	97.25
100	Jake Ferguson	100	89	106	95	97.5
101	Elic Ayomanor	106	99	90	105	100
102	Rashod Bateman	97	102	105	106	102.5
103	Trey Benson	102	105	101	103	102.75
104	T.J. Hockenson	108	108	95	110	105.25
105	Josh Downs	138	94	99	94	106.25
106	Dontayvion Wicks	127	100	94	109	107.5
107	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	105	107	110	111	108.25
108	DeAndre Hopkins	111	124	108	101	111
109	Dyami Brown	110	111	111	112	111
110	David Njoku	112	112	113	108	111.25
111	Joshua Palmer	83	117	124	124	112
112	Calvin Austin III	123	103	114	117	114.25
113	Hunter Henry	119	118	109	114	115
114	Tyler Allgeier	155	109	102	99	116.25
115	Dalton Kincaid	114	122	117	121	118.5
116	DeMario Douglas	120	121	118	123	120.5
117	Brenton Strange	116	119	122	127	121
118	Mark Andrews	107	139	121	118	121.25
119	RJ Harvey	148	114	112	113	121.75
120	Evan Engram	115	120	120	137	123
121	Marvin Mims Jr.	144	113	116	119	123
122	Rachaad White	118	116	143	126	125.75
123	Chig Okonkwo	122	125	125	132	126
124	Jayden Higgins	113	129	130	138	127.5
125	Dylan Sampson	95	147	147	129	129.5
126	Xavier Legette	133	126	137	125	130.25
127	Najee Harris	130	143	119	130	130.5
128	Tory Horton	126	131	131	139	131.75
129	Ja’Tavion Sanders	140	123	123	147	133.25
130	Jonnu Smith	136	130	134	144	136
131	Jalen Nailor	129	132	144	141	136.5
132	Kareem Hunt	157	138	136	120	137.75
133	Jerome Ford	147	137	145	128	139.25
134	Braelon Allen	161	142	126	131	140
135	Cade Otton	137	135	140	148	140
136	Xavier Worthy	54	161	148	NR	141.25
137	Adam Thielen	NR	115	128	122	141.75
138	Brian Robinson Jr.	141	146	146	134	141.75
139	Dalton Schultz	128	151	133	158	142.5
140	Kenneth Gainwell	124	154	150	142	142.5
141	Colston Loveland	135	133	139	165	143
142	Pat Freiermuth	146	136	141	154	144.25
143	Alec Pierce	NR	128	129	133	148
144	Theo Johnson	143	155	142	162	150.5
145	Rico Dowdle	156	148	165	135	151
146	Ray Davis	163	158	157	136	153.5
147	Miles Sanders	159	165	159	140	155.75
148	Dallas Goedert	117	153	155	NR	156.75
149	Hunter Renfrow	131	145	NR	149	156.75
150	Mike Gesicki	NR	144	149	157	163

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