The Big Lead

Fantasy Football Week 3 Starter Rankings

By Jason Lisk

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Here are this week’s starter rankings. Good luck. A few items of note:

  • Brandon Marshall expected to play, but limited on snap count, so you are basically banking on a TD in red zone if you go with him. Start someone else if you have a viable Top 30 option.
  • In Miami, Ian Rapoport says that the Dolphins are treating Kenyan Drake as the starter over Jay Ajayi. Of course, it could still be a platoon situation replacing Arian Foster, but if you have to go with one, lean Drake.
  • Delanie Walker is a game time decision at tight end, so go with a better option if you have one.
  • Willie Snead is a game time decision for tomorrow night, and since it’s the last game, you are probably going to want to get someone else in (unless you have multiple players (Sanu? Michael Thomas?) that you could swap in tomorrow.

QUARTERBACKS

  1. Drew Brees vs ATL
  2. Aaron Rodgers vs DET
  3. Matt Ryan at NO
  4. Andrew Luck vs SD
  5. Cam Newton vs MIN
  6. Philip Rivers at SD
  7. Eli Manning vs WAS
  8. Carson Palmer at BUF
  9. Ben Roethlisberger at PHI
  10. Matthew Stafford at GB
  11. Ryan Tannehill vs CLE
  12. Marcus Mariota vs OAK
  13. Blake Bortles vs BAL
  14. Joe Flacco at JAX
  15. Ryan Fitzpatrick at KC
  16. Russell Wilson vs SF
  17. Derek Carr at TEN
  18. Kirk Cousins at NYG
  19. Jameis Winston vs LA
  20. Alex Smith vs NYJ
  21. Carson Wentz vs PIT
  22. Tyrod Taylor vs ARI
  23. Andy Dalton vs DEN
  24. Sam Bradford at CAR
  25. Dak Prescott vs CHI
  26. Brian Hoyer at DAL
  27. Trevor Siemian at CIN
  28. Cody Kessler at MIA
  29. Blaine Gabbert at SEA
  30. Case Keenum at TB

 

RUNNING BACKS

  1. David Johnson at BUF
  2. DeAngelo Williams at PHI
  3. Melvin Gordon at IND
  4. C.J. Anderson at CIN
  5. Matt Forte at KC
  6. DeMarco Murray vs OAK
  7. Ezekiel Elliott vs CHI
  8. LeSean McCoy vs ARI
  9. Mark Ingram vs ATL
  10. Spencer Ware vs NYJ
  11. Christine Michael vs SF
  12. Charles Sims vs LA
  13. Theo Riddick at GB
  14. Todd Gurley at TB
  15. Tevin Coleman at NO
  16. Frank Gore vs SD
  17. Latavius Murray at TEN
  18. Giovani Bernard vs DEN
  19. Eddie Lacy vs DET
  20. Devonta Freeman at NO
  21. Isaiah Crowell at MIA
  22. Jeremy Langford at DAL
  23. Shane Vereen vs WAS
  24. Jeremy Hill vs DEN
  25. Ryan Matthews vs PIT
  26. Jerick McKinnon at CAR
  27. Carlos Hyde at SEA
  28. Justin Forsett at JAC
  29. T.J. Yeldon vs BAL
  30. Terrance West at JAC
  31. Matt Jones at NYG
  32. Kenyan Drake vs CLE
  33. Duke Johnson at MIA
  34. Darren Sproles vs PIT
  35. Jay Ajayi vs CLE
  36. Fozzy Whittaker vs MIN
  37. Derrick Henry vs OAK
  38. Matt Asiata at CAR
  39. Cameron Artis-Payne vs MIN
  40. Charcandrick West vs NYJ
  41. Travaris Cadet vs ATL
  42. Chris Ivory vs BAL
  43. Dwayne Washington at GB
  44. Jordan Howard at DAL
  45. Chris Thompson at NYG
  46. Josh Ferguson vs SD
  47. James Starks vs DET
  48. Bilal Powell at KC
  49. Jacquizz Rodgers vs LA
  50. Alfred Morris vs CHI

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

  1. Antonio Brown at PHI
  2. Odell Beckham, Jr. vs WAS
  3. Julio Jones at NO
  4. Brandin Cooks vs ATL
  5. Amari Cooper at TEN
  6. Allen Robinson vs BAL
  7. Eric Decker at KC
  8. Larry Fitzgerald at BUF
  9. Stefon Diggs at CAR
  10. Jarvis Landry vs CLE
  11. Jordan Matthews vs PIT
  12. Kelvin Benjamin vs MIN
  13. T.Y. Hilton vs SD
  14. Jordy Nelson vs DET
  15. Mike Evans vs LA
  16. A.J. Green vs DEN
  17. Alshon Jeffery at DAL
  18. Marvin Jones at GB
  19. Dez Bryant vs CHI
  20. Travis Benjamin at IND
  21. Randall Cobb vs DET
  22. Tajae Sharpe vs OAK
  23. DeVante Parker vs CLE
  24. Jeremy Maclin vs NYJ
  25. Demaryius Thomas at CIN
  26. Sterling Shephard vs WAS
  27. Tyrell Williams at IND
  28. Doug Baldwin vs SF
  29. Quincy Enunwa at KC
  30. Willie Snead vs ATL (Snead is a game-time decision on Monday Night)
  31. Golden Tate at GB
  32. Michael Crabtree at TEN
  33. Kenny Britt at TB
  34. Michael Floyd at BUF
  35. Brandon Marshall at KC (expected to play, but limited)
  36. Mike Wallace at JAC
  37. Michael Thomas vs ATL
  38. Victor Cruz vs WAS
  39. Emmanuel Sanders at CIN
  40. DeSean Jackson at NYG
  41. Phillip Dorsett vs SD
  42. Steve Smith at JAC
  43. Allen Hurns vs BAL
  44. Terrelle Pryor at MIA
  45. Tavon Austin at TB
  46. Mohamed Sanu at NO
  47. Cole Beasley vs CHI
  48. Nelson Agholor vs PIT
  49. Torrey Smith at SEA
  50. Nelson Agholor vs PIT
  51. Robert Woods vs ARI

TIGHT ENDS

  1. Greg Olsen vs MIN
  2. Jordan Reed at NYG
  3. Travis Kelce vs NYJ
  4. Eric Ebron at GB
  5. Dennis Pitta at JAC
  6. Julius Thomas vs BAL
  7. Kyle Rudolph at CAR
  8. Jason Witten vs CHI
  9. Dwayne Allen vs SD
  10. Jesse James at PHI
  11. Clive Walford at TEN
  12. Jacob Tamme at NO
  13. Hunter Henry at IND
  14. Trey Burton vs PIT
  15. Charles Clay vs ARI
  16. Delanie Walker vs OAK (game time decision)
  17. Coby Fleener vs ATL
  18. Jimmy Graham vs SF
  19. Gary Barnidge at MIA
  20. Cameron Brate vs LA
  21. Jared Cook vs DET
  22. Zach Miller at DAL
  23. Jack Doyle vs SD
  24. Lance Kendricks at TB
  25. Jordan Cameron vs CLE
  26. Tyler Kroft vs DEN
  27. Vance McDonald at SEA
  28. Larry Donnell vs WAS