Should I Start Drake London in Week 3? WR Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London had a disastrous Week 1 performance, drawing just one target and failing to catch it. He bounced back in Week 2, catching six of his eight targets for 67 yards and a score.

Heading into a Week 3 matchup with the Detroit Lions, fantasy managers are surely wondering which version of London they will get as it's time to lock in fantasy lineups.

Should you start London in Week 3? Where does he rank among wide receivers? Let's dive in.

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Drake London Fantasy Football Outlook

The Lions-Falcons matchup has a projected game total of 47 points (DraftKings). Atlanta prefers to keep things on the ground and implement its run-first approach, but it'll be a tough task against Detroit.

The high-powered Lions' offense should force Desmond Ridder to have to pass to keep up in this NFC showdown. That said, the passing volume should be high enough for London to see another healthy number of targets.

The Lions have allowed the 10th-most fantasy points to wide receivers through two weeks and were awful against the position for most of last season. Overall, London is in a good spot for this week's slate.

Drake London Wide Receiver Rankings Analysis

Our consensus staff rankings have London in the WR29 spot for Week 3 (half-PPR). The second-year wideout has top-12 upside, but his floor is too low in the context of the Atlanta ground-and-pound offense for him to be catapulted any higher.

London is just below Zay Flowers and Terry McLaurin and just ahead of DeAndre Hopkins and Christian Kirk in our pecking order as a mid-level WR3 play.

Should I Start Drake London In Week 3 Fantasy Football?

The "Who Should I Start" tool tells us London should be played ahead of fringe WR3s like Jerry Jeudy. Ultimately, the wide receiver position is deep in this tier of the rankings, so unless you're in a shallow league, he should enter your Week 3 fantasy lineup.

It's important to know he does have plenty of "bust" potential, but this game in Detroit should be a high-scoring affair. Hopefully, Ridder is up for the task in what could be his first true shootout of his professional career.

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