X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Value Picks
Compare Any Players
News and Alerts

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.

Editor's Note: Be sure to check out FantasyAces DFS contests for Week 3. New users that sign up on Fantasy Aces and make a $20 deposit will receive RotoBaller's full season NFL Premium Pass for free (including Premium DFS), normally a $59.99 value. Expert DFS research, sample lineups, matchup ratings and lots more!

 

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.




POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Value Picks
Compare Any Players
News and Alerts

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

NFL

Packers, Jaire Alexander Continue To Discuss Potential Reunion
Dallas Cowboys

Cowboys Discussed George Pickens With Steelers
Kansas City Chiefs

Chiefs To Pick Up Fifth-Year Option On Trent McDuffie, George Karlaftis
Washington Commanders

Matt Gays Signs One-Year Deal With Commanders
San Francisco 49ers

George Kittle Signs Four-Year Extension With 49ers
Alperen Sengün

Alperen Sengun Records Third Consecutive Double-Double
Brandin Podziemski

Hits Six Treys During 26-Point Performance
Jimmy Butler III

Leads Warriors In Scoring Monday Night
Jarrett Allen

Has Double-Double, Six Steals In Blowout Win
Brandon Boston Jr.

Recovering From Ankle Surgery
Kelly Olynyk

Undergoes Heel Procedure
Aaron Nesmith

Probable For Tuesday's Action
Nathan MacKinnon

Has Two Points In Losing Effort
Martin Necas

Records Two Assists In Game 5 Loss
Mikko Rantanen

Tallies Three Points In Monday's Win
Wyatt Johnston

Leads Stars To Game 5 Victory
Sergei Bobrovsky

Returns To Winning Ways
Anton Lundell

Earns Two Points Monday
Ryan Gerard

Going For A Texas Trifecta Of Sorts
Brandon Hagel

Departs Loss Early
Joe Highsmith

Hoping To Make More Putts In Texas
Eric Cole

Expecting Big Things In Texas
Brian Campbell

May Go Under The Radar At CJ Cup
Riley Greene

Homers Twice On Monday
Yordan Alvarez

Exits Monday's Win Early
Los Angeles Chargers

Tre Harris Expected To Fill X Role For Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers

Quentin Johnston Needs To Earn His Spot In Training Camp
Los Angeles Chargers

Hassan Haskins The Leader For No. 3 RB Job
Los Angeles Chargers

Chargers Plan For 1-2 Punch At RB With Omarion Hampton, Najee Harris
New England Patriots

Patriots View TreVeyon Henderson As A Three-Down Back
Cleveland Browns

Browns View Quinshon Judkins As A Potential Bell-Cow Back
Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks Plan To Develop Jalen Milroe As A QB
Tennessee Titans

Titans Unlikely To Pick Up Treylon Burks' Fifth-Year Option
Cleveland Browns

Browns Apply Unrestricted Free-Agent Tender To Elijah Moore
Cleveland Browns

Browns Agree To One-Year Deal With Diontae Johnson
Dallas Cowboys

Cowboys Could Reunite With Amari Cooper
Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers Sign Robert Woods To One-Year Deal
Jimmy Butler III

Officially Active For Game 4
Isaiah Stewart

Uncertain For Game 5
Michael Porter Jr.

Expected To Play In Game 5
Brandon Nimmo

Has Career Game
Russell Westbrook

Questionable For Tuesday Night
Tyler Glasnow

Going On The Injured List
Jaylen Brown

Back On The Injury Report
Jrue Holiday

Out Again On Tuesday Night
Bennedict Mathurin

Questionable For Game 5
Damian Lillard

May Not Play Next Season
Luis Arraez

Expected To Return On Tuesday
Johnathan Kovacevic

To Remain Out Tuesday
Brenden Dillon

Unavailable Tuesday
Luke Hughes

Not Ready To Return For Game 5
Darius Garland

Remains Out On Monday
Ross Colton

Remains Out On Monday
Oskar Bäck

Oskar Back Returns To Stars Lineup Monday
Miro Heiskanen

To Miss Game 5
Jordan Westburg

Placed On Injured List
Anthony Cirelli

Good To Go For Game 4
Cleveland Browns

Browns Decline Kenny Pickett's Fifth-Year Option
New York Giants

Giants Won't Pick Up Evan Neal's Fifth-Year Option
Carolina Panthers

Panthers Pick Up Fifth-Year Option On Ikem Ekwonu
Philadelphia Eagles

Dallas Goedert Could Remain An Eagle
William Byron

Ends With A Strong Top-Five Finish At Talladega
Ryan Blaney

Bad Luck Continues With Talladega Crash
Kyle Larson

Has A Career-Best Performance At Talladega
Ian Machado Garry

Gets Back On Track With UFC Kansas City Win
Brad Keselowski

Talladega Run Ends Early After Crashing
Carlos Prates

Suffers His First UFC Loss
Zhang Mingyang

Still Undefeated In The UFC
Anthony Smith

Retires After UFC Kansas City Loss
Giga Chikadze

Takes Unanimous Decision Loss
Giga Chikadze

Takes Unanimous-Decision Loss
David Onama

Extends Win Streak At UFC Kansas City
Michel Pereira

Drops Decision At UFC Kansas City
Abus Magomedov

Extends His Win Streak
Nicolas Dalby

Gets Finished For The First Time
Randy Brown

Gets Back In The Win Column
Ikram Aliskerov

Gets First-Round TKO Finish At UFC Kansas City
Andre Muniz

Gets TKO'd At UFC Kansas City
Ivan Demidov

Has Historic Outing In Game 4
Timo Meier

Records Two Points Sunday
Andrei Svechnikov

Nets Hat Trick In Game 4 Win
Leon Draisaitl

Caps Off Four-Point Effort With First Postseason Overtime Goal
Connor Hellebuyck

Gets Pulled Again
Alexandre Carrier

Fails To Finish Game 4
Tyler Tucker

Makes Early Exit Sunday
Chase Elliott

Recovers from Speeding Penalty to Finish Fifth
Joey Logano

Finishes Last at Talladega After Disqualification for Missing Spoiler Brace
Ryan Preece

Loses Talladega Race First in Photo Finish Then in Post-Race Inspection
NASCAR

Poor Toyota Strategy Arguably Cost Bubba Wallace Winning Chances at Talladega
Christopher Bell

Unhurt After Hard Contact with Inside Retaining Wall
Joe Ryan

Posts Stellar Outing
Jaylen Brown

Available For Game 4
Nick Lodolo

Throws Seven Scoreless Innings
Tyler Glasnow

Removed Early On Sunday
Darius Garland

Questionable For Game 4
Jaden Ivey

Making Progress
Tarik Skubal

Racks Up 11 Strikeouts
Luke Weaver

In Line To Get The Bulk Of Save Opportunities Moving Forward
Devin Williams

Removed From Closer Role
Chase Elliott

Is One OF The Top Overall DFS Picks Of The Week
Joey Logano

Could Joey Logano Finish A Race With A Top Finish At Talladega?
NASCAR

DFS Players Should Like Bubba Wallace For Talladega This Week
Christopher Bell

Should DFS Players Roster Christopher Bell At Talladega?
Austin Cindric

Is Austin Cindric Worth Rostering For Talladega DFS Lineups?
Shane Van Gisbergen

Is A Solid, Safe, DFS Choice For Talladega Lineups
Austin Dillon

Is Austin Dillon A Viable DFS Play At Talladega This Week?
Josh Berry

Qualifies Too High At Talladega To Be Worth Rostering In DFS
Michael McDowell

Should DFS Players Take A Shot On Michael McDowell At Talladega?
Noah Gragson

Could Be A Sneaky DFS Play For Talladega
Denny Hamlin

Probably Qualified Too Well for DFS Consideration
Kyle Larson

Increasingly Undervalued Due to His Crashing, but Still a Great DFS Option
Austin Hays

Smacks Two Homers On Saturday
Jorge Polanco

Goes Deep Twice On Saturday
Eugenio Suárez

Eugenio Suarez Hits Four Homers On Saturday
Framber Valdez

Tosses Complete Game In A Loss To The Royals
Jackson Chourio

Nearly Hits For The Cycle
Jimmy Butler III

Ruled Out On Saturday
Isaiah Stewart

Questionable For Sunday's Game
Logan Evans

To Make MLB Debut On Sunday
Logan Gilbert

Heading To 15-Day Injured List
Ryan Mountcastle

Adley Rutschman, Ryan Mountcastle Not In Game 1 Lineup
MLB

Yankees and Blue Jays Postponed On Saturday
Carlos Prates

Looks To Remain Undefeated In The UFC
Ian Machado Garry

Set For UFC Kansas City Main Event
Zhang Mingyang

Scheduled For Co-Main Event
Anthony Smith

Set For His Final UFC Bout
David Onama

Set For Featherweight Bout
Giga Chikadze

Looks To Bounce Back
Abus Magomedov

Looks For His Third Consecutive Win
Michel Pereira

Returns To Action At UFC Kansas City
Cam Davis

Looking For Better Fortunes At TPC Louisiana
Adam Svensson

Making Third Apperence At Zurich Classic
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF