Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers

Puka Nacua is moving up the charts quickly.

Welcome to Week 3 of the fantasy football season!

It’s time to start thinking about setting your lineups, and we’re here to help with our initial fantasy player rankings! I’ve used a full-point PPR scoring system for these rankings, which you can use in coordination with the Week 3 edition of Start Em, Sit Em. At Sports Illustrated, we always have you covered!

At wideout, Ja’Marr Chase is still in the top 10 but in the bottom half with questions about Joe Burrow’s availability. Puka Nacua is now a low-end WR1 ahead of a Monday matchup in Cincinnati, and I love Amari Cooper this week against a Titans defense that’s great against the run but bad against opposing perimeter receivers.

Be sure to check back for updates … and good luck everyone!

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua
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Wide Receiver Rankings

  1. Justin Jefferson, MIN, vs. LAC
  2. Tyreek Hill, MIA, vs. DEN
  3. CeeDee Lamb, DAL, at ARI
  4. Davante Adams, LV, vs. PIT
  5. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET, vs. ATL
  6. Stefon Diggs, BUF, at WAS
  7. A.J. Brown, PHI, at TB
  8. Keenan Allen, LAC, at MIN
  9. Chris Olave, NO, at GB
  10. Ja'Marr Chase, CIN, vs. LAR
  11. DeVonta Smith, PHI, at TB
  12. Deebo Samuel, SF, vs. NYG
  13. Puka Nacua, LAR, at CIN
  14. Calvin Ridley, JAC, vs. HOU
  15. Amari Cooper, CLE, vs. TEN
  16. DK Metcalf, SEA, vs. CAR
  17. Mike Evans, TB, vs. PHI
  18. Michael Pittman Jr., IND, vs. JAC
  19. Mike Williams, LAC, at MIN
  20. Tee Higgins, CIN, vs. LAR
  21. Tyler Lockett, SEA, vs. CAR
  22. Zay Flowers, BAL, vs. IND
  23. Christian Kirk, JAC, vs. HOU
  24. George Pickens, PIT, at LV
  25. Garrett Wilson, NYJ, vs. NE
  26. Chris Godwin, TB, vs. PHI
  27. Jordan Addison, MIN, vs. LAC
  28. D.J. Moore, CHI, at KC
  29. Terry McLaurin, WAS, vs. BUF
  30. Nico Collins, HOU, at JAC
  31. Drake London, ATL, at DET
  32. DeAndre Hopkins, TEN, at CLE
  33. Michael Thomas, NO, at GB
  34. Gabe Davis, BUF, at WAS
  35. Marquise Brown, ARI, vs. DAL
  36. Romeo Doubs, GB, vs. NO
  37. Jakobi Meyers, LV, vs. PIT
  38. Courtland Sutton, DEN, at MIA
  39. Tutu Atwell, LAR, at CIN
  40. Jayden Reed, GB, vs. NO
  41. Josh Reynolds, DET, vs. ATL
  42. Jahan Dotson, WAS, vs. BUF
  43. Rashod Bateman, BAL. vs. IND
  44. Elijah Moore, CLE, vs. TEN
  45. Rasheed Shaheed, NO, at GB
  46. Adam Thielen, CAR, at SEA
  47. Tank Dell, HOU, at JAC
  48. Treylon Burks, TEN, at CLE
  49. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA, vs. CAR
  50. Robert Woods, HOU, at JAC
  51. Brandin Cooks, DAL, at ARI
  52. Skyy Moore, KC, vs. CHI
  53. Braxton Berrios, MIA, vs. DEN
  54. Kendrick Bourne, NE, at NYJ
  55. Tyler Boyd, CIN, vs. LAR
  56. K.J. Osborn, MIN, vs. LAC
  57. Curtis Samuel, WAS, vs. BUF
  58. Kadarius Toney, KC, vs. CHI
  59. Josh Downs, IND, at BAL
  60. River Cracraft, MIA, vs. DEN

Position-by-Position Rankings:

Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Flex (RB/WR/TE)
Kickers
Team Defenses


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.