After just two weeks of the NFL season, it’s clear some teams are serious contenders while others have lots of work to do. Week 3 could be the start of a turnaround for some of those struggling teams, while the dominant squads will look to keep rolling. Week 3 brings the biggest main DFS fantasy football slate of the season so far with 13 games on the main Sunday slate. Nine games will kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET for the second straight week with an extra game in the mix to give us four games in the later wave. To help you as you get your lineup together, each week we’ll be running down the fantasy football rankings at each of the primary positions for the main slate.
Who are you buying or selling coming into the week, and what matchups can you not wait to attack? The 13 games include five divisional matchups, along with a playoff rematch between the Rams and Eagles and the game with the highest total on the board as the Cowboys visit the Bears.
These fantasy football rankings are based on what we know coming into the week on Monday, so stay tuned to DK Network for more news throughout the week to see if your lineup should be adjusted at all.
These player rankings are based solely on total output, independent of the players’ salaries. They do not account for value, ownership, ceiling or correlation, which should all be factors in building your final lineup. They are, however, a great starting point as you start to look ahead or as you compare specific options in a particular position.
To catch up on the top lineup from the Week 2 contest, check out my breakdown of the winning lineup. You can also find full rankings for the week at each position on my author page. The rankings on this page do not include any players from the prime time matchups, which are on separate slates. Each of the position-specific rankings includes all the players for the entire week.
Be sure to set your lineup for all Week 2 contests, highlighted by the NFL $3.25M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st].
Top 15 QB
- Jayden Daniels (vs. LV), $7,000 — if healthy
- Jalen Hurts (vs. LAR), $6,800
- Justin Herbert (at MIN), $6,200
- Dak Prescott (at CHI), $5,900
- Baker Mayfield (vs. NYJ), $6,600
- Caleb Williams (vs. DAL), $5,600
- Bo Nix (at LAC), $5,800
- Kyler Murray (at SF), $6,100
- Jordan Love (at CLE), $6,300
- Michael Penix Jr. (at CAR), $5,600
- Daniel Jones (at TEN), $5,400
- Drake Maye (vs. PIT), $5,300
- C.J. Stroud (at JAC), $5,500
- Trevor Lawrence (vs. HOU), $5,400
- J.J. McCarthy (vs. CIN), $5,100
Top 30 RB
- Bijan Robinson (at CAR), $7,900
- Christian McCaffrey (vs. ARI), $8,200
- Jonathan Taylor (at TEN), $7,200
- Saquon Barkley (vs. LAR), $7,800
- Josh Jacobs (at CLE), $7,000
- Ashton Jeanty (at WAS), $6,700
- Bucky Irving (vs. NYJ) $7,100
- Alvin Kamara (at SEA) $6,300
- Chase Brown (at MIN), $6,900
- Kyren Williams (at PHI), $6,400
- Breece Hall (at TB), $6,000
- Omarion Hampton (vs. DEN), $5,600
- Chuba Hubbard (vs. ATL), $6,200
- Travis Etienne Jr. (vs. HOU), $5,900
- James Conner (at SF), $6,500
- Javonte Williams (at CHI), $6,100
- Kenneth Walker III (vs. NO), $5,800
- Jaylen Warren (at NE), $5,500
- Tony Pollard (vs. IND), $5,700
- J.K. Dobbins (at LAC), $5,700
- D’Andre Swift (vs. DAL), $5,600
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt (vs. LV), $5,500
- Jordan Mason (vs. CIN), $5,400
- Nick Chubb (at JAC), $5,200
- Rhamondre Stevenson (vs. PIT), $5,300
- Quinshon Judkins (vs. GB), $5,000
- Zach Charbonnet (vs. NO), $4,800
- Dylan Sampson (vs. GB), $5,200
- Trey Benson (at SF), $5,400
- Bhayshul Tuten (vs. HOU), $4,900
Top 30 WR
- CeeDee Lamb (at CHI), $8,000
- Nico Collins (at JAC), $7,300
- Ja’Marr Chase (at MIN), $8,100
- Puka Nacua (at PHI), $7,700
- Justin Jefferson (vs. CIN), $7,500
- Drake London (at CAR), $6,000
- A.J. Brown (vs. LAR), $6,300
- Brian Thomas Jr. (vs. HOU), $6,400
- Mike Evans (vs. NYJ), $6,600
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba (vs. NO), $6,500
- Deebo Samuel Sr. (vs. LV), $6,100
- Ladd McConkey (vs. DEN), $6,800
- Rome Odunze (vs. DAL), $5,300
- DK Metcalf (at NE), $5,700
- Davante Adams (at PHI), $6,200
- Tetairoa McMillan (vs. ATL), $5,900
- George Pickens (at CHI), $5,900
- DeVonta Smith (vs. LAR), $5,300
- Tee Higgins (at MIN), $6,100
- Garrett Wilson (at TB), $6,200 — higher if Justin Fields returns
- Terry McLaurin (vs. LV), $5,800
- Courtland Sutton (at LAC), $6,000
- Emeka Egbuka (vs. NYJ), $6,300
- Jakobi Meyers (at WAS), $5,600
- Jameson Williams (at BAL), $6,100
- Chris Olave (at SEA), $5,200
- Jauan Jennings (vs. ARI), $5,000
- Michael Pittman Jr. (at TEN), $4,900
- D.J. Moore (vs. DAL), $5,400
- Stefon Diggs (vs. PIT), $4,800
Top 15 TE
- Brock Bowers (at WAS), $6,000 — if healthy
- Trey McBride (at SF), $5,700
- Tyler Warren (at TEN), $4,400
- Jake Ferguson (at CHI), $4,000
- Tucker Kraft (at CLE), $4,700
- Harold Fannin Jr. (vs. GB), $3,600
- David Njoku (vs. GB), $4,100
- Juwan Johnson (at SEA), $3,900
- Dallas Goedert (vs. LAR), $3,700 — if healthy
- Kyle Pitts Sr. (at CAR), $3,900
- T.J. Hockenson (vs. CIN), $3,800
- Evan Engram (at LAC), $3,700
- Zach Ertz (vs. LV), $4,200
- Brenton Strange (vs. HOU), $3,500
- Jonnu Smith (at NE), $3,600
