Fantasy Football Week 3 Rankings: Updated Positional Breakdown for Flex and PPR

2016 may be the year of the all-purpose running back.

Even in points-per-reception (PPR) leagues, two of the top three producers through two weeks are running backs, per FantasyPros.

DeAngelo Williams and Matt Forte are churning up yardage on the way to the end zone for their respective teams. And after the points from Week 3 are tallied up, LeGarrette Blount may be joining them.

The New England Patriots dismantled of the Houston Texans on Thursday night, and Blount’s bruising running style set the tone. He rolled to 105 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Even without many points from receptions, Blount was the game’s top fantasy producer in both standard and PPR formats.

As we move into the meat of Week 3’s games look for more big games from the league’s top backs. The top 10 from that spot, as well as those from every other fantasy position, are ranked and broken down below.

           

Quarterback

For the most part, quarterbacks have performed as expected this season.

Matt Ryan, Cam Newton, Derek Carr, Drew Brees and Andrew Luck make up the top five. One mild surprise may be Aaron Rodgers coming in at No. 9.

But even with his relatively slow start, experts are forecasting a bounce-back for Rodgers  in Week 3. 

        

Matt Ryan, ATL

The expert consensus at FantasyPros may have Drew Brees ranked first this week, but his counterpart on Sunday may have the better matchup.

Matt Ryan has scored more fantasy points than any other quarterback this season. According to numberFire’s Tyler Buecher, he was the top passer in the league in Week 2:

Ryan has been on an absolute tear to start the season and outperformed expectations on the road this week against the Oakland Raiders. Ryan completed 26 of 34 drop backs for 396 yards. He found the end zone three times and threw one pick. He led all quarterbacks with a 96 performance rating, per numberFire Live.

In Week 3, Ryan faces a New Orleans Saints defense that has given up 672 passing yards in two games. New Orleans’ prospects for slowing down Ryan’s hot streak don’t look strong.

        

Running Back

In standard leagues, three running backs—Williams, Forte and C.J. Anderson—are averaging over 20 fantasy points per game. No receivers are at that level.

In PPR leagues, the running backs aren’t too far behind. Six running backs, compared to nine wide receivers, are above the 20-point-per-game threshold.

Some of …

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