Week 3 is underway, which means that fantasy managers have a lot to figure out as we get close to lineups locking! With the injury report piling up names here in recent days, what does the rankings landscape look like now for fantasy football?
We do the research here at Pro Football Network so you can feel confident that you’re putting the best possible lineup out there. With that in mind, here are my latest Week 3 QB rankings.
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Which TE Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
1) Travis Kelce | KC | (vs. CHI)
2) T.J. Hockenson | MIN | (vs. LAC)
3) Mark Andrews | BAL | (vs. IND)
4) Darren Waller | NYG | (@ SF)
5) George Kittle | SF | (vs. NYG)
6) Evan Engram | JAX | (vs. HOU)
7) Sam LaPorta | DET | (vs. ATL)
8) Dallas Goedert | PHI | (@ TB)
9) Hunter Henry | NE | (@ NYJ)
10) David Njoku | CLE | (vs. TEN)
11) Pat Freiermuth | PIT | (@ LV)
12) Zach Ertz | ARI | (vs. DAL)
13) Kyle Pitts | ATL | (@ DET)
14) Dalton Kincaid | BUF | (@ WAS)
15) Taysom Hill | NO | (@ GB)
16) Jake Ferguson | DAL | (@ ARI)
17) Tyler Higbee | LAR | (@ CIN)
18) Cole Kmet | CHI | (@ KC)
19) Luke Musgrave | GB | (vs. NO)
20) Hayden Hurst | CAR | (@ SEA)
21) Juwan Johnson | NO | (@ GB)
22) Dalton Schultz | HOU | (@ JAX)
23) Gerald Everett | LAC | (@ MIN)
24) Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN | (@ CLE)
25) Dawson Knox | BUF | (@ WAS)
26) Cade Otton | TB | (vs. PHI)
27) Kylen Granson | IND | (@ BAL)
28) Durham Smythe | MIA | (vs. DEN)
29) Adam Trautman | DEN | (@ MIA)
30) Mike Gesicki | NE | (@ NYJ)
31) Noah Fant | SEA | (vs. CAR)
32) Trey McBride | ARI | (vs. DAL)
33) Noah Gray | KC | (vs. CHI)
34) Tyler Conklin | NYJ | (vs. NE)
35) Cole Turner | WAS | (vs. BUF)
36) Irv Smith Jr. | CIN | (vs. LAR)
37) Donald Parham Jr. | LAC | (@ MIN)
38) Jonnu Smith | ATL | (@ DET)
39) John Bates | WAS | (vs. BUF)
40) Austin Hooper | LV | (vs. PIT)
41) Michael Mayer | LV | (vs. PIT)
42) Colby Parkinson | SEA | (vs. CAR)
43) Isaiah Likely | BAL | (vs. IND)
44) Josh Oliver | MIN | (vs. LAC)
45) Mo Alie-Cox | IND | (@ BAL)
46) Harrison Bryant | CLE | (vs. TEN)
47) Brock Wright | DET | (vs. ATL)
48) Daniel Bellinger | NYG | (@ SF)
49) Peyton Hendershot | DAL | (@ ARI)
50) Drew Sample | CIN | (vs. LAR)
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51) Luke Schoonmaker | DAL | (@ ARI)
52) C.J. Uzomah | NYJ | (vs. NE)
53) Brevin Jordan | HOU | (@ JAX)
54) Brycen Hopkins | LAR | (@ CIN)
55) Robert Tonyan | CHI | (@ KC)
56) Josiah Deguara | GB | (vs. NO)
57) Will Mallory | IND | (@ BAL)
58) Connor Heyward | PIT | (@ LV)
59) Mitchell Wilcox | CIN | (vs. LAR)
60) Stone Smartt | LAC | (@ MIN)
61) Darnell Washington | PIT | (@ LV)
62) Jordan Akins | CLE | (vs. TEN)
63) Ko Kieft | TB | (vs. PHI)
64) Chris Manhertz | DEN | (@ MIA)
65) David Wells | TB | (vs. PHI)
66) Ian Thomas | CAR | (@ SEA)
67) Tommy Tremble | CAR | (@ SEA)
68) Teagan Quitoriano | HOU | (@ JAX)
69) Andrew Ogletree | IND | (@ BAL)
70) Quintin Morris | BUF | (@ WAS)
71) Luke Farrell | JAX | (vs. HOU)
72) Blake Bell | KC | (vs. CHI)
73) Tyler Kroft | MIA | (vs. DEN)
74) Brenton Strange | JAX | (vs. HOU)
75) Trevon Wesco | TEN | (@ CLE)
Top TEs To Start in Week 3
Hunter Henry, New England Patriots
At this point, Henry needs to be in your starting lineups. For someone drafted outside of the top 20 TEs in fantasy this year, he’s quickly skyrocketed up the rankings.
Henry is the TE2 in fantasy football behind only T.J. Hockenson through two weeks. The Vikings’ tight end has 29.6 half-PPR fantasy points, Henry has 28.3, and the next closest is Hayden Hurst with 16.1.
Henry’s getting the job done, Mac Jones is looking his way early and often, and he’s the main target when this team gets into the red zone. He belongs in starting lineups moving forward.
Hayden Hurst, Carolina Panthers
There’s one massive tier at TE once you get past the top-8 players in rankings. This tier goes from TE9 down to TE20 or so, and it’s a guessing game to see which one will produce for your starting lineup that week.
With the news that Andy Dalton will start at QB for the Carolina Panthers while Bryce Young deals with an ankle injury, Hurst moved up my rankings. We’ve seen competent QB play from Dalton in the past. He should look to get the ball out quickly to a proven receiving option like Hurst over the middle of the field in this one.
Eight or more targets in Week 3 for Hurst isn’t out of the realm of possibilities, which means he’s a solid streaming option against the Seattle Seahawks defense.