Getting your flex rankings in order can be one of the toughest elements when setting fantasy football lineups, so how do our consensus rankings shape up for Week 3? Which RB, WR, and TE options could start for you this week, and who might be better left on the bench?
The below rankings are intended as a guide for half-PPR formats. They do not take into account individual league rules and setups. The Week 3 flex rankings are consensus rankings from PFN Senior Fantasy Analyst Eric Moody and Fantasy Analyst Tommy Garrett.
Week 3 fantasy football flex rankings | 1-30
1. Christian McCaffrey | RB | Carolina Panthers @ HOU
2. Dalvin Cook | RB | Minnesota Vikings vs. SEA
3. Davante Adams | WR | Green Bay Packers @ SF
4. Tyreek Hill | WR | Kansas City Chiefs vs. LAC
5. Derrick Henry | RB | Tennessee Titans vs. IND
6. Alvin Kamara | RB | New Orleans Saints @ NE
7. Aaron Jones | RB | Green Bay Packers @ SF
8. Nick Chubb | RB | Cleveland Browns vs. CHI
9. Travis Kelce | TE | Kansas City Chiefs vs. LAC
10. DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Arizona Cardinals @ JAX
11. Stefon Diggs | WR | Buffalo Bills vs. WAS
12. Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Dallas Cowboys vs. PHI
13. Calvin Ridley | WR | Atlanta Falcons @ NYG
14. DK Metcalf | WR | Seattle Seahawks @ MIN
15. Najee Harris | RB | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CIN
16. Jonathan Taylor | RB | Indianapolis Colts @ TEN
17. Keenan Allen | WR | Los Angeles Chargers @ KC
18. Austin Ekeler | RB | Los Angeles Chargers @ KC
19. Antonio Gibson | RB | Washington Football Team @ BUF
20. A.J. Brown | WR | Tennessee Titans vs IND
21. Justin Jefferson | WR | Minnesota Vikings vs. SEA
22. Chris Carson | RB | Seattle Seahawks @ MIN
23. Joe Mixon | RB | Cincinnati Bengals @ PIT
24. David Montgomery | RB | Chicago Bears @ CLE
25. Amari Cooper | WR | Dallas Cowboys vs. PHI
26. Darren Waller | TE | Las Vegas Raiders vs. MIA
27. Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | Kansas City Chiefs vs. LAC
28. Saquon Barkley | RB | New York Giants vs. ATL
29. Tyler Lockett | WR | Seattle Seahawks @ MIN
30. Chris Godwin | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ LAR
RB/WR/TE options for Week 3 | 31-60
31. Cooper Kupp | WR | Los Angeles Rams vs. TB
32. CeeDee Lamb | WR | Dallas Cowboys vs. PHI
33. Terry McLaurin | WR | Washington Football Team @ BUF
34. Allen Robinson II | WR | Chicago Bears @ CLE
35. Adam Thielen | WR | Minnesota Vikings vs. SEA
36. DJ Moore | WR | Carolina Panthers @ HOU
37. D’Andre Swift | RB | Detroit Lions vs. BAL
38. Mike Evans | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ LAR
39. Antonio Brown | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ LAR
40. Deebo Samuel | WR | San Francisco 49ers vs. GB
41. Damien Harris | RB | New England Patriots vs. NO
42. George Kittle | TE | San Francisco 49ers vs. GB
43. Miles Sanders | RB | Philadelphia Eagles @ DAL
44. Robert Woods | WR | Los Angeles Rams vs. TB
45. Myles Gaskin | RB | Miami Dolphins @ LV
46. Melvin Gordon III | RB | Denver Broncos vs. NYJ
47. Kareem Hunt | RB | Cleveland Browns vs. CHI
48. Julio Jones | WR | Tennessee Titans vs. IND
49. Tee Higgins | WR | Cincinnati Bengals @ PIT
50. Chase Claypool | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CIN
51. Mark Andrews | TE | Baltimore Ravens @ DET
52. Diontae Johnson | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CIN
53. Ja’Marr Chase | WR | Cincinnati Bengals @ PIT
54. Courtland Sutton | WR | Denver Broncos vs. NYJ
55. Chase Edmonds | RB | Arizona Cardinals @ JAX
56. Elijah Mitchell | RB | San Francisco 49ers vs. GB
57. Brandin Cooks | WR | Houston Texans vs. CAR
58. DeVonta Smith | WR | Philadelphia Eagles @ DAL
59. Mike Williams | WR | Los Angeles Chargers @ KC
60. Robby Anderson | WR | Carolina Panthers @ HOU
Week 3 flex rankings | 61-90
61. JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CIN
62. Ty’Son Williams | RB | Baltimore Ravens @ DET
63. Javonte Williams | RB | Denver Broncos vs. NYJ
64. Jamaal Williams | RB | Detroit Lions vs. BAL
65. Sterling Shepard | WR | New York Giants vs. ATL
66. Kenny Golladay | WR | New York Giants vs. ATL
67. T.J. Hockenson | TE | Detroit Lions vs. BAL
68. Tyler Boyd | WR | Cincinnati Bengals @ PIT
69. Marquise Brown | WR | Baltimore Ravens @ DET
70. Corey Davis | WR | New York Jets @ DEN
71. Brandon Aiyuk | WR | San Francisco 49ers vs. GB
72. Jaylen Waddle | WR | Miami Dolphins @ LV
73. Jakobi Meyers | WR | New England Patriots vs. NO
74. Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. ARI
75. DJ Chark Jr. | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. ARI
76. Noah Fant | TE | Denver Broncos vs. NYJ
77. Kyle Pitts | TE | Atlanta Falcons @ NYG
78. Mike Davis | RB | Atlanta Falcons @ NYG
79. Tim Patrick | WR | Denver Broncos vs. NYJ
80. Devin Singletary | RB | Buffalo Bills vs. WAS
81. Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | Indianapolis Colts @ TEN
82. Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. ARI
83. James Robinson | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. ARI
84. DeVante Parker | WR | Miami Dolphins @ LV
85. Nelson Agholor | WR | New England Patriots vs. NO
86. Logan Thomas | TE | Washington Football Team @ BUF
87. Marquez Callaway | WR | New Orleans Saints @ NE
88. Rob Gronkowski | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ LAR
89. Dallas Goedert | TE | Philadelphia Eagles @ DAL
90. Leonard Fournette | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ LAR
RB/WR/TE options for Week 3 | 91-120
91. Darnell Mooney | WR | Chicago Bears @ CLE
92. Sammy Watkins | WR | Baltimore Ravens @ DET
93. Tyler Higbee | TE | Los Angeles Rams vs. TB
94. Cole Beasley | WR | Buffalo Bills vs. WAS
95. Robert Tonyan | TE | Green Bay Packers @ SF
96. Jalen Reagor | WR | Philadelphia Eagles @ DAL
97. James Conner | RB | Arizona Cardinals @ JAX
98. Nyheim Hines | RB | Indianapolis Colts @ TEN
99. Rondale Moore | WR | Arizona Cardinals @ JAX
100. James White | RB | New England Patriots vs. NO
101. Christian Kirk | WR | Arizona Cardinals @ JAX
102. Jonnu Smith | TE | New England Patriots vs. NO
103. Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | Green Bay Packers @ SF
104. Bryan Edwards | WR | Las Vegas Raiders vs. MIA
105. Jarvis Landry | WR | Cleveland Browns vs. CHI
106. Ronald Jones II | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ LAR
107. Kenyan Drake | RB | Las Vegas Raiders vs. MIA
108. KJ Hamler | WR | Denver Broncos vs. NYJ
109. Emmanuel Sanders | WR | Buffalo Bills vs. WAS
110. Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | Carolina Panthers @ HOU
111. Elijah Moore | WR | New York Jets @ DEN
112. Jared Cook | TE | Los Angeles Chargers @ KC
113. Zach Pascal | WR | Indianapolis Colts @ TEN
114. Mecole Hardman | WR | Kansas City Chiefs vs. LAC
115. Russell Gage | WR | Atlanta Falcons @ NYG
116. Latavius Murray | RB | New Orleans Saints @ DET
117. Gabriel Davis | WR | Buffalo Bills vs. WAS
118. Cole Kmet | TE | Chicago Bears @ CLE
119. Gerald Everett | TE | Seattle Seahawks @ MIN
120. Henry Ruggs III | WR | Las Vegas Raiders vs. MIA
Week 3 flex rankings | 121-150
121. Mike Gesicki | TE | Miami Dolphins @ LV
122. Darius Slayton | WR | New York Giants vs. ATL
123. A.J. Green | WR | Arizona Cardinals @ JAX
124. Van Jefferson | WR | Los Angeles Rams vs. TB
125. AJ Dillon | RB | Green Bay Packers @ SF
126. Mark Ingram II | RB | Houston Texans vs. CAR
127. Hunter Henry | TE | New England Patriots vs. NO
128. Cedrick Wilson | WR | Dallas Cowboys vs. PHI
129. Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | Cleveland Browns vs. CHI
130. Dyami Brown | WR | Washington Football Team @ BUF
131. Tony Pollard | RB | Dallas Cowboys vs. PHI
132. Austin Hooper | TE | Cleveland Browns vs. CHI
133. Trent Sherfield | WR | San Francisco 49ers vs. GB
134. Hunter Renfrow | WR | Las Vegas Raiders vs. MIA
135. Nico Collins | WR | Houston Texans vs. CAR
136. Deonte Harris | WR | New Orleans Saints @ NE
137. Carlos Hyde | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. ARI
138. Tevin Coleman | RB | New York Jets @ DEN
139. Tyler Conklin | TE | Minnesota Vikings vs. SEA
140. Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | Atlanta Falcons @ NYG
141. Kenneth Gainwell | RB | Philadelphia Eagles @ DAL
142. Zach Ertz | TE | Philadelphia Eagles @ DAL
143. Damien Williams | RB | Chicago Bears @ CLE
144. Blake Jarwin | TE | Dallas Cowboys vs. PHI
145. Tony Jones Jr. | RB | New Orleans Saints @ NE
146. Anthony Firkser | TE | Tennessee Titans vs. IND
147. J.D. McKissic | RB | Washington Football Team @ BUF
148. Quez Watkins | WR | Philadelphia Eagles @ DAL
149. Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | Detroit Lions vs. BAL
150. Adam Humphries | WR | Washington Football Team @ BUF