Fantasy Football: Week 3 Player Rankings

by Andrew Doughty
in Fantasy Football · NFL
— 22 Sep, 2012

Buffalo’s C.J. Spiller made the biggest move in the Week 3 Player Rankings as he continued to take advantage of Fred Jackson’s absense and vaulted into the Top 3 RBs following his 170 total yards and 2 TD performance against Kansas City. Michael Bush of Chicago also will look pick up for an injured starter in Matt Forte, out with an ankle injury, as he makes his first appearance in the Top 15.

A host of QBs look to finally get back on track and return to 2011 form, including Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford as Drew Brees grabs the top spot in Week 3 against a porous Kansas City defense through two weeks.

As for the pass catchers, another injury at the expense of the New England Patriots in the form of reliable TE Aaron Hernandez prompted both the signing of veteran Kellen Winslow and the added attention back on Rob Gronkowski.

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QB
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Drew Brees	NO	KC
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at SEA
3	Matt Ryan	ATL	at SD
4	Tom Brady	NE	at BAL
5	Robert Griffin III	WAS	CIN
6	Philip Rivers	SD	ATL
7	Tony Romo	DAL	TB
8	Matthew Stafford	DET	at TEN
9	Joe Flacco	BAL	NE
10	Peyton Manning	DEN	HOU
11	Michael Vick	PHI	at ARI
12	Alex Smith	SF	at MIN
13	Jay Cutler	CHI	STL
14	Matt Cassel	KC	at NO
15	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at OAK
16	Andrew Luck	IND	JAC
17	Matt Schaub	HOU	at DEN
18	Andy Dalton	CIN	at WAS
19	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	at MIA
20	Carson Palmer	OAK	PIT

RB
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Arian Foster	HOU	at DEN
2	C.J. Spiller	BUF	at CLE
3	LeSean McCoy	PHI	at ARI
4	Ray Rice	BAL	NE
5	DeMarco Murray	DAL	TB
6	Reggie Bush	MIA	NYJ
7	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	GB
8	Trent Richardson	CLE	BUF
9	Frank Gore	SF	at MIN
10	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	at IND
11	Doug Martin	TB	at DAL
12	Adrian Peterson	MIN	SF
13	Michael Bush	CHI	STL
14	Chris Johnson	TEN	DET
15	Darren Sproles	NO	KC
16	Darren McFadden	OAK	PIT
17	Alfred Morris	WAS	CIN
18	Willis McGahee	DEN	HOU
19	Jamaal Charles	KC	at NO
20	Cedric Benson	GB	at SEA
21	Stevan Ridley	NE	at BAL
22	Ryan Mathews	SD	ATL
23	Shonn Greene	NYJ	at MIA
24	Steven Jackson	STL	at CHI
25	Ben Tate	HOU	at DEN
26	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	CIN	at WAS
27	Beanie Wells	ARI	PHI
28	Daryl Richardson	STL	at CHI
29	Pierre Thomas	NO	KC
30	Peyton Hillis	KC	at NO
31	Jonathan Dwyer	PIT	at OAK
32	Mikel Leshoure	DET	at TEN
33	Mark Ingram	NO	KC
34	Michael Turner	ATL	at SD
35	Isaac Redman	PIT	at OAK
36	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	at SD
37	Kevin Smith	DET	at TEN
38	Ryan Williams	ARI	PHI
39	LeGarrette Blount	TB	at DAL
40	Bilal Powell	NYJ	at MIA
41	Toby Gerhart	MIN	SF
42	Kendall Hunter	SF	at MIN
43	Roy Helu	WAS	CIN
44	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	HOU
45	Danny Woodhead	NE	at BAL
46	Phillip Tanner	DAL	TB
47	Daniel Thomas	MIA	NYJ
48	Bernard Scott	CIN	at WAS
49	Lamar Miller	MIA	NYJ
50	Robert Turbin	SEA	GB

WR
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	at TEN
2	Julio Jones	ATL	at SD
3	Brandon Marshall	CHI	STL
4	Roddy White	ATL	at SD
5	A.J. Green	CIN	at WAS
6	Andre Johnson	HOU	at DEN
7	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	PHI
8	Mike Wallace	PIT	at OAK
9	Miles Austin	DAL	TB
10	Brandon Lloyd	NE	at BAL
11	Vincent Jackson	TB	DAL
12	Percy Harvin	MIN	SF
13	Steve Johnson	BUF	at CLE
14	Dez Bryant	DAL	TB
15	Reggie Wayne	IND	JAC
16	Marques Colston	NO	KC
17	Antonio Brown	PIT	at OAK
18	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at NO
19	Malcom Floyd	SD	ATL
20	Danny Amendola	STL	at CHI
21	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	HOU
22	DeSean Jackson	PHI	at ARI
23	Wes Welker	NE	at BAL
24	Jordy Nelson	GB	at SEA
25	Eric Decker	DEN	HOU
26	Torrey Smith	BAL	NE
27	Donnie Avery	IND	JAC
28	Anquan Boldin	BAL	NE
29	Robert Meachem	SD	ATL
30	Kenny Britt	TEN	DET
31	Laurent Robinson	JAC	at IND
32	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	at MIA
33	Lance Moore	NO	KC
34	Michael Crabtree	SF	at MIN
35	Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	PIT
36	Andrew Hawkins	CIN	at WAS
37	Nate Washington	TEN	DET
38	Leonard Hankerson	WAS	CIN
39	Greg Jennings	GB	at SEA
40	Denarius Moore	OAK	PIT
41	Justin Blackmon	JAC	at IND
42	Donald Jones	BUF	at CLE
43	Sidney Rice	SEA	GB
44	Kendall Wright	TEN	DET
45	Brian Hartline	MIA	NYJ
46	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	STL
47	Doug Baldwin	SEA	GB
48	Brandon Gibson	STL	at CHI
49	Greg Little	CLE	BUF
50	Randy Moss	SF	at MIN

TE
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Rob Gronkowski	NE	at BAL
2	Vernon Davis	SF	at MIN
3	Jimmy Graham	NO	KC
4	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	at SD
5	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	at TEN
6	Brent Celek	PHI	at ARI
7	Dennis Pitta	BAL	NE
8	Antonio Gates	SD	ATL
9	Jermichael Finley	GB	at SEA
10	Jason Witten	DAL	TB
11	Fred Davis	WAS	CIN
12	Jared Cook	TEN	DET
13	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	at WAS
14	Jacob Tamme	DEN	HOU
15	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	SF
16	Coby Fleener	IND	JAC
17	Owen Daniels	HOU	DEN
18	Heath Miller	PIT	at OAK
19	Ed Dickson	BAL	NE
20	Anthony Fasano	MIA	NYJ

K
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	David Akers	SF	at MIN
2	Garrett Hartley	NO	KC
3	Mason Crosby	GB	at SEA
4	Dan Bailey	DAL	TB
5	Alex Henery	PHI	at ARI
6	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	at BAL
7	Nate Kaeding	SD	ATL
8	Robbie Gould	CHI	STL
9	Rob Bironas	TEN	DET
10	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	PIT
11	Shayne Graham	HOU	at DEN
12	Matt Prater	DEN	HOU
13	Matt Bryant	ATL	at SD
14	Nick Folk	NYJ	at MIA
15	Blair Walsh	MIN	SF
16	Mike Nugent	CIN	at WAS
17	Rian Lindell	BUF	at CLE
18	Greg Zuerlein	STL	at CHI
19	Dan Carpenter	MIA	NYJ
20	Billy Cundiff	WAS	CIN

D
Rank	Team		Opponent
1	San Francisco 49ers		at MIN
2	Pittsburgh Steelers		at OAK
3	Green Bay Packers		at SEA
4	Philadelphia Eagles		at ARI
5	Houston Texans		at DEN
6	New York Jets		at MIA
7	Chicago Bears		STL
8	Baltimore Ravens		NE
9	Cincinnati Bengals		at WAS
10	Buffalo Bills		at CLE
11	New England Patriots		at BAL
12	Atlanta Falcons		at SD
13	Detroit Lions		at TEN
14	Miami Dolphins		NYJ
15	Denver Broncos		HOU
16	Cleveland Browns		BUF
17	Tennessee Titans		DET
18	Jacksonville Jaguars		at IND
19	Dallas Cowboys		TB
20	Seattle Seahawks		GB