Fantasy Football Week 3 Top-100 Flex Rankings: Christian McCaffrey Dethroned

Week 3 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

Getty Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey disappointed fantasy football owners around the country, including yours truly, with his poor showing last Thursday night. McCaffrey totaled just 7.3 fantasy points on 16 carries for a whopping 37 rushing yards. This was a far cry from McCaffrey’s 42.9 position-leading points in Week 1.

McCaffrey wasn’t the only superstar to disappoint in Week 2. New Orleans Saints do-it-all back Alvin Kamara did very little against the Los Angeles Rams, totaling just seven fantasy points.

To make matters worse, the teams of both players are dealing with quarterback injuries and may both be taking handoffs from a backup this week.

Let’s see how far these two fantasy football mainstays can plummet in our Week 3 top-100 flex rankings.

Player rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.

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Better Than Usual

  1. Last Week’s Better Than Usual: 
  2. Josh Jacobs – 9.90 pts. (RB27)

Devonta Freeman at IND

I’ll admit, I’ve never been much of a Devonta Freeman fan, and from the way he’s performed at the forefront of the 2019 season, it’s highly unlikely he’ll change my mind any time soon.

However, you can’t look at fantasy football with self-perceived notions. While Freeman may not warrant the contract Atlanta doled out to him, he’s still a capable back. A back that will likely outperform his season total in fantasy points in Week 3 vs. the Colts.

Indianapolis has allowed an average of the third-most fantasy points (30.8) to running backs this season.

If there was ever a game for Freeman to get on track, it’s this one.


Worse Than Usual

  1. Last Week’s Worse Than Usual: 
  2. Phillip Lindsay – 10.60 pts. (RB26)

Tyler Boyd at BUF

Tyler Boyd

GettyCincinnati Bengals WR Tyler Boyd

I am in no way saying to sit the Bengals wideout, however, I am saying to lighten your expectations. Boyd has picked up where he left off in 2018, putting up the 20th most fantasy points by a wideout this season. A lot of Boyd’s value comes from his usage rate. The wideout has been targeted 21 times over two games, tied for the sixth-most in the NFL.

Buffalo was the fourth-best fantasy defense against receivers in 2018 and is currently the 11th best through two weeks of 2019. The Bills have yet to allow a passing touchdown to an opponent’s starting wideout all season.


Week 3 PPR Fantasy Rankings: FLEX (RB/WR/TE)

QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FlexDEFK]

  • Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough
RANK FLEX TEAM POS OPP
1 Ezekiel Elliott DAL RB

vs. MIA

2

Christian McCaffrey CAR RB

at ARI

3

DeAndre Hopkins HOU WR

at LAC

4

Dalvin Cook MIN RB

vs. OAK

5

Davante Adams GB WR

vs. DEN

6

Saquon Barkley NYG RB

at TB

7

Alvin Kamara NO RB

at SEA

8

Keenan Allen LAC WR

vs. HOU

9

Austin Ekeler LAC RB

vs. HOU

10

Amari Cooper DAL WR

vs. MIA

11

Mike Evans TB WR

vs. NYG

12

Nick Chubb CLE RB

vs. LAR

13

Todd Gurley LAR RB

at CLE

14

David Johnson ARI RB

vs. CAR

15

Travis Kelce KC TE

vs. BAL

16

Odell Beckham Jr. CLE WR

vs. LAR

17

Le’Veon Bell NYJ RB

at NE

18

Michael Thomas NO WR

at SEA

19

Antonio Brown NE WR

vs. NYJ

20

Aaron Jones GB RB

vs. DEN

21

Derrick Henry TEN RB

at JAC

22

Chris Godwin TB WR

vs. NYG

23

JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT WR

at SF

24

Mark Andrews BAL TE

at KC

25

Marlon Mack IND RB

vs. ATL

26

Sammy Watkins KC WR

vs. BAL

27

Adam Thielen MIN WR

vs. OAK

28

George Kittle SF TE

vs. PIT

29

Chris Carson SEA RB

vs. NO

30

T.Y. Hilton IND WR

vs. ATL

31

Matt Breida SF RB

vs. PIT

32

Tyler Lockett SEA WR

vs. NO

33

Cooper Kupp LAR WR

at CLE

34

Zach Ertz PHI TE

vs. DET

35

Leonard Fournette JAC RB

vs. TEN

36

Stefon Diggs MIN WR

vs. OAK

37

Mark Ingram BAL RB

at KC

38

James Conner PIT RB

at SF

39

James White NE RB

vs. NYJ

40

Larry Fitzgerald ARI WR

vs. CAR

41

Kenny Golladay DET WR

at PHI

42

John Brown BUF WR

vs. CIN

43

Brandin Cooks LAR WR

at CLE

44

Josh Jacobs OAK RB

at MIN

45

Sony Michel NE RB

vs. NYJ

46

Julian Edelman NE WR

vs. NYJ

47

Kerryon Johnson DET RB

at PHI

48

Robert Woods LAR WR

at CLE

49

Devonta Freeman ATL RB

at IND

50

Calvin Ridley ATL WR

at IND

51

Allen Robinson CHI WR

at WAS

52

Miles Sanders PHI RB

vs. DET

53

Marquise Brown BAL WR

at KC

54

Tyler Boyd CIN WR

at BUF

55

Josh Gordon NE WR

vs. NYJ

56

David Montgomery CHI RB

at WAS

57

D.J. Moore CAR WR

at ARI

58

Joe Mixon CIN RB

at BUF

59

Damien Williams KC RB

vs. BAL

60

Christian Kirk ARI WR

vs. CAR

61

Curtis Samuel CAR WR

at ARI

62

John Ross CIN WR

at BUF

63

Royce Freeman DEN RB

at GB

64

Mike Williams LAC WR

vs. HOU

65

Deebo Samuel SF WR

vs. PIT

66

Raheem Mostert SF RB

vs. PIT

67

Phillip Lindsay DEN RB

at GB

68

Peyton Barber TB RB

vs. NYG

69

Will Fuller HOU WR

at LAC

70

Tyrell Williams OAK WR

at MIN

71

D.K. Metcalf SEA WR

vs. NO

72

LeSean McCoy KC RB

vs. BAL

73

Tarik Cohen CHI RB

at WAS

74

Emmanuel Sanders DEN WR

at GB

75

Marvin Jones DET WR

at PHI

76

Mecole Hardman KC WR

vs. BAL

77

Duke Johnson HOU RB

at LAC

78

Jarvis Landry CLE WR

vs. LAR

79

Devin Singletary BUF RB

vs. CIN

80

Alshon Jeffery PHI WR

vs. DET

81

Carlos Hyde HOU RB

at LAC

82

Terry McLaurin WAS WR

vs. CHI

83

Chris Thompson WAS RB

vs. CHI

84

Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB WR

vs. DEN

85

Robby Anderson NYJ WR

at NE

86

Rashaad Penny SEA RB

vs. NO

87

Demarcus Robinson KC WR

vs. BAL

88

Kenyan Drake MIA RB

at DAL

89

Adrian Peterson WAS RB

vs. CHI

90

Courtland Sutton DEN WR

at GB

91

Sterling Shepard NYG WR

at TB

92

D.J. Chark JAC WR

vs. TEN

93

Frank Gore BUF RB

vs. CIN

94

Nelson Agholor PHI WR

vs. DET

95

Marquise Goodwin SF WR

vs. PIT

96

A.J. Brown TEN WR

at JAC

97

Corey Davis TEN WR

at JAC

98

Dede Westbrook JAC WR

vs. TEN

99

Malcolm Brown LAR RB

at CLE

100

Evan Engram NYG TE

at TB

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