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

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.

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Worse Than Usual

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

Tyler Boyd at BUF

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.

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

[ QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | Flex | DEF | K]

• 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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