Week 3 Fantasy FLEX rankings

Billy Heyen

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The FLEX position can cause fantasy football owners Sunday morning headaches. Last week, about an hour and a half until kickoff, a friend texted me and wanted to know whether to play a second TE or his RB against the Bears. There are surely thousands upon thousands of fantasy owners wondering similar things each week, including at the start of Week 3. Whether you're wondering if JJ Arcega-Whiteside or Mack Hollins are worthy fill-ins in the Eagles' receiver corps or if rookies Deebo Samuel or Preston Williams are the real deal, our Week 3 FLEX rankings are here for your start 'em, sit 'em decisions.

Even moreso than usual, we've overloaded the bottom of our FLEX rankings with wide receivers. That last spot in your lineup, especially in deeper leagues, really needs a touchdown to get the desired payoff. Players like Paul Richardson and DeVante Parker make themselves worth starts if they score. Obviously, we can't predict touchdowns, but as the NFL passes more and more, it's those receivers you've barely heard of that deserve spots in your fantasy lineups at the FLEX position.

WEEK 3 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

You can check out all of our individual rankings, linked just above, to break down the options at a singular position, but for that final FLEX spot, you've come to the right place.

WEEK 3 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Reminder: Check back for rankings updates throughout the week.

Week 3 DFS Lineups: 
FD cash | FD GPP | DK cash | DK GPP | Y! cashY! GPP

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Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings: FLEX

These rankings are for standard, non-PPR leagues.

1 Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Cowboys vs. Dolphins
2 Saquon Barkley, RB, Giants @ Buccaneers
3 Christian McCaffrey, RB, Panthers @ Cardinals
4 Dalvin Cook, RB, Vikings vs. Raiders
5 DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Texans @ Chargers
6 Julio Jones, WR, Falcons @ Colts
7 Amari Cooper, WR, Cowboys vs. Dolphins
8 Le'Veon Bell, RB, Jets @ Patriots
9 Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Browns vs. Rams
10 Todd Gurley, RB, Rams @ Browns
11 Davante Adams, WR, Packers vs. Broncos
12 Sammy Watkins, WR, Chiefs vs. Ravens
13 Aaron Jones, RB, Packers vs. Broncos
14 Alvin Kamara, RB, Saints @ Seahawks
15 Travis Kelce, TE, Chiefs vs. Ravens
16 Keenan Allen, WR, Chargers vs. Texans
17 Derrick Henry, RB, Titans @ Jaguars
18 Zach Ertz, TE, Eagles vs. Lions
19 Marlon Mack, RB, Colts vs. Falcons
20 Mark Ingram, RB, Ravens @ Chiefs
21 Adam Thielen, WR, Vikings vs. Raiders
22 Cooper Kupp, WR, Rams @ Browns
23 JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Steelers @ 49ers
24 Josh Jacobs, RB, Raiders @ Vikings
25 Nick Chubb, RB, Browns vs. Rams
26 Austin Ekeler, RB, Chargers vs. Texans
27 David Johnson, RB, Cardinals vs. Panthers
28 Frank Gore, RB, Bills vs. Bengals
29 Kerryon Johnson, RB, Lions @ Eagles
30 James Conner, RB, Steelers @ 49ers
31 Joe Mixon, RB, Bengals @ Bills
32 Stefon Diggs, WR, Vikings vs. Raiders
33 Mike Evans, WR, Buccaneers vs. Giants
34 Kenny Golladay, WR, Lions @ Eagles
35 Chris Godwin, WR, Buccaneers vs. Giants
36 Evan Engram, TE, Giants @ Buccaneers
37 T.Y. Hilton, WR, Colts vs. Falcons
38 John Brown, WR, Bills vs. Bengals
39 Leonard Fournette, RB, Jaguars vs. Titans
40 Tyler Lockett, WR, Seahawks vs. Saints
41 Michael Thomas, WR, Saints @ Seahawks
42 Julian Edelman, WR, Patriots vs. Jets
43 Brandin Cooks, WR, Rams @ Browns
44 Robert Woods, WR, Rams @ Browns
45 Sony Michel, RB, Patriots vs. Jets
46 David Montgomery, RB, Bears @ Redskins
47 Tyler Boyd, WR, Bengals @ Bills
48 Marquise Brown, WR, Ravens @ Chiefs
49 Calvin Ridley, WR, Falcons @ Colts
50 George Kittle, TE, 49ers vs. Steelers
51 Mark Andrews, TE, Ravens @ Chiefs
52 Chris Carson, RB, Seahawks vs. Saints
53 D.J. Moore, WR, Panthers @ Cardinals
54 Tyrell Williams, WR, Raiders @ Vikings
55 Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals vs. Panthers
56 Nelson Agholor, WR, Eagles vs. Lions
57 Devonta Freeman, RB, Falcons @ Colts
58 Matt Breida, RB, 49ers vs. Steelers
59 Josh Gordon, WR, Patriots vs. Jets
60 Phillip Lindsay, RB, Broncos @ Packers
61 Peyton Barber, RB, Buccaneers vs. Giants
62 Carlos Hyde, RB, Texans @ Chargers
63 LeSean McCoy, RB, Chiefs vs. Ravens
64 Raheem Mostert, RB, 49ers vs. Steelers
65 Jamison Crowder, WR, Jets @ Patriots
66 Allen Robinson, WR, Bears @ Redskins
67 Jarvis Landry, WR, Browns vs. Rams
68 D.K. Metcalf, WR, Seahawks vs. Saints
69 Greg Olsen, TE, Panthers @ Cardinals
70 Emmannuel Sanders, WR, Broncos @ Packers
71 John Ross, WR, Bengals @ Bills
72 Rashaad Penny, RB, Seahawks vs. Saints
73 Royce Freeman, RB, Broncos @ Packers
74 Demarcus Robinson, WR, Chiefs vs. Ravens
75 Curtis Samuel, WR, Panthers @ Cardinals
76 Mike Williams, WR, Chargers vs. Texans
77 Will Fuller V, WR, Texans @ Chargers
78 Mecole Hardman, WR, Chiefs vs. Ravens
79 Deebo Samuel, WR, 49ers vs. Steelers
80 Randall Cobb, WR, Cowboys vs. Dolphins
81 Courtland Sutton, WR, Broncos @ Packers
82 Christian Kirk, WR, Cardinals vs. Panthers
83 Vance McDonald, TE, Steelers @ 49ers
84 Austin Hooper, TE, Falcons @ Colts
85 Rex Burkhead, RB, Patriots vs. Jets
86 Sterling Shepard, WR, Giants @ Buccaneers
87 Phillip Dorsett, WR, Patriots vs. Jets
88 T.J. Yeldon, RB, Bills vs. Bengals
89 Dede Westbrook, WR, Jaguars vs. Titans
90 Corey Davis, WR, Titans @ Jaguars
91 Robby Anderson, WR, Jets @ Patriots
92 O.J. Howard, TE, Buccaneers vs. Giants
93 Darren Waller, TE, Raiders @ Vikings
94 T.J. Hockenson, TE, Lions @ Eagles
95 Marvin Jones, WR, Lions @ Eagles
96 Adrian Peterson, RB, Redskins vs. Bears
97 Danny Amendola, WR, Lions @ Eagles
98 Preston Williams, WR, Dolphins @ Cowboys
99 DJ Chark, WR, Jaguars vs. Titans
100 James Washington, WR, Steelers @ 49ers
101 Terry McLaurin, WR, Redskins vs. Bears
102 Tarik Cohen, RB, Bears @ Redskins
103 Geronimo Allison, WR, Packers vs. Broncos
104 Delanie Walker, TE, Titans @ Jaguars
105 JJ Arcega-Whiteside, WR, Eagles vs. Lions
106 Miles Sanders, RB, Eagles vs. Lions
107 Duke Johnson Jr., RB, Texans @ Chargers
108 Mack Hollins, WR, Eagles vs. Lions
109 Marquise Goodwin, WR, 49ers vs. Steelers
110 Darwin Thompson, RB, Chiefs vs. Ravens
111 Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR, Packers vs. Broncos
112 Cole Beasley, WR, Bills vs. Bengals
113 Willie Snead, WR, Ravens @ Chiefs
114 Trey Quinn, WR, Redskins vs. Bears
115 Chris Conley, WR, Jaguars vs. Titans
116 Ito Smith, RB, Falcons @ Colts
117 Paul Richardson, WR, Redskins vs. Bears
118 Bennie Fowler, WR, Giants @ Buccaneers
119 DeVante Parker, WR, Dolphins @ Cowboys
120 Eric Ebron, TE, Colts vs. Falcons

Billy Heyen