Branson: Week 3 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson--
(CBS) It's Week 3 of the NFL season, and the injuries have already started to pile up. These rankings only reflect players who are questionable, probable or starting as of late Wednesday night.
These rankings are constructed with half-point PPR in mind, to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues.
Quarterbacks
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB (vs. KC)
2. Russell Wilson, SEA (vs. CHI)
3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (at STL)
4. Tom Brady, NE (vs. JAC)
5. Carson Palmer, ARI (vs. SF)
6. Andrew Luck, IND (at TEN)
7. Cam Newton, CAR (vs. NO)
8. Eli Manning, NYG (vs. WAS)
9. Peyton Manning, DEN (at DET)
10. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (vs. BUF)
11. Matt Ryan, ATL (at DAL)
12. Drew Brees, NO (at CAR)
13. Philip Rivers, SD (at MIN)
14. Marcus Mariota, TEN (vs. IND)
15. Andy Dalton, CIN (at BAL)
16. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (vs. PHI)
17. Colin Kaepernick, SF (at ARI)
18. Teddy Bridgewater, MIN (vs. SD)
19. Matthew Stafford, DET (vs. DEN)
20. Blake Bortles, JAC (at NE)
21. Derek Carr, OAK (at CLE)
22. Tyrod Taylor, BUF (at MIA)
23. Kirk Cousins, WAS (at NYG)
24. Sam Bradford, PHI (at NYJ)
25. Jameis Winston, TB (at HOU)
Running backs
1. Marshawn Lynch, SEA (vs. CHI)
2. Adrian Peterson, MIN (vs. SD)
3. Jamaal Charles, KC (at GB)
4. Le'Veon Bell, PIT (at STL)
5. Latavius Murray, OAK (at CLE)
6. Jeremy Hill, CIN (at BAL)
7. Eddie Lacy, GB (vs. KC)
8. Chris Ivory, NYJ (vs. PHI)
9. Matt Forte, CHI (at SEA)
10. Mark Ingram, NO (at CAR)
11. LeSean McCoy, BUF (at MIA)
12. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (vs. OAK)
13. C.J. Anderson, DEN (at DET)
14. Carlos Hyde, SF (at ARI)
15. Dion Lewis, NE (vs. JAC)
16. Danny Woodhead, SD (at MIN)
17. Matt Jones, WAS (at NYG)
18. DeMarco Murray, PHI (at NYJ)
19. Lamar Miller, MIA (vs. BUF)
20. Alfred Morris, WAS (at NYG)
21. Justin Forsett, BAL (vs. CIN)
22. Shane Vereen, NYG (vs. WAS)
23. Joseph Randle, DAL (vs. ATL)
24. Melvin Gordon, SD (at MIN)
25. Jonathan Stewart, CAR (vs. NO)
26. David Johnson, ARI (vs. SF)
27. Ameer Abdullah, DET (vs. DEN)
28. Frank Gore, IND (at TEN)
29. Giovani Bernard, CIN (at BAL)
30. T.J. Yeldon, JAC (at NE)
31. Devonta Freeman, ATL (at DAL)
32. Rashad Jennings, NYG (vs. WAS)
33. Doug Martin, TB (at HOU)
34. James Starks, GB (vs. KC)
35. LeGarrette Blount, NE (vs. JAC)
36. Lance Dunbar, DAL (vs. ATL)
37. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (at DET)
38. Karlos Williams, BUF (at MIA)
39. Bishop Sankey, TEN (vs. IND)
40. Tre Mason, STL (vs. PIT)
41. DeAngelo Williams, PIT (at STL)
42. Darren Sproles, PHI (at NYJ)
43. Darren McFadden, DAL (vs. ATL)
44. Theo Riddick, DET (vs. DEN)
45. C.J. Spiller, NO (at CAR)
46. Benny Cunningham, STL (vs. PIT)
47. Dexter McCluster, TEN (vs. IND)
48. Chris Johnson, ARI (vs. SF)
49. Joique Bell, DET (vs. DEN)
50. Lorenzo Taliaferro, BAL (vs. CIN)
Receivers
1. Antonio Brown, PIT (at STL)
2. Julio Jones, ATL (at DAL)
3. Odell Beckham, NYG (vs. WAS)
4. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (at DET)
5. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (vs. TB)
6. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (vs. PHI)
7. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (at DET)
8. Julian Edelman, NE (vs. JAC)
9. Randall Cobb, GB (vs. KC)
10. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (vs. SF)
11. A.J. Green, CIN (at BAL)
12. Allen Robinson, JAC (at NE)
13. Calvin Johnson, DET (vs. DEN)
14. T.Y. Hilton, IND (at TEN)
15. Jordan Matthews, PHI (at NYJ)
16. Donte Moncrief, IND (at TEN)
17. Steve Smith, BAL (vs. CIN)
18. Jarvis Landry, MIA (vs. BUF)
19. Amari Cooper, OAK (at CLE)
20. John Brown, ARI (vs. SF)
21. Sammy Watkins, BUF (at MIA)
22. Anquan Boldin, SF (at ARI)
23. Terrance Williams, DAL (vs. ATL)
24. Mike Evans, TB (at HOU)
25. Steve Johnson, SD (at MIN)
26. Pierre Garcon, WAS (at NYG)
27. Brandin Cooks, NO (at CAR)
28. Kendall Wright, TEN (vs. IND)
29. Vincent Jackson, TB (at HOU)
30. Jeremy Maclin, KC (at GB)
31. Keenan Allen, SD (at MIN)
32. Michael Crabtree, OAK (at CLE)
33. James Jones, GB (vs. KC)
34. Golden Tate, DET (vs. DEN)
35. Rishard Matthews, MIA (vs. BUF)
36. Leonard Hankerson, ATL (at DAL)
37. Travis Benjamin, CLE (vs. OAK)
38. Davante Adams, GB (vs. KC)
39. Marvin Jones, CIN (at BAL)
40. Doug Baldwin, SEA (vs. CHI)
41. Andre Johnson, IND (at TEN)
42. Mike Wallace, MIN (vs. SD)
43. Torrey Smith, SF (at ARI)
44. Percy Harvin, BUF (at MIA)
45. Kenny Britt, STL (vs. PIT)
46. Roddy White, ATL (at DAL)
47. Brandon Coleman, NO (at CAR)
48. Cole Beasley, DAL (vs. ATL)
49. Ty Montgomery, GB (vs KC)
50. Darrius Heyward-Bey, PIT (at STL)
Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE (vs. JAC)
2. Jimmy Graham, SEA (vs. CHI)
3. Travis Kelce, KC (at GB)
4. Jordan Reed, WAS (at NYG)
5. Tyler Eifert, CIN (at BAL)
6. Greg Olsen, CAR (vs. NO)
7. Jordan Cameron, MIA (vs. BUF)
8. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (vs. SD)
9. Martellus Bennett, CHI (at SEA)
10. Jason Witten, DAL (vs. ATL)
11. Heath Miller, PIT (at STL)
12. Larry Donnell, NYG (vs. WAS)
13. Crockett Gillmore, BAL (vs. CIN)
14. Jared Cook, STL (vs. PIT)
15. Eric Ebron, DET (vs. DEN)
16. Richard Rodgers, GB (vs. KC)
17. Charles Clay, BUF (at MIA)
18. Anthony Fasano, TEN (vs. IND)
19. Ladarius Green, SD (at MIN)
20. Josh Hill, NO (at CAR)
21. Owen Daniels, DEN (at DET)
22. Coby Fleener, IND (at TEN)
23. Vernon Davis, SF (at ARI)
24. Zach Ertz, PHI (at NYJ)
25. Jacob Tamme, ATL (at DAL)
Spence Branson is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @ChicagoSpence and feel free to ask fantasy questions.
