Week 3 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

Sports admin September 22, 2026 0 Comments

The first two weeks of the fantasy football season are in the books, and with them have come more than their fair share of surprising statistical player developments.

Big-name players like De’VonAchane, Saquon Barkley and Drake London have had slow starts, while the likes of Chuba Hubbard and Jalen Coker are just two of a handful of upstart players who have seriously outplayed their preseason expectations. With injuries to notable players like Nico Collins in the last week, you’ll also notice some new names on this week’s fantasy list.

With two weeks of data-it’s not a lot, but it’s a start-the value of players and their upcoming fantasy matchups, favorable or unfavorable, has begun to take shape. You’ll see that in this week’s rankings: a few players you picked as borderline starters or backups have moved up (hello, Hubbard and Coker), while projected starters like Achane, London, and Colston Loveland have moved down. They’re still in the fantasy starters range, but much lower on the list.

So, here are my fantasy flex rankings as we head into Week 3. Check back on a regular basis for updates, especially after the final team injury reports come out!

Week 3 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK	Player	Pos	TM	Opponent
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB1	DET	vs. NYJ
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR1	SEA	at WAS
3	Bijan Robinson	RB2	ATL	at GB
4	Kenneth Walker III	RB3	KC	at MIA
5	Ja’Marr Chase	WR2	CIN	at PIT
6	Puka Nacua	WR3	LAR	at DEN
7	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR4	DET	vs. NYJ
8	Chris Olave	WR5	NO	vs. LV
9	Derrick Henry	RB4	BAL	at DAL
10	Christian McCaffrey	RB5	SF	vs. ARI
11	Jonathan Taylor	RB6	IND	vs. HOU
12	Ashton Jeanty	RB7	LV	at NO
13	James Cook	RB8	BUF	vs. LAC
14	CeeDee Lamb	WR6	DAL	vs. BAL
15	Justin Jefferson	WR7	MIN	at TB
16	Trey McBride	TE1	ARI	at SF
17	Chase Brown	RB9	CIN	at PIT
18	Saquon Barkley	RB10	PHI	at CHI
19	D’Andre Swift	RB11	CHI	vs. PHI
20	Zay Flowers	WR8	BAL	at DAL
21	Devonta Smith	WR9	PHI	at CHI
22	Breece Hall	RB12	NYJ	at DET
23	Omarion Hampton	RB13	LAC	at BUF
24	Javonte Williams	RB14	DAL	vs. BAL
25	Chuba Hubbard	RB15	CAR	at CLE
26	Christian Watson	WR10	GB	vs. ATL
27	Garrett Wilson	WR11	NYJ	at DET
28	Tetairoa McMillan	WR12	CAR	at CLE
29	Parker Washington	WR13	JAC	vs. NE
30	Kyren Williams	RB16	LAR	at DEN
31	George Pickens	WR14	DAL	vs. BAL
32	Rashee Rice	WR15	KC	at MIA
33	David Montgomery	RB17	HOU	at IND
34	Jaylen Waddle	WR16	DEN	vs. LAR
35	Bucky Irving	RB18	TB	vs. MIN
36	Cam Skattebo	RB19	NYG	vs. TEN
37	Mike Evans	WR17	SF	vs. ARI
38	Brock Bowers	TE3	LV	at NO
39	Davante Adams	WR18	LAR	at DEN
40	TreVeyon Henderson	RB20	NE	at JAC
41	De’Von Achane	RB21	MIA	vs. KC
42	Dalton Kincaid	TE2	BUF	vs. LAC
43	Tee Higgins	WR19	CIN	at PIT
44	Jeremiyah Love	RB22	ARI	at SF
45	Malik Nabers	WR20	NYG	vs. TEN
46	Drake London	WR21	ATL	at GB
47	Jalen Coker	WR22	CAR	at CLE
48	Emeka Egbuka	WR23	TB	vs. MIN
49	Ladd McConkey	WR24	LAC	at BUF
50	Devaughn Vele	WR25	NO	vs. LV
51	Jameson Williams	WR26	DET	vs. NYJ
52	Denzel Boston	WR27	CLE	vs. CAR
53	Josh Downs	WR28	IND	vs. HOU
54	Jaylen Warren	RB23	PIT	vs. CIN
55	Aaron Jones Sr.	RB24	MIN	at TB
56	Bhayshul Tuten	RB25	JAC	vs. NE
57	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB26	NO	vs. LV
58	Jadarian Price	RB27	SEA	at WAS
59	Matthew Golden	WR29	GB	vs. ATL
60	Tyler Warren	TE4	IND	vs. HOU
61	DK Metcalf	WR30	PIT	vs. CIN
62	George Kittle	TE5	SF	vs. ARI
63	Travis Kelce	TE6	KC	at MIA
64	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB28	NE	at JAC
65	Stefon Diggs	WR31	WAS	vs. SEA
66	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR32	SF	vs. ARI
67	Sam LaPorta	TE7	DET	vs. NYJ
68	Isaiah Likely	TE8	NYG	vs. TEN
69	Dalton Schultz	TE9	HOU	at IND
70	Luther Burden III	WR33	CHI	vs. PHI
71	Tucker Kraft	TE10	GB	vs. ATL
72	Terry McLaurin	WR34	WAS	vs. SEA
73	Quinshon Judkins	RB29	CLE	vs. CAR
74	Romeo Doubs	WR35	NE	at JAC
75	Mark Andrews	TE11	BAL	at DAL
76	Michael Wilson	WR36	ARI	at SF
77	Tre Tucker	WR37	LV	at NO
78	J.K. Dobbins	RB30	DEN	vs. LAR
79	Juwan Johnson	TE12	NO	vs. LV
80	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE13	CLE	vs. CAR
81	Keenan Allen	WR38	IND	vs. HOU
82	Jonah Coleman	RB31	DEN	vs. LAR
83	Keon Coleman	WR39	BUF	vs. LAC
84	Courtland Sutton	WR40	DEN	vs. LAR
85	Colston Loveland	TE14	CHI	vs. PHI
86	Jakobi Meyers	WR41	JAC	vs. NE
87	Khalil Shakir	WR42	BUF	vs. LAC
88	Jake Ferguson	TE15	DAL	vs. BAL
89	Dontayvion Wicks	WR43	PHI	at CHI
90	Kyle Pitts Sr.	TE16	ATL	at GB
91	Oronde Gadsden II	TE17	LAC	at BUF
92	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB32	WAS	vs. SEA
93	MarShawn Lloyd	RB33	GB	vs. ATL
94	Xavier Worthy	WR44	KC	at MIA
95	Darren Waller	TE18	CAR	at CLE
96	Tyler Allgeier	RB34	ARI	at SF
97	Blake Corum	RB35	LAR	at DEN
98	Rome Odunze	WR45	CHI	vs. PHI
99	Tony Pollard	RB36	TEN	at NYG
100	Rashod Bateman	WR46	BAL	at DAL

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Week 3 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings.

This story was originally published September 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM.