NFL Week 3 fantasy football rankings, waiver targets & drop candidates

Another wild week of fantasy football is nearly in the books. With injuries mounting, the Week 3 waiver wire offers a crucial opportunity to replace struggling players with guys seeing more playing time and opportunities.

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Let’s take a look at my fantasy football rankings by position for Week 3, as well as which players to drop and to target on the waiver wire.

Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings

These rankings are based on full PPR scoring. The strength of schedule ranking is based on PFF's SoS metric (No. 1 is the easiest matchup and No. 32 the hardest.)

Week 3 Quarterback Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	SoS
1	Lamar Jackson	BLT	DET	1st
2	Kyler Murray	ARZ	JAX	5th
3	Patrick Mahomes	KC	LAC	10th
4	Josh Allen	BUF	WAS	6th
5	Dak Prescott	DAL	PHI	20th
6	Jalen Hurts	PHI	DAL	13th
7	Justin Herbert	LAC	KC	18th
8	Tom Brady	TB	LA	30th
9	Aaron Rodgers	GB	SF	26th
10	Matthew Stafford	LA	TB	29th
11	Kirk Cousins	MIN	SEA	17th
12	Derek Carr	LV	MIA	2nd
13	Teddy Bridgewater	DEN	NYJ	12th
14	Matt Ryan	ATL	NYG	11th
15	Daniel Jones	NYG	ATL	14th
16	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	ARZ	22nd
17	Sam Darnold	CAR	HST	3rd
18	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	IND	19th
19	Tyrod Taylor	HST	CAR	16th
20	Joe Burrow	CIN	PIT	27th

Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts

Through two games, Hurts has totaled 50.5 fantasy points and ranks fifth among all quarterbacks in scoring. Passing for only 454 yards hasn’t held him back, as Hurts has the second-most rushing yards at the position. Expect a strong performance in Week 3 against a suspect Dallas Cowboys secondary.

Week 3 Running Back Rankings

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