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Who to Start in Week 3

Each player's rest-of-season points per game times how soft this week's opponent has been against his position, so a good player with a soft matchup climbs and a good player in a tough one slips. The injury report (as of 2026-09-22) takes anyone ruled out or on IR to zero; teams on bye are listed under each table. Rebuilt every Tuesday.

Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends

Quarterbacks: top 24 to start in Week 3

#	Player	Opponent	Start score	ROS per game
1	Lamar Jackson BAL QB	at DAL, softest to QBs	24.6	19.7
2	Patrick Mahomes KC QB	at MIA, allows the 6th-most to QBs	23.0	20.1
3	Jalen Hurts PHI QB	at CHI, allows the 7th-most to QBs	22.8	20.2
4	Josh Allen BUF QB	vs LAC, allows the 5th-fewest to QBs	22.5	27.0
5	Brock Purdy SF QB	vs ARI, allows the 12th-most to QBs	21.9	21.0
6	Jared Goff DET QB	vs NYJ, allows the 9th-most to QBs	20.8	18.6
7	Dak Prescott DAL QB	vs BAL, allows the 13th-most to QBs	19.5	18.8
8	Jaxson Dart NYG QB Doubtful	vs TEN, allows the 11th-most to QBs	18.6	17.7
9	CS C.J. Stroud HOU QB	at IND, allows the 4th-most to QBs	18.5	15.9
10	Caleb Williams CHI QB Doubtful	vs PHI, allows the 15th-fewest to QBs	17.6	18.6
11	Joe Burrow CIN QB	at PIT, allows the 16th-fewest to QBs	17.2	18.1
12	Jordan Love GB QB	vs ATL, allows the 14th-most to QBs	16.7	16.3
13	Drake Maye NE QB	at JAX, allows the 12th-fewest to QBs	15.8	17.2
14	Trevor Lawrence JAX QB	vs NE, allows the 4th-fewest to QBs	15.2	18.3
15	Tyler Shough NO QB	vs LV, allows the 14th-fewest to QBs	15.1	16.1
16	Justin Herbert LAC QB	at BUF, allows the 15th-most to QBs	15.1	15.5
17	Bryce Young CAR QB	at CLE, allows the 8th-fewest to QBs	14.8	16.8
18	Cam Ward TEN QB	at NYG, allows the 8th-most to QBs	14.8	13.1
19	Geno Smith NYJ QB	at DET, allows the 2nd-most to QBs	14.7	11.8
20	Matthew Stafford LAR QB	at DEN, allows the 6th-fewest to QBs	14.3	16.8
21	Daniel Jones IND QB	vs HOU, allows the 16th-most to QBs	14.3	14.8
22	Jayden Daniels WAS QB Doubtful	vs SEA, toughest to QBs	13.9	18.6
23	Aaron Rodgers PIT QB	vs CIN, allows the 10th-most to QBs	13.7	12.6
24	Bo Nix DEN QB	vs LAR, allows the 7th-fewest to QBs	13.6	15.5

Running Backs: top 40 to start in Week 3

#	Player	Opponent	Start score	ROS per game
1	Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB	vs NYJ, allows the 7th-most to RBs	26.5	24.1
2	Derrick Henry BAL RB	at DAL, allows the 6th-most to RBs	24.0	20.5
3	Christian McCaffrey SF RB	vs ARI, allows the 8th-most to RBs	21.6	19.8
4	KW Kenneth Walker III KC RB	at MIA, softest to RBs	21.2	17.0
5	Bijan Robinson ATL RB	at GB, allows the 14th-most to RBs	20.0	20.0
6	Jonathan Taylor IND RB	vs HOU, toughest to RBs	17.5	21.6
7	Omarion Hampton LAC RB	at BUF, allows the 5th-most to RBs	17.3	14.7
8	Ashton Jeanty LV RB	at NO, allows the 10th-most to RBs	16.4	15.7
9	DA De'Von Achane MIA RB	vs KC, allows the 8th-fewest to RBs	15.7	17.6
10	David Montgomery HOU RB	at IND, allows the 9th-most to RBs	15.2	14.2
11	Chase Brown CIN RB	at PIT, allows the 14th-fewest to RBs	15.2	15.5
12	DS D'Andre Swift CHI RB	vs PHI, allows the 16th-fewest to RBs	15.2	15.4
13	Javonte Williams DAL RB	vs BAL, allows the 13th-most to RBs	15.1	14.8
14	Kyren Williams LAR RB	at DEN, allows the 11th-fewest to RBs	14.6	15.8
15	Josh Jacobs GB RB	vs ATL, allows the 10th-fewest to RBs	14.4	15.6
16	Jeremiyah Love ARI RB	at SF, allows the 11th-most to RBs	14.1	13.6
17	James Cook BUF RB	vs LAC, allows the 2nd-fewest to RBs	13.8	16.8
18	Jaylen Warren PIT RB	vs CIN, allows the 4th-most to RBs	13.6	11.5
19	Quinshon Judkins CLE RB	vs CAR, allows the 2nd-most to RBs	13.1	10.6
20	Cam Skattebo NYG RB	vs TEN, allows the 15th-most to RBs	13.0	13.0
21	Saquon Barkley PHI RB Questionable	at CHI, allows the 12th-most to RBs	12.9	12.5
22	Travis Etienne NO RB	vs LV, allows the 16th-most to RBs	12.2	12.4
23	Breece Hall NYJ RB	at DET, allows the 9th-fewest to RBs	12.2	13.2
24	Chuba Hubbard CAR RB	at CLE, allows the 12th-fewest to RBs	12.2	12.9
25	Bucky Irving TB RB	vs MIN, allows the 5th-fewest to RBs	11.6	13.8
26	Kyle Monangai CHI RB	vs PHI, allows the 16th-fewest to RBs	10.7	10.9
27	TP Tony Pollard TEN RB	at NYG, allows the 3rd-most to RBs	10.1	8.6
28	Aaron Jones MIN RB	at TB, allows the 15th-fewest to RBs	10.0	10.2
29	Rico Dowdle PIT RB Questionable	vs CIN, allows the 4th-most to RBs	9.9	8.4
30	Jadarian Price SEA RB	at WAS, allows the 13th-fewest to RBs	9.7	10.0
31	TreVeyon Henderson NE RB	at JAX, allows the 6th-fewest to RBs	9.4	11.1
32	Isiah Pacheco DET RB	vs NYJ, allows the 7th-most to RBs	9.3	8.5
33	Bhayshul Tuten JAX RB	vs NE, allows the 4th-fewest to RBs	9.0	10.8
34	Brashard Smith KC RB	at MIA, softest to RBs	8.9	7.1
35	Tyjae Spears TEN RB	at NYG, allows the 3rd-most to RBs	8.8	7.4
36	Rhamondre Stevenson NE RB	at JAX, allows the 6th-fewest to RBs	8.7	10.2
37	Woody Marks HOU RB	at IND, allows the 9th-most to RBs	8.3	7.7
38	Alvin Kamara NO RB	vs LV, allows the 16th-most to RBs	8.0	8.1
39	JD J.K. Dobbins DEN RB Questionable	vs LAR, allows the 7th-fewest to RBs	8.0	9.0
40	Isaac Guerendo SF RB	vs ARI, allows the 8th-most to RBs	7.6	7.0

Wide Receivers: top 48 to start in Week 3

#	Player	Opponent	Start score	ROS per game
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR	at WAS, allows the 5th-most to WRs	24.7	21.1
2	AS Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR	vs NYJ, allows the 11th-fewest to WRs	22.0	22.9
3	CeeDee Lamb DAL WR	vs BAL, allows the 6th-most to WRs	20.7	18.4
4	JC Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR	at PIT, allows the 15th-fewest to WRs	18.7	19.2
5	CO Chris Olave NO WR	vs LV, allows the 16th-most to WRs	17.1	17.5
6	DeVonta Smith PHI WR	at CHI, allows the 8th-most to WRs	16.7	15.4
7	Justin Jefferson MIN WR	at TB, allows the 14th-fewest to WRs	16.1	16.6
8	Garrett Wilson NYJ WR	at DET, allows the 2nd-most to WRs	15.9	13.1
9	Malik Nabers NYG WR Questionable	vs TEN, allows the 4th-most to WRs	15.8	13.1
10	Christian Watson GB WR	vs ATL, allows the 11th-most to WRs	15.5	14.8
11	Rashee Rice KC WR	at MIA, allows the 7th-fewest to WRs	14.5	16.0
12	George Pickens DAL WR	vs BAL, allows the 6th-most to WRs	14.2	12.6
13	Jordyn Tyson NO WR	vs LV, allows the 16th-most to WRs	13.5	13.8
14	Drake London ATL WR	at GB, allows the 12th-most to WRs	13.4	12.9
15	Parker Washington JAX WR	vs NE, allows the 9th-fewest to WRs	13.3	14.3
16	Tee Higgins CIN WR	at PIT, allows the 15th-fewest to WRs	13.2	13.5
17	Jaylen Waddle DEN WR	vs LAR, allows the 10th-most to WRs	13.1	12.5
18	Ladd McConkey LAC WR	at BUF, allows the 14th-most to WRs	12.8	13.0
19	Davante Adams LAR WR	at DEN, allows the 3rd-fewest to WRs	12.8	15.4
20	DJ Moore BUF WR Questionable	vs LAC, allows the 15th-most to WRs	12.5	12.8
21	Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR	at CLE, allows the 12th-fewest to WRs	11.6	12.0
22	Carnell Tate TEN WR	at NYG, allows the 7th-most to WRs	11.2	10.1
23	Jalen Coker CAR WR	at CLE, allows the 12th-fewest to WRs	11.1	11.5
24	ME Mike Evans SF WR Questionable	vs ARI, allows the 9th-most to WRs	11.1	10.4
25	Jameson Williams DET WR	vs NYJ, allows the 11th-fewest to WRs	11.0	11.5
26	Emeka Egbuka TB WR	vs MIN, allows the 6th-fewest to WRs	11.0	12.3
27	Makai Lemon PHI WR	at CHI, allows the 8th-most to WRs	10.8	9.9
28	DS Deebo Samuel Sr. SF WR	vs ARI, allows the 9th-most to WRs	10.7	10.1
29	Matthew Golden GB WR	vs ATL, allows the 11th-most to WRs	10.2	9.8
30	WR Wan'Dale Robinson TEN WR	at NYG, allows the 7th-most to WRs	10.1	9.2
31	Jayden Reed GB WR Questionable	vs ATL, allows the 11th-most to WRs	10.0	9.6
32	Adonai Mitchell NYJ WR	at DET, allows the 2nd-most to WRs	10.0	8.2
33	Rome Odunze CHI WR	vs PHI, allows the 5th-fewest to WRs	9.5	10.8
34	Courtland Sutton DEN WR	vs LAR, allows the 10th-most to WRs	9.5	9.0
35	Josh Downs IND WR	vs HOU, allows the 13th-fewest to WRs	9.4	9.8
36	LB Luther Burden III CHI WR	vs PHI, allows the 5th-fewest to WRs	9.3	10.5
37	Devaughn Vele NO WR	vs LV, allows the 16th-most to WRs	9.3	9.5
38	Alec Pierce IND WR Doubtful	vs HOU, allows the 13th-fewest to WRs	9.3	9.6
39	Jaylin Noel HOU WR	at IND, softest to WRs	9.2	7.6
40	Stefon Diggs WAS WR	vs SEA, toughest to WRs	9.2	12.2
41	Rashid Shaheed SEA WR	at WAS, allows the 5th-most to WRs	9.2	7.8
42	Tre Tucker LV WR	at NO, allows the 10th-fewest to WRs	9.1	9.6
43	BT Brian Thomas Jr. JAX WR	vs NE, allows the 9th-fewest to WRs	9.1	9.8
44	DS De'Zhaun Stribling SF WR	vs ARI, allows the 9th-most to WRs	9.1	8.6
45	Darius Slayton NYG WR	vs TEN, allows the 4th-most to WRs	9.1	7.5
46	Jakobi Meyers JAX WR	vs NE, allows the 9th-fewest to WRs	9.0	9.7
47	OC Omar Cooper Jr. NYJ WR	at DET, allows the 2nd-most to WRs	9.0	7.4
48	CG Chris Godwin Jr. TB WR	vs MIN, allows the 6th-fewest to WRs	9.0	10.1

Tight Ends: top 20 to start in Week 3

#	Player	Opponent	Start score	ROS per game
1	Trey McBride ARI TE	at SF, allows the 13th-most to TEs	16.5	17.0
2	Travis Kelce KC TE	at MIA, allows the 7th-most to TEs	13.4	11.2
3	Dalton Schultz HOU TE	at IND, allows the 6th-most to TEs	13.4	11.0
4	George Kittle SF TE	vs ARI, allows the 5th-most to TEs	12.8	10.4
5	Tyler Warren IND TE	vs HOU, allows the 11th-fewest to TEs	10.9	11.8
6	Pat Freiermuth PIT TE	vs CIN, softest to TEs	10.7	8.5
7	Dallas Goedert PHI TE Doubtful	at CHI, allows the 16th-fewest to TEs	10.3	11.0
8	Isaiah Likely NYG TE	vs TEN, allows the 12th-most to TEs	10.1	10.3
9	Dalton Kincaid BUF TE	vs LAC, allows the 8th-fewest to TEs	10.0	11.2
10	Tucker Kraft GB TE	vs ATL, allows the 15th-most to TEs	10.0	10.6
11	HF Harold Fannin Jr. CLE TE	vs CAR, allows the 16th-most to TEs	9.8	10.4
12	Mark Andrews BAL TE	at DAL, allows the 11th-most to TEs	9.7	9.6
13	Sam LaPorta DET TE	vs NYJ, allows the 13th-fewest to TEs	9.7	10.5
14	TH T.J. Hockenson MIN TE	at TB, allows the 4th-most to TEs	9.1	7.3
15	AJ Barner SEA TE	at WAS, allows the 3rd-most to TEs	8.3	6.6
16	Hunter Henry NE TE	at JAX, allows the 9th-most to TEs	8.2	7.8
17	Jake Ferguson DAL TE	vs BAL, allows the 5th-fewest to TEs	8.1	9.4
18	MG Mike Gesicki CIN TE	at PIT, allows the 10th-most to TEs	8.1	7.7
19	Mason Taylor NYJ TE Questionable	at DET, allows the 2nd-most to TEs	8.0	6.4
20	Kyle Pitts ATL TE	at GB, allows the 9th-fewest to TEs	7.4	8.1

Start score = rest-of-season per game x opponent factor. The factor is the PPR points a defense has allowed per game to that position, against the league average, held between 0.75 and 1.25; last season's number carries the weight of six games, so one hot week does not swing it. This is season-long value read through one week's opponent, not a weekly projection. The full board is the rest-of-season rankings; the season-long numbers are the fantasy rankings; who actually scored is in the weekly top performers.