Updated Week 3 Fantasy WR Rankings: Who to start, sleepers, best streamers for wide receivers

Tim Heaney

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The fantasy football wide receiver landscape continues to evolve, with midrange names from 2025 league drafts growing into every-week starters.

Some star wideouts now face quarterback controversies that impact their short- and long-term value. Many receivers carry questions around health, offensive role, and more attributes to watch.

Scroll for our Week 3 fantasy WR rankings to see how we list 100-plus names who might occupy spaces on your lineup or team.

FANTASY LINEUP TIPS: Week 3 Start-Sit | Week 3 Sleepers | Week 3 Busts

Week 3 WR Fantasy Football Rankings

Rk	Tr	Wide receivers	TM	OPP	Wk 3 Value	Chg ↕️
1	1	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	@CHI	Elite WR1
2	1	Malik Nabers	NYG	KC	Elite WR1
3	1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	@BAL	Elite WR1
4	1	Puka Nacua	LAR	@PHI	Elite WR1
5	2	Justin Jefferson	MIN	CIN	WR1
6	2	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	@MIN	WR1
7	2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	NO	WR1
8	2	Rome Odunze	CHI	DAL	WR1
9	3	Drake London	ATL	@CAR	WR1/WR2
10	3	Zay Flowers	BAL	DET	WR1/WR2
11	3	Ladd McConkey	LAC	DEN	WR1/WR2
12	4	Nico Collins	HOU	@JAX	Strong WR2
13	4	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	@TB	Strong WR2
14	4	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAX	HOU	Strong WR2
15	5	DK Metcalf	PIT	@NE	WR2
16	5	Romeo Doubs	GB	@CLE	WR2
17	5	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	@SF	WR2
18	5	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	LV	WR2
19	5	Jakobi Meyers	LV	@WAS	WR2
20	5	Keon Coleman	BUF	MIA	WR2
21	5	Tyreek Hill	MIA	@BUF	WR2
QUE	3	Emeka Egbuka	TB	NYJ	WR1/WR2	⬇️ 11
23	6	George Pickens	DAL	@CHI	WR2/WR3
24	6	Mike Evans	TB	NYJ	WR2/WR3
25	5	Hollywood Brown	KC	@NYG	WR2	⬇️ 7
26	6	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	@TEN	WR2/WR3
27	6	Quentin Johnston	LAC	DEN	WR2/WR3
28	7	A.J. Brown	PHI	LAR	Strong WR3
29	7	Tee Higgins	CIN	@MIN	Strong WR3
30	7	Davante Adams	LAR	@PHI	Strong WR3
31	7	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	ATL	Strong WR3
32	7	DJ Moore	CHI	DAL	Strong WR3
33	8	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	KC	WR3
34	8	Terry McLaurin	WAS	LV	WR3
35	8	Chris Olave	NO	@SEA	WR3
36	8	Keenan Allen	LAC	DEN	WR3
37	8	Kayshon Boutte	NE	PIT	WR3
38	8	Jameson Williams	DET	@BAL	Flex	⬆️ 9
39	8	Ricky Pearsall	SF	ARI	Flex	⬆️ 7
40	8	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	IND	WR3
41	8	DeVonta Smith	PHI	LAR	WR3
42	9	Calvin Ridley	TEN	IND	WR3/Flex
43	9	Courtland Sutton	DEN	@LAC	WR3/Flex
44	9	Troy Franklin	DEN	@LAC	WR3/Flex
45	9	Stefon Diggs	NE	PIT	WR3/Flex
46	9	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	@BUF	WR3/Flex
47	10	Rashid Shaheed	NO	@SEA	Flex
INJ	10	Christian Kirk	HOU	@JAX	WR3/Flex	⬆️ NR
49	10	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	ATL	Flex
50	10	Josh Downs	IND	@TEN	Flex
51	10	Khalil Shakir	BUF	MIA	Flex
52	10	Travis Hunter	JAX	HOU	Flex
53	10	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	GB	Flex/Bench
54	11	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	DET	Flex/Bench	⬆️ 9
55	11	Josh Palmer	BUF	MIA	Flex/Bench
56	11	Tyquan Thornton	KC	@NYG	Flex/Bench
57	11	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	@CLE	Flex/Bench
58	11	Calvin Austin	PIT	@NE	Flex/Bench
59	11	Adam Thielen	MIN	CIN	Flex/Bench
60	11	Dyami Brown	JAX	HOU	Flex/Bench
61	11	Cedric Tillman	CLE	GB	Flex/Bench
62	12	Dont'e Thornton	LV	@WAS	Flex/Bench
63	12	Alec Pierce	IND	@TEN	Flex/Bench
64	12	Tory Horton	SEA	NO	Flex/Bench
65	12	Matthew Golden	GB	@CLE	Flex/Bench
66	12	Michael Wilson	ARI	@SF	Flex/Bench
67	12	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	@NYG	Flex/Bench
68	12	Sterling Shepard	TB	NYJ	Flex/Bench	⬆️ 32
69	13	Luther Burden III	CHI	DAL	Bench
70	13	Kendrick Bourne	SF	ARI	Bench
71	13	Tre Tucker	LV	@WAS	Bench
72	13	Darnell Mooney	ATL	@CAR	Bench
73	13	DeMario Douglas	NE	PIT	Bench
74	13	Rashod Bateman	BAL	DET	Bench
75	13	Darius Slayton	NYG	KC	Bench
76	13	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	@LAC	Bench
77	13	Jordan Whittington	LAR	@PHI	Bench
78	13	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	@BUF	Bench
QUE	13	Xavier Legette	CAR	ATL	Bench
80	14	Jalen Royals	KC	@NYG	Bench
81	14	Jalen Nailor	MIN	CIN	Bench
82	14	Savion Williams	GB	@CLE	Bench
83	14	Roman Wilson	PIT	@NE	Bench
84	14	Jayden Higgins	HOU	@JAX	Bench
85	14	Adonai Mitchell	IND	@TEN	Bench
86	14	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	@JAX	Bench
87	14	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	@MIN	Bench
88	15	Tre' Harris	LAC	DEN	Bench
89	15	Jahan Dotson	PHI	LAR	Bench
90	15	Jack Bech	LV	@WAS	Bench
91	15	Ben Skowronek	PIT	@NE	Bench
92	15	Elijah Moore	BUF	MIA	Bench
93	15	Tutu Atwell	LAR	@PHI	Bench
94	15	Tyler Lockett	TEN	IND	Bench
95	15	Pat Bryant	DEN	@LAC	Bench
96	16	Devontez Walker	BAL	DET	Bench
97	16	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	@CAR	Bench
98	16	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	ARI	Bench
99	16	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	@BAL	Bench
100	16	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	DEN	Bench
101	16	Greg Dortch	ARI	@SF	Bench
102	16	Ryan Miller	TB	NYJ	Bench
103	16	Tez Johnson	TB	NYJ	Bench
104	16	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	@CHI	Bench
105	16	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	DAL	Bench
106	17	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	@CHI	Bench
107	17	Tim Patrick	JAX	HOU	Bench
108	17	Kalif Raymond	DET	@BAL	Bench
109	17	Casey Washington	ATL	@CAR	Bench
110	17	Kyle Williams	NE	PIT	Bench
111	17	Mack Hollins	NE	PIT	Bench
112	17	Brandin Cooks	NO	@SEA	Bench
QUE	17	Devaughn Vele	NO	@SEA	Bench
114	18	Malik Washington	MIA	@BUF	Bench
115	18	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	@TB	Bench
116	18	Arian Smith	NYJ	@TB	Bench
117	18	John Metchie	PHI	LAR	Bench
118	18	Parker Washington	JAX	HOU	Bench
119	18	Van Jefferson	TEN	IND	Bench
120	18	Chimere Dike	TEN	IND	Bench
121	18	Isaiah Bond	CLE	GB	Bench
122	18	Trent Sherfield	DEN	@LAC	Bench
123	18	Chris Moore	WAS	LV	Bench
124	18	Mitchell Tinsley	CIN	@MIN	Bench
125	18	Jamari Thrash	CLE	GB	Bench
126	18	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	LV	Bench
127	18	Jaylin Lane	WAS	LV	Bench
128	18	Malik Heath	GB	@CLE	Bench
129	18	Nikko Remigio	KC	@NYG	Bench
130	18	Dee Eskridge	MIA	@BUF	Bench
131	18	Bryce Oliver	TEN	IND	Bench
132	18	Xavier Smith	LAR	@PHI	Bench

INJ	--	Xavier Worthy	KC	@NYG	INJ
INJ	--	Jauan Jennings	SF	ARI	INJ
OUT	--	Chris Godwin	TB	NYJ	OUT
OUT	--	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	@TB	OUT
OUT	--	Noah Brown	WAS	LV	OUT
OUT	--	Jayden Reed	GB	@CLE	OUT
PUP-R	--	Christian Watson	GB	@CLE	PUP-R
SUSP	--	Jordan Addison	MIN	@CIN	SUSP
SUSP	--	Rashee Rice	KC	@NYG	SUSP

FANTASY WEEK 3 RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST | PK

Who are the best WRs for Week 3 fantasy lineups?

Notice that the target hogs continue to occupy the top handful of spots: CeeDee Lamb, Malik Nabers, Puka Nacua, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Week 2 star Amon-Ra St. Brown.

The next tier down from the top also includes two stud wideouts -- Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson -- with quarterback questions -- who also happen to face each other in Week 3. Trust Chase more, due to his pre-existing history with backup QB Jake Browning replacing Joe Burrow (toe).

However, don't downgrade JJettas too much; Carson Wentz has plenty of experience and could benefit from Kevin O'Connell's offensive system elevating him as it did Sam Darnold during his MVP-esque 2024 season.

Which WR sleepers should I start in Week 2?

Major upgrades for the week:

Jakobi Meyers' target load and favorable matchup with the Washington Commanders' secondary gave him a nudge, despite the Las Vegas Raiders' offensive system struggles.
DK Metcalf sits high in WR2 territory for as long as New England Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez (hamstring) remains out. The shutdown corner's absence cripples the Pats' pass defense against any competitent attack.

Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.