Fantasy: Week 3 Rankings - Running Backs (Early Edition)
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theScore's Justin Boone is coming off his fifth top-10 finish in FantasyPros' Most Accurate Expert Competition. Follow the links below to see his early rankings for Week 3.
Updated rankings (including PPR) will be released Thursday, with the final version coming down Sunday morning.
You can also find out who the top pickups are in our Week 3 Waiver Wire column.
Standard Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K | Flex
Running Backs
| Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Gurley | LAR | vs LAC |
| 2 | Alvin Kamara | NO | @ ATL |
| 3 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | @ SEA |
| 4 | James Conner | PIT | @ TB |
| 5 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | @ LAR |
| 6 | Kareem Hunt | KC | vs SF |
| 7 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | vs CIN |
| 8 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | @ HOU |
| 9 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs NO |
| 10 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | vs TEN |
| 11 | David Johnson | ARI | vs CHI |
| 12 | Jordan Howard | CHI | @ ARI |
| 13 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | vs OAK |
| 14 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs NYG |
| 15 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | @ CAR |
| 16 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | vs BUF |
| 17 | Alex Collins | BAL | vs DEN |
| 18 | Chris Thompson | WAS | vs GB |
| 19 | Matt Breida | SF | @ KC |
| 20 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | @ MIA |
| 21 | Corey Clement | PHI | vs IND |
| 22 | Carlos Hyde | CLE | vs NYJ |
| 23 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs BUF |
| 24 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | vs GB |
| 25 | Rex Burkhead | NE | @ DET |
| 26 | Jamaal Williams | GB | @ WAS |
| 27 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | @ BAL |
| 28 | Isaiah Crowell | NYJ | @ CLE |
| 29 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | @ LAR |
| 30 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | @ CLE |
| 31 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | vs NE |
| 32 | Peyton Barber | TB | vs PIT |
| 33 | Dion Lewis | TEN | @ JAC |
| 34 | James White | NE | @ DET |
| 35 | Alfred Morris | SF | @ KC |
| 36 | Javorius Allen | BAL | vs DEN |
| 37 | Royce Freeman | DEN | @ BAL |
| 38 | Sony Michel | NE | @ DET |
| 39 | Chris Carson | SEA | vs DAL |
| 40 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | @ MIN |
| 41 | Derrick Henry | TEN | @ JAC |
| 42 | Marlon Mack | IND | @ PHI |
| 43 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | vs DAL |
| 44 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs NE |
| 45 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | vs TEN |
| 46 | Jordan Wilkins | IND | @ PHI |
| 47 | Frank Gore | MIA | vs OAK |
| 48 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | @ ARI |
| 49 | Aaron Jones | GB | @ WAS |
| 50 | Ito Smith | ATL | vs NO |
| 51 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | vs NE |
| 52 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs NYJ |
| 53 | Ty Montgomery | GB | @ WAS |
| 54 | Nyheim Hines | IND | @ PHI |
| 55 | C.J. Anderson | CAR | vs CIN |
| 56 | Marcus Murphy | BUF | @ MIN |
| 57 | Mark Walton | CIN | @ CAR |
| 58 | Mike Gillislee | NO | @ ATL |
| 59 | Jacquizz Rodgers | TB | vs PIT |
| 60 | Alfred Blue | HOU | vs NYG |
| 61 | Doug Martin | OAK | @ MIA |
| 62 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | vs CHI |
| 63 | Spencer Ware | KC | vs SF |
| 64 | Malcolm Brown | LAR | vs LAC |
| 65 | Chris Ivory | BUF | @ MIN |
| 66 | Wendell Smallwood | PHI | vs IND |
| 67 | Corey Grant | JAC | vs TEN |
| 68 | Nick Chubb | CLE | vs NYJ |
| 69 | Kyle Juszczyk | SF | @ KC |
| 70 | Jalen Richard | OAK | @ MIA |