What are week 3 fantasy football rankings?

Week 3 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.

What does the best / worst rank mean?

Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.

Should I start the higher-ranked player?

Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.

Week 3 TE Rankings (Half PPR)

Week 3 TE rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for Half PPR scoring — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.

Week 3 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	1.1	1	2	±0.2	100%
2	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	2.2	1	4	±0.6	96%
3	Brock Bowers start/sit →	TE	LV	13	4.1	2	10	±1.9	100%
4	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	4.8	3	8	±1.3	98%
5	Travis Kelce start/sit →	TE	KC	5	5.0	3	10	±1.8	95%
6	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	6.7	2	10	±1.8	96%
7	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	6.8	3	10	±1.7	95%
8	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	7.4	5	10	±1.4	75%
9	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	8.9	4	11	±1.6	99%
10	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	9.6	5	20	±2.8	86%
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11	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	11.7	8	15	±1.6	90%
12	Terrance Ferguson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	12.4	9	22	±2.9	38%
13	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	12.8	9	16	±1.5	59%
14	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	15.0	11	22	±2.2	90%
15	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	15.9	12	19	±1.6	95%
16	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	16.4	12	20	±2.1	28%
17	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	17.3	12	22	±2.1	21%
18	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	17.4	13	25	±2.9	58%
19	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	18.3	13	21	±2.0	87%
20	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	19.3	11	26	±2.7	82%
21	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	21.0	13	26	±3.2	34%
22	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	21.8	13	28	±2.7	45%
23	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	22.3	20	26	±1.7	34%
24	Darren Waller start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	24.3	20	27	±1.8	19%
25	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	24.8	20	32	±2.3	14%
26	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	26.0	23	30	±2.0	7%
27	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	27.4	24	34	±1.6	9%
28	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	27.9	25	35	±1.7	5%
29	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	30.2	24	33	±1.6	7%
30	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	30.9	26	38	±1.9	10%
31	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	30.1	25	33	±2.2	4%
32	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	30.3	24	54	±4.3	4%
33	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	34.3	32	40	±1.9	2%
34	Zach Ertz start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	34.2	25	55	±6.3	—
35	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	42.1	33	77	±10.1	2%
36	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	36.8	33	48	±3.3	2%
37	Tommy Tremble start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	37.4	33	46	±3.1	—
38	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	37.8	34	44	±2.3	1%
39	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	38.1	35	44	±2.0	2%
40	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	—	42.4	29	56	±6.0	—
41	Noah Gray start/sit →	TE	KC	—	42.5	35	71	±7.4	—
42	Josh Oliver start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	42.2	35	51	±3.9	—
43	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	44.4	38	65	±5.4	—
44	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	45.6	42	55	±3.0	—
45	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	42.7	36	48	±2.9	2%
46	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	47.7	43	54	±3.3	—
47	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	47.7	43	58	±3.3	—
48	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	51.2	38	59	±5.9	—
49	Mitchell Evans start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	49.4	44	56	±3.4	—
50	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	46.8	34	64	±7.8	—
51	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	52.4	45	63	±4.6	—
52	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	53.9	40	62	±6.8	—
53	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	50.6	35	59	±6.2	—
54	Durham Smythe start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	53.3	49	70	±5.1	—
55	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	56.1	40	69	±7.5	—
56	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	58.3	49	68	±5.3	—
57	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	58.2	46	77	±6.4	—
58	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	55.5	42	71	±9.7	—
59	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	56.2	51	62	±3.2	—
60	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	54.5	37	81	±10.9	—
61	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	59.9	48	67	±5.0	—
62	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	63.4	48	86	±7.6	—
63	Marlin Klein start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	66.1	45	91	±10.0	—
64	Colson Yankoff	TE	WAS	—	59.7	52	68	±4.0	—
65	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	61.7	50	73	±5.8	—
66	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	66.8	55	84	±6.6	—
67	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	65.3	58	75	±4.3	—
68	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	64.8	57	70	±4.3	—
69	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	—	73.4	59	103	±10.3	—
70	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	70.4	62	83	±4.8	—
71	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	74.0	67	110	±10.5	—
72	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	—	75.0	60	92	±7.9	—
73	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	75.7	71	79	±2.7	—
74	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	75.8	60	89	±7.9	—
75	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	76.2	72	84	±3.5	—
76	E.J. Jenkins	TE	PHI	—	76.5	72	82	±3.0	—
77	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	74.8	69	88	±4.6	—
78	Hayden Rucci	TE	LAC	—	75.6	62	102	±11.0	—
79	Cameron Latu	TE	NE	—	79.8	71	91	±5.2	—
80	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	70.7	65	76	±3.8	—
81	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	78.2	67	85	±4.1	—
82	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	84.9	65	97	±8.8	—
83	Jake Briningstool	TE	KC	—	85.6	69	94	±7.3	—
84	Hunter Long start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	80.9	71	93	±5.7	—
85	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	82.0	74	90	±4.5	—
86	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	87.9	76	96	±6.4	—
87	Patrick Herbert	TE	LAC	—	85.3	71	96	±6.3	—
88	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	92.6	71	139	±15.4	—
89	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	87.2	83	93	±3.5	—
90	Brayden Willis	TE	SF	—	89.3	82	95	±4.7	—
91	Connor Heyward start/sit →	TE	LV	—	83.5	80	86	±2.4	—
92	Carsen Ryan start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	93.8	87	110	±7.3	—
93	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	92.7	78	101	±7.6	—
94	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	96.5	91	111	±5.3	—
95	David Martin-Robinson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	97.0	92	105	±3.8	—
96	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	95.2	90	102	±4.2	—
97	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	95.8	88	104	±5.5	—
98	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	98.8	93	107	±4.3	—
99	Keleki Latu start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	99.1	94	106	±4.1	—
100	Riley Nowakowski start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	93.0	72	105	±9.5	—
101	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	—	85.0	78	91	±4.9	—
102	Mark Redman	TE	GB	—	83.0	79	89	±3.7	—
103	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	103.6	88	124	±10.1	—
104	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	MIN	—	101.3	90	114	±6.4	—
105	Feleipe Franks start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	104.1	101	108	±2.5	—
106	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	108.5	102	132	±9.1	—
107	Justin Joly start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	104.5	97	112	±5.3	—
108	Nick Kallerup start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	104.8	100	110	±3.3	—
109	Tanner Arkin	TE	NE	—	107.3	103	122	±6.6	—
110	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	109.7	95	136	±13.4	—
111	Nick Muse	TE	ATL	—	103.8	90	117	±11.9	—
112	Chris Myarick	TE	LV	—	107.0	105	109	±1.4	—
113	Ben Yurosek	TE	MIN	—	106.5	95	118	±11.5	—

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros

Week 3: where the experts split

The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.

#35Tyler HigbeeTE · LARbest #33 · worst #77 · ±10.1
#34Zach ErtzTE · PHIbest #25 · worst #55 · ±6.3
#40Jonnu SmithTE · GBbest #29 · worst #56 · ±6.0
#32Colby ParkinsonTE · LARbest #24 · worst #54 · ±4.3
#36Dawson KnoxTE · BUFbest #33 · worst #48 · ±3.3

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What are week 3 fantasy football rankings?: Week 3 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.
What does the best / worst rank mean?: Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.
Should I start the higher-ranked player?: Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.