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 (Standard)

Week 3 TE rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for Standard 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	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	1.4	1	4	±0.9	96%
2	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	2.0	2	2	±0.0	100%
3	Brock Bowers start/sit →	TE	LV	13	4.5	1	9	±2.3	100%
4	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	4.8	3	7	±1.3	95%
5	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	5.1	3	10	±1.6	98%
6	Travis Kelce start/sit →	TE	KC	5	6.2	3	10	±2.1	95%
7	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	6.3	3	10	±1.7	96%
8	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	8.0	4	19	±2.7	86%
9	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	9.2	5	11	±1.5	99%
10	Terrance Ferguson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	10.1	5	19	±3.3	38%
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11	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	11.3	8	15	±1.7	90%
12	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	11.4	8	12	±0.9	75%
13	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	13.2	10	17	±1.7	59%
14	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	15.4	11	21	±2.1	90%
15	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	15.5	13	17	±1.3	95%
16	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	16.4	11	20	±2.0	28%
17	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	16.5	13	23	±2.8	58%
18	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	17.1	12	21	±2.2	21%
19	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	18.5	14	20	±1.5	87%
20	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	20.6	14	25	±3.0	34%
21	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	21.0	12	26	±2.7	82%
22	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	21.4	19	26	±1.9	34%
23	Darren Waller start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	22.9	20	27	±1.5	19%
24	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	24.3	18	27	±2.1	45%
25	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	23.8	20	32	±2.4	14%
26	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	26.3	22	29	±1.6	7%
27	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	27.1	24	31	±1.3	9%
28	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	29.2	26	37	±2.2	5%
29	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	29.6	24	33	±1.8	7%
30	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	31.8	29	38	±1.7	10%
31	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	29.7	23	53	±4.7	4%
32	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	30.9	25	34	±2.2	4%
33	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	34.1	32	40	±2.1	2%
34	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	40.7	32	75	±9.9	2%
35	Zach Ertz start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	33.5	25	55	±6.4	—
36	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	36.0	32	46	±3.5	2%
37	Tommy Tremble start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	38.1	33	45	±3.2	—
38	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	38.1	35	44	±2.3	2%
39	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	38.8	35	47	±2.6	1%
40	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	—	43.6	30	56	±6.0	—
41	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	44.1	38	63	±5.3	—
42	Josh Oliver start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	41.6	36	50	±3.7	—
43	Noah Gray start/sit →	TE	KC	—	42.9	37	71	±8.0	—
44	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	45.5	42	55	±3.0	—
45	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	42.3	35	47	±2.7	2%
46	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	49.4	46	54	±2.5	—
47	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	45.8	42	58	±3.5	—
48	Mitchell Evans start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	48.6	44	56	±3.6	—
49	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	52.8	46	63	±5.6	—
50	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	51.6	46	61	±3.9	—
51	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	50.3	35	70	±9.0	—
52	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	51.3	40	58	±5.3	—
53	Durham Smythe start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	52.6	49	67	±4.9	—
54	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	53.7	40	61	±6.5	—
55	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	54.8	41	68	±7.2	—
56	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	56.9	49	66	±5.1	—
57	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	56.5	42	71	±9.3	—
58	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	57.8	53	66	±4.0	—
59	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	58.2	51	75	±6.1	—
60	Colson Yankoff	TE	WAS	—	59.8	52	67	±4.3	—
61	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	59.9	53	67	±3.5	—
62	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	64.2	49	85	±8.5	—
63	Marlin Klein start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	67.5	48	91	±10.2	—
64	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	56.2	37	81	±13.1	—
65	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	61.9	55	70	±4.3	—
66	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	62.5	58	72	±4.0	—
67	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	66.8	55	84	±7.3	—
68	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	62.3	57	66	±3.3	—
69	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	67.7	60	80	±5.2	—
70	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	—	73.6	59	101	±10.8	—
71	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	74.0	66	110	±12.3	—
72	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	75.0	71	79	±2.5	—
73	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	—	76.3	62	92	±8.1	—
74	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	77.5	63	87	±7.4	—
75	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	74.4	70	82	±4.2	—
76	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	75.3	69	89	±5.2	—
77	Cameron Latu	TE	NE	—	79.0	70	91	±6.0	—
78	E.J. Jenkins	TE	PHI	—	76.4	71	84	±3.4	—
79	Hayden Rucci	TE	LAC	—	79.3	62	105	±11.8	—
80	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	77.5	68	84	±4.4	—
81	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	73.7	71	78	±2.9	—
82	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	84.7	68	99	±8.4	—
83	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	82.5	75	90	±4.3	—
84	Jake Briningstool	TE	KC	—	86.7	73	95	±5.9	—
85	Patrick Herbert	TE	LAC	—	84.6	70	94	±6.6	—
86	Hunter Long start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	82.6	75	86	±3.3	—
87	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	85.6	81	93	±4.1	—
88	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	89.6	85	96	±3.7	—
89	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	87.9	79	95	±5.5	—
90	Connor Heyward start/sit →	TE	LV	—	80.2	78	83	±1.9	—
91	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	—	72.5	32	91	±24.0	—
92	Brayden Willis	TE	SF	—	89.2	83	95	±4.7	—
93	Carsen Ryan start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	94.0	89	110	±7.2	—
94	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	94.9	88	101	±4.9	—
95	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	96.0	90	104	±5.0	—
96	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	93.8	84	104	±7.9	—
97	David Martin-Robinson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	97.1	92	107	±4.8	—
98	Keleki Latu start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	97.4	93	105	±4.6	—
99	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	97.7	92	106	±4.8	—
100	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	98.7	94	111	±5.5	—
101	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	99.7	88	111	±6.7	—
102	Tanner Arkin	TE	NE	—	98.6	98	99	±0.5	—
103	Mark Redman	TE	GB	—	80.0	79	81	±1.0	—
104	Justin Joly start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	100.8	95	109	±4.6	—
105	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	102.4	92	112	±6.5	—
106	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	104.2	100	108	±3.0	—
107	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	MIN	—	104.7	97	113	±4.7	—
108	Feleipe Franks start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	106.6	102	109	±2.3	—
109	Nick Kallerup start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	104.8	100	110	±3.4	—
110	Chris Myarick	TE	LV	—	104.8	100	108	±2.9	—
111	Riley Nowakowski start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	106.2	100	115	±5.1	—
112	Nick Muse	TE	ATL	—	106.0	96	116	±10.0	—

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.

#34Tyler HigbeeTE · LARbest #32 · worst #75 · ±9.9
#35Zach ErtzTE · PHIbest #25 · worst #55 · ±6.4
#40Jonnu SmithTE · GBbest #30 · worst #56 · ±6.0
#31Colby ParkinsonTE · LARbest #23 · worst #53 · ±4.7
#36Dawson KnoxTE · BUFbest #32 · worst #46 · ±3.5

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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.