Fantasy Football 2014, Preseason Week 3 Player Rankings

Aug 16, 2014; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson (22) carries the ball as Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu (43) defends during the first quarter at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Week 3 of the preseason is where coaches and fantasy football players alike are hoping their starters can escape one more week without injury. It is widely known that for most teams, this week represents the point in the preseason where starters could play an entire half or beyond. From a fantasy football perspective, owners who have already had their drafts will be holding their collective breaths. For owners who have yet to draft, it will provide one final (most likely) and extensive look into how projected early round picks perform before the start of the regular season. If injuries occur, owners who have yet to draft will be able to move players down, or completely off, their boards heading into next week. Below are my player rankings heading into preseason week 3. In this edition, I have added a composite average ranking that takes into account the average player rank from each of my three releases thus far. The “Variance” will show you how the player’s current rank is trending versus the three-week average. A positive variance indicates the player is trending upward, whereas a negative obviously indicates the downward trend. In addition, don’t forget to check back next week when I release my final preseason top 200 player rankings. Good luck to all of those fantasy football owners drafting this weekend!

Current Rank	3 Week Avg. Rank	Variance	Player Name	Pos.	Team	Bye
1	1.0	–	LeSean McCoy	RB	PHI	7
2	2.0	–	Jamaal Charles	RB	KC	6
3	3.0	–	Adrian Peterson	RB	MIN	10
4	4.0	–	Matt Forte	RB	CHI	9
5	5.3	+0.3	Calvin Johnson	WR	DET	9
6	5.7	-0.3	Eddie Lacy	RB	GB	9
7	7.7	+0.6	Demaryius Thomas	WR	DEN	4
8	7.3	-0.7	Jimmy Graham	TE	NO	6
9	9.3	+0.3	Dez Bryant	WR	DAL	11
10	10.7	+0.6	Marshawn Lynch	RB	SEA	4
11	10.0	-1.0	Peyton Manning	QB	DEN	4
12	12.0	–	A.J. Green	WR	CIN	4
13	14.3	+1.3	Brandon Marshall	WR	CHI	9
14	14.7	+0.6	Julio Jones	WR	ATL	9
15	14.7	-0.3	DeMarco Murray	RB	DAL	11
16	15.0	-1.0	Montee Ball	RB	DEN	4
17	19.3	+2.3	Antonio Brown	WR	PIT	12
18	21.3	+3.3	Jordy Nelson	WR	GB	9
19	18.7	-0.3	Giovani Bernard	RB	CIN	4
20	20.0	–	Drew Brees	QB	NO	6
21	21.0	–	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB	9
22	22.7	+0.6	Alshon Jeffery	WR	CHI	9
23	21.3	-1.7	Le’Veon Bell	RB	PIT	12
24	25.3	+1.3	Randall Cobb	WR	GB	9
25	19.3	-5.7	Arian Foster	RB	HOU	10
26	28.7	+2.6	Andre Ellington	RB	ARI	4
27	26.3	-0.7	Doug Martin	RB	TB	7
28	28.0	–	Zac Stacy	RB	STL	4
29	29.7	+0.6	Julius Thomas	TE	DEN	4
30	28.3	-1.7	Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	10
31	32.0	+1	Keenan Allen	WR	SD	10
32	31.3	-0.7	Alfred Morris	RB	WAS	10
33	31.7	-1.3	Reggie Bush	RB	DET	9
34	34.7	+0.6	Pierre Garcon	WR	WAS	10
35	36.0	+1	Vincent Jackson	WR	TB	7
36	34.0	-2.0	C.J. Spiller	RB	BUF	9
37	36.7	-0.3	Victor Cruz	WR	NYG	8
38	39.0	+1	Shane Vereen	RB	NE	10
39	38.3	-0.7	Toby Gerhart	RB	JAC	11
40	40.7	+0.6	Andre Johnson	WR	HOU	10
41	42.7	+1.6	Roddy White	WR	ATL	9
42	41.3	-0.7	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI	4
43	44.0	+1	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	MIN	10
44	44.0	–	Ryan Mathews	RB	SD	10
45	47.7	+2.6	Rashad Jennings	RB	NYG	8
46	48.0	+2	Michael Crabtree	WR	SF	8
47	47.0	–	Matthew Stafford	QB	DET	9
48	44.3	-3.7	Wes Welker	WR	DEN	4
49	53.0	+4	Michael Floyd	WR	ARI	4
50	49.3	-0.7	Percy Harvin	WR	SEA	4
51	51.0	–	DeSean Jackson	WR	WAS	10
52	53.3	+1.3	Andrew Luck	QB	IND	10
53	52.3	-0.7	Frank Gore	RB	SF	8
54	58.7	+4.6	Ben Tate	RB	CLE	4
55	47.7	-7.3	Bishop Sankey	RB	TEN	9
56	57.0	+1	Vernon Davis	TE	SF	8
57	58.3	+1.3	Ray Rice	RB	BAL	11
58	56.0	-2.0	Chris Johnson	RB	NYJ	11
59	58.0	-1.0	Jordan Cameron	TE	CLE	4
60	60.0	–	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND	10
61	65.7	+4.6	Kendall Wright	WR	TEN	9
62	65.3	+3.3	Torrey Smith	WR	BAL	11
63	63.0	–	Joique Bell	RB	DET	9
64	60.3	-3.7	Trent Richardson	RB	IND	10
65	67.3	+2.3	Mike Wallace	WR	MIA	5
66	64.3	-1.7	Julian Edelman	WR	NE	10
67	65.0	-2.0	Jeremy Maclin	WR	PHI	7
68	68.7	+0.6	Jason Witten	TE	DAL	11
69	65.0	-4.0	Pierre Thomas	RB	NO	6
70	71.7	+1.6	Tom Brady	QB	NE	10
71	70.7	-0.3	Robert Griffin III	QB	WAS	10
72	74.0	+2	Lamar Miller	RB	MIA	5
73	73.7	+0.6	Steven Jackson	RB	ATL	9
74	72.3	-1.7	Stevan Ridley	RB	NE	10
75	75.3	+0.3	Marques Colston	WR	NO	6
76	84.0	+8	Eric Decker	WR	NYJ	11
77	79.3	+2.3	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	OAK	5
78	78.0	–	Jordan Reed	TE	WAS	10
79	79.7	+0.6	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL	9
80	76.3	-3.7	Nick Foles	QB	PHI	7
81	83.0	+2	Reggie Wayne	WR	IND	10
82	82.3	+0.3	Terrance Williams	WR	DAL	11
83	84.7	+1.6	Golden Tate	WR	DET	9
84	86.0	+2	Greg Olsen	TE	CAR	12
85	87.0	+2	Cam Newton	QB	CAR	12
86	86.0	–	Danny Woodhead	RB	SD	10
87	90.3	+3.3	Tony Romo	QB	DAL	11
88	91.7	+3.6	Brandin Cooks	WR	NO	6
89	83.0	-6.0	Sammy Watkins	WR	BUF	9
90	90.0	–	Dennis Pitta	TE	BAL	11
91	96.0	+5	Fred Jackson	RB	BUF	9
92	84.3	-7.7	Darren Sproles	RB	PHI	7
93	93.0	–	Colin Kaepernick	QB	SF	8
94	94.0	–	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN	10
95	96.7	+1.6	Jay Cutler	QB	CHI	9
96	97.3	+1.3	Bernard Pierce	RB	BAL	11
97	97.0	–	Seattle Defense	DEF	SEA	4
98	80.0	-18.0	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	DEN	4
99	98.7	-0.3	Carlos Hyde	RB	SF	8
100	101.3	+1.3	Dwayne Bowe	WR	KC	6

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