Fantasy owners had to scramble to the waiver wire in Week 2 after Dez Bryant went down with a foot injury, but in Week 3, quite a few more key wide receivers could be out with injuries.
T.Y. Hilton, Eric Decker and Davante Adams are just a few names could miss Week 3 after suffering various nicks and bruises. Making matters worse, wide receiver production could suffer with Tony Romo now out, and Matthew Stafford and Drew Brees also not guaranteed to suit up for Week 3.
But fantasy owners know that they have to plod on, even in circumstances that aren't ideal. Few fantasy owners ever face ideal circumstances from beginning to end, so this can be considered another bump in the road. For now, there are still plenty of good options to play in Week 3, and the SB Nation fantasy staff ranked them accordingly.
Wide receiver rankings for standard leagues, Week 3
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AM: Andrew Miller; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp. | DK | DC | AM | JD | SK |
| 1 | Antonio Brown | PIT | @STL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Julio Jones | ATL | @DAL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | WAS | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | @DET | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | A.J. Green | CIN | @BAL | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | Randall Cobb | GB | KC | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | @DET | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Calvin Johnson | DET | DEN | 5 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 10 |
| 9 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | TB | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | Julian Edelman | NE | JAC | 9 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | Brandon Marshall | NYJ | PHI | 11 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Jordan Matthews | PHI | @NYJ | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
| 13 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | @TEN | 18 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 14 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | BUF | 10 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 13 |
| 15 | Mike Evans | TB | @HOU | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 |
| 16 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | SF | 19 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 16 |
| 17 | Allen Robinson | JAC | @NE | 20 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 14 |
| 18 | Jeremy Maclin | KC | @GB | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | Keenan Allen | SD | @MIN | 16 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 17 |
| 20 | Amari Cooper | OAK | @CLE | 17 | 15 | 34 | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | Brandin Cooks | NO | @CAR | 29 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 21 |
| 22 | Steve Smith Sr. | BAL | CIN | 33 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Donte Moncrief | IND | @TEN | 23 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 31 |
| 24 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | @SEA | 12 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 38 |
| 25 | Stevie Johnson | SD | @MIN | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 |
| 26 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | @MIA | 25 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 23 |
| 27 | Davante Adams | GB | KC | 31 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 27 |
| 28 | Vincent Jackson | TB | @HOU | 27 | 32 | 14 | 35 | 28 |
| 28 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | @NYG | 36 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 29 |
| 30 | Terrance Williams | DAL | ATL | 22 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 24 |
| 30 | Kendall Wright | TEN | IND | 26 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 32 |
| 32 | John Brown | ARI | SF | 30 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 26 |
| 33 | James Jones | GB | KC | 28 | 33 | 24 | 33 | 33 |
| 34 | Golden Tate | DET | DEN | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
| 35 | Anquan Boldin | SF | @ARI | 35 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 34 |
| 36 | Mike Wallace | MIN | SD | 39 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 35 |
| 37 | Travis Benjamin | CLE | OAK | 38 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 50 |
| 38 | Andre Johnson | IND | @TEN | 44 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 36 |
| 39 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | CHI | 34 | 41 | 45 | 42 | 49 |
| 39 | Charles Johnson | MIN | SD | -- | 39 | 44 | 38 | 39 |
| 41 | Roddy White | ATL | @DAL | 43 | 37 | -- | 46 | 37 |
| 42 | Michael Crabtree | OAK | @CLE | 40 | 47 | 37 | 40 | -- |
| 43 | Torrey Smith | SF | @ARI | 45 | 36 | 47 | -- | 40 |
| 44 | Eddie Royal | CHI | @SEA | -- | 43 | 43 | 41 | 42 |
| 45 | Allen Hurns | JAC | @NE | 41 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 48 |
| 46 | Marvin Jones | CIN | @BAL | 37 | -- | -- | 44 | 46 |
| 47 | Brandon Coleman | NO | @CAR | -- | -- | 42 | -- | 41 |
| 47 | Marques Colston | NO | @CAR | -- | 45 | -- | 45 | 44 |
| 49 | Percy Harvin | BUF | @MIA | -- | 48 | 41 | -- | 47 |
| 50 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | @NYJ | -- | 42 | -- | -- | 45 |
| -- | Devin Funchess | CAR | NO | -- | -- | -- | 37 | -- |
| -- | Rishard Matthews | BUF |
MIA |
-- | -- | 38 | -- | -- |
| -- | Nate Washington | HOU | TB | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Eric Decker | NYJ | PHI | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43 |
| -- | Malcom Floyd | SD | @MIN | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Kamar Aiken | BAL | CIN | -- | -- | 46 | -- | -- |
| -- | Leonard Hankerson | ATL | @DAL | -- | 50 | 50 | 48 | -- |
| -- | Tavon Austin | STL | PIT | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Ted Ginn Jr. | CAR | NO | -- | -- | -- | 47 | -- |
| -- | Kenny Britt | STL | PIT | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Jermaine Kearse | SEA | CHI | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Tyler Lockett | SEA | CHI | -- | 49 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Markus Wheaton | PIT | @STL | -- | -- | 49 | -- | -- |
| -- | Dorial Green-Beckham | TEN | IND | -- | -- | -- | 49 | -- |
| -- | Quincy Enunwa | NYJ | PHI | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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