Week 3 Fantasy Football RB Rankings: Must-Start Running Backs, Flex Plays & Deep Sleepers (Ep. 2212)

Chris Welsh, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Andrew Erickson break down the Week 3 running back rankings, starting with the latest injury news and how it could reshape a few fantasy backfields.

The guys dig into where matchup, workload, and game script could create trouble for some highly ranked backs, including the uncertainty surrounding Saquon Barkley.

The biggest disagreement comes in Cleveland, where Andrew makes the case for Quinshon Judkins as one of his favorite bounce-back plays of the week. They finish with several deeper RB and flex options for managers trying to squeeze more upside out of their Week 3 lineups.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Week 2 Rankings Recap - 0:03:51

RBs 1-12 - 0:06:04

Saquon Barkley - 0:06:49

Concerns with RB1s - 0:10:47

Polymarket - 0:13:17

RBs 13-24 - 0:13:54

Javonte Williams - 0:14:19

De’Von Achane - 0:18:37

Aaron Jones - 0:21:39

Bhayshul Tuten - 0:26:22

RBs 25-36 - 0:29:28

Quinshon Judkins - 0:29:47

Tre’Veyon Henderson - 0:33:34

Jonah Coleman - 0:38:16

MarShawn Lloyd - 0:41:11

Deeper Plays - 0:42:55

Outro - 0:45:01

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