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Week 3 Wide Receiver Rankings - PPR Leagues

Need advice on who to start in you lineup? Nick Petraccione breaks down his Top-50 PPR wide receivers for Week 3.

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After assessing all the performances from Week 2, and also looking back at Week 1, my list has drastically changed. The biggest change comes in the form of Brandin Cooks. I rated him as my ninth receiver last week, but now I am staying away at all costs. He hasn't produced what you would think the lead man in New Orleans would and now he faces a difficult Panther secondary. Most importantly, he may be without Drew Brees this week. If Brees cannot play, Luke McCown is next in line. Even if Brees is able to start, I'm only considering Cooks as a flex option.

Brandon Marshall is a guy I really like this week and breaks into my top-10. He has developed great chemistry with Ryan Fitzpatrick and has found the end zone in every game so far this season. Not to mention, he has a favorable matchup against the Eagles. Philadelphia has struggled to defend the passing game, they even struggled against a Dallas team without Tony Romo and Dez Bryant.

When it comes to Larry Fitzgerald, I'm all in. He is a must start this week in my book. He faces a San Francisco defense, which just allowed 369 passing yards to Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers. Fitzgerald has a team high 17 targets and is coming off a three score game against Chicago and I think he will add another touchdown this week. As far as PPR formats are concerned, Fitzgerald has WR1 value this week.

Rank

Player

Team

Opponent

1

Antonio Brown

PIT

@StL

2

Odell Beckham Jr.

NYG

WAS

3

Julio Jones

ATL

@DAL

4

Julian Edelman

NE

@JAC

5

Demaryius Thomas

DEN

@DET

6

Randall Cobb

GB

KC

7

Calvin Johnson

DET

DEN

8

DeAndre Hopkins

HOU

TB

9

Brandon Marshall

NYJ

PHI

10

A.J. Green

CIN

@BAL

11

Emmanuel Sanders

DEN

@DET

12

Jarvis Landry

MIA

BUF

13

Allen Robinson

JAC

@NE

14

Larry Fitzgerald

ARI

SF

15

T.Y. Hilton

IND

@TEN

16

Jordan Matthews

PHI

@NYJ

17

Keenan Allen

SD

@MIN

18

Mike Evans

TB

@HOU

19

Pierre Garcon

WAS

@NYG

20

John Brown

ARI

SF

21

Amari Cooper

OAK

@CLE

22

Terrance Williams

DAL

ATL

23

Jeremy Maclin

KC

@GB

24

Stevie Johnson

SD

@MIN

25

Anquan Boldin

SF

@ARI

26

Golden Tate

DET

DEN

27

Vincent Jackson

TB

@HOU

28

Kendall Wright

TEN

IND

29

Davante Adams

GB

KC

30

Eric Decker

NYJ

PHI

31

Sammy Watkins

BUF

@MIA

32

Donte Moncrief

IND

@TEN

33

Brandin Cooks

NO

@CAR

34

Andre Johnson

IND

@TEN

35

Doug Baldwin

SEA

CHI

36

Eddie Royal

CHI

@SEA

37

Mike Wallace

MIN

SD

38

James Jones

GB

KC

39

Roddy White

ATL

@DAL

40

Alshon Jeffery

CHI

@SEA

41

Michael Crabtree

OAK

@CLE

42

Torrey Smith

SF

@ARI

43

Travis Benjamin

CLE

OAK

44

Marvin Jones

CIN

@BAL

45

Nelson Agholor

PHI

@NYJ

46

Percy Harvin

BUF

@MIA

47

Markus Wheaton

PIT

@StL

48

Allen Hurns

JAC

@NE

49

Rueben Randle

NYG

WAS

50

Brandon Coleman

NO

@CAR