The good part about PPR scoring is that it makes more players relevant. This can be especially useful in deeper fantasy leagues, and for when injuries surface. It requires a different draft strategy, and it makes you focus a bit differently on the waiver wire.
Fantasy football rankings, Week 3: Consensus wide receivers for PPR leagues
The SB Nation fantasy staff rounds up the rankings for the top 50 wide receivers in PPR leagues.
It's only Week 3, and the injuries haven't so much surfaced as they have mounted. T.Y. Hilton, Eric Decker and Davante Adams aren't guaranteed to suit up in Week 3, and Dez Bryant owners are still feeling his absence in lineups across the spectrum. With Tony Romo now slated to miss time, and with Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford also banged up, things are going to get worse for fantasy owners before they get better.
The SB Nation fantasy staff took all of this into account when ranking the top 50 wide receivers in PPR leagues for Week 3.
Wide receiver rankings for PPR 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Julio Jones | ATL | @DAL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | WAS | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | @DET | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | A.J. Green | CIN | @BAL | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | Randall Cobb | GB | KC | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | @DET | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Julian Edelman | NE | JAC | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Calvin Johnson | DET | DEN | 5 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11 |
| 10 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | TB | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 9 |
| 11 | Brandon Marshall | NYJ | PHI | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | Jordan Matthews | PHI | @NYJ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | BUF | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
| 14 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | @TEN | 17 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 15 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | SF | 19 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 16 |
| 15 | Allen Robinson | JAC | @NE | 18 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 14 |
| 17 | Mike Evans | TB | @HOU | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 |
| 18 | Keenan Allen | SD | @MIN | 15 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 15 |
| 19 | Jeremy Maclin | KC | @GB | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 |
| 20 | Amari Cooper | OAK | @CLE | 16 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Steve Smith Sr. | BAL | CIN | 28 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
| 22 | Brandin Cooks | NO | @CAR | 30 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 24 |
| 22 | Stevie Johnson | SD | @MIN | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | @NYG | 32 | 27 | 16 | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Donte Moncrief | IND | @TEN | 23 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 33 |
| 26 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | @SEA | 14 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 38 |
| 27 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | @MIA | 24 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 21 |
| 28 | Kendall Wright | TEN | IND | 26 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 26 |
| 29 | Vincent Jackson | TB | @HOU | 27 | 32 | 14 | 36 | 28 |
| 30 | Davante Adams | GB | KC | 36 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 |
| 30 | Golden Tate | DET | DEN | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| 32 | John Brown | ARI | SF | 35 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 27 |
| 33 | Terrance Williams | DAL | ATL | 20 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| 34 | Anquan Boldin | SF | @ARI | 34 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 29 |
| 35 | James Jones | GB | KC | 38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| 36 | Mike Wallace | MIN | SD | 37 | 35 | 43 | 43 | 37 |
| 37 | Michael Crabtree | OAK | @CLE | 33 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 43 |
| 38 | Andre Johnson | IND | @TEN | 41 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 32 |
| 39 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | CHI | 31 | 37 | 47 | 42 | -- |
| 39 | Charles Johnson | MIN | SD | -- | 39 | 41 | 38 | 39 |
| 41 | Travis Benjamin | CLE | OAK | 44 | 44 | 40 | 31 | -- |
| 42 | Roddy White | ATL | @DAL | 46 | 36 | -- | 46 | 36 |
| 43 | Eddie Royal | CHI | @SEA | -- | 47 | 42 | 37 | 41 |
| 44 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | @NYJ | 39 | 42 | 46 | -- | 42 |
| 45 | Allen Hurns | JAC | @NE | 40 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 46 |
| 46 | Percy Harvin | BUF | @MIA | -- | 46 | 36 | -- | 45 |
| 47 | Torrey Smith | SF | @ARI | 47 | 41 | 48 | -- | 44 |
| 48 | Marvin Jones | CIN | @BAL | 43 | -- | -- | 44 | 49 |
| 48 | Marques Colston | NO | @CAR | -- | 43 | -- | 45 | 48 |
| 50 | Rishard Matthews | MIA | BUF | 48 | -- | 39 | -- | -- |
| -- | Leonard Hankerson | ATL | @DAL | 45 | 49 | 49 | 47 | -- |
| -- | Devin Funchess | CAR | NO | -- | -- | -- | 39 | -- |
| -- | Ted Ginn Jr. | CAR | NO | 42 | -- | -- | 48 | -- |
| -- | Eric Decker | NYJ | PHI | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 |
| -- | Brandon Coleman | NO | @CAR | -- | -- | 44 | -- | 50 |
| -- | Markus Wheaton | PIT | @STL | -- | -- | 45 | -- | -- |
| -- | Cole Beasley | DAL | ATL | -- | 50 | -- | -- | 47 |
| -- | Darrius Heyward-Bey | PIT | @STL | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Dorial Green-Beckham | TEN | IND | -- | -- | -- | 49 | -- |
| -- | Quincy Enunwa | NYJ | PHI | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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