Fantasy football Week 3 rankings: Starts and sits

Which big-name players should you bench this week? Who should be the first names in your lineup?

Wow, what a weekend. We had shocks, blowouts, big plays and injuries this weekend – all of which have shaken up the fantasy landscape. Let’s look ahead to Week 3’s set of matchups and pick out some players to start and some to avoid.

Sit: Leonard Fournette

It’s absolutely fair for us to be raving about this young rookie superstar after two weeks. So far, he’s piled up 140 yards and two touchdowns, and turned in a couple of performances that solidify his place among the NFL’s best running backs already. He had the prestige, the college production, the athleticism, the high draft position, and has done everything in his power to back it up so far. However, this week is going to be a tough one.

The Jacksonville Jaguars heads to Wembley Stadium in London to face the Baltimore Ravens in an International Series game. While it’s regarded as a “home” game, there will be plenty of Baltimore fans out in force to support their team and its top-ranked ranked defence. So far, through two games,The Ravens ranked second in points per game allowed and it looks like they have the type of defense that can lead a team deep into the playoffs.

Jacksonville might be on the way up with Fournette as the centrepiece of the offense, but if he is able to break down the Ravens defense and produce a big fantasy game, it would be extremely impressive and a bit of a shock. If you have other options with good matchups, feel free to sit the rookie.