Rest-of-season rankings: Brock Purdy, Kenyon Sadiq rise, Drake Maye slides

Each week, Eric Karabell ranks players by position based on their fantasy football value for the rest of the 2026 season. Use the information to optimize the players for their future potential and/or to gauge their value in trade. Eric's top 100 can be found below the positions in this column. Quarterback Rankings changes: It was an odd Week 3 for quarterbacks, as stalwarts Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson were not among the top 10 fantasy scorers, but Case Keenum was. Four of the top five scorers (Sam Darnold , Geno Smith , Jacoby Brissett , Keenum) did not enter the week among our top 20 in these rankings. Darnold and Brissett force their way in. The top 10 sees minimal change, although Brock Purdy rises to fourth and Matthew Stafford is thriving. Drake Maye and Justin Herbert continue to slide. Baker Mayfield (thumb) slides due to injury, though he will return soon. Now with the New York Giants , J.J. McCarthy enters the rankings, barely. Pos. Rank Ovr. Rank Player Team Bye Next 3 1 29 BUF 7 NE, @LAR, @LV 2 41 BAL 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 3 42 CIN 6 JAX, @MIA, BYE 4 43 SF 8 DEN, @SEA, WSH 5 44 PHI 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 6 49 KC 5 @LV, BYE, LAC 7 50 UP LAR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 8 51 NO 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 9 52 DAL 14 @HOU, TB, @GB 10 78 DET 6 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 11 79 JAX 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 12 NR DEN 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 13 NR GB 11 @TB, CHI, DAL 14 NR UP CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 15 NR DOWN NE 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 16 NR DOWN LAC 7 @SEA, DEN, @KC 17 NR CAR 5 DET, BYE, @PHI 18 NR UP SEA 11 LAC, SF, @DEN 19 NR UP ARI 14 @NYG, DET, @LAR 20 NR UP WSH 7 IND, NYG, @SF 21 NR MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 22 NR IND 13 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 23 NR MIA 6 @MIN, CIN, BYE 24 NR NYJ 13 @CHI, CLE, @NE 25 NR HOU 8 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 26 NR DOWN TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 27 NR UP ATL 11 @NO, BAL, CHI 28 NR UP CLE 11 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 29 NR TEN 9 @BAL, HOU, @IND 30 NR PIT 9 @CLE, IND, @TB 31 NR LV 13 KC, @NE, BUF 32 NR NYG 8 ARI, @WSH, NO 33 NR WSH 7 IND, NYG, @SF 34 NR UP TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 35 NR MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 36 NR DOWN CLE 11 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 37 NR DOWN LV 13 KC, @NE, BUF 38 NR UP MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 39 NR UP CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 40 NR CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL Running back play 1:44 Why Field Yates has reservations over Ollie Gordon II Rankings changes: The season is over for Dolphins star De'Von Achane (knee), so Ollie Gordon II and Jaylen Wright (though barely) enter the rankings. Achane leaving the top 10 is the major rankings adjustment, though Jeremiyah Love and Kyren Williams pass Chase Brown to move into RB1 status, and Jaylen Warren and Quinshon Judkins look like potential RB2 options. Patriots TreVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson , and disappointing David Montgomery , do not. Pos. Rank Ovr. Rank Player Team Bye Next 3 1 2 DET 6 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 2 3 ATL 11 @NO, BAL, CHI 3 4 IND 13 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 4 5 BAL 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 5 8 BUF 7 NE, @LAR, @LV 6 9 KC 5 @LV, BYE, LAC 7 10 SF 8 DEN, @SEA, WSH 8 16 LV 13 KC, @NE, BUF 9 17 UP LAR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 10 18 UP ARI 14 @NYG, DET, @LAR 11 22 DOWN CIN 6 JAX, @MIA, BYE 12 23 DAL 14 @HOU, TB, @GB 13 24 LAC 7 @SEA, DEN, @KC 14 27 CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 15 28 PHI 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 16 34 NYJ 13 @CHI, CLE, @NE 17 35 TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 18 53 NYG 8 ARI, @WSH, NO 19 54 CAR 5 DET, BYE, @PHI 20 55 JAX 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 21 80 MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 22 81 UP PIT 9 @CLE, IND, @TB 23 82 UP CLE 11 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 24 83 NO 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 25 87 SEA 11 LAC, SF, @DEN 26 88 DOWN NE 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 27 89 DOWN NE 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 28 90 DOWN HOU 8 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 29 91 CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 30 NR UP MIA 6 @MIN, CIN, BYE 31 NR GB 11 @TB, CHI, DAL 32 NR NO 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 33 NR TEN 9 @BAL, HOU, @IND 34 NR UP WSH 7 IND, NYG, @SF 35 NR TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 36 NR WSH 7 IND, NYG, @SF 37 NR DEN 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 38 NR LAR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 39 NR UP NYJ 13 @CHI, CLE, @NE 40 NR PIT 9 @CLE, IND, @TB 41 NR UP LAC 7 @SEA, DEN, @KC 42 NR TEN 9 @BAL, HOU, @IND 43 NR UP HOU 8 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 44 NR DOWN GB 11 @TB, CHI, DAL 45 NR JAX 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 46 NR PHI 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 47 NR SEA 11 LAC, SF, @DEN 48 NR DEN 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 49 NR LV 13 KC, @NE, BUF 50 NR MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 51 NR BAL 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 52 NR UP KC 5 @LV, BYE, LAC 53 NR UP ATL 11 @NO, BAL, CHI 54 NR DOWN SF 8 DEN, @SEA, WSH 55 NR DOWN ARI 14 @NYG, DET, @LAR 56 NR UP SEA 11 LAC, SF, @DEN 57 NR UP CLE 11 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 58 NR UP MIA 6 @MIN, CIN, BYE 59 NR DOWN DEN 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 60 NR DOWN CAR 5 DET, BYE, @PHI Wide receiver play 1:27 Why Daniel Dopp would buy low on Jameson Williams Rankings changes: Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba , averaging better than 34 points per game, takes the No. 1 overall spot. The top 10 at wide receiver sees minor adjustment, with injured Puka Nacua (hip) and Nico Collins (hamstring) falling a bit, though perhaps each will play in Week 4. Drake London looks like a WR1 again, and top Packers Christian Watson and Matthew Golden feel reliable. Tre' Harris , Kalif Raymond and Keenan Allen join the rankings. Pos. Rank Ovr. Rank Player Team Bye Next 3 1 1 SEA 11 LAC, SF, @DEN 2 6 CIN 6 JAX, @MIA, BYE 3 7 DET 6 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 4 11 DAL 14 @HOU, TB, @GB 5 12 NO 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 6 13 LAR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 7 14 MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 8 15 NYJ 13 @CHI, CLE, @NE 9 19 PHI 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 10 20 LAR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 11 21 UP ATL 11 @NO, BAL, CHI 12 30 BAL 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 13 31 CIN 6 JAX, @MIA, BYE 14 32 DOWN HOU 8 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 15 33 KC 5 @LV, BYE, LAC 16 36 DAL 14 @HOU, TB, @GB 17 37 UP GB 11 @TB, CHI, DAL 18 38 TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 19 39 DEN 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 20 40 CAR 5 DET, BYE, @PHI 21 45 JAX 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 22 46 UP GB 11 @TB, CHI, DAL 23 47 CAR 5 DET, BYE, @PHI 24 48 NYG 8 ARI, @WSH, NO 25 56 LAC 7 @SEA, DEN, @KC 26 57 UP ARI 14 @NYG, DET, @LAR 27 58 BUF 7 NE, @LAR, @LV 28 59 DET 6 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 29 60 CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 30 61 WSH 7 IND, NYG, @SF 31 62 WSH 7 IND, NYG, @SF 32 68 DOWN SF 8 DEN, @SEA, WSH 33 69 DOWN CLE 11 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 34 70 SF 8 DEN, @SEA, WSH 35 71 CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 36 72 DEN 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 37 73 IND 13 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 38 74 TEN 9 @BAL, HOU, @IND 39 75 PIT 9 @CLE, IND, @TB 40 76 NO 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 41 77 PIT 9 @CLE, IND, @TB 42 92 PHI 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 43 93 JAX 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 44 94 TEN 9 @BAL, HOU, @IND 45 95 UP CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 46 96 UP LAC 7 @SEA, DEN, @KC 47 97 UP IND 13 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 48 98 NE 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 49 99 UP MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 50 100 KC 5 @LV, BYE, LAC 51 NR DOWN MIA 6 @MIN, CIN, BYE 52 NR LV 13 KC, @NE, BUF 53 NR NE 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 54 NR DOWN JAX 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 55 NR DOWN ARI 14 @NYG, DET, @LAR 56 NR DOWN TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 57 NR BAL 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 58 NR UP TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 59 NR NE 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 60 NR IND 13 @WSH, @PIT, TEN Tight end play 1:06 Dopp encourages fantasy managers to add Kenyon Sadiq off waivers Rankings changes: Welcome back, Brock Bowers ! The Las Vegas star led the position with 27.6 points, followed by George Kittle and Harold Fannin Jr . Jets rookie Kenyon Sadiq is a big riser, closing in on TE1 status. Tucker Kraft and Kyle Pitts Sr . continue to slide. Pos. Rank Ovr. Rank Player Team Bye Next 3 1 25 ARI 14 @NYG, DET, @LAR 2 26 LV 13 KC, @NE, BUF 3 63 IND 13 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 4 64 DET 6 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 5 65 KC 5 @LV, BYE, LAC 6 66 SF 8 DEN, @SEA, WSH 7 67 CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 8 84 UP CLE 11 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 9 85 BUF 7 NE, @LAR, @LV 10 86 HOU 8 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 11 NR UP NO 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 12 NR UP NYJ 13 @CHI, CLE, @NE 13 NR NYG 8 ARI, @WSH, NO 14 NR DAL 14 @HOU, TB, @GB 15 NR BAL 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 16 NR UP CAR 5 DET, BYE, @PHI 17 NR DOWN GB 11 @TB, CHI, DAL 18 NR MIN 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 19 NR NE 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 20 NR DOWN ATL 11 @NO, BAL, CHI 21 NR LAR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 22 NR PIT 9 @CLE, IND, @TB 23 NR UP CIN 6 JAX, @MIA, BYE 24 NR DEN 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 25 NR PHI 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 26 NR LV 13 KC, @NE, BUF 27 NR JAX 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 28 NR LAC 7 @SEA, DEN, @KC 29 NR WSH 7 IND, NYG, @SF 30 NR UP NO 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 31 NR UP LAR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 32 NR PHI 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 33 NR SEA 11 LAC, SF, @DEN 34 NR TB 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 35 NR MIA 6 @MIN, CIN, BYE 36 NR CHI 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 37 NR DOWN TEN 9 @BAL, HOU, @IND 38 NR UP NYJ 13 @CHI, CLE, @NE 39 NR UP BAL 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 40 NR PIT 9 @CLE, IND, @TB Defense/special teams Pos. Rank Ovr. Rank Team Bye Next 3 1 NR 11 LAC, SF, @DEN 2 NR 8 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 3 NR 9 @CLE, IND, @TB 4 NR 10 @SF, @LAC, SEA 5 NR UP 6 MIA, @NO, BYE 6 NR 11 @PHI, BUF, ARI 7 NR 13 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 8 NR UP 7 @CIN, PHI, HOU 9 NR 5 @LV, BYE, LAC 10 NR 8 DEN, @SEA, WSH 11 NR 11 @BUF, LV, NYJ 12 NR 11 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 13 NR DOWN 10 LAR, @JAX, CAR 14 NR 13 @CHI, CLE, @NE 15 NR 8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 16 NR 6 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 17 NR UP 10 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 18 NR 10 GB, @DAL, PIT 19 NR 7 @SEA, DEN, @KC 20 NR 13 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 21 NR DOWN 11 @TB, CHI, DAL 22 NR DOWN 6 JAX, @MIA, BYE 23 NR 13 KC, @NE, BUF 24 NR 5 DET, BYE, @PHI 25 NR 7 NE, @LAR, @LV 26 NR 8 ARI, @WSH, NO 27 NR UP 11 @NO, BAL, CHI 28 NR 7 IND, NYG, @SF 29 NR 9 @BAL, HOU, @IND 30 NR 14 @NYG, DET, @LAR 31 NR 6 @MIN, CIN, BYE 32 NR 14 @HOU, TB, @GB Overall top 100 Rank Player Team Bye Pos. Rank Next 3 1 SEA 11 WR1 LAC, SF, @DEN 2 DET 6 RB1 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 3 ATL 11 RB2 @NO, BAL, CHI 4 IND 13 RB3 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 5 BAL 13 RB4 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 6 CIN 6 WR2 JAX, @MIA, BYE 7 DET 6 WR3 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 8 BUF 7 RB5 NE, @LAR, @LV 9 KC 5 RB6 @LV, BYE, LAC 10 SF 8 RB7 DEN, @SEA, WSH 11 DAL 14 WR4 @HOU, TB, @GB 12 NO 8 WR5 ATL, MIN, @NYG 13 LAR 11 WR6 @PHI, BUF, ARI 14 MIN 6 WR7 MIA, @NO, BYE 15 NYJ 13 WR8 @CHI, CLE, @NE 16 LV 13 RB8 KC, @NE, BUF 17 UP LAR 11 RB9 @PHI, BUF, ARI 18 UP ARI 14 RB10 @NYG, DET, @LAR 19 PHI 10 WR9 LAR, @JAX, CAR 20 LAR 11 WR10 @PHI, BUF, ARI 21 UP ATL 11 WR11 @NO, BAL, CHI 22 CIN 6 RB11 JAX, @MIA, BYE 23 DAL 14 RB12 @HOU, TB, @GB 24 LAC 7 RB13 @SEA, DEN, @KC 25 ARI 14 TE1 @NYG, DET, @LAR 26 UP LV 13 TE2 KC, @NE, BUF 27 UP CHI 10 RB14 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 28 PHI 10 RB15 LAR, @JAX, CAR 29 BUF 7 QB1 NE, @LAR, @LV 30 BAL 13 WR12 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 31 CIN 6 WR13 JAX, @MIA, BYE 32 DOWN HOU 8 WR14 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 33 KC 5 WR15 @LV, BYE, LAC 34 NYJ 13 RB16 @CHI, CLE, @NE 35 TB 10 RB17 GB, @DAL, PIT 36 DAL 14 WR16 @HOU, TB, @GB 37 UP GB 11 WR17 @TB, CHI, DAL 38 TB 10 WR18 GB, @DAL, PIT 39 DEN 10 WR19 @SF, @LAC, SEA 40 CAR 5 WR20 DET, BYE, @PHI 41 BAL 13 QB2 TEN, @ATL, @CLE 42 CIN 6 QB3 JAX, @MIA, BYE 43 UP SF 8 QB4 DEN, @SEA, WSH 44 PHI 10 QB5 LAR, @JAX, CAR 45 JAX 7 WR21 @CIN, PHI, HOU 46 UP GB 11 WR22 @TB, CHI, DAL 47 CAR 5 WR23 DET, BYE, @PHI 48 NYG 8 WR24 ARI, @WSH, NO 49 UP KC 5 QB6 @LV, BYE, LAC 50 UP LAR 11 QB7 @PHI, BUF, ARI 51 UP NO 8 QB8 ATL, MIN, @NYG 52 DAL 14 QB9 @HOU, TB, @GB 53 NYG 8 RB18 ARI, @WSH, NO 54 UP CAR 5 RB19 DET, BYE, @PHI 55 UP JAX 7 RB20 @CIN, PHI, HOU 56 LAC 7 WR25 @SEA, DEN, @KC 57 UP ARI 14 WR26 @NYG, DET, @LAR 58 BUF 7 WR27 NE, @LAR, @LV 59 DET 6 WR28 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 60 CHI 10 WR29 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 61 WSH 7 WR30 IND, NYG, @SF 62 WSH 7 WR31 IND, NYG, @SF 63 IND 13 TE3 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 64 DET 6 TE4 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 65 KC 5 TE5 @LV, BYE, LAC 66 UP SF 8 TE6 DEN, @SEA, WSH 67 CHI 10 TE7 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 68 DOWN SF 8 WR32 DEN, @SEA, WSH 69 DOWN CLE 11 WR33 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 70 SF 8 WR34 DEN, @SEA, WSH 71 CHI 10 WR35 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 72 DEN 10 WR36 @SF, @LAC, SEA 73 IND 13 WR37 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 74 TEN 9 WR38 @BAL, HOU, @IND 75 PIT 9 WR39 @CLE, IND, @TB 76 NO 8 WR40 ATL, MIN, @NYG 77 PIT 9 WR41 @CLE, IND, @TB 78 DET 6 QB10 @CAR, @ARI, BYE 79 UP JAX 7 QB11 @CIN, PHI, HOU 80 MIN 6 RB21 MIA, @NO, BYE 81 UP PIT 9 RB22 @CLE, IND, @TB 82 UP CLE 11 RB23 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 83 NO 8 RB24 ATL, MIN, @NYG 84 UP CLE 11 TE8 PIT, @NYJ, BAL 85 BUF 7 TE9 NE, @LAR, @LV 86 HOU 8 TE10 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 87 SEA 11 RB25 LAC, SF, @DEN 88 DOWN NE 11 RB26 @BUF, LV, NYJ 89 NE 11 RB27 @BUF, LV, NYJ 90 DOWN HOU 8 RB28 DAL, @TEN, @JAX 91 UP CHI 10 RB29 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 92 PHI 10 WR42 LAR, @JAX, CAR 93 JAX 7 WR43 @CIN, PHI, HOU 94 TEN 9 WR44 @BAL, HOU, @IND 95 UP CHI 10 WR45 NYJ, @GB, @ATL 96 UP LAC 7 WR46 @SEA, DEN, @KC 97 UP IND 13 WR47 @WSH, @PIT, TEN 98 NE 11 WR48 @BUF, LV, NYJ 99 UP MIN 6 WR49 MIA, @NO, BYE 100 KC 5 WR50 @LV, BYE, LAC