Running Backs To Pick Up Week 3 (2023)

FAQs

Who should I start my week 3 running backs? ›

RB CRITICAL FACTORS: Good NFL running backs have great balance and vision and know where to run. To be special, a runner must be versatile enough to play effectively on every down and the best backs are highly competitive. ATHLETIC ABILITY— INITIAL QUICKNESS—explosiveness off ball.

Some teams have a specialist "third down back", who is skilled at catching passes or better at pass blocking and "picking up the blitz", and thus is often put in the game on third down and long.

Unless you're springing for the absolute best tight end in the league, you probably will want to wait a few rounds to pick up a TE after you load up on receivers and running backs.

Top Target: T.J. Hockenson, George Kittle, Darren Waller

Fifteen of those 16 seasons have come from the top-eight graded tight ends. The only exception is Dalton Schultz in 2021. If you want a top-five season out of your tight end, you need to draft one of those eight players.

Tight ends: 2 to 3

Similar to the quarterback position, the tight spot is a mandate with one player slotted in for a weekly lineup.

WR scoring

For non-PPR leagues, you'll notice the running back position becomes much more valuable than in full-PPR scoring, even filling out the majority of the top-50 scorers at the position when no points per reception are rewarded.

Who is the number 1 RB in fantasy football? ›

The Bottom Line

Early-round RB/WR stacking is a ceiling-raising fantasy football strategy that could add a dynamic and explosive twist to your fantasy team if employed correctly. It is important to consider the quality of offense and opportunity when deciding whether or not to stack two skill position players.

There will likely be weeks to start Boone but taking a wait-and-see approach this week would be the way to go. VS. Breece Hall has taken a firm grip on this backfield.

He found that backs mostly improve up to age 27—as many improve as decline at age 27—and from age 28 on, they mostly decline—exactly what happened to Tomlinson.

Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Wide Receivers Fantasy Football Week 18: All Day DK Metcalf. Look for a rebound Week 18 for DK Metcalf against the woeful Rams. A plus matchup is why he is the wide receiver start of the week.

So when you are looking for elite rushing production more often than not it is going to come from a running back that is around 6 feet tall and weighs anywhere between 215-225 pounds.