Week 3 fantasy running back rankings: Top streamers, starts
USA TODAY Sports' Week 3 running back rankings note that Kenneth Walker III leads the NFL in rushing through two weeks and has also been the most targeted back in the passing game. He is listed among the top starts for Kansas City's trip to Miami.
The NFL's leading rusher after two weeks, Kansas City's Kenneth Walker III, has also been the most targeted RB in the passing game. Where does he slot this week?
Sharp take
Sharp SixStartRight · +16.3 over the lineWalker has posted 34.1 and 23.8 FFPC points and is rostered in 100% of the field, so a rankings column is not where your decision gets made. Kansas City are 11.5-point favourites in a 46.5-point total, which is the script where a bell-cow who also leads all backs in targets gets fed in both phases. The only risk is a fourth quarter he doesn't need to play in. Start him and stop reading rankings columns about players nobody could bench.
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Our read on USA TODAY Sports’s reporting. Not a fact beyond the source.