Fantasy Football Early Week 3 QB Rankings: Kyle Yates’ Top Players Include Tua Tagovailoa, Kirk Cousins, and Others

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We’re working around the clock here at Pro Football Network to make sure that you have the information you need to dominate your league this season. With that in mind, here are my early Week 3 QB rankings.

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1) Jalen Hurts | PHI, @ TB
2) Patrick Mahomes II | KC, vs. CHI
3) Josh Allen | BUF, @ WAS
4) Justin Herbert | LAC, @ MIN
5) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA, vs. DEN
6) Lamar Jackson | BAL, vs. IND
7) Trevor Lawrence | JAX, vs. HOU
8) Kirk Cousins | MIN, vs. LAC
9) Justin Fields | CHI, @ KC
10) Anthony Richardson | IND, @ BAL
11) Joe Burrow | CIN, vs. LAR
12) Dak Prescott | DAL, @ ARI
13) Jared Goff | DET, vs. ATL
14) Deshaun Watson | CLE, vs. TEN
15) Geno Smith | SEA, vs. CAR
16) Brock Purdy | SF, vs. NYG
17) Derek Carr | NO, @ GB
18) Daniel Jones | NYG, @ SF
19) Jordan Love | GB, vs. NO
20) Russell Wilson | DEN, @ MIA

21) Matthew Stafford | LAR, @ CIN
22) Sam Howell | WAS, vs. BUF
23) Kenny Pickett | PIT, @ LV
24) Mac Jones | NE, @ NYJ
25) Baker Mayfield | TB, vs. PHI
26) C.J. Stroud | HOU, @ JAX
27) Bryce Young | CAR, @ SEA
28) Jimmy Garoppolo | LV, vs. PIT
29) Desmond Ridder | ATL, @ DET
30) Ryan Tannehill | TEN, @ CLE
31) Joshua Dobbs | ARI, vs. DAL
32) Zach Wilson | NYJ, vs. NE
33) Gardner Minshew II | IND, @ BAL
34) Clayton Tune | ARI, vs. DAL

The Top QBs To Start in Week 2

Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins

We are now through two weeks of football — Tua Tagovailoa has thrown for an absurd 715 yards. With his stable of dynamic playmakers, Tua is lighting up the scoreboard both in real life and in fantasy football.

Tua Tagovailoa averaged the 4th-quickest time to throw (2.08 seconds) of any quarterback in a game since 2020.

Tagovailoa is the only QB with a time to throw under 2.20 seconds to average over 8.0 air yards per attempt in a game over that same span.#MIAvsNE | #FinsUp pic.twitter.com/H1p3zXbTYF

— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 18, 2023

Moving forward, Tua’s in starting lineups no matter what the matchup is any given week. He’s looking incredibly sharp and accurate, he’s leading his receivers open, and they’re racking up the yardage for him.

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Denver’s a tough defense to play, but Tua should be in starting lineups as long as he’s healthy.

Kirk Cousins, QB, Minnesota Vikings

We faded Kirk Cousins hard last week up against this Philadelphia Eagles defense while he was playing behind a makeshift offensive line. It didn’t really matter much, though, as Cousins went on to throw for 364 yards and four touchdowns!

He now gets a matchup in Week 3 against a Los Angeles Chargers defense that has given up the most passing yards in the entire league through the first two weeks of the season. It’s a small sample size, so we shouldn’t make general sweeping declarations yet, but this defense just allowed Ryan Tannehill to throw for 246 yards on just 24 attempts.

If you have Cousins on your roster, he’s now moving into must-start territory due to the passing volume and the playmakers he has around him.