Drew Brees led quarterbacks in week 3 of 2011 with 28.7 PPR points. Darren McFadden led running backs (32.8), Wes Welker led wide receivers (51.6), and Jermichael Finley led tight ends (33.5). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Mark Sanchez, 28.0 points, started in 32% of the leagues that rostered him.

Drew Brees led quarterbacks in week 3 of 2011 with 28.7 half PPR points. Darren McFadden led running backs (31.3), Wes Welker led wide receivers (43.6), and Jermichael Finley led tight ends (30.0). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Mark Sanchez, 28.0 points, started in 32% of the leagues that rostered him.

Drew Brees led quarterbacks in week 3 of 2011 with 28.7 standard points. Darren McFadden led running backs (29.8), Wes Welker led wide receivers (35.6), and Jermichael Finley led tight ends (26.5). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Mark Sanchez, 28.0 points, started in 32% of the leagues that rostered him.

Week 3 top scorers by position

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Fantasy pointsStarted in under half of his leagues
Quarterbacks1Drew Brees28.72Tom Brady28.03Mark Sanchez28.04Joe Flacco26.35Matt Schaub25.9Running backs1Darren McFadden32.82Ryan Mathews30.93Fred Jackson27.14L. Tomlinson26.45Ahmad Bradshaw24.9Wide receivers1Wes Welker51.62Torrey Smith39.23Calvin Johnson29.84Lance Moore27.85Victor Cruz26.0Tight ends1Jermichael Finley33.52Rob Gronkowski29.93Brandon Pettigrew22.24Greg Olsen20.75Jimmy Graham20.0

Quarterbacks

PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Drew Brees28.737032-10100%99%64%
2Tom Brady28.03874450100%100%60%
3Mark Sanchez28.0369212177%32%58%
4Joe Flacco26.33893027096%34%64%
5Matt Schaub25.93733100100%71%65%
6Eli Manning25.925440-3091%24%61%
7Aaron Rodgers22.22973130100%98%56%
8Matthew Stafford22.037820-10100%79%63%
9Ryan Fitzpatrick20.236922-6096%56%56%
10Jay Cutler18.23022211085%26%50%
11Matt Hasselbeck17.231120-2044%30%56%
12Chad Henne15.82551126054%28%48%
13Colt McCoy15.221021-2048%19%42%
14Cam Newton15.01581027098%65%45%
15Josh Freeman14.71800235195%46%46%
PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Drew Brees28.737032-10100%99%64%
2Tom Brady28.03874450100%100%60%
3Mark Sanchez28.0369212177%32%58%
4Joe Flacco26.33893027096%34%64%
5Matt Schaub25.93733100100%71%65%
6Eli Manning25.925440-3091%24%61%
7Aaron Rodgers22.22973130100%98%56%
8Matthew Stafford22.037820-10100%79%63%
9Ryan Fitzpatrick20.236922-6096%56%56%
10Jay Cutler18.23022211085%26%50%
11Matt Hasselbeck17.231120-2044%30%56%
12Chad Henne15.82551126054%28%48%
13Colt McCoy15.221021-2048%19%42%
14Cam Newton15.01581027098%65%45%
15Josh Freeman14.71800235195%46%46%
PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Drew Brees28.737032-10100%99%64%
2Tom Brady28.03874450100%100%60%
3Mark Sanchez28.0369212177%32%58%
4Joe Flacco26.33893027096%34%64%
5Matt Schaub25.93733100100%71%65%
6Eli Manning25.925440-3091%24%61%
7Aaron Rodgers22.22973130100%98%56%
8Matthew Stafford22.037820-10100%79%63%
9Ryan Fitzpatrick20.236922-6096%56%56%
10Jay Cutler18.23022211085%26%50%
11Matt Hasselbeck17.231120-2044%30%56%
12Chad Henne15.82551126054%28%48%
13Colt McCoy15.221021-2048%19%42%
14Cam Newton15.01581027098%65%45%
15Josh Freeman14.71800235195%46%46%

Running backs

PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Darren McFadden32.819171372100%99%74%
2Ryan Mathews30.921984512100%88%70%
3Fred Jackson27.112745871100%84%65%
4LaDainian Tomlinson26.46385116183%25%62%
5Ahmad Bradshaw24.915865531100%88%61%
6LeSean McCoy23.1241283131100%100%60%
7Ray Rice21.49815830100%100%60%
8Daniel Thomas21.22395327191%46%61%
9Darren Sproles20.5235650197%64%58%
10Adrian Peterson19.717784191100%100%53%
11Tim Hightower19.01441539199%74%56%
12Maurice Jones-Drew18.7241223450100%99%56%
13Felix Jones18.514115340099%25%56%
14Shonn Greene17.61559747099%71%49%
15Brandon Jacobs16.1719242189%34%49%
16Joseph Addai15.8178612191%24%51%
17Matt Forte15.2927800100%98%51%
18Willis McGahee14.4225232188%45%46%
19Jahvid Best13.812145740100%88%51%
20Michael Bush13.7822235169%8%41%
21Kendall Hunter11.8926212118%0%–
22Montario Hardesty11.61467319047%61%44%
23Jonathan Stewart11.51059326086%27%45%
24Chris Johnson11.513214540100%98%43%
PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Darren McFadden31.319171372100%99%74%
2Ryan Mathews28.921984512100%88%70%
3Fred Jackson24.612745871100%84%65%
4LaDainian Tomlinson23.96385116183%25%62%
5Ahmad Bradshaw22.415865531100%88%61%
6LeSean McCoy21.6241283131100%100%60%
7Daniel Thomas19.72395327191%46%61%
8Ray Rice18.99815830100%100%60%
9Adrian Peterson17.717784191100%100%53%
10Darren Sproles17.5235650197%64%58%
11Maurice Jones-Drew17.2241223450100%99%56%
12Felix Jones17.014115340099%25%56%
13Tim Hightower16.51441539199%74%56%
14Joseph Addai15.3178612191%24%51%
15Brandon Jacobs15.1719242189%34%49%
16Shonn Greene14.11559747099%71%49%
17Willis McGahee12.9225232188%45%46%
18Michael Bush12.7822235169%8%41%
19Matt Forte11.7927800100%98%51%
20Jahvid Best11.312145740100%88%51%
21Kendall Hunter10.8926212118%0%–
22Mark Ingram10.59382-3194%36%46%
23Montario Hardesty10.11467319047%61%44%
24Jonathan Stewart10.01059326086%27%45%
PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Darren McFadden29.819171372100%99%74%
2Ryan Mathews26.921984512100%88%70%
3Fred Jackson22.112745871100%84%65%
4LaDainian Tomlinson21.46385116183%25%62%
5LeSean McCoy20.1241283131100%100%60%
6Ahmad Bradshaw19.915865531100%88%61%
7Daniel Thomas18.22395327191%46%61%
8Ray Rice16.49815830100%100%60%
9Adrian Peterson15.717784191100%100%53%
10Maurice Jones-Drew15.7241223450100%99%56%
11Felix Jones15.514115340099%25%56%
12Joseph Addai14.8178612191%24%51%
13Darren Sproles14.5235650197%64%58%
14Brandon Jacobs14.1719242189%34%49%
15Tim Hightower14.01441539199%74%56%
16Michael Bush11.7822235169%8%41%
17Willis McGahee11.4225232188%45%46%
18Shonn Greene10.61559747099%71%49%
19Kendall Hunter9.8926212118%0%–
20Mark Ingram9.59382-3194%36%46%
21LeGarrette Blount9.424811130100%83%52%
22Ryan Grant9.2179200084%15%48%
23Ben Tate9.0198218098%90%52%
24Jahvid Best8.812145740100%88%51%

Wide receivers

PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Wes Welker51.620162172100%99%83%
2Torrey Smith39.285152319%1%–
3Calvin Johnson29.81171082100%100%70%
4Lance Moore27.89988178%28%62%
5Victor Cruz26.053110211%4%–
6Mike Wallace25.4751441100%99%63%
7Steve Johnson23.4108941100%95%59%
8Nate Washington23.29892154%47%61%
9Roddy White23.01791400100%98%58%
10Greg Jennings20.91091190100%100%55%
11Andre Johnson20.61271280100%100%56%
12Sidney Rice18.9108109087%22%47%
13Michael Jenkins17.81198803%8%–
14Larry Fitzgerald17.485641100%100%52%
15Dwayne Bowe16.764671100%84%55%
16Julio Jones16.676115097%50%52%
17Brandon Gibson16.57555114%22%40%
18Robert Meachem16.18551191%61%54%
19Denarius Moore15.76434173%21%50%
20Mike Thomas15.58455180%32%52%
21Donald Jones15.310510104%21%–
22Plaxico Burress14.56355195%46%51%
23David Nelson14.48684077%64%52%
24Anquan Boldin14.4147740100%88%50%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Wes Welker43.620162172100%99%83%
2Torrey Smith36.785152319%1%–
3Calvin Johnson26.31171082100%100%70%
4Victor Cruz24.553110211%4%–
5Lance Moore23.39988178%28%62%
6Mike Wallace22.9751441100%99%63%
7Steve Johnson19.4108941100%95%59%
8Nate Washington19.29892154%47%61%
9Roddy White18.51791400100%98%58%
10Andre Johnson17.11271280100%100%56%
11Greg Jennings16.41091190100%100%55%
12Sidney Rice14.9108109087%22%47%
13Larry Fitzgerald14.985641100%100%52%
14Dwayne Bowe14.764671100%84%55%
15Brandon Gibson14.07555114%22%40%
16Denarius Moore13.76434173%21%50%
17Robert Meachem13.68551191%61%54%
18Julio Jones13.676115097%50%52%
19Mike Thomas13.58455180%32%52%
20Michael Jenkins13.31198803%8%–
21Plaxico Burress13.06355195%46%51%
22Donald Jones12.810510104%21%–
23Josh Cribbs12.46349112%36%55%
24David Nelson11.48684077%64%52%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Wes Welker35.620162172100%99%83%
2Torrey Smith34.285152319%1%–
3Victor Cruz23.053110211%4%–
4Calvin Johnson22.81171082100%100%70%
5Mike Wallace20.4751441100%99%63%
6Lance Moore18.89988178%28%62%
7Steve Johnson15.4108941100%95%59%
8Nate Washington15.29892154%47%61%
9Roddy White14.01791400100%98%58%
10Andre Johnson13.61271280100%100%56%
11Dwayne Bowe12.764671100%84%55%
12Larry Fitzgerald12.485641100%100%52%
13Greg Jennings11.91091190100%100%55%
14Denarius Moore11.76434173%21%50%
15Brandon Gibson11.57555114%22%40%
16Plaxico Burress11.56355195%46%51%
17Mike Thomas11.58455180%32%52%
18Robert Meachem11.18551191%61%54%
19Sidney Rice10.9108109087%22%47%
20Josh Cribbs10.96349112%36%55%
21Julio Jones10.676115097%50%52%
22Donald Jones10.310510104%21%–
23Kevin Walter9.5333519%19%46%
24Percy Harvin8.85347099%66%51%

Tight ends

PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Jermichael Finley33.587853100%90%70%
2Rob Gronkowski29.9971092100%95%67%
3Brandon Pettigrew22.21311112064%28%58%
4Greg Olsen20.710757171%49%52%
5Jimmy Graham20.084100199%88%59%
6Owen Daniels18.69576194%72%51%
7Vernon Davis18.298114099%77%52%
8Dustin Keller13.79587097%78%47%
9Heath Miller12.16571018%36%40%
10Todd Heap12.110661025%30%35%
11Jason Witten12.096600100%96%46%
12Benjamin Watson11.410564021%45%44%
13Kellen Davis10.221321–––
14Ed Dickson10.19551023%57%51%
15Tony Gonzalez9.88218198%84%44%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Jermichael Finley30.087853100%90%70%
2Rob Gronkowski26.4971092100%95%67%
3Jimmy Graham18.084100199%88%59%
4Greg Olsen17.210757171%49%52%
5Brandon Pettigrew16.71311112064%28%58%
6Owen Daniels16.19576194%72%51%
7Vernon Davis14.298114099%77%52%
8Dustin Keller11.29587097%78%47%
9Kellen Davis9.721321–––
10Heath Miller9.66571018%36%40%
11Todd Heap9.110661025%30%35%
12Jason Witten9.096600100%96%46%
13Benjamin Watson8.910564021%45%44%
14Tony Gonzalez8.88218198%84%44%
15Scott Chandler8.03210175%67%48%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Jermichael Finley26.587853100%90%70%
2Rob Gronkowski22.9971092100%95%67%
3Jimmy Graham16.084100199%88%59%
4Greg Olsen13.710757171%49%52%
5Owen Daniels13.69576194%72%51%
6Brandon Pettigrew11.21311112064%28%58%
7Vernon Davis10.298114099%77%52%
8Kellen Davis9.221321–––
9Dustin Keller8.79587097%78%47%
10Tony Gonzalez7.88218198%84%44%
11Heath Miller7.16571018%36%40%
12Scott Chandler7.03210175%67%48%
13Visanthe Shiancoe6.8218118%18%59%
14Benjamin Watson6.410564021%45%44%
15Todd Heap6.110661025%30%35%

Common questions

Who scored the most fantasy points in week 3 of 2011?

In PPR scoring: Drew Brees at QB (28.7 points; 370 pass yards, 3 TD, 2 INT, -1 rush yards); Darren McFadden at RB (32.8 points; 19 carries, 171 yards, 3 catches, 7 yards, 2 TD); Wes Welker at WR (51.6 points; 16 catches, 217 yards, 2 TD); Jermichael Finley at TE (33.5 points; 7 catches, 85 yards, 3 TD).

Who was the best player left on benches in week 3 of 2011?

Mark Sanchez. He scored 28.0 PPR points (369 pass yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 2 rush yards, 1 rush TD) and was in the lineup in 32% of the leagues that rostered him.

Where do the roster and start rates come from?

From leagues connected to Fantasy Hall of Fame on Yahoo, Sleeper, ESPN and other sites: 1,453 leagues in 2011. A player's start rate is the share of the leagues rostering him that had him in the lineup.