There are some misconceptions about fantasy football. And one of the biggest ones comes from the “WR3” label. In our minds, sometimes we think WR3 on a good NFL offense means WR3 in fantasy football. But there are only 36 players that can be WR1/WR2/WR3s in fantasy football, when the top three wide receivers from every NFL team would give you 96 guys. And there certainly aren’t 96 fantasy-relevant wideouts – the WR36 last year was Romeo Doubs.
In fact, let’s for a second take all the wide receivers and tight ends and put them in one bucket. Then let’s look at the guys who finished the season third on their team in targets. Here are top finishes in PPR in fantasy: