2022 MLS Fantasy: Week 3 Positional Rankings

Schuyler Redpath

MLS Fantasy rolls on with a juicy 14-match schedule to make up Week 3. With injuries and suspensions starting to mount up, it’s important to confirm starting lineups before locking your players in to maximize fantasy point potential.

Let’s jump right in and take a closer look at the top plays and values at each position.

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Goalkeepers

Pedro Gallese is off to a flying start with Orlando City SC, recording two clean sheets to start the season. Up next on Saturday is an FC Cincinnati side that has sputtered on the attacking end with zero goals to show for after their first two games (7:30 pm ET | MLS Live on ESPN+, DAZN in Canada).

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Pedro Gallese	ORL	vs. CIN	$8.0
2. Bill Hamid	DC	vs. CHI	$8.0
3. Brad Guzan	ATL	vs. CLT	$6.4
4. Andre Blake	PHI	vs. SJ	$7.9
5. Sean Johnson	NYC	vs. MTL	$7.6

Value Goalkeepers

Value Goalkeepers
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Earl Edwards Jr.	NE	vs. RSL	$5.1
2. Maarten Paes	DAL	vs. NSH	$5.0
3. Alec Kann	CIN	at ORL	$4.8

Defenders

Kai Wagner is level with Lucas Zelarayan for most crosses (22) through the first two weeks, and he notched his first assist of 2022 in last week’s win over CF Montréal. He stands over the majority of the Philadelphia Union’s corner kicks, giving his fantasy appeal a big boost with the ability to pile up points on both ends of the field.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Kai Wagner	PHI	vs. SJ	$8.2
2. Julian Gressel	DC	vs.CHI	$8.7
3. Antonio Carlos	ORL	vs. CIN	$7.5
4. Brooks Lennon	ATL	vs. CLT	$6.0
5. DeJuan Jones	NE	vs. RSL	$7.9
6. Steven Moreira	CLB	vs. TOR	$7.0
7. Brad Smith	DC	vs. CHI	$7.0
8. Jakob Glesnes	PHI	vs. SJ	$7.7
9. Mamadou Fall	LAFC	at MIA	$7.0
10. Maxime Chanot	NYC	vs. MTL	$7.5

Value Defenders

Value Defenders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Marco Farfan	DAL	vs. NSH	$5.1
2. Nathan Harriel	PHI	vs. SJ	$4.6
3. Zac McGraw	POR	vs. ATX	$4.6

Midfielders

Zelarayan has topped 15 points in consecutive outings to lead all players with 31 points through the first two weeks of the MLS Fantasy season. While fantasy wiz Carles Gil has an intriguing matchup at home against Real Salt Lake, there’s a chance the New England Revolution roll out a rotated starting lineup with a vital midweek Concacaf Champions League match in Mexico looming.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Lucas Zelarayan	CLB	vs. TOR	$10.0
2. Carles Gil	NE	vs. RSL	$11.5
3. Lewis Morgan	RBNY	vs. MIN	$10.0
4. Yimmi Chara	POR	vs. ATX	$10.0
5. Sebastian Driussi	ATX	at POR	$10.0
6. Xherdan Shaqiri	CHI	at DC	$9.4
7. Maxi Moralez	NYC	vs. MTL	$9.5
8. Hany Mukhtar	NSH	at DAL	$9.8
9. Mauricio Pereyra	ORL	vs. CIN	$9.3
10. Emanuel Reynoso	MIN	at RBNY	$8.9
11. Daniel Gazdag	PHI	vs. SJ	$7.8
12. Albert Rusnak	SEA	vs. LA	$8.9
13. Johnny Russell	SKC	at COL	$9.3
14. Frankie Amaya	RBNY	vs MIN	$7.0
15. Jack Price	COL	vs. SKC	$8.6
16. Paul Arriola	DAL	vs. NSH	$9.2
17. Alejandro Pozuelo	TOR	at CLB	$8.9
18. Luciano Acosta	CIN	at ORL	$8.7
19. Jose Cifuentes	LAFC	at MIA	$8.0
20. Omir Fernandez	RBNY	vs. MIN	$7.0

Value Midfielders

Value Midfielders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Tyler Wolff	ATL	vs. CLT	$4.7
2. Pablo Ruiz	RSL	at NE	$6.7
3. Matheus Rossetto	ATL	vs. CLT	$5.0

Forwards

Josef Martinez delivered two assists in Atlanta’s home-opening win over Sporting KC, and now he’ll look to open his goal-scoring account at home against expansion side Charlotte FC on Sunday (4:30 pm ET | FS1, FOX Deportes). Also high on the radar and looking for his first goal of 2022 is Gonzalo Higuain, who somewhat surprisingly leads MLS with 11 chances created after the first two weeks.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Josef Martinez	ATL	vs. CLT	$9.6
2. Gonzalo Higuain	MIA	vs. LAFC	$9.4
3. Michael Estrada	DC	vs. CHI	$9.2
4. Miguel Berry	CLB	vs. TOR	$7.8
5. Patryk Klimala	RBNY	vs MIN	$9.3
6. Mikael Uhre	PHI	vs SJ	$8.5
7. Gustavo Bou	NE	vs RSL	$9.3
8. Cristian Arango	LAFC	at MIA	$8.6
9. Jesus Ferreira	DAL	vs. NSH	$8.3
10. Chicharito	LA	at SEA	$9.7

Value Forwards

Value Forwards
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Jaroslaw Niezgoda	POR	vs. ATX	$6.4
2. Talles Magno	NYC	vs. MTL	$6.1
3. Fredy Montero	SEA	vs. LA	$5.9

Captains

Captains
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Lucas Zelarayan	CLB	vs. TOR	$10.0
2. Josef Martinez	ATL	vs. CLT	$9.6
3. Gonzalo Higuain	MIA	vs. LAFC	$9.4

MLS Fantasy Weekly Winner

Special shoutout to Chris Bailey, manager of Ben's Knights for winning MLS Fantasy Week 2 with a total score of 122 points. Chris had a world-class midfield selection with Lucas Zelarayan, Derrick Etienne Jr., Lewis Morgan and Sebastian Driussi. The four of them combined for 75 points with Druissi bringing in a return of 34 points on his own as he was Chris' selected captain. As the weekly winner, Chris will be rewarded a $150 MLS Store gift card.