With only two teams on bye, the fantasy WR rankings can help you determine the best way to address the position in this critical week. Here’s how I stack up the top fantasy football wide receivers for the week ahead.
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1) Tyreek Hill | MIA (vs. TEN)
2) CeeDee Lamb | DAL (vs. PHI)
3) Keenan Allen | LAC (vs. DEN)
4) Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET (at CHI)
5) Justin Jefferson | MIN (at LV)
6) Stefon Diggs | BUF (at KC)
7) Brandon Aiyuk | SF (vs. SEA)
8) A.J. Brown | PHI (at DAL)
9) Michael Pittman Jr. | IND (at CIN)
10) Jaylen Waddle | MIA (vs. TEN)
11) Mike Evans | TB (at ATL)
12) Chris Olave | NO (vs. CAR)
13) Nico Collins | HOU (at NYJ)
14) Deebo Samuel | SF (vs. SEA)
15) DJ Moore | CHI (vs. DET)
16) Ja’Marr Chase | CIN (vs. IND)
17) DeVonta Smith | PHI (at DAL)
18) Rashee Rice | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Calvin Ridley | JAX (at CLE)
20) Davante Adams | LV (vs. MIN)
21) DK Metcalf | SEA (at SF)
22) Courtland Sutton | DEN (at LAC)
23) Brandin Cooks | DAL (vs. PHI)
24) Puka Nacua | LAR (vs. BAL)
25) DeAndre Hopkins | TEN (at MIA)
26) Jayden Reed | GB (at NYG)
27) Garrett Wilson | NYJ (vs. HOU)
28) Cooper Kupp | LAR (vs. BAL)
29) Jakobi Meyers | LV (vs. MIN)
30) Adam Thielen | CAR (at NO)
31) Zay Flowers | BAL (vs. LAR)
32) Demario Douglas | NE (at PIT) – Officially ruled OUT
33) Josh Downs | IND (at CIN)
34) Odell Beckham Jr. | BAL (vs. LAR)
35) Gabe Davis | BUF (at KC)
36) Diontae Johnson | PIT (vs. NE)
37) Tee Higgins | CIN (vs. IND)
38) George Pickens | PIT (vs. NE)
39) Tyler Lockett | SEA (at SF)
40) Noah Brown | HOU (at NYJ)
41) Christian Watson | GB (at NYG)
42) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | SEA (at SF)
43) Drake London | ATL (vs. TB)
44) Zay Jones | JAX (at CLE)
45) Chris Godwin | TB (at ATL)
46) Jerry Jeudy | DEN (at LAC)
47) Joshua Palmer | LAC (vs. DEN)
48) Jordan Addison | MIN (at LV)
49) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
50) Elijah Moore | CLE (vs. JAX)
51) Alec Pierce | IND (at CIN)
52) Amari Cooper | CLE (vs. JAX)
53) Romeo Doubs | GB (at NYG)
54) Jalin Hyatt | NYG (vs. GB)
55) Tyler Boyd | CIN (vs. IND)
56) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
57) Jonathan Mingo | CAR (at NO)
58) Darnell Mooney | CHI (vs. DET)
59) Darius Slayton | NYG (vs. GB)
60) DeVante Parker | NE (at PIT)
61) A.T. Perry | NO (vs. CAR)
62) Jameson Williams | DET (at CHI)
63) Jalen Guyton | LAC (vs. DEN)
64) DJ Chark | CAR (at NO)
65) Tutu Atwell | LAR (vs. BAL)
66) Trey Palmer | TB (at ATL)
67) Cedric Tillman | CLE (vs. JAX)
68) Rashod Bateman | BAL (vs. LAR)
69) Marvin Mims Jr. | DEN (at LAC)
70) Robert Woods | HOU (at NYJ)
71) JuJu Smith-Schuster | NE (at PIT)
72) Josh Reynolds | DET (at CHI)
73) Sterling Shepard | NYG (vs. GB)
74) Michael Gallup | DAL (vs. PHI)
75) Jalen Tolbert | DAL (vs. PHI)
76) Quentin Johnston | LAC (vs. DEN)
77) Skyy Moore | KC (vs. BUF)
78) Marquez Valdes-Scantling | KC (vs. BUF)
79) Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | TEN (at MIA)
80) Kalif Raymond | DET (at CHI)
81) Dontayvion Wicks | GB (at NYG)
82) Jauan Jennings | SF (vs. SEA)
83) Treylon Burks | TEN (at MIA)
84) Wan’Dale Robinson | NYG (vs. GB)
85) Julio Jones | PHI (at DAL)
86) Allen Robinson II | PIT (vs. NE)
87) K.J. Osborn | MIN (at LV)
88) Chris Moore | TEN (at MIA)
89) Alec Pierce | IND (at CIN)
90) Tyquan Thornton | NE (at PIT)
91) Trenton Irwin | CIN (vs. IND)
92) Xavier Gipson | NYJ (vs. HOU)
93) Kadarius Toney | KC (vs. BUF)
94) KaVontae Turpin | DAL (vs. PHI)
95) Keith Kirkwood | NO (vs. CAR)
96) Braxton Berrios | MIA (vs. TEN)
97) Olamide Zaccheaus | PHI (at DAL)
98) Cedrick Wilson Jr. | MIA (vs. TEN)
99) Van Jefferson | ATL (vs. TB)
100) Jake Bobo | SEA (at SF)
The Top WRs To Start in Week 14
Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs (vs. Bills)
This man is the real deal. It’s just that simple. Rice is a 95th-percentile receiver in terms of YAC, and he gets a matchup against a defense routinely attacked via the short pass (league-low 6.3 opponent aDOT, 6% lower than any other defense in the league).
Last week, Kansas City drew up a play to get Rice into the end zone, but he was tackled on the 1-yard line. If he punches that in, the Rice train has more members on it.
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In Week 6 last season, in this matchup, JuJu Smith-Schuster went off for 113 yards and a score. We’ve now got a better receiver filling that role and a weaker Buffalo defense on the other side.
You do the math. Rice is a top-20 play for me.
Brandin Cooks, Dallas Cowboys (vs. Eagles)
The veteran receiver is at it again. No team is overly interested in keeping him, and yet, all he does is produce. He has now scored in three of his past four games — five of his past seven — establishing himself as the WR2 in this high-powered offense.
He wasn’t used much in this offense when these teams first met (two targets, ranking him behind WRs Michael Gallup and Jalen Tolbert), but his elevation up this depth chart has him in a good spot to pick on Philadelphia’s weak pass defense.
Over those last four games, Cooks owns an 87% catch rate while averaging 16.6 yards per catch. Those are positive trends to take into a matchup against an Eagles defense that allows the fifth-highest opponent aDOT. Meanwhile, Cooks’ aDOT easily outpaces that of Lamb, Gallup, and Ferguson.
Cooks is a low-end WR2 for me this week — the highest I’ve had him ranked this season by at least half a dozen spots.
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