Your WR top 80 8.0 is here! We’re getting some studs back playing on the field, so that’s a bonus to the upper tier. As a rule, injuries will always bump guys down. I am generally pessimistic that players will return on time at full strength without a setback.
This list is not league or format specific, but it is based on 2020 rest-of-season projection only. When thinking through tiers and rankings I asked myself simply – “all things considered who would I rather have on my roster?”
| Rank | Change | Name | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | ||||
| 1 | DeAndre Hopkins | ARI | ||
| 2 | +4 | Davante Adams | GB | Back, healthy and saw 10 targets; game on |
| 3 | -1 | Tyreek Hill | KC | |
| Tier 2 | ||||
| 4 | -1 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | |
| 5 | -1 | Stefon Diggs | BUF | |
| 6 | +14 | Julio Jones | ATL | Welcome back |
| 7 | Michael Thomas | NO | ||
| 8 | -3 | Adam Thielen | MIN | Touchdown machine but any given week isn’t the WR1 on his own team |
| 9 | -1 | D.K. Metcalf | SEA | |
| Tier 3 | ||||
| 10 | +6 | Will Fuller | HOU | This is what we all dreamed could happen |
| 11 | -1 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | |
| 12 | -1 | Kenny Golladay | DET | A TD or 100 yards in every game this season |
| 13 | -4 | Amari Cooper | DAL | Dalton might cause more of a drop than previously anticipated |
| 14 | +4 | A.J. Brown | TEN | He’s 100% back and it’s glorious |
| 15 | -3 | Mike Evans | TB | Week 6 was the valley game I knew was coming, with Godwin healthy could happen more often |
| 16 | -3 | Allen Robinson | CHI | |
| 17 | +2 | Keenan Allen | LAC | |
| Tier 4 | ||||
| 18 | -3 | Robert Woods | LAR | The TDs are hitting but overall volume capping upside |
| 19 | -5 | Robby Anderson | CAR | |
| 20 | +2 | Terry McLaurin | WAS | Still put up 7-74 on 12 targets against a sneaky good D |
| 21 | +4 | Chris Godwin | TB | The Bucs offense just doesn’t want to play fast and loose, Brady wants to control games |
| 22 | -5 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | It’s one game, but Dalton not looking like the solution for Dak’s absence |
| 23 | +10 | Justin Jefferson | MIN | Trading off with Adam Thielen but three 100 yard games in the last 4 |
| 24 | +5 | Tee Higgins | CIN | 3 weeks in a row on the rise |
| 25 | -4 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | |
| Tier 5 | ||||
| 26 | +4 | Brandin Cooks | HOU | The Texans have no choice but to try and trade scores every game |
| 27 | -4 | Diontae Johnson | PIT | |
| 28 | -4 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | |
| 29 | +3 | D.J. Moore | CAR | Popped back into our hearts with 11 targets; was it because Samuel was out? |
| 30 | -4 | DeVante Parker | MIA | |
| 31 | +10 | Chase Claypool | PIT | Could be the WR1 in Pitt but for now, moved him up to second place |
| 32 | -5 | Odell Beckham | CLE | |
| 33 | -5 | Juju Smith-Schuster | PIT | |
| 34 | -3 | Jamison Crowder | NYJ | Still a WR3 but this team is caving in fast |
| 35 | Deebo Samuel | SF | ||
| 36 | +4 | Mike Williams | LAC | Herbert is unlocking this offense, but week to week liable to have a 1-12-0 line |
| Tier 6 | ||||
| 37 | -1 | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | |
| 38 | -4 | Laviska Shenault Jr | JAC | |
| 39 | +3 | Henry Ruggs III | LV | |
| 40 | -3 | DJ Chark | JAC | |
| 41 | -3 | Michael Gallup | DAL | |
| 42 | -3 | Marquise Brown | BAL | |
| 43 | +12 | A.J. Green | CIN | A week of relevance, perhaps to drum up trade interest? |
| 44 | +15 | Jalen Reagor | PHI | Was hoping he’d get activated off IR this week; should walk into a feature role |
| 45 | -1 | Darius Slayton | NYG | |
| Tier 7 | ||||
| 46 | +31 | Tim Patrick | DEN | 15 targets over the last 2 games turned into 10-214-1 and there’s not much competition |
| 47 | -2 | Russell Gage | ATL | |
| 48 | -2 | Jerry Jeudy | DEN | |
| 49 | +27 | Cole Beasley | BUF | On a career high pace in 2020 |
| 50 | -3 | Julian Edelman | NE | A poor man’s Cole Beasley now |
| 51 | +2 | Preston Williams | MIA | Another TD and he’s still barely a fantasy starter |
| 52 | -3 | Emmanuel Sanders | NO | |
| 53 | +14 | Travis Fulgham | PHI | Making a case to remain involved even with a healthy WR group |
| Tier 8 | ||||
| 54 | -3 | Randall Cobb | HOU | |
| 55 | -3 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | GB | |
| 56 | -13 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | One game over 6 targets, two games over 50 yards |
| 57 | -7 | TY Hilton | IND | Production has completely evaporated |
| 58 | -4 | Hunter Renfrow | LV | |
| 59 | NR | Demarcus Robinson | KC | Could be relevant while Sammy Watkins is out |
| 60 | -4 | John Brown | BUF | |
| 61 | +2 | Christian Kirk | ARI | Signs of life on MNF |
| 62 | -13 | Sammy Watkins | KC | |
| Tier 9 | ||||
| 63 | -3 | Gabriel Davis | BUF | |
| 64 | -3 | Darnell Mooney | CHI | |
| 65 | -7 | Mecole Hardman | KC | Probably needs a Hill injury to become relevant |
| 66 | -2 | Corey Davis | TEN | Off COVID list, but what’s his role upon return? |
| 67 | -2 | Marvin Jones | DET | |
| 68 | -2 | Bryan Edwards | LV | |
| 69 | NR | Denzel Mims | NYJ | Could provide a spark once he returns and Gase is fired |
| Tier 10 | ||||
| 70 | -1 | James Washington | PIT | |
| 71 | -14 | Tre’Quan Smith | NO | Loses any real appeal with Thomas back |
| 72 | -1 | Curtis Samuel | CAR | |
| 73 | NR | Breshad Perriman | NYJ | Just throw darts at NYJ pass catchers if you’re desperate |
| 74 | -1 | Andy Isabella | ARI | |
| 75 | -1 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | |
| 76 | -1 | Golden Tate | NYG | |
| 77 | NR | Tyler Johnson | TB | 1 target, 1 touchdown on Sunday; a good stash if an injury happens to Godwin or Evans |
| 78 | NR | Marcus Johnson | IND | Came out of nowhere to lead the team with 8 targets and a 5-105 line |
| 79 | -1 | Keelan Cole | JAC | |
| 80 | NR | Cedrick Wilson | DAL | On the fantasy radar; stash if anyone ahead gets injured |
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