Your WR top 80 7.0 is here! Now we not only have to deal with injuries, we have to account for COVID inactives and postponements. Tier 2 got bigger, but until the elites we are waiting on return, tier 1 remains a two man show. 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 | Tyreek Hill | KC | ||
| Tier 2 | ||||
| 3 | +2 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | After the zero scare, back to his normal production |
| 4 | -1 | Stefon Diggs | BUF | |
| 5 | +6 | Adam Thielen | MIN | I’ve been skeptical but Thielen is just a machine |
| 6 | +1 | Davante Adams | GB | |
| 7 | +1 | Michael Thomas | NO | |
| 8 | +1 | D.K. Metcalf | SEA | A splash play waiting to happen |
| 9 | -5 | Amari Cooper | DAL | |
| 10 | -4 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | |
| 11 | +4 | Kenny Golladay | DET | |
| 12 | +1 | Mike Evans | TB | TD machine masking a volume problem |
| 13 | -3 | Allen Robinson | CHI | Very few receivers see the targets ARob does |
| Tier 3 | ||||
| 14 | +14 | Robby Anderson | CAR | Locked in as a WR2 and that may not be high enough; TDs should come |
| 15 | +2 | Robert Woods | LAR | Finally scoring touchdowns but the volume has dried up |
| 16 | Will Fuller | HOU | The boom week hasn’t hit yet but he also hasn’t had a healthy game under 15 PPR points | |
| 17 | +4 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 2nd on the team in targets but leading in yards; quick ascension for the stud rookie |
| 18 | +8 | A.J. Brown | TEN | 7-82-1 on 9 targets midway through the 3rd in his first game back |
| 19 | -7 | Keenan Allen | LAC | Scored on MNF but left with a back injury |
| 20 | Julio Jones | ATL | Injury + dysfunctional team is not a good combo | |
| Tier 4 | ||||
| 21 | -2 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | They wont face the Ravens on the road for the rest of the season |
| 22 | -8 | Terry McLaurin | WAS | I don’t know who we should root for at QB for WFT |
| 23 | +2 | Diontae Johnson | PIT | Back injury said to be minor |
| 24 | -2 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | |
| 25 | -2 | Chris Godwin | TB | |
| 26 | -2 | DeVante Parker | MIA | |
| 27 | Odell Beckham Jr. | CLE | ||
| 28 | -10 | Juju Smith-Schuster | PIT | Really concerning that he’s shrunk this season with the offense taking off |
| 29 | +11 | Tee Higgins | CIN | He earned it anyway but A.J. Green’s injury really makes it clear he’s a top 36 WR |
| Tier 5 | ||||
| 30 | +15 | Brandin Cooks | HOU | Now the target leader in HOU on the season |
| 31 | +19 | Jamison Crowder | NYJ | I just can’t deny this man the respect any longer |
| 32 | -3 | D.J. Moore | CAR | Big game still only 5 targets |
| 33 | -3 | Justin Jefferson | MIN | |
| 34 | +1 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | JAC | Team high in targets and receptions in week 5 |
| 35 | -2 | Deebo Samuel | SF | Getting back on the field is step 1 |
| 36 | +1 | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | Despite a dud, played 97% of the snaps in week 5 |
| 37 | -6 | D.J. Chark | JAC | The targets just aren’t there; left with an ankle this week |
| 38 | -6 | Michael Gallup | DAL | Settled into a low volume deep threat |
| 39 | Marquise Brown | BAL | ||
| 40 | +13 | Mike Williams | LAC | Can Herbert unlock Williams’ awesome ceiling? need those 2 target games to go away |
| Tier 6 | ||||
| 41 | +26 | Chase Claypool | PIT | The genie is out of the bottle although vying for targets with two other quality WRs |
| 42 | +20 | Henry Ruggs III | LV | All it takes it one ball, but we need more to feel comfortable in fantasy |
| 43 | +6 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | |
| 44 | +4 | Darius Slayton | NYG | |
| 45 | -11 | Russell Gage | ATL | |
| 46 | -3 | Jerry Jeudy | DEN | |
| 47 | -9 | Julian Edelman | NE | |
| Tier 7 | ||||
| 48 | +10 | Emmanuel Sanders | NO | Has emerged of late |
| 49 | -8 | Sammy Watkins | KC | After a hamstring injury he could miss “multiple weeks” |
| 50 | -6 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | Nice bounce back but I struggle to want to start him |
| 51 | -5 | Randall Cobb | HOU | |
| 52 | -5 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | GB | |
| 53 | +4 | Preston Williams | MIA | He beasted against SF, but not out of my doghouse yet |
| 54 | -18 | Hunter Renfrow | LV | |
| 55 | -13 | A.J. Green | CIN | Might be dust |
| 56 | -5 | John Brown | BUF | Re-aggravation of a previous calf injury could mean multiple weeks |
| 57 | -5 | Tre’Quan Smith | NO | Hanging on to relevance until Mike Thomas comes back |
| 58 | -3 | Mecole Hardman | KC | With Sammy Watkins out he still only saw 3 targets |
| Tier 8 | ||||
| 59 | -3 | Jalen Reagor | PHI | Hard to find updates on his return from IR |
| 60 | -1 | Gabriel Davis | BUF | Will skyrocket if John Brown has an extended absence |
| 61 | +12 | Darnell Mooney | CHI | Looking like the second option behind ARob |
| 62 | -8 | Scotty Miller | TB | Calvin Ridley can sustain a good egg and we won’t panic, Miller can’t |
| 63 | +12 | Christian Kirk | ARI | |
| 64 | -4 | Corey Davis | TEN | |
| 65 | -4 | Marvin Jones | DET | |
| 66 | -3 | Bryan Edwards | LV | Could be fun if he can get back on the field |
| Tier 9 | ||||
| 67 | NR | Travis Fulgham | PHI | Like Greg Ward before him, an unknown WR has emerged as the WR1 in PHI… for now |
| 68 | +4 | Greg Ward | PHI | |
| 69 | -3 | James Washington | PIT | |
| 70 | -4 | N’Keal Harry | NE | |
| 71 | -3 | Curtis Samuel | CAR | |
| Tier 10 | ||||
| 72 | NR | Jeff Smith | NYJ | Really hate this offense but has now seen back to back games with double digit targets |
| 73 | -3 | Andy Isabella | ARI | |
| 74 | -3 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | |
| 75 | -3 | Golden Tate | NYG | |
| 76 | -2 | Cole Beasley | BUF | |
| 77 | -1 | Tim Patrick | DEN | |
| 78 | Keelan Cole | JAC | If D.J. Chark misses he will get a bump | |
| 79 | NR | Demarcus Robinson | KC | Might be the biggest beneficiary of the Watkins injury |
| 80 | Olamide Zaccheaus | ATL |
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