Fantasy football rankings: WR levels for the rest of the season

We’re in the middle of October, which means it’s time to start our Shuffle Up series. What happened to this point is just an audition. The ranks and tiers you find below are what I would use if I were entering a new fantasy football draft starting now (and yes, there’s still time to draft another Yahoo Fantasy Football league).

Salaries are unscientific and intended as a tool to show where talent clusters. Players who receive the same salary are considered equal. Remember the golden rule: no player gains (or loses) additional value just because you rostered him.

Players currently injured receive their temporary rank at the bottom. It is not up for discussion. Everyone has their own ideas about injuries and returns.

The wideout switch was actually in the contention budget initially, but became more appropriate with the Davante Adams and Amari Cooper trades this week. Fantasy managers should be excited about these deals, as Adams and Cooper were mired in unwinnable offenses a week ago. The Raiders clearly don’t have a legitimate quarterback. The Browns are stuck with a terrible Deshaun Watson contract.

Adams shouldn’t face a tough onboarding process in New York, given his familiarity with Aaron Rodgers. I think Garrett Wilson is a high-end WR2, and Adams is more of a WR2 down the middle, but he could be started every healthy week. Cooper will have to keep up with Buffalo’s offense, but given how poor the play has been out wide, the Bills have every incentive to rush their newest player. We also need to get to know Cooper He was traded midway through the 2018 season His production quickly increased in Dallas. The shuffle considers Cooper to be on the WR2/WR3 line at the moment.

Level 1: Large tickets

• $44 Jamar Chase

• $43 Justin Jefferson

• $41 Sir Lamb

• $40 Amun Ra St. Brown

• $38, Malik Al-Nabras

• $37 AG Brown

• $35 Tyreek Hill

• $34 Deebo Samuel Sr.

• $34 Chris Godwin

• $33 Mike Evans

• $32 Jayden Reid

• $31 Drake London

• $31 Metcalfe

Life is good for Chase managers, but you still feel like there’s some meat left on the bones. Chase, after all, is a WR1 in all scoring formats, but he’s only tied for 20th in wide receiver targets (and the Bengals haven’t said goodbye yet). Joe Burrow had a rating of 138.5 when targeting Chase for crying out loud. Press the easy button, Cincinnati.

It was around this time last year (right after the bye) that the Cowboys threw their game plan in the trash and started throwing it at Lamb at a ridiculous pace. He’s had nine or more goals in each of his last 11 games, totaling a ridiculous 88-1186-9 streak over that span. Well, here we are again – Dallas’ bye week comes after another embarrassing loss at home. Lamb had a slow push after the summer, but I expect him to enjoy the rest of the way.

Hill’s lofty ranking is a hopeful sign for the idea of ​​a return for Tua Tagovailoa. It’s still impossible to cover Hill, but it’s clear the offense has broken down with their current quarterbacks.

Do the Packers have too many good players? Jayden Reed has reached 10 goals just once, and he has managed a modest 34 looks over six starts this year. However, Matt LaFleur’s scheme always uses Reed a lot in scoring areas, and he also gets one or two rushes a game. He’s basically Green Bay’s version of Deebo Samuel. Feature or bug? I like to think of that as an advantage.

Godwin deserves slight preference over Evans, as returning to the slot has boosted his production. Often times, winning with these methods is easier, and the throws are faster and more precise. Godwin has always displayed upside, but he also builds a solid floor, with five or more catches per game. The schedule will be tougher, but Baker Mayfield played well and Tampa Bay’s passing game was narrowly focused.

Level 2: Legitimacy building blocks

• $29 DeVonta Smith

• $27 Brandon Aiyuk

• $27 Garrett Wilson

• $27 Terry McLaurin

• $26 Marvin Harrison Jr

• $26 Stefon Diggs

• $25 for Deontae Johnson

• $25 Flowers costume

• $24 DJ Moore

• $23 T. Higgins

• $22 Davante Adams

• $22 Brian Thomas Jr

• $21 George Pickens

• $20 for Jameson Williams

• $20 Jaylen Waddle

Smith will always play the role of Robin to Brown’s Batman, but Jalen Hurts hasn’t gotten as much work on the goal line this year, and Philadelphia’s passing game only has those two primary options; TE Dallas Goedert is not consistent (and has a hamstring injury), and the rest of the wide receiver room is shockingly thin. Smith may never be a true WR1, but he’s easy to find in a weekly WR2 game.

The Steelers have found a way to win four games with Justin Fields, even though he only throws for 184 yards per game and makes some bad mistakes every week; A terrible Week 6 pick was overturned by a questionable foul call. It feels like a transformation into Russell Wilson is inevitable, perhaps in Week 7. Pickens is a mercurial type, and Arthur Smith’s game is bound to excite us, but Pickens consistently wins on deep routes, and is one of those players who can get through your week with just one play, no matter who is at QB. I can’t give up the theoretical positive side of it.

Admittedly, the Johnsons are a hedge. He could be at the above level if Andy Dalton is locked in to start the entire season, but things could unravel quickly if (and when) Bryce Young returns; At some point, the non-contending Panthers might have to try Young again. Johnson has been outside the top 70 — which is absolutely ridiculous — in both of his youth games this year, using PPR scoring by half a point. Since then, he has had very good grades: WR6, WR9, WR60, WR12.

Level 3: Talk to them, talk to them

• $19 Amari Cooper

• $17 Tank Deal

• $17 Darnell Mooney

• $14 Jackson Smith-Njigba

• $12 Xavier is worth

• $12 Josh Downs

• $11 Christian Watson

• $11 Christian Kirk

• $11 Jordan Addison

• $11 Calvin Ridley

• $11 Michael Bateman Jr

• $11 Courtland Sutton

• $11 JuJu Smith-Schuster

• $10 Wandell Robinson

Robinson is only yielding 4.8 yards per target despite a solid 63.8% catch rate, which tells you how horizontal New York’s passing game is. The key to Robinson’s roster is having a league that has a PPR or half-PPR component. He has five or more catches in five starts, but will be around 40-60 yards most weeks — a useful depth piece, albeit a caped player.

Ridley posted Historical bread last weekHe doesn’t take eight chances. It’s a common failure, as he has had trouble dropping, but Will Levis’ passes often go wide. The best thing I can say about Ridley right now is that I would rather have him on the roster than DeAndre Hopkins.

JuJu Smith-Schuster’s roster mark didn’t go up a week ago because the Chiefs had a bye, perhaps an error by fantasy fans. He’s capable of being Rashee Rice-light, and Kansas City’s game plan worked in overtime in Week 5, finding easy ways for JuJu to win. He is the favorite to be the most targeted player in the team until further notice.

Mooney has a high goal and speed share in a highly focused offense, and Kirk Cousins ​​has completely shaken off the rust. Mooney is stuck with a higher ceiling given his teammates, but his floor is higher than the market might recognize.

Level 4: Some reasonable upside

• $9 Ladd McConkey

• $9 Jacoby Myers

• $8 Khalil Shaker

• $8 Roma Udonzi

• $8 I have Andre Hopkins

• $8 Romeo Dobbs

• $8 Jerry Judy

• $8 Tyler Lockett

• $7 Keenan Allen

• $7 Xavier Leggett

• $7 Jalen Tolbert

• $7 Demario Douglas

• $7 Alec Pearce

Pierce leads all receivers in yards per target, but Michael Pittman Jr. is back and so is Anthony Richardson. The Colts are doing the right thing with Richardson — you have to develop the future of your franchise — but it’s much easier to start everyone in this receiver room with Joe Flacco under center, who has very quietly caught double-digit touchdown passes in his last eight games (20 over this extension).

Jeudy is now the No. 1 wideout in Cleveland, but as long as it’s Deshaun Watson’s offer, do we really care? Message me if and when they try a new quarterback. It may take an injury or some public outburst before Brown is fully motivated to make the switch.

Shakir has always been a solid, low-volume player, and now Cooper is in town to be the featured target. He was a WR3 at his peak, but is closer to a WR5 value now.

Douglas became a quiet source of size in New England and Drake Maye’s debut had more good moments than bad. Maybe he could be the poor man’s version of Wandale Robinson in New England.

Level 5: Ben the deal

• $6 Michael Wilson

• $6 Allen Lazard

• $5 Keion Coleman

• $5 Quentin Johnston

• $4 a pop means

• $4 Joan Jennings

• $4 Tree Tucker

• $4 Rashod Bateman

• $4 Jalen Polk

• $3 Gabe Davis

• $3 Jordan Whittington

• $3 for DeMarcus Robinson

• $3 Darius Slayton

• $3 Tutu Atwell

• $2 Joshua Palmer

• $2 Greg Dortch

• $2 Adonai Mitchell

• $2 Ray Ray McCloud III

• $2 Noah Brown

• $2 Jalen Naylor

• $1 Mike Williams

• $1 Andre Josephas

• $1 Luke McCaffrey

• $1 Galen McMillan

• 1 Curtis Samuel dollar

• $1 Ricky Pearsall

I still expect Lazard to maintain some fantasy value even with the new crowding in the Jets’ receivers room. He has scored in four different weeks, and has the same amount of time to spare for Rodgers as Adams. Mike Williams seems like the odd man out.

Means was helpful in Spencer Rattler’s first start, and now New Orleans’ two primary receivers are injured. I mean, he won’t creep into any defense again, but he’s ready to lead this team in goal share for a week or two. As always, we want to chase potential volume.

Conditional value picks are usually centered around fullbacks, but Jennings takes on that theme as well, and is a player I would start with confidence if anything happened to Samuel or Aiyuk.

If Whittington has enough targets to qualify, he will be at the top of the success rate list among wide receivers, according to Pro Football Reference. He’s the streamer of choice until the Rams get their starting options back.

Temporary Injury Ratings – Not up for debate

• $26 Copper Mug

• $25 Nico Collins

• $24 Puka Nakoa

• $19 Chris Olaf

• $9 Rashid Shahid

• $5 dontavionweeks

• Brandine Chefs $3

• $2 Elijah Moore