Fantasy Football Week 17 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2021-22 NFL season has only two weeks left. Bye weeks are over and most leagues are now at their championship game. At this point it is important to have backup options on your fantasy roster because injuries are continuing to mount up. It is always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the fantasy football week 17 wide receiver rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to reserve/COVID-19 list*

(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)

Key:

Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.

Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.

High WR2- a player who may isn’t likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 territory.

Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started is because of their consistency and moderately high floor

Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.

Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and causes a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.

Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.

Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.

Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.

Category	Name	Opponent	Ranking
Must Start	Justin Jefferson	vs Green Bay Packers	WR1
Must Start	Ja’Marr Chase	vs Buffalo Bills	WR2
Must Start	Tyreek Hill	vs New England Patriots	WR3
Starting WR1	Keenan Allen	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR4
Starting WR1	CeeDee Lamb	vs Tennessee Titans	WR5
Starting WR1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	vs Chicago Bears	WR6
Starting WR1	Davante Adams	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR7
Starting WR1	Chris Godwin	vs Carolina Panthers	WR8
Starting WR1	Stefon Diggs	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR9
High WR2	A.J. Brown*	vs New Orleans Saints	WR10
High WR2	Tee Higgins	vs Buffalo Bills	WR11
High WR2	DeAndre Hopkins	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR12
High WR2	Deebo Samuel*	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR13
Starting WR2	D.K. Metcalf	vs New York Jets	WR14
Starting WR2	Jerry Jeudy*	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR15
Starting WR2	DeVonta Smith	vs New Orleans Saints	WR16
Starting WR2	Tyler Lockett*	vs New York Jets	WR17
Starting WR2	Christian Watson*	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR18
Starting WR2	Jaylen Waddle	vs New England Patriots	WR19
Starting WR2	Mike Williams	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR20
Starting WR2	Garrett Wilson	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR21
Low WR2	Amari Cooper*	vs Washington Commanders	WR22
Low WR2	Terry McLaurin	vs Cleveland Browns	WR23
Low WR2	Diontae Johnson*	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR24
Low WR2	D.J. Moore	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR25
Flex	Mike Evans	vs Carolina Panthers	WR26
Flex	Christian Kirk	vs Houston Texans	WR27
Flex	Drake London	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR28
Flex	Michael Pittman Jr.	vs New York Giants	WR29
Flex	Chris Olave*	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR30
Flex	JuJu Smith-Schuster	vs Denver Broncos	WR31
Flex	Brandin Cooks	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR32
Flex	Allen Lazard	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR33
Deep League Flex	Courtland Sutton*	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR34
Deep League Flex	Jakobi Meyers	vs Miami Dolphins	WR35
Deep League Flex	Donovan Peoples-Jones	vs Washington Commanders	WR36
Deep League Flex	Marquise “Hollywood” Brown	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR37
Deep League Flex	Jahan Dotson	vs Cleveland Browns	WR38
Deep League Flex	Brandon Aiyuk	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR39
Deep League Flex	Adam Thielen	vs Green Bay Packers	WR40
Deep League Flex	Gabriel Davis	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR41
Deep League Flex	DJ Chark	vs Chicago Bears	WR42
Deep League Flex	Darius Slayton	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR43
Deep League Flex	Michael Gallup	vs Tennessee Titans	WR44
Deep League Flex	Greg Dortch	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR45
Deep League Flex	Isaiah Hodgins	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR46
Upside Play	Chris Moore	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR47
Upside Play	Romeo Doubs	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR48
Upside Play	Corey Davis	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR49
Upside Play	Chase Claypool	vs Detroit Lions	WR50
Upside Play	Treylon Burks	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR51
Upside Play	Curtis Samuel	vs Cleveland Browns	WR52
Upside Play	Tyler Boyd	vs Buffalo Bills	WR53
Upside Play	Russell Gage	vs Carolina Panthers	WR54
Upside Play	Demarcus Robinson	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR55
Upside Play	Richie James	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR56
Upside Play	K.J. Osborn	vs Green Bay Packers	WR57
Upside Play	Elijah Moore	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR58
Upside Play	Tutu Atwell	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR59
Upside Play	George Pickens	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR60
Upside Play	Parris Campbell	vs New York Giants	WR61
Upside Play	Mecole Hardman*	vs Denver Broncos	WR62
Upside Play	Rashid Shaheed	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR63
Leave on the Bench	Isaiah McKenzie	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR64
Leave on the Bench	Van Jefferson	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR65
Leave on the Bench	Joshua Palmer	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR66
Leave on the Bench	Alec Pierce	vs New York Giants	WR67
Leave on the Bench	Olamide Zaccheus	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR68
Leave on the Bench	Jameson Williams	vs Chicago Bears	WR69
Leave on the Bench	Mack Hollins	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR70
Leave on the Bench	Robert Woods	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR71
Leave on the Bench	Julio Jones	vs Carolina Panthers	WR72
Leave on the Bench	Josh Reynolds*	vs Chicago Bears	WR73
Leave on the Bench	Marvin Jones Jr.	vs Houston Texans	WR74
Leave on the Bench	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	vs Denver Broncos	WR75
Leave on the Bench	Hunter Renfrow	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR76
Leave on the Bench	Marquise Goodwin	vs New York Jets	WR77
Leave on the Bench	Kadarius Toney	vs Denver Broncos	WR78

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

WR10 A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles

A.J. Brown was limited in Wednesday’s walkthrough with a knee injury. If Brown doesn’t play this week against the New Orleans Saints DeVonta Smith moves up to WR13 between Deebo Samuel and D.K. Metcalf.

WR13 Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers

Deebo Samuel could return to practice on Thursday. He has missed the past two games with a knee injury. If Samuel doesn’t return this week against the Las Vegas Raiders Brandon Aiyuk moves up to WR33 between Allen Lazard and Courtland Sutton.

Denver Broncos Wide Receivers: WR15 Jerry Jeudy & WR34 Courtland Sutton

Jerry Jeudy was limited in practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. Courtland Sutton was limited in practice on Wednesday with a hamstring injury. It both are out this week against the Kansas City Chiefs Kendall Hinton becomes the WR37 this week between Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Jahan Dotson.

If Jeudy is inactive and Sutton is active Sutton moves up to WR25 between D.J. Moore and Mike Evans. Hinton becomes the WR51 between Treylon Burks and Curtis Samuel.

If Jeudy is active and Sutton is inactive Hinton becomes the WR51 between Treylon Burks and Curtis Samuel.

Seattle Seahawks Wide Receivers: WR17 Tyler Lockett & WR77 Marquise Goodwin

Tyler Lockett missed last week’s game with a broken finger. Marquise Goodwin missed practice on Wednesday with shoulder and wrist injuries. It both are out this week against the Kansas City Chiefs Laquon Treadwell becomes the WR63 this week between Rashid Shaheed and Isaiah McKenzie.

If Lockett is inactive and Goodwin is active Goodwin moves up to WR60 between George Pickens and Parris Campbell. Treadwell becomes the WR75 between Marvin Jones Jr. and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

If Lockett is active and Goodwin is inactive Treadwell becomes the WR77 between Hunter Renfrow and Kadarius Toney.

WR18 Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers

Christian Watson missed practice on Wednesday because of a hip injury. If he was to miss this week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings Allen Lazard move up to WR19 between Jaylen Waddle and Mike Williams. Romeo Doubs moves up to WR38 between Jahan Dotson and Brandon Aiyuk.

WR22 Amari Cooper, Cleveland Browns

Amari Cooper missed practice on Wednesday’s practice because of a hip injury and for rest. He played the past three weeks with this injury. If Cooper misses this week’s game against the Washington Commanders Donovan Peoples-Jones will become the WR21 between Mike Williams and Garrett Wilson. David Bell then will become the WR71 between Robert Woods and Julio Jones.

WR24 Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Diontae Johnson was limited in practice on Wednesday with a toe injury. If Johnson misses this week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens George Pickens moves up to WR35 between Jakobi Meyers and Donovan Peoples-Jones.

WR30 Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints

Chris Olave missed last week’s game against the Cleveland Browns with a hamstring injury. He was limited on Wednesday because of the injury. If Olave misses this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles Rashid Shaheed becomes the WR556 between Richie James and K.J. Osborn.

WR50 Chase Claypool, Chicago Bears

Chase Claypool missed last week’s game against the Buffalo Bills with a knee injury. He missed practice on Wednesday because of that injury. If Claypool can’t play in this week’s game against the Detroit Lions Equanimeous St. Brown would become the WR55 between Demarcus Robinson and Richie James. Dante Pettis becomes the WR61 between George Pickens and Parris Campbell.

WR62 Mecole Hardman, Kansas City Chiefs

Mecole Hardman could return from Injured Reserve this week after missing the past seven games because of an abdomen injury. He returned to practice on Wednesday. If Hardman doesn’t return this week agianst the Seattle Seahawks the Kadrius Toney moves up to WR62 between Parris Campbell and Rashid Shaheed.

WR72 Julio Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Julio Jones was limited in practice on Wednesday due to a knee injury. If he can’t play this week against the Carolina Panthers all Buccaneers receivers retain their value.

WR73 Josh Reynolds, Detroit Lions

Josh Reynolds missed practice on Wednesday because of an illness. If Reynolds misses this week’s game against the Chicago Bears Jameson Williams moves up to WR63 between Mecole Hardman and Rashid Shaheed.

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