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Fantasy Football Week 2 Wide Receiver Rankings

Publish Date: September 14, 2022

The 2022-23 NFL season began last week which means so did fantasy football. After getting a taste of the NFL season last week, it is important not to overreact and make some risky moves when setting lineups for this week. For the first few weeks, fantasy managers should pay attention to trends that they see from teams that could shape the rest of the season. Here are fantasy football week 2 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 category.

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 Cooper Kupp vs Atlanta Falcons WR1
Must Start Justin Jefferson vs Philadelphia Eagles WR2
Must Start Davante Adams vs Arizona Cardinals WR3
Must Start Ja’Marr Chase vs Dallas Cowboys WR4
Must Start Stefon Diggs vs Tennessee Titans WR5
Starting WR1 A.J. Brown vs Minnesota Vikings WR6
Starting WR1 Michael Pittman Jr. vs Jacksonville Jaguars WR7
Starting WR1 Tyreek Hill vs Baltimore Ravens WR8
Starting WR1 Deebo Samuel vs Seattle Seahawks WR9
High WR2 Diontae Johnson vs New England Patriots WR10
High WR2 Terry McLaurin vs Detroit Lions WR11
High WR2 Tee Higgins* vs Dallas Cowboys WR12
Starting WR2 Mike Evans vs New Orleans Saints WR13
Starting WR2 Amon-Ra St. Brown vs Washington Commanders WR14
Starting WR2 Marquise “Hollywood” Brown vs Las Vegas Raiders WR15
Starting WR2 Brandin Cooks vs Denver Broncos WR16
Low WR2 D.J. Moore vs New York Giants WR17
Low WR2 Gabe Davis vs Tennessee Titans WR18
Low WR2 Courtland Sutton vs Houston Texans WR19
Low WR2 Michael Thomas vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR20
Low WR2 Jerry Jeudy vs Houston Texans WR21
Low WR2 Mike Williams vs Kansas City Chiefs WR22
Flex Jaylen Waddle vs Baltimore Ravens WR23
Flex CeeDee Lamb vs Cincinnati Bengals WR24
Flex D.K. Metcalf vs San Francisco 49ers WR25
Flex Chris Godwin* vs New Orleans Saints WR26
Flex JuJu Smith-Schuster vs Los Angeles Chargers WR27
Flex Drake London vs Los Angeles Rams WR28
Deep League Flex Christian Kirk vs Indianapolis Colts WR29
Deep League Flex Darnell Mooney vs Green Bay Packers WR30
Deep League Flex Rashod Bateman vs Miami Dolphins WR31
Deep League Flex Curtis Samuel vs Detroit Lions WR32
Deep League Flex Joshua Palmer vs Kansas City Chiefs WR33
Deep League Flex Julio Jones vs New Orleans Saints WR34
Deep League Flex Robbie Anderson vs New York Giants WR35
Deep League Flex Jakobi Meyers vs Pittsburgh Steelers WR36
Deep League Flex Hunter Renfrow vs Arizona Cardinals WR37
Deep League Flex Allen Lazard* vs Chicago Bears WR38
Deep League Flex Allen Robinson vs Atlanta Falcons WR39
Deep League Flex Adam Thielen vs Philadelphia Eagles WR40
Upside Play Amari Cooper vs New York Jets WR41
Upside Play D.J. Chark vs Washington Commanders WR42
Upside Play Chase Claypool vs New England Patriots WR43
Upside Play Rondale Moore* vs Las Vegas Raiders WR44
Upside Play Marquez Valdes-Scantling vs Los Angeles Chargers WR45
Upside Play Jahan Dotson vs Detroit Lions WR46
Upside Play DeVonta Smith vs Minnesota Vikings WR47
Upside Play Elijah Moore vs Cleveland Browns WR48
Upside Play Zay Jones vs Indianapolis Colts WR49
Upside Play DeAndre Carter vs Kansas City Chiefs WR50
Upside Play Mecole Hardman vs Los Angeles Chargers WR51
Upside Play Jarvis Landry vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR52
Upside Play Garrett Wilson vs Cleveland Browns WR53
Upside Play Sterling Shepard vs Carolina Panthers WR54
Upside Play Brandon Aiyuk vs Seattle Seahawks WR55
Upside Play Tyler Lockett vs San Francisco 49ers WR56
Upside Play Robert Woods vs Buffalo Bills WR57
Upside Play DeVante Parker vs Pittsburgh Steelers WR58
Upside Play Chris Olave vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR59
Upside Play Treylon Burks vs Buffalo Bills WR60
Upside Play Corey Davis vs Cleveland Browns WR61
Leave on the Bench Tyler Boyd vs Dallas Cowboys WR62
Leave on the Bench Michael Gallup* vs Cincinnati Bengals WR63
Leave on the Bench Nico Collins vs Denver Broncos WR64
Leave on the Bench George Pickens vs New England Patriots WR65
Leave on the Bench Isaiah McKenzie vs Tennessee Titans WR66
Leave on the Bench K.J. Osborn vs Philadelphia Eagles WR67
Leave on the Bench Van Jefferson* vs Atlanta Falcons WR68
Leave on the Bench Kenny Golladay vs Carolina Panthers WR69
Leave on the Bench Marvin Jones Jr. vs Indianapolis Colts WR70
Leave on the Bench Christian Watson vs Chicago Bears WR71
Leave on the Bench Kadarius Toney vs Carolina Panthers WR72
Leave on the Bench Donovan Peoples-Jones vs New York Jets WR73
Leave on the Bench Kyle Phillips vs Buffalo Bills WR74
Leave on the Bench Nelson Agholor vs Pittsburgh Steelers WR75
Leave on the Bench A.J. Green vs Las Vegas Raiders WR76
Leave on the Bench Noah Brown vs Cincinnati Bengals WR77
Leave on the Bench Wan’Dale Robinson* vs Carolina Panthers WR78
Leave on the Bench Devin Duvernay vs Miami Dolphins WR79
Leave on the Bench Parris Campbell vs Jacksonville Jaguars WR80
Leave on the Bench Romeo Doubs vs Chicago Bears WR81
Leave on the Bench Richie James vs Carolina Panthers WR82
Leave on the Bench Cedrick Wilson Jr. vs Baltimore Ravens WR83
Leave on the Bench Sammy Watkins vs Chicago Bears WR84
Leave on the Bench Alec Pierce* vs Jacksonville Jaguars WR85
Leave on the Bench Jamison Crowder vs Tennessee Titans WR86
Leave on the Bench Randall Cobb vs Chicago Bears WR87
Leave on the Bench Dante Pettis vs Los Angeles Rams WR88
Leave on the Bench Skyy Moore vs Los Angeles Chargers WR89

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

WR12 Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins suffered a concussion in Cincinnati’s first game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Higgins was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday. However, if Higgins was to miss this week against the Dallas Cowboys Ja’Marr Chase would retain his WR4 ranking and Tyler Boyd would move up to WR39 between Allen Robinson and Adam Thielen.

WR27 Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chris Godwin suffered a hamstring injury directly resulting from his torn ACL recovery during Sunday night’s against the Dallas Cowboys. If Godwin is inactive then Mike Evans retains his WR13 ranking, Julio Jones moves up to WR30 between Darnell Mooney and Rashod Bateman, and Russell Gage moves up to WR55 between Brandon Aiyuk and Tyler Lockett.

WR38 Allen Lazard, Green Bay Packers

Allen Lazard missed the first game of the year for an ankle injury. It is a great sign for Green Bay that Lazard returned to practice Wednesday. However if he was to miss Sunday Night’s game against the Chicago Bears then Romeo Doubs would move up to WR47 between DeVonta Smith and Elijah Moore, Christian Watson would move up to WR52 between Jarvis Landry and Garrett Wilson. Both Randall Cobb and Sammy Watkins would retain their current rankings.

WR44 Ronald Moore, Arizona Cardinals

Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore missed last week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a hamstring injury. Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Moore is “day-to-day at this point”. There is a chance that Moore is healthy to play this week against the Las Vegas Raiders. If he cannot play this week then Greg Dortch would join the list as WR61 between Corey Davis and Tyler Boyd. A.J. Green would move up to WR75 between Nelson Agholor and Kyle Phillips.

WR63 Michael Gallup, Dallas Cowboys

Dallas’ game against Cincinnati this week was the projected return date for Michael Gallup from his ACL tear. It isn’t certain that Gallup does return this week. If he doesn’t play this week then Noah Brown would likely be Dallas’ number two receiver slotting in at WR75 between Kyle Phillips and Nelson Agholor. After Jalen Tolbert was shockingly inactive last week it is hard to trust another receiver for the Cowboys especially since Cooper Rush is getting the start.

WR68 Van Jefferson, Los Angeles Rams

Van Jefferson missed last week’s game with a knee issue. There is a chance he is also inactive for Los Angeles’ Week 2 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. If Jefferson misses this week’s game then Ben Skowronek would join the list at WR76 between A.J. Brown and Noah Brown.

WR78 Wan’Dale Robinson, New York Giants

Wan’Dale Robinson suffered a knee injury in New York’s first game of the season. He missed practice Wednesday which is not a good sign for his status against the Carolina Panthers. If Robinson misses this week’s game expected Kadarius Toney to see more time in three receiver sets.

WR85 Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts

Alec Pierce is in the NFL’s concussion protocol. He could be in danger of missing this week’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. If Pierce is inactive for Indianapolis’ game this week then Ashton Dulin and Mike Strachan would be the third and fourth receiver on the Colts’ depth chart behind Michael Pittman Jr. and Parris Campbell.

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