Fantasy Football Week 2 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2023-24 NFL season has begun which means fantasy football is back! Already after the first week of the season the perception of multiple players have been changed in the world of fantasy football. Although, it’s important not to overreact to what happened in the first week of the season because there’s a lot of season left. Since every week is important it would be irresponsible to start a player with a rough matchup over a player with a more favorable one that is ranked or projected to perform similar to the original player. Here are fantasy football Week 2 wide receiver rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to the Injured Reserve 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 not be 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 cause 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 Philadelphia Eagles	WR1
Must Start	Tyreek Hill	vs New England Patriots	WR2
Must Start	Ja’Marr Chase	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR3
Starting WR1	Stefon Diggs	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR4
Starting WR1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	vs Detroit Lions	WR5
Starting WR1	Davante Adams*	vs Buffalo Bills	WR6
Starting WR1	CeeDee Lamb	vs New York Jets	WR7
Starting WR1	A.J. Brown	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR8
High WR2	Calvin Ridley	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR9
High WR2	D.K. Metcalf	vs Detroit Lions	WR10
High WR2	Keenan Allen	vs Tennessee Titans	WR11
High WR2	DeVonta Smith	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR12
High WR2	Tee Higgins	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR13
High WR2	Jaylen Waddle*	vs New England Patriots	WR14
High WR2	Chris Olave	vs Carolina Panthers	WR15
Starting WR2	DeAndre Hopkins*	vs Tennessee Titans	WR16
Starting WR2	Deebo Samuel	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR17
Starting WR2	Chris Godwin	vs Chicago Bears	WR18
Starting WR2	Amari Cooper	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR19
Low WR2	Brandon Aiyuk	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR20
Low WR2	Mike Evans	vs Chicago Bears	WR21
Low WR2	Garrett Wilson	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR22
Low WR2	Michael Pittman Jr.	vs Houston Texans	WR23
Low WR2	D.J. Moore	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR24
Low WR2	Christian Watson*	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR25
Flex	Tyler Lockett	vs Detroit Lions	WR26
Flex	Jerry Jeudy*	vs Washington Commanders	WR27
Flex	Mike Williams	vs Tennessee Titans	WR28
Flex	Terry McLaurin	vs Denver Broncos	WR29
Flex	Zay Flowers	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR30
Flex	Puka Nacua	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR31
Flex	Marquise “Hollywood” Brown	vs New York Giants	WR32
Flex	Nico Collins	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR33
Flex	George Pickens	vs Cleveland Browns	WR34
Flex	Michael Thomas	vs Carolina Panthers	WR35
Flex	Jakobi Meyers*	vs Buffalo Bills	WR36
Flex	Jordan Addison	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR37
Deep League Flex	Zay Jones	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR38
Deep League Flex	Jahan Dotson	vs Denver Broncos	WR39
Deep League Flex	Odell Beckham Jr.	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR40
Deep League Flex	Gabriel Davis	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR41
Deep League Flex	Jaxson Smith-Njigba	vs Detroit Lions	WR42
Deep League Flex	Drake London	vs Green Bay Packers	WR43
Deep League Flex	Courtland Sutton	vs Washington Commanders	WR44
Deep League Flex	Allen Robinson	vs Cleveland Browns	WR45
Deep League Flex	Tutu Atwell	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR46
Deep League Flex	Kendrick Bourne	vs Miami Dolphins	WR47
Deep League Flex	Christian Kirk	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR48
Upside Play	Rasheed Shaheed	vs Carolina Panthers	WR49
Upside Play	Van Jefferson	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR50
Upside Play	Brandin Cooks*	vs New York Jets	WR51
Upside Play	Elijah Moore	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR52
Upside Play	Treylon Burks	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR53
Upside Play	Romeo Doubs*	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR54
Upside Play	Darnell Mooney	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR55
Upside Play	DeVante Parker*	vs Miami Dolphins	WR56
Upside Play	Robert Woods	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR57
Upside Play	Skyy Moore	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR58
Upside Play	K.J. Osborn	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR59
Upside Play	Curtis Samuel*	vs Denver Broncos	WR60
Upside Play	DJ Chark*	vs New Orleans Saints	WR61
Upside Play	Tyler Boyd	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR62
Upside Play	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR63
Upside Play	Allen Lazard	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR64
Upside Play	Adam Thielen	vs New Orleans Saints	WR65
Upside Play	Kadarius Toney	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR66
Upside Play	Josh Reynolds	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR67
Upside Play	Isaiah Hodgins	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR68
Upside Play	JuJu Smith-Schuster	vs Miami Dolphins	WR69
Upside Play	Calvin Austin III	vs Cleveland Browns	WR70
Upside Play	Rondale Moore	vs New York Giants	WR71
Upside Play	Jonathan Mingo	vs New Orleans Saints	WR72
Upside Play	Jayden Reed	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR73
Leave on the Bench	Rondale Moore	vs New York Giants	WR74
Leave on the Bench	Josh Downs	vs Houston Texans	WR75
Leave on the Bench	Quentin Johnston	vs Tennessee Titans	WR76
Leave on the Bench	Donovan Peoples-Jones	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR77
Leave on the Bench	Michael Wilson	vs New York Giants	WR78
Leave on the Bench	Tank Dell	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR79
Leave on the Bench	Parris Campbell	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR80
Leave on the Bench	Rashee Rice	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR81
Leave on the Bench	Alec Pierce	vs Houston Texans	WR82
Leave on the Bench	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR83
Leave on the Bench	Rashod Bateman	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR84
Leave on the Bench	Darius Slayton	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR85
Leave on the Bench	Marvin Jones Jr.	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR86
Leave on the Bench	Hunter Renfrow	vs Buffalo Bills	WR87
Leave on the Bench	Deonte Harty	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR88
Leave on the Bench	Braxton Berrios	vs New England Patriots	WR89
Leave on the Bench	Trey Palmer	vs Chicago Bears	WR90
Leave on the Bench	Demario Douglas	vs Miami Dolphins	WR91
Leave on the Bench	John Metchie III*	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR92
Leave on the Bench	Wan’Dale Robinson*	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR93
Leave on the Bench	Marvin Mims Jr.	vs Washington Commanders	WR94
Leave on the Bench	Jalin Hyatt	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR95
Leave on the Bench	Joshua Palmer	vs Tennessee Titans	WR96
Leave on the Bench	Kavontae Turpin	vs New York Jets	WR97
Leave on the Bench	Chase Claypool	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR98
Leave on the Bench	Sterling Shepard	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR99
Leave on the Bench	Mack Hollins	vs Green Bay Packers	WR100
Leave on the Bench	Kayson Boutte*	vs Miami Dolphins	WR101

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

Las Vegas Raiders Wide Receivers: WR6 Davante Adams & WR36 Jakobi Meyers

Davante Adams was held out of practice Wednesday with a foot injury. Jakobi Meyers is currently in concussion protocol. If Davante Adams misses Week 2 against the Buffalo Bills and Jakobi Meyers plays then Meyers will move up to WR26 between Tyler Lockett and Jerry Jeudy. Hunter Renfrow moves up to WR58 between Skyy Moore and Robert Woods.

If Jakobi Meyers misses the game and Davante Adams is active then Hunter Renfrow moves up to WR70 between Calvin Austin III and Rondale Moore.

If both Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers misses Week 2 against the Buffalo Bills Hunter Renfrow moves up to WR30 between Zay Flowers and Puka Nucua. Kristian Wilkerson becomes the WR88 between Deonte Harty and Braxton Berrios.

WR14 Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins

Jaylen Waddle was limited in practice Wednesday because of an oblique injury. He is expected to play this week. If Waddle were to miss Week 2 against the New England Patriots Braxton Berrios would become WR73 between Jayden Reeed and Rondale Moore. River Cracraft becomes WR91 between Demario Douglas and John Metchie III.

WR16 DeAndre Hopkins, Tennessee Titans

DeAndre Hopkins missed practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. If he was to miss Week 2 against the Los Angeles Chargers Treylon Burks moves up to WR38 between Zay Jones and Jahan Dotson. Nick Westbrook-Ihkine moves up to WR77 between Donovan Peoples-Jones and Michael Wilson.

Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers: WR25 Christian Watson & WR54 Romeo Doubs

Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs are both dealing with hamstring injuries. Watson missed last week’s game while Doubs was able to play though the injury. If Christian Watson misses Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons and Romeo Doubs plays then Doubs becomes the WR28 between Mike Williams and Terry McLaurin. Jayden Reed moves up to WR62 between Tyler Boyd and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

If Doubs misses Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons and Christian Watson plays Jayden Reed moves up to WR59 between K.J. Osborn and Curtis Samuel. Dontayvion Wicks would become WR93 between Wan’Dale Robinson and Marvin Mims Jr.

If both Watson and Doubs miss Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons then Jayden Reed becomes WR40 between Odell Beckham Jr. and Gabriel Davis. Dontayvion Wicks becomes WR73 between Jonathan Mingo and Rondale Moore.

WR27 Jerry Jeudy, Denver Broncos

Jerry Jeudy suffered a hamstring injury that is expected to hold him out for the first few weeks of the season. He was held out of Denver’s season opener last week. If Jeudy misses Week 2 against the Washington Commanders Courtland Sutton becomes the WR28 between Mike Williams and Terry McLaurin.

WR51 Brandin Cooks, Dallas Cowboys

Brandin Cooks missed practice on Wednesday because of a knee injury. If Cooks misses Week 2 against the New York Jets Michael Gallup moves up to WR57 between Robert Woods or Skyy Moore. Jalen Tolbert would become the WR95 between Jalin Hyatt and Joshua Palmer.

New England Patriots Wide Receivers: WR56 DeVante Parker & WR101 Kayshon Boutte

DeVante Parker missed last week’s game with a knee injury. That injury limited Parker in practice on Wednesday. Kayshon Boutte was limited in practice on Wednesday with a hamstring injury. If DeVante Parker misses Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins and Boutte is active Kendrick Bourne moves up to WR43 between Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Drake London. JuJu Smith-Schuster moves up to WR61 between D.J. Chark and Tyler Boyd. Demario Douglas moves up to WR86 between Marvin Jones Jr. and Hunter Renfrow. Kayshon Boutte moves up to WR96 between Jalin Hyatt and Joshua Palmer.

If Parker is active against the Miami Dolphins and Boutte is inactive, every Patriots wide receiver ranking stays the same.

If both Parker and Boutte are inactive then Kendrick Bourne moves up to WR43 between Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Drake London. JuJu Smith-Schuster moves up to WR61 between D.J. Chark and Tyler Boyd. Demario Douglas moves up to WR86 between Marvin Jones Jr. and Hunter Renfrow. Kayshon Boutte moves up to WR96 between Jalin Hyatt and Joshua Palmer.

WR60 Curtis Samuel, Washington Commanders

Curtis Samuel was limited in practice on Wednesday with a hip injury. If Samuel misses Week 2 against the Denver Broncos Dyami Brown would become the WR90 between Trey Palmer and Demario Douglas.

WR61 DJ Chark, Carolina Panthers

DJ Chark missed last week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with a hamstring injury. He returned to practice on Wednesday. If Chark misses Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints Adam Thielen moves up to WR56 between Darnell Mooney and DeVante Parker. Jonathan Mingo moves up to WR69 between JuJu Smith-Schuster and Calvin Austin III.

WR92 John Metchie III, Houston Texans

John Metchie III missed last week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens with a hamstring injury. Metchie III was limited in practice on Wednesday because of the injury. Nico Collins, Robert Woods, and Tank Dell retain their current rankings if Metchie III is inactive.

WR93 Wan’Dale Robinson, New York Giants

Wan’Dale Robinson is still recovering from a torn ACL he suffered last season. He missed last week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys due to the injury. If Robinson misses Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals the other Giants receivers should have larger roles in the offense.

Players that are currently not expected to play

Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Diontae Johnson is expected to miss multiple weeks with a hamstring injury after getting hurt in the Steelers season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. George Pickens is expected to be the number one receiver for the Steelers. He will be followed by Allen Robinson and Calvin Austin III in the receiver room.

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