Fantasy Football Week 2 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2024-25 NFL season has begun which means fantasy football is back! The first week has shown us already that there could be some major differences in the fantasy landscape from last year to this year. But it’s important not to overreact to what happened in the first week of the season because there’s a lot of season left to be played.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 similarly. Here are fantasy football Week 2 wide receiver rankings.

[Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to 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 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.

Fantasy Football Week 2 Wide Receiver Rankings

Category	Name	Opponent	Ranking
Must Start	Justin Jefferson	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR1
Must Start	Tyreek Hill	vs Buffalo Bills	WR2
Must Start	CeeDee Lamb	vs New Orleans Saints	WR3
Starting WR1	Cooper Kupp	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR4
Starting WR1	Ja’Marr Chase	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR5
Starting WR1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR6
Starting WR1	A.J. Brown	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR7
Starting WR1	Deebo Samuel	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR8
High WR2	Rashee Rice	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR9
High WR2	Mike Evans	vs Detroit Lions	WR10
High WR2	Davante Adams	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR11
High WR2	Garrett Wilson	vs Tennessee Titans	WR12
High WR2	Nico Collins	vs Chicago Bears	WR13
High WR2	Jaylen Waddle	vs Buffalo Bills	WR14
High WR2	DeVonta Smith	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR15
High WR2	Stefon Diggs	vs Chicago Bears	WR16
Starting WR2	Michael Pittman Jr.	vs Green Bay Packers	WR17
Starting WR2	Marvin Harrison Jr.	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR18
Starting WR2	Chris Godwin	vs Detroit Lions	WR19
Starting WR2	Drake London	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR20
Starting WR2	Chris Olave	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR21
Starting WR2	Zay Flowers	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR22
Starting WR2	Brandon Aiyuk	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR23
Starting WR2	Malik Nabers	vs Washington Commanders	WR24
Low WR2	D.J. Moore	vs Houston Texans	WR25
Low WR2	D.K. Metcalf	vs New England Patriots	WR26
Low WR2	Calvin Ridley	vs New York Jets	WR27
Flex	Keenan Allen*	vs Houston Texans	WR28
Flex	Christian Kirk	vs Cleveland Browns	WR29
Flex	Jameson Williams*	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR30
Flex	Diontae Johnson	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR31
Flex	Brian Thomas Jr.	vs Cleveland Browns	WR32
Flex	George Pickens	vs Denver Broncos	WR33
Flex	Jayden Reed	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR34
Flex	Amari Cooper	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR35
Flex	Tank Dell	vs Chicago Bears	WR36
Deep League Flex	Xavier Worthy	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR37
Deep League Flex	Keon Coleman	vs Miami Dolphins	WR38
Deep League Flex	Ladd McConkey	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR39
Deep League Flex	Terry McLaurin	vs New York Giants	WR40
Deep League Flex	Tyler Lockett*	vs New England Patriots	WR41
Deep League Flex	Courtland Sutton	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR42
Deep League Flex	Josh Palmer*	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR43
Deep League Flex	Demarcus Robinson	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR44
Upside Play	Rashid Shaheed	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR45
Upside Play	Wan’Dale Robinson	vs Washington Commanders	WR46
Upside Play	Brandin Cooks	vs New Orleans Saints	WR47
Upside Play	Jakobi Meyers	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR48
Upside Play	Darnell Mooney	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR49
Upside Play	DeAndre Hopkins	vs New York Jets	WR50
Upside Play	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	vs New England Patriots	WR51
Upside Play	Christian Watson	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR52
Upside Play	Gabe Davis	vs Cleveland Browns	WR53
Upside Play	Khalil Shakir	vs Miami Dolphins	WR54
Upside Play	Darius Slayton*	vs Washington Commanders	WR55
Upside Play	Greg Dortch	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR56
Upside Play	Tyler Johnson	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR57
Upside Play	Jerry Jeudy	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR58
Upside Play	Michael Wilson	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR59
Upside Play	Adam Thielen	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR60
Upside Play	Rome Odunze*	vs Houston Texans	WR61
Upside Play	Allen Lazard	vs Tennessee Titans	WR62
Upside Play	Andrei Iosivas	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR63
Upside Play	Xavier Legette	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR64
Upside Play	Marquise “Hollywood” Brown*	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR65
Upside Play	Romeo Doubs	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR66
Upside Play	Demario “Pop” Douglas	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR67
Upside Play	Jauan Jennings*	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR68
Upside Play	Quinton Johnston	vs Carolina Panthers	WR69
Upside Play	Elijah Moore	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR70
Upside Play	Josh Downs*	vs Green Bay Packers	WR71
Leave on the Bench	Devaughn Vele*	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR72
Leave on the Bench	Mike Williams	vs Tennessee Titans	WR73
Leave on the Bench	Jalen McMillan	vs Detroit Lions	WR74
Leave on the Bench	Josh Reynolds*	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR75
Leave on the Bench	Adonai Mitchell	vs Green Bay Packers	WR76
Leave on the Bench	Ray-Ray McCloud	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR77
Leave on the Bench	K.J. Osborn	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR78
Leave on the Bench	Rashod Bateman	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR79
Leave on the Bench	Tyler Boyd	vs New York Jets	WR80
Leave on the Bench	Ja’Lynn Polk	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR81
Leave on the Bench	Luke McCaffrey	vs New York Giants	WR82
Leave on the Bench	Dontayvion Wicks	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR83
Leave on the Bench	Jalen Tolbert	vs New Orleans Saints	WR84
Leave on the Bench	Alec Pierce	vs Green Bay Packers	WR85
Leave on the Bench	Mack Hollins	vs Miami Dolphins	WR86
Leave on the Bench	Jalen Nailor	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR87
Leave on the Bench	Jonathan Mingo	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR88
Leave on the Bench	Curtis Samuel	vs Miami Dolphins	WR89
Leave on the Bench	Marvin Mims Jr.	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR90
Leave on the Bench	Jahan Dotson	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR91
Leave on the Bench	Jalin Hyatt	vs Washington Commanders	WR92
Leave on the Bench	Dyami Brown	vs New York Giants	WR93
Leave on the Bench	Tyquan Thornton	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR94

Players that could miss this week’s game

Chicago Bears Wide Receivers: WR28 Keenan Allen & WR61 Rome Odunze

Keenan Allen missed practice on Wednesday with a heel injury. Rome Odunze missed practice Wednesday with a knee injury. If both Allen and Odunze miss Week 2 against the Houston Texans D.J. Moore moves up to WR22 between Chris Olave and Zay Flowers.

If Allen misses Week 2 against the Houston Texans and Odunze is active Odunze moves up to WR49 between Darnell Mooney and DeAndre Hopkins.

If Odunze misses Week 2 against the Houston Texans and Allen is active Allen remains WR28 between Calvin Ridley and Christian Kirk.

WR30 Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions

Jameson Williams was limited in practice on Wednesday because on an ankle injury. It is unclear if this injury will affect his status for this week. If Williams misses Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kalif Raymond becomes the WR82 between Luke McCaffrey and Dontayvion Wicks.

WR41 Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks

Tyler Lockett was limited in practice on Wednesday with a thigh injury. If Lockett was to miss Week 2 against the New England Patriots Jaxon Smith-Njigba would move up to WR42 between Courtand Sutton and Josh Palmer. Jake Bobo becomes the WR87 between Jalen Nailor and Jonathan Mingo.

WR43 Josh Palmer, Los Angeles Chargers

Josh Palmer was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. He has been dealing with this injury since last week. If Palmer misses Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens Ladd McConey moves up to WR37 between Tank Dell and Xavier Worthy. Quinton Johnston moves up to WR65 between Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Romeo Doubs.

WR55 Darius Slayton, New York Giants

Darius Slayton missed practice on Wednesday with a concussion. He hasn’t practiced yet this week which does not bode well for his status for this upcoming week. If Slayton misses Week 2 against the Washington Commanders Jalin Hyatt moves up to WR77 between Ray-Ray McCloud and K.J. Osborn.

WR65 Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, Kansas City Chiefs

Marquise “Hollywood” Brown missed last week’s game with a shoulder injury. He missed practice on Wednesday because of the injury. If Brown returns this week it’ll likely be in a limited capacity. If he misses Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals JuJu Smith-Schuster becomes the WR90 between Marvin Mims Jr. and Jahan Dotson.

WR68 Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers

Jauan Jennings suffered an ankle injury last week against the New York Jets. He was limited in practice on Wednesday on Wednesday because of the injury. If Jennings misses Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings Chris Conley or Ronnie Bell will step up as the third receiver for the 49ers in three-receiver sets.

WR71 Josh Downs, Indianapolis Colts

Josh Downs missed last week’s game against the Houston Texans with an ankle injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday because of the injury. There is a chance Downs can return this week. If Downs misses Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers Adonai Mitchell moves up to WR69 between Jauan Jennings and Quinton Johnston. Alec Pierce moves up to WR72 between Elijah Moore and Devaugn Vale.

Denver Broncos Wide Receivers: WR72 Devaughn Vale & WR75 Josh Reynolds

Devaughn Vele missed practice on Wednesday with a rib injury. Josh Reynolds didn’t practice on Wednesday because of an Achilles injury. If both Vele and Reynolds miss Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers Marvin Mims Jr. moves up to WR73 between Mike Williams and Jalen McMillan. Troy Franklin becomes the WR90 between Curtis Samuel and Jahan Dotson.

Players that are currently not expected to play 

Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams

Puka Nacua was placed on Injured Reserve with a knee injury. This means Nacua will miss at least the next four games. In Nacua’s absence, Cooper Kupp is expected to be the true number-one receiver in this offense. Demarcus Robinson and Tyler Johnson are expected to have expanded roles as well. Robinson and Johnson could be fantasy viable while Nacua is out.

Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Tee Higgins missed last week’s game with a hamstring injury. He also missed practice on Wednesday because of the injury. Since Higgins is looking for a long-term contract he is expected to be conservative with his injury and wait till he feels 100% before returning. While Higgins is out Andrei Iosivas, Trenton Irwin, and Jermaine Burton are expected to have expanded roles.

Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings

Jordan Addison missed practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. At the moment he is not expected to play this upcoming week against San Francisco. While Addison is out Jalen Nailor is expected to elevate into the number two receiver role behind Justin Jefferson.

DJ Chark, Los Angeles Chargers

DJ Chark was placed on Injured Reserve with a hip injury. While Chark is out Quinton Johnston is expected to elevate into the starting lineup besides Lad McConkey and Josh Palmer.

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