The 2023-24 NFL season has been outstanding so far. Already there have been a ton of breakout players and fantasy duds that have made the game so entertaining. Bye weeks are starting to take place. This means that wide receivers like Stefon Diggs and Davante Adams will be out this week. On top of that injuries have started to mount up at this point of the season. 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 13 wide receiver rankings.
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 | Tyreek Hill | vs Washington Commanders | WR1 |
| Must Start | A.J. Brown* | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR2 |
| Starting WR1 | CeeDee Lamb | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR3 |
| Starting WR1 | Michael Pittman Jr. | vs Tennessee Titans | WR4 |
| Starting WR1 | Keenan Allen* | vs New England Patriots | WR5 |
| Starting WR1 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | vs New Orleans Saints | WR6 |
| Starting WR1 | Chris Olave* | vs Detroit Lions | WR7 |
| Starting WR1 | Jaylen Waddle | vs Washington Commanders | WR8 |
| High WR2 | Brandon Aiyuk | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR9 |
| High WR2 | Ja’Marr Chase | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR10 |
| High WR2 | Mike Evans | vs Carolina Panthers | WR11 |
| High WR2 | Tank Dell* | vs Denver Broncos | WR12 |
| High WR2 | Calvin Ridley | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR13 |
| High WR2 | DeVonta Smith* | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR14 |
| High WR2 | Deebo Samuel | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR15 |
| Starting WR2 | D.K. Metcalf | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR16 |
| Starting WR2 | Cooper Kupp | vs Cleveland Browns | WR17 |
| Starting WR2 | Adam Thielen | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR18 |
| Starting WR2 | Nico Collins | vs Denver Broncos | WR19 |
| Starting WR2 | Christian Kirk | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR20 |
| Low WR2 | Marquise “Hollywood” Brown* | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR21 |
| Low WR2 | Courtland Sutton | vs Houston Texans | WR22 |
| Low WR2 | Garrett Wilson | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR23 |
| Low WR2 | Terry McLaurin | vs Miami Dolphins | WR24 |
| Low WR2 | Demario “Pop” Douglas* | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR25 |
| Flex | Diontae Johnson | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR26 |
| Flex | Josh Downs | vs Tennessee Titans | WR27 |
| Flex | Tee Higgins* | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR28 |
| Flex | Tyler Lockett | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR29 |
| Flex | Brandin Cooks | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR30 |
| Flex | Puka Nacua | vs Cleveland Browns | WR31 |
| Flex | Rashee Rice | vs Green Bay Packers | WR32 |
| Flex | DeAndre Hopkins | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR33 |
| Flex | Jayden Reed* | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR34 |
| Flex | Jerry Jeudy* | vs Houston Texans | WR35 |
| Deep League Flex | Jonathan Mingo | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR36 |
| Deep League Flex | Curtis Samuel | vs Miami Dolphins | WR37 |
| Deep League Flex | Christian Watson | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR38 |
| Deep League Flex | Chris Godwin | vs Carolina Panthers | WR39 |
| Deep League Flex | Amari Cooper* | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR40 |
| Deep League Flex | Drake London | vs New York Jets | WR41 |
| Upside Play | George Pickens | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR42 |
| Upside Play | Jahan Dotson | vs Miami Dolphins | WR43 |
| Upside Play | Elijah Moore | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR44 |
| Upside Play | Romeo Doubs | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR45 |
| Upside Play | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR46 |
| Upside Play | Noah Brown* | vs Denver Broncos | WR47 |
| Upside Play | Michael Wilson* | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR48 |
| Upside Play | Dontayvion Wicks* | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR49 |
| Upside Play | Quentin Johnston | vs New England Patriots | WR50 |
| Upside Play | Justin Watson | vs Green Bay Packers | WR51 |
| Upside Play | A.T. Perry | vs Detroit Lions | WR52 |
| Upside Play | Jalen Guyton | vs New England Patriots | WR53 |
| Leave on the Bench | DeVante Parker | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR54 |
| Leave on the Bench | Zay Jones | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR55 |
| Leave on the Bench | Rondale Moore | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR56 |
| Leave on the Bench | Tyler Boyd | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR57 |
| Leave on the Bench | Treylon Burks* | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR58 |
| Leave on the Bench | Trey Palmer | vs Carolina Panthers | WR59 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jameson Williams | vs New Orleans Saints | WR60 |
| Leave on the Bench | Robert Woods | vs Denver Broncos | WR61 |
| Leave on the Bench | Tutu Atwell | vs Cleveland Browns | WR62 |
| Leave on the Bench | Kalif Raymond | vs New Orleans Saints | WR63 |
| Leave on the Bench | JuJu Smith-Schuster | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR64 |
| Leave on the Bench | Alec Pierce | vs Tennessee Titans | WR65 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jalen Tolbert | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR66 |
| Leave on the Bench | DJ Chark | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR67 |
| Leave on the Bench | Greg Dortch | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR68 |
Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receivers: WR2 A.J. Brown & WR14 DeVonta Smith
A.J. Brown was limited with a thigh injury on Wednesday. DeVonta Smith was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. If Brown misses Week 13 against the San Francisco 49ers and Smith is active, Smith moves up to WR8 between Jaylen Waddle and Brandon Aiyuk. Julio Jones would become the WR47 between Noah Brown and Michael Wilson.
If Smith misses Week 13 against the San Francisco 49ers Julio Jones becomes the WR52 between A.T. Perry and Jalen Guyton.
If both Brown and Smith miss Week 13 against the San Francisco 49ers Julio Jones becomes the WR35 between Jonathan Mingo and Curtis Samuel. Olamide Zaccheaus becomes the WR43 between Jahan Dotson and Elijah Moore.
WR5 Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers
Keenan Allen missed practice Wednesday with a quadriceps injury. Allen has also been dealing with a shoulder injury as well. If Allen misses Week 13 against the New England Patriots Quentin Johnston moves up to WR30 between Brandin Cooks and Puca Nacua. Jalen Guyton moves up to WR45 between Elijah Moore and Romeo Doubs.
WR7 Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints
Chris Olave was limited in practice on Wednesday with a concussion. It is tough for players to play in the week following a concussion. If Olave misses Week 13 against the Detroit Lions A.T. Perry moves up to WR35 between Jerry Jeudy and Jonathan Mingo.
Houston Texans Wide Receivers: WR12 Tank Dell & WR47 Noah Brown
Tank Dell missed practice on Wednesday with a calf injury. Noah Brown has missed the past two games with a knee injury. If Dell misses Week 13 against the Denver Broncos and Brown is active Nico Collins moves up to WR15 between Deebo Samuel and D.K. Metcalf. Brown moves up to WR36 between Jonathan Mingo and Curtis Samuel. Robert Woods moves up to WR47 between Michael Wilson and Dontayvion Wicks.
If Brown misses Week 13 against the Denver Broncos Robert Woods moves up to WR47 between Michael Wilson and Dontayvion Wicks.
If Dell and Brown miss Week 13 against the Denver Broncos Collins moves up to WR15 between Deebo Samuel and D.K. Metcalf. Robert Woods moves up to WR45 between Romeo Doubs and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Arizona Cardinals Wide Receivers: WR21 Marquise “Hollywood” Brown & WR48 Michael Wilson
Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was missed practice on Wednesday because of a heel injury. Michael Wilson the past two games with a shoulder injury. Wilson missed practice on Wednesday because of the injury. If Brown misses Week 13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Wilson is active Rondale Moore moves up to WR33 between DeAndre Hopkins and Jayden Reed. Michael Wilson moves up to WR38 between Christian Watson and Chris Godwin. Greg Dotch moves up to WR42 between George Pickens and Jahan Dotson.
If Wilson misses Week 13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers Greg Dotch moves up to WR42 between George Pickens and Jahan Dotson.
If both Brown and Wilson are inactive against the Pittsburgh Steelers Rondale Moore moves up to WR33 between DeAndre Hopkins and Jayden Reed. Greg Dortch moves up to WR42 between George Pickens and Jahan Dotson.
WR28 Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals
Tee Higgins has missed the past three games with a hamstring injury. There is a chance he returns this week. If Higgins misses Week 13 against the Jacksonville Jaguars Tyler Boyd moves up to WR38 between Christian Watson and Chris Godwin.
Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers: WR34 Jayden Reed & WR49 Dontayvion Wicks
Jayden Reed missed practice on Wednesday with a chest injury. Dontayvion Wicks missed last week’s game because of a concussion and knee injury. Wicks was limited in practice on Wednesday because of the knee injury. If Reed misses Week 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs and Wicks is active Christian Watson moves up to WR31 between Brandin Cooks and Puca Nacua. Romeo Doubs moves up to WR40 between Amari Cooper and Drake London. Wicks moves up to WR45 between Elijah Moore and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
If Wicks misses Week 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs and Reed is active then Malik Heath becomes WR57 between Tyler Boyd and Treylon Burks.
If both Reed and Wicks miss Week 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs Christian Watson moves up to WR31 between Brandin Cooks and Puca Nacua. Romeo Doubs moves up to WR40 between Amari Cooper and Drake London. Malik Heath moves up to WR52 between Jalen Guyton and DeVante Parker.
WR35 Jerry Jeudy, Denver Broncos
Jerry Jeudy missed practice on Wednesday because of a groin injury. He is expected to play this week. If Jeudy misses Week 13 against the Houston Texans Marvin Mims Jr. becomes WR50 between Quentin Johnston and Justin Watson.
WR40 Amari Cooper, Cleveland Browns
Amari Cooper missed practice on Wednesday with a rib injury. His absence was noted to be for rest as well. If Cooper misses Week 13 against the Los Angeles Rams. Elijah Moore moves up to WR38 between Christian Watson and Chris Godwin.
WR58 Treylon Burks, Tennessee Titans
Treylon Burks missed the past three games with a concussion. Burks returned to practice on Wednesday. If Burks misses Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts Nick Westbrook-Ihkine becomes the WR61 between Robert Woods and Tutu Atwell.
Rashid Shaheed, New Orleans Saints
Rashid Shaheed missed practice on Wednesday with a thigh injury. This injury is expected to hold him out of this week’s game. New Orleans just placed Michael Thomas on injured reserve last week. So the Saints are down to A.T. Perry being their number-two receiver behind Chris Olave until Shaheed returns.
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