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Fantasy Football Week 6 Wide Receiver Rankings

Publish Date: October 14, 2022

The 2022-23 NFL season has already been extremely entertaining. Bye weeks are starting to take place. This means that wide receivers like Davante Adams and Amon-Ra St. Brown 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 6 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 Cooper Kupp* vs Carolina Panthers WR1
Must Start Justin Jefferson vs Miami Dolphins WR2
Must Start Stefon Diggs vs Kansas City Chiefs WR3
Must Start Tyreek Hill vs Minnesota Vikings WR4
Starting WR1 Marquise “Hollywood” Brown vs Seattle Seahawks WR5
Starting WR1 Deebo Samuel vs Atlanta Falcons WR6
Starting WR1 Ja’Marr Chase vs New Orleans Saints WR7
Starting WR1 Courtland Sutton vs Los Angeles Chargers WR8
High WR2 Chris Godwin* vs Pittsburgh Steelers WR9
High WR2 D.K. Metcalf vs Arizona Cardinals WR10
High WR2 CeeDee Lamb vs Philadelphia Eagles WR11
High WR2 Mike Evans vs Pittsburgh Steelers WR12
Starting WR2 Keenan Allen* vs Denver Broncos WR13
Starting WR2 A.J. Brown vs Dallas Cowboys WR14
Starting WR2 Tee Higgins* vs New Orleans Saints WR15
Starting WR2 Tyler Lockett* vs Arizona Cardinals WR16
Starting WR2 Jaylen Waddle vs Minnesota Vikings WR17
Low WR2 Diontae Johnson vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR18
Low WR2 Curtis Samuel vs Chicago Bears 2.6 pts
Low WR2 Michael Pittman Jr. vs Jacksonville Jaguars WR20
Low WR2 Jakobi Meyers* vs Cleveland Browns WR21
Low WR2 Christian Kirk vs Indianapolis Colts WR22
Low WR2 DeVonta Smith vs Dallas Cowboys WR23
Flex Chris Olave* vs Cincinnati Bengals WR24
Flex Amari Cooper vs New England Patriots WR25
Flex Allen Lazard vs New York Jets WR26
Flex Gabriel Davis vs Kansas City Chiefs WR27
Flex Drake London vs San Francisco 49ers WR28
Flex Michael Thomas* vs Cincinnati Bengals WR29
Flex Mike Williams vs Denver Broncos WR30
Deep League Flex Terry McLaurin vs Chicago Bears 8.2 pts
Deep League Flex D.J. Moore vs Los Angeles Rams WR32
Deep League Flex JuJu Smith-Schuster vs Buffalo Bills WR33
Deep League Flex Rondale Moore vs Seattle Seahawks WR34
Deep League Flex Garrett Wilson vs Green Bay Packers WR35
Deep League Flex Adam Thielen vs Miami Dolphins WR36
Deep League Flex George Pickens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR37
Deep League Flex Rashod Bateman* vs New York Giants WR38
Deep League Flex Romeo Doubs vs New York Jets WR39
Upside Play Jerry Jeudy vs Los Angeles Chargers WR40
Upside Play Zay Jones* vs Indianapolis Colts WR41
Upside Play Alec Pierce vs Jacksonville Jaguars WR42
Upside Play Marquez Valdes-Scantling vs Buffalo Bills WR43
Upside Play Devin Duvernay vs New York Giants WR44
Upside Play Isaiah McKenzie vs Kansas City Chiefs WR45
Upside Play Brandon Aiyuk vs Atlanta Falcons WR46
Upside Play Chase Claypool vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR47
Upside Play Darnell Mooney vs Washington Commanders 13.8 pts
Upside Play Donovan Peoples-Jones vs New England Patriots WR49
Upside Play Dyami Brown vs Chicago Bears 0.0 pts
Upside Play Julio Jones* vs Pittsburgh Steelers WR51
Upside Play Elijah Moore vs Miami Dolphins WR52
Upside Play Michael Gallup vs Philadelphia Eagles WR53
Upside Play Randall Cobb vs New York Jets WR54
Upside Play Corey Davis vs Green Bay Packers WR55
Upside Play Robbie Anderson vs Los Angeles Rams WR56
Upside Play Marvin Jones Jr. vs Indianapolis Colts WR57
Upside Play Wan’Dale Robinson* vs Baltimore Ravens WR58
Upside Play Mecole Hardman vs Buffalo Bills WR59
Upside Play K.J. Obsorn vs Miami Dolphins WR60
Upside Play Russell Gage* vs Pittsburgh Steelers WR61
Leave on the Bench Allen Robinson vs Carolina Panthers WR62
Leave on the Bench Tyler Boyd vs New Orleans Saints WR63
Leave on the Bench Jarvis Landry* vs Cincinnati Bengals WR64
Leave on the Bench Joshua Palmer vs Denver Broncos WR65
Leave on the Bench DeVante Parker vs Cleveland Browns WR66
Leave on the Bench Ben Skowronek vs Carolina Panthers WR67
Leave on the Bench Richie James vs Baltimore Ravens WR68
Leave on the Bench Olamide Zaccheus vs San Francisco 49ers WR69
Leave on the Bench Shi Smith vs Los Angeles Rams WR70
Leave on the Bench Christian Watson* vs New York Jets WR71
Leave on the Bench K.J. Hamler vs Los Angeles Chargers WR72
Leave on the Bench Darius Slayton vs Baltimore Ravens WR73
Leave on the Bench Tyquan Thornton vs Cleveland Browns WR74
Leave on the Bench Braxton Berrios vs Green Bay Packers WR75
Leave on the Bench Khadarel Hodge vs San Francisco 49ers WR76
Leave on the Bench Khalil Shakir vs Kansas City Chiefs WR77

WR1 Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams 

Cooper Kupp was limited in practice Thursday with a foot injury. If Kupp misses this week’s game against the Carolina Panthers then Allen Robinson becomes the WR49 between Donovan Peoples-Jones and Dyami Brown. Ben Skowronek would become the WR61 between K.J. Osborn and Russell Gage.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receivers: WR9 Chris Godwin, WR51 Julio Jones, WR61 Russell Gage

Chris Godwin is now dealing with a hip issue. Julio Jones has missed three of the past four games with a knee injury. Russell Gage was limited in practice on Thursday with an ankle injury. If none of the three can play this weekend against the Pittsburgh Steelers then Breshad Perriman and Scotty Miller would be the next players to step up for this team. Perriman would become the WR50 between Donovan Peoples-Jones and Dyami Brown. Miller would become the WR57 between Robbie Anderson and Marvin Jones Jr.

If just Julio Jones is inactive then Russell Gage moves up to the WR51 slot Jones currently occupies. If just Godwin is inactive, Jones moves up to WR27 between Gabriel Davis and Drake London. Gage would move up to WR46 between Isaiah McKenzie and Brandon Aiyuk. If Godwin and either Jones or Gage are inactive the remaining healthy receiver would move up to WR25 between Amari Cooper and Allen Lazard.

WR13 Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers

Keenan Allen missed Los Angeles’ past four games with a hamstring injury. He is expected to resume playing this week. If Allen cannot play against the Denver Broncos on Monday then Mike Williams moves up to WR21 between Jakobi Meyers and Christian Kirk. Joshua Palmer moves up to WR49 between Donovan Peoples-Jones and Dyami Brown. DeAndre Carter joins the list at WR76 between Braxton Berrios Jr. and Khadarel Hodge.

WR15 Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Tee Higgins only played 10 snaps against the New Orleans Saints last week before re-aggravating his ankle injury. If he doesn’t play this week against the New Orleans Saints Tyler Boyd will move up to WR37 between George Pickens and Rashod Bateman.

WR16 Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks

Tyler Lockett was limited in practice on Thursdady with a hamstring injury. If Lockett doesn’t play this week against the Arizona Cardinals Marquise Goodwin, Dee Eskridge, or Penny Hard would step up as the #2 wide receiver for Seattle. They would only be interesting DFS plays in this scenario.

WR21 Jakobi Meyers, New England Patriots

Jakobi Meyers was limited in practice Thursday with a knee injury. If he cannot play this week against the Cleveland Browns DeVante Parker moves up to WR48 between Darnell Mooney and Donovan Peoples-Jones. A few receivers including Nelson Agholor, Tyquan Thronton, and Kendrick Bourne could have increased roles as well.

New Orleans Saints Wide Receivers: WR24 Chris Olave, WR29 Michael Thomas, WR64 Jarvis Landry

Chris Olave was limited in practice Thursday because of a concussion Michael Thomas missed the past two games for the Saints with a foot injury. Jarvis Landry missed last week’s game with an ankle injury. If none of the three can play this weekend against the Cincinnati Bengals then Marquez Callaway and Tre’Quan Smith become great DFS plays and desperation flexes.

If just Thomas is inactive then Landry moves up to WR60 between K.J. Osborn and Russell Gage. If just Olave is inactive Thomas moves up to WR25 between Amari Cooper and Allen Lazard. Landry would move up to WR60 between K.J. Osborn and Russell Gage. If Olave and either Thomas or Landry are inactive the remaining healthy receiver would move up to WR27 between Gabriel Davis and Drake London.

WR38 Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens

Rashod Bateman missed last week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a foot injury. If he misses this week’s game against the New York Giants Devin Duvernay will move up to WR28 between Drake London and Michael Thomas.

WR41 Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

Zay Jones missed practice on Thursday with an ankle injury. If he misses this week’s game against the Indianapolis Colts Marvin Jones Jr. moves up to WR46 between Brandon Aiyuk and Chase Claypool.

WR58 Wan’Dale Robinson, New York Giants

Wan’Dale Robinson missed the past four games with a knee injury. If he doesn’t play this week against the Baltimore Ravens New York will likely start Richie James and Darius Slayton at wide receiver. Both receivers should not be considered more than DFS plays or desperation flexes.

WR71 Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers

Christian Watson missed practice Thursday with a hamstring injury. If Watson was to miss this game expect Randall Cobb to have a more solidified role for this Packers offense against the New York Jets.

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