Fantasy Football Week 7 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2022-23 NFL season has already been extremely entertaining. Bye weeks are starting to take place. This means that wide receivers like Cooper Kupp and Stefon Diggs 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 7 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	Tyreek Hill	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR1
Must Start	CeeDee Lamb*	vs Detroit Lions	WR2
Must Start	Davante Adams	vs Houston Texans	WR3
Must Start	Ja’Marr Chase*	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR4
Starting WR1	Deebo Samuel	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR5
Starting WR1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR6
Starting WR1	Jaylen Waddle*	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR7
High WR2	Michael Pittman Jr.	vs Tennessee Titans	WR8
High WR2	D.K. Metcalf	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR9
High WR2	Tee Higgins*	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR10
High WR2	Chris Godwin	vs Carolina Panthers	WR11
Starting WR2	Keenan Allen*	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR12
Starting WR2	Amari Cooper	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR13
Starting WR2	DeAndre Hopkins	vs New Orleans Saints	WR14
Starting WR2	Mike Evans	vs Carolina Panthers	WR15
Starting WR2	Courtland Sutton	vs New York Jets	WR16
Low WR2	Tyler Lockett*	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR17
Low WR2	Chris Olave*	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR18
Low WR2	Diontae Johnson	vs Miami Dolphins	WR19
Flex	Mike Williams	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR20
Flex	Jakobi Meyers	vs Chicago Bears	WR21
Flex	Rondale Moore	vs New Orleans Saints	WR22
Flex	Allen Lazard	vs Washington Commanders	WR23
Flex	Brandin Cooks	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR24
Flex	Christian Kirk	vs New York Giants	WR25
Flex	Rashod Bateman*	vs Cleveland Browns	WR26
Flex	JuJu Smith-Schuster	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR27
Flex	Michael Gallup	vs Detroit Lions	WR28
Deep League Flex	Brandon Aiyuk	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR29
Deep League Flex	Terry McLaurin	vs Green Bay Packers	WR30
Deep League Flex	Romeo Doubs	vs Washington Commanders	WR31
Deep League Flex	Drake London	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR32
Deep League Flex	Chase Claypool	vs Miami Dolphins	WR33
Deep League Flex	Alec Pierce	vs Tennessee Titans	WR34
Deep League Flex	D.J. Moore	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR35
Deep League Flex	Darnell Mooney	vs New England Patriots	WR36
Deep League Flex	George Pickens	vs Miami Dolphins	WR37
Deep League Flex	Devin Duvernay	vs Cleveland Browns	WR38
Upside Play	Curtis Samuel	vs Green Bay Packers	WR39
Upside Play	Zay Jones	vs New York Giants	WR40
Upside Play	Josh Reynolds*	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR41
Upside Play	Jerry Jeudy	vs New York Jets	WR42
Upside Play	Robert Woods	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR43
Upside Play	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR44
Upside Play	Jahan Dotson*	vs Green Bay Packers	WR45
Upside Play	Hunter Renfrow	vs Houston Texans	WR46
Upside Play	Donovan Peoples-Jones	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR47
Upside Play	Marquez Callaway	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR48
Upside Play	Garrett Wilson	vs Denver Broncos	WR49
Upside Play	Josh Palmer*	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR50
Upside Play	Julio Jones*	vs Carolina Panthers	WR51
Upside Play	Parris Campbell	vs Tennessee Titans	WR52
Upside Play	Wan’Dale Robinson	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR53
Upside Play	Tre’Quan Smith	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR54
Upside Play	Christian Watson*	vs Washington Commanders	WR55
Upside Play	DJ Chark*	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR56
Upside Play	Nico Collins*	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR57
Upside Play	Noah Brown	vs Detroit Lions	WR58
Leave on the Bench	Tyler Boyd	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR59
Leave on the Bench	Sammy Watkins*	vs Washington Commanders	WR60
Leave on the Bench	Tyquan Thornton	vs Chicago Bears	WR61
Leave on the Bench	Russell Gage	vs Carolina Panthers	WR62
Leave on the Bench	Mack Hollins*	vs Houston Texans	WR63
Leave on the Bench	Mecole Hardman	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR64
Leave on the Bench	Marvin Jones Jr.*	vs New York Giants	WR65
Leave on the Bench	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR66
Leave on the Bench	Elijah Moore	vs Denver Broncos	WR67
Leave on the Bench	Corey Davis	vs Denver Broncos	WR68
Leave on the Bench	Olamide Zaccheus	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR69
Leave on the Bench	DeVante Parker	vs Chicago Bears	WR70
Leave on the Bench	Darius Slayton	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR71
Leave on the Bench	Dante Pettis	vs New England Patriots	WR72
Leave on the Bench	K.J. Hamler	vs New York Jets	WR73
Leave on the Bench	Nelson Agholor*	vs Chicago Bears	WR74
Leave on the Bench	Terrace Marshall Jr.	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR75
Leave on the Bench	Braxton Berrios	vs Denver Broncos	WR76
Leave on the Bench	Kadarius Toney	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR77
Leave on the Bench	Robbie Anderson	vs New Orleans Saints	WR78
Leave on the Bench	Laviska Shenault Jr.*	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR79

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

WR2 CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

CeeDee Lamb was limited in practice on Wednesday with a hip injury. If he misses this week’s game against the Detroit Lions Michael Gallup moves up to WR15 between Mike Evans and Courtland Sutton. Noah Brown would move up to WR40 between Curtis Samuel and Zay Jones.

Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receivers: WR4 Ja’Marr Chase & WR10 Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Ja’Marr Chase was limited in practice on Wednesday because of a hip injury. Tee Higgins has been dealing with a lingering ankle injury. If both were inactive this week against the Atlanta Falcons Tyler Boyd would be the WR14 between Mike Evans and Courtland Sutton.

If Chase is active but Higgins is inactive Tyler Boyd moves up to WR23 between Allen Lazard and Brandin Cooks.

If Higgins is active but Chase in inactive Higgins would move up to WR7 between Jaylen Waddle and Michael Pittman Jr. Boyd would move up to WR23 between Allen Lazard and Brandin Cooks.

WR7 Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins 

Jaylen Waddle was limited in practice on Wednesday with a shoulder injury. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniels is optimistic that Waddle will be able to play. If Waddle is unable to play Trent Sherfield and Cedrick Wilson become interesting DFS plays this week.

Los Angeles Chargers Wide Receivers: WR12 Keenan Allen & WR50 Josh Palmer

Keenan Allen missed Los Angeles’ past five games with a hamstring injury. He is expected to resume playing this week. Josh Palmer missed practice on Wednesday due a concussion. If both Allen and Palmer are inactive then Mike Williams will move up to WR16 between Courtland Sutton and Tyler Lockett. DeAndre Carter would join the list at WR41 between Zay Jones and Josh Reynolds.

If Allen cannot play but Palmer is active Williams moves up to WR16 between Courtland Sutton and Tyler Lockett. Joshua Palmer moves up to WR49 between Marquez Callaway and Garrett Wilson. DeAndre Carter joins the list at WR66 between Marvin Jones Jr. and Nick Westbrook-Ihkine.

If Allen is active but Palmer is inactive then DeAndre Carter joins the list at WR65 between Marvin Jones Jr. and Nick Westbrook-Ihkine.

WR17 Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks

Tyler Lockett missed practice on Wednesday 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.

WR18 Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints

Chris Olave missed last week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a concussion. If he misses this week’s game against the Arizona Cardinals Marquez Callaway moves up to WR38 between Devin Duvernay and Curtis Samuel. Tre’Quan Smith moves up to WR48 between Donovan Peoples-Jones and Garrett Wilson.

WR38 Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens

Rashod Bateman missed the past two games with a foot injury. If he misses this week’s game against the Cleveland Browns Devin Duvernay will move up to WR34 between Alec Pierce and D.J. Moore.

Detroit Lions Wide Recievers: WR41 Josh Reynolds & WR56 DJ Chark

Josh Reynolds missed practice on Wednesday because of a knee injury. DJ Chark also missed practice on Wednesday because of an ankle injury. If neither Reynolds nor Chark play this weekend against the Dallas Cowboys Kalif Raymond and Tom Kennedy would fill in for them.

If one of Reynolds or Chark are active and the other is inactive the active player out of the two of them would slot in at WR39 between Devin Duvernay and Curtis Samuel.

WR45 Jahan Dotson, Washington Commanders

Jahan Dotson returned to practice Wednesday after missing the past two games with a hamstring injury. If Dotson doesn’t play this weekend against Green Bay Dyami Brown would join the list at WR66 between Nick Westbrook-Ihkine and Elijah Moore.

WR51 Julio Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Julio Jones has missed four of the past five games with a knee injury. He missed practice on Wednesday. If Jones doesn’t play this weekend against the Carolina Panthers Russell Gage would move up to WR53 between Wan’Dale Robinson and Tre’Quan Smith.

Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers: WR55 Christian Watson & WR60 Sammy Watkins

Christian Watson missed last week’s game because of a hamstring injury. Sammy Watkins is set to return for IR after missing the past four games with a hamstring injury. If both Watson and Watkins do not play this weekend Amari Rodgers becomes an interesting DFS play this week.

If one of Watson and Watkins is active this week the active player will slot in at WR55 between Tre’Quan Smith and DJ Chark.

WR57 Nico Collins, Houston Texans

Nico Collins was limited in practice on Wednesday with both wrist and Achillies injuries. If he was to be inactive this week against the Houston Texans Chris Moore would likely be the team’s number two receiver.

WR65 Marvin Jones Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

Marvin Jones Jr. missed last week’s game against the Indianapolis Colts with a hamstring injury. If he missed this week’s game against the New York Giants his role will likely be filled by Jamal Agnew.

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