The 2024-25 NFL season has begun which means fantasy football is back! The fantasy landscape has already changed since the preseason due to breakout players and major injuries across the league.Bye weeks are starting to take place. This means that wide receivers like CeeDee Lamb and D.J. Moore 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 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]
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.
| Category | Name | Opponent | Ranking |
| Must Start | Justin Jefferson | vs Detroit Lions | WR1 |
| Must Start | Ja’Marr Chase | vs Cleveland Browns | WR2 |
| Starting WR1 | Drake London | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR3 |
| Starting WR1 | A.J. Brown | vs New York Giants | WR4 |
| Starting WR1 | Chris Godwin | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR5 |
| Starting WR1 | Malik Nabers | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR6 |
| Starting WR1 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR7 |
| Starting WR1 | Cooper Kupp* | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR8 |
| Starting WR1 | Stefon Diggs | vs Green Bay Packers | WR9 |
| Starting WR1 | Terry McLaurin | vs Carolina Panthers | WR10 |
| High WR2 | Garrett Wilson | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR11 |
| High WR2 | Mike Evans* | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR12 |
| High WR2 | D.K. Metcalf | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR13 |
| High WR2 | Diontae Johnson* | vs Washington Commanders | WR14 |
| High WR2 | Zay Flowers | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR15 |
| High WR2 | Deebo Samuel* | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR16 |
| Starting WR2 | DeVonta Smith | vs New York Giants | WR17 |
| Starting WR2 | Davante Adams | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR18 |
| Starting WR2 | Jayden Reed* | vs Houston Texans | WR19 |
| Starting WR2 | Marvin Harrison Jr.* | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR20 |
| Starting WR2 | Tyreek Hill | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR21 |
| Starting WR2 | Tee Higgins | vs Cleveland Browns | WR22 |
| Low WR2 | Jakobi Meyers* | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR23 |
| Low WR2 | Tank Dell | vs Green Bay Packers | WR24 |
| Low WR2 | Wan’Dale Robinson | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR25 |
| Low WR2 | Brian Thomas Jr. | vs New England Patriots | WR26 |
| Low WR2 | Michael Pittman Jr. | vs Miami Dolphins | WR27 |
| Flex | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR28 |
| Flex | Brandon Aiyuk | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR29 |
| Flex | Josh Downs* | vs Miami Dolphins | WR30 |
| Flex | Tyler Lockett | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR31 |
| Flex | Darnell Mooney | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR32 |
| Flex | Ladd McConkey* | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR33 |
| Flex | Courtland Sutton | vs New Orleans Saints | WR34 |
| Flex | Xavier Worthy | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR35 |
| Flex | Demario “Pop” Douglas | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR36 |
| Deep League Flex | Christian Kirk | vs New England Patriots | WR37 |
| Deep League Flex | George Pickens | vs New York Jets | WR38 |
| Deep League Flex | Amari Cooper | vs Tennessee Titans | WR39 |
| Deep League Flex | JuJu Smith-Schuster* | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR40 |
| Deep League Flex | Quentin Johnston* | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR41 |
| Deep League Flex | Jameson Williams | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR42 |
| Deep League Flex | Jordan Addison | vs Detroit Lions | WR43 |
| Deep League Flex | Calvin Ridley | vs Buffalo Bills | WR44 |
| Upside Play | Jaylen Waddle | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR45 |
| Upside Play | Christian Watson* | vs Houston Texans | WR46 |
| Upside Play | Xavier Legette | vs Washington Commanders | WR47 |
| Upside Play | Jerry Jeudy | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR48 |
| Upside Play | Ray-Ray McCloud | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR49 |
| Upside Play | Michael Wilson* | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR50 |
| Upside Play | Gabe Davis* | vs New England Patriots | WR51 |
| Upside Play | Tre Tucker | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR52 |
| Upside Play | Romeo Doubs | vs Houston Texans | WR53 |
| Upside Play | Khalil Shakir | vs Tennessee Titans | WR54 |
| Upside Play | DeAndre Hopkins | vs Buffalo Bills | WR55 |
| Upside Play | Jauan Jennings* | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR56 |
| Upside Play | Devaughn Vele | vs New Orleans Saints | WR57 |
| Upside Play | Noah Brown | vs Carolina Panthers | WR58 |
| Upside Play | Bub Means | vs Denver Broncos | WR59 |
| Upside Play | Allen Lazard | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR60 |
| Upside Play | Rashod Bateman | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR61 |
| Leave on the Bench | Josh Palmer | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR62 |
| Leave on the Bench | Ja’Lynn Polk | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR63 |
| Leave on the Bench | Cedrick Wilson | vs Denver Broncos | WR64 |
| Leave on the Bench | Darius Slayton* | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR65 |
| Leave on the Bench | Sterling Shepard | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR66 |
| Leave on the Bench | Elijah Moore | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR67 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jordan Whittington* | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR68 |
| Leave on the Bench | Andrei Iosivas | vs Cleveland Browns | WR69 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jalen Coker | vs Washington Commanders | WR70 |
| Leave on the Bench | Tutu Atwell | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR71 |
| Leave on the Bench | Greg Dortch | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR72 |
| Leave on the Bench | Troy Franklin | vs New Orleans Saints | WR73 |
| Leave on the Bench | Demarcus Robinson | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR74 |
| Leave on the Bench | Tyler Boyd | vs Buffalo Bills | WR75 |
| Leave on the Bench | Keon Coleman | vs Tennessee Titans | WR76 |
| Leave on the Bench | Alec Pierce* | vs Miami Dolphins | WR77 |
| Leave on the Bench | Mike Williams | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR78 |
| Leave on the Bench | Kayshon Boutte | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR79 |
Los Angeles Rams Wide Receivers: WR8 Cooper Kupp & WR68 Jordan Whittington
Cooper Kupp has missed the past three games with an ankle injury. Jordan Whittington was limited in practice on Wednesday with a shoulder injury. If both Kupp and Whittington miss Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders Tutu Atwell becomes WR37 between Christian Kirk and George Pickens. Demarcus Robinson becomes WR54 between Khalil Shakir and DeAndre Hopkins.
If Kupp plays in Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders and Whittington is inactive, Tutu Atwell becomes WR68 between Elijah Moore and AndreI Iosivas. Demarcus Robinson becomes WR71 between Jalen Coker and Greg Dortch.
If Whittington plays in Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders and Kupp is inactive, Tutu Atwell moves up to WR37 between Christian Kirk and George Pickens. Whittington becomes WR68 between Elijah Moore and AndreI Iosivas. Demarcus Robinson becomes WR71 between Jalen Coker and Greg Dortch.
WR12 Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Evans missed practice on Thursday with a hamstring injury. It is unclear if this injury will hold Evans out of this week’s game. If Evans misses Week 7 against the Baltimore Ravens Sterling Shepard moves up to WR57 between Devaughn Vele and Noah Brown. Jalen McMillan moves up to WR61 between Rashod Bateman and Josh Palmer.
WR14 Diontae Johnson, Carolina Panthers
Diontae Johnson missed practice on Thursday with an ankle injury. An injury this late into the week is not a great sign for him for this week’s game. If Johnson misses Week 7 against the Washington Commanders Xavier Legette moves up to WR28 between Jaxon Smith-Nigba and Brandin Aiyuk. Jonathan Mingo becomes WR58 between Noah Brown and Bub Means.
San Francisco 49ers Wide Receivers: WR16 Deebo Samuel & WR56 Jauan Jennings
Deebo Samuel was limited in practice on Thursday with a wrist injury. Jauan Jennings missed practice on Thursday with a hip injury. If both Samuel and Jennings miss Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs Brandon Aiyuk becomes WR23 between Jakobi Meyers and Tank Dell.
If Samuel plays in Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders and Jennings is inactive, Brandon Aiyuk becomes remains WR29 between Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Josh Downs.
If Jennings plays in Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders and Samuel is inactive, Brandon Aiyuk moves up to WR26 between Brian Thomas Jr. and Michael Pittman Jr. Jennings moves up to WR43 between Jordan Addison and Calvin Ridley.
Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers: WR19 Jayden Reed & WR46 Christian Watson
Jayden Reed was limited in practice today with an ankle injury. Christian Watson was limited in practice on Thursday with an ankle injury. If both Reed and Watson miss Week 7 against the Houston Texans Romeo Doubs becomes WR28 between Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Brandon Aiyuk. Bo Melton becomes WR50 between Michael Wilson and Gabe Davis.
If Reed. plays in Week 7 against the Houston Texans and Watson is inactive, Romeo Doubs moves up to WR44 between Jordan Addison and Calvin Ridley.
If Watson plays in Week 7 against the Houston Texans and Reed. is inactive, Romeo Doubs moves up to WR23 between Jakobi Meyers and Tank Dell. Christian Watson becomes WR44 between Jordan Addison and Calvin Ridley.
Arizona Cardinals Wide Receivers: WR20 Marvin Harrison Jr. & WR50 Michael Wilson
Marvin Harrison Jr. suffered a concussion last week against the Green Bay Packers. Michael Wilson was limited in practice on Thursday with an ankle injury. If both Harrison Jr. and Wilson miss Week 7 against the Los Angeles Chargers Greg Dortch becomes WR49 between Ray-Ray McCloud and Gabe Davis. Zay Jones becomes WR63 between Ja’Lynn Polk and Cedrick Wilson.
If Harrison Jr. plays in Week 7 against the Los Angeles Chargers and Wilson is inactive, Greg Dortch becomes WR50 between Ray-Ray McCloud and Gabe Davis. Zay Jones becomes WR63 between Ja’Lynn Polk and Cedrick Wilson.
If Wilson plays in Week 7 against the Los Angeles Chargers and Harrison Jr. is inactive, Wilson moves up to WR37 between Christian Kirk and George Pickens. Greg Dortch becomes WR50 between Ray-Ray McCloud and Gabe Davis. Zay Jones becomes WR63 between Ja’Lynn Polk and Cedrick Wilson.
WR23 Jakobi Meyers, Los Vegas Raiders
Jakobi Meyers missed last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with an ankle injury. He missed practice on Thursday because of the injury. If Meyers misses Week 7 against the Los Angeles Rams Tre Tucker moves up to WR43 between Jordan Addison and Calvin Ridley.
Indianapolis Colts Wide Receivers: WR30 Josh Downs & WR77 Alec Pierce
Josh Downs was limited in practice on Thursday with a toe injury. Alec Pierce missed practice on Thursday with a shoulder injury. If both Downs and Pierce miss Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins Adonai Mitchell becomes WR54 between Khalil Shakir and DeAndre Hopkins.
If Downs plays in Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins and Pierce is inactive, Adonai Mitchell becomes WR77 between Keon Coleman and Mike Williams.
If Pierce plays in Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins and Downs is inactive, Adonai Mitchell becomes WR63 between Ja’Lynn Polk and Cedrick Wilson.
Los Angeles Chargers Wide Receivers: WR33 Ladd McConkey & WR41 Quentin Johnston
Ladd McConkey was limited in practice on Thursday with a hip injury. Quentin Johnston missed practice on Thursday with an ankle injury. If both McConkey and Johnston miss Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals Josh Palmer moves up to WR36 between Demario “Pop” Douglas and Christian Kirk.
If McConkey plays in Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals and Johnston is inactive, McConkey moves up to WR32 Tyler Lockett and Darnell Mooney. Josh Palmer moves up to WR51 between Gabe Davis and Tre Tucker.
If Johnston plays in Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals and McConkey is inactive, Johnston moves up to WR32 between Tyler Lockett and Darnell Mooney. Josh Palmer moves up to WR51 between Gabe Davis and Tre Tucker.
WR40 JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kansas City Chiefs
JuJu Smith-Schuster was limited in practice on Thursday with a hamstring injury. It is unclear if this injury will cause Smith-Schuster to miss this week’s game. Justin Watson becomes WR75 between Tyler Boyd and Keon Coleman.
WR51 Gabe Davis, Jacksonville Jaguars
Gabe Davis was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. If Davis misses Week 7 against the New England Patriots Parker Washington becomes WR77 between Alec Pierce and Mike Williams.
WR65 Darius Slayton, New York Giants
Darius Slayton was limited in practice on Thursday with a groin injury. It is unclear if this injury will hold Slayton out of this week’s game. If Slayton misses Week 7 against the Philadelphia Eagles Jalin Hyatt becomes WR77 between Alec Pierce and Mike Williams.
New Orleans Saints Wide Receivers: Chris Olave & Rashid Shaheed
Chris Olave was ruled out of this week’s game against the Denver Broncos with a concussion. Rashid Shaheed will now miss the rest of the regular season after receiving surgery to repair a torn meniscus. New Orleans’ wide receiver core wasn’t deep to begin with. Now they must rely on Bub Means, Cedrick Wilson, and Mason Tipton until Olave returns. Even when Olave returns this will be one of the thinnest receiver rooms in the league.
Dontayvion Wicks, Green Bay Packers
Dontayvion Wicks is expected to miss this week’s game against the Houston Texans with a shoulder injury. While Wicks is out Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson are expected to have full-time roles in this offense with Jayden Reed.
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