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Top 50 Wide Receiver Rankings & Tiers - Week 1 Fantasy Football

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Sep 7, 2026

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Mon, September 7, 2026

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A.J. BrownAlec PierceAmon-Ra St. BrownBrian Thomas Jr.CeeDee LambChris OlaveDeVonta SmithDK MetcalfDontayvion WicksDrake LondonGarrett WilsonJameson WilliamsJayden ReedJaylen Waddle

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A.J. Brown

NegativeValue5:10

AJ Brown is preferred over Drake London rest-of-season, but faces a tough Week 1 matchup in Seattle where the Patriots are projected for only 20.5 points.

Alec Pierce

NegativeInjury23:03

JJ Mccarth ranks Alec Pierce lower than he otherwise would due to injury concerns, treating his current ranking as a placeholder until more information regarding his health status is available.

Amon-Ra St. Brown

PositiveUsage0:40

Amon-Ra St. Brown is a very safe play as the Lions project to be the number one scoring offense (28.5 points); the team may skew more pass-happy because they lack a clear secondary running back to pair with Jahmyr Gibbs.

Brian Thomas Jr.

NegativeProjection17:26

JJ Mccarth notes that Brian Thomas Jr. has a higher ceiling than Parker Washington, but warns that the Jaguars being heavy favorites against the Browns may limit the game's shootout potential.

CeeDee Lamb

PositiveProjection2:21

CeeDee Lamb is in a very good game environment against the Giants as a 3.5-point favorite in the third-highest scoring game of the week.

Chris Olave

PositiveUsage3:58

Chris Olave is ranked very high due to a lack of target competition with Jordan Tyson absent; he is expected to benefit from a high-scoring game script against the Lions.

DeVonta Smith

PositiveUsage9:00

JJ Mccarth expects Smith to crush early in the season due to limited availability of other receivers and the anticipated slow start of rookie teammates dealing with injuries.

DK Metcalf

PositiveInjury18:48

DK Metcalf is healthy and good to go for his matchup against the Falcons, where he is favored.

Dontayvion Wicks

NegativeUsage22:36

JJ Mccarth emphasizes the need to monitor the usage, route participation, and snap counts of Dontayvion Wicks in Week 1 before feeling confident in starting him.

Drake London

NegativeProjection7:21

JJ Mccarth ranks London at 11, but notes concerns as the Falcons are the only team discussed projecting for fewer than 20 points; the hope is for a Tua Tagovailoa upside surprise despite poor training camp reports.

Garrett Wilson

NegativeProjection11:16

Garrett Wilson is ranked low (22nd) for Week 1 because he plays in a game against the Tennessee Titans that is projected to be the lowest-scoring of the week.

Jameson Williams

PositiveProjection11:40

Jameson Williams is a recommended start for Week 1, as the Lions are projected to be the top-scoring offense and may skew more pass-heavy due to a lack of depth at running back.

Jayden Reed

NegativeUsage22:36

JJ Mccarth advises waiting to see the snap and route usage for Jayden Reed in Week 1 against Minnesota before trusting him in fantasy lineups for subsequent weeks.

Jaylen Waddle

NegativeProjection9:21

JJ Mccarth advises against starting Waddle for Week 1, citing a low-scoring game projection for the Broncos and poor offensive outlooks; expectations should be lowered for the short term compared to his long-term potential.

Jordan Addison

NegativeProjection20:25

Jordan Addison is viewed as a usable fantasy asset because the Vikings' offense is projected to be competent, making the Week 1 matchup against the Green Bay Packers a non-concern.

Josh Downs

PositiveDepth Chart22:18

Josh Downs is currently a placeholder in rankings, but JJ Mccarth notes he could rise to around WR35 if Alec Pierce is ruled out, citing a favorable game environment against the Baltimore Ravens.

Luther Burden

PositiveBreakout11:59

Luther Burden could rise significantly in rankings if Rome Odunze misses time due to injury; if Odunze is out, Burden would become a C-tier wide receiver.

Marvin Harrison Jr.

NegativeProjection18:04

Marvin Harrison Jr.'s outlook is mixed; while he could benefit from garbage time as a 10-point underdog, the Cardinals have a very low projected team total of 18.5 points. JJ Mccarth notes his ranking could rise if the team is forced into a high-volume passing script, especially if running back depth is compromised.

Michael Pittman

NegativeProjection20:57

JJ Mccarth projects Michael Pittman Jr. for a solid 11-12 point outing against Atlanta in Week 1, though he expresses uncertainty regarding his true ceiling in his first week with the team.

Nico Collins

PositiveUsage5:56

Nico Collins is a dominant target-share receiver in a matchup against the Bills that could force the Texans to throw more than anticipated.

Parker Washington

NegativeProjection17:49

JJ Mccarth views Parker Washington as having a higher floor than Brian Thomas Jr., noting that most people would prefer starting Washington.

Puka Nacua

PositiveProjection0:06

Puka Nacua is a locked-in start for Week 1; he is fully healthy after practicing and is expected to benefit from a high-scoring game environment against the Bengals (48.5 over/under) where the Rams are expected to throw frequently.

Rashee Rice

NegativeProjection10:09

JJ Mccarth is lower on Rice for Week 1 due to a tough matchup against the Denver Broncos, poor training camp reports, and off-field/injury concerns, though he remains a must-start.

Rome Odunze

NegativeInjury12:05

JJ Mccarth is monitoring Rome Odunze's injury status after he missed Monday practice; if he continues to miss practice, he will slide down to the bottom tier of the rankings.

Tee Higgins

PositiveValue8:33

JJ Mccarth ranks Higgins at the top of the S-tier for Week 1, drawing a comparison to Ja'Marr Chase's status as a top-tier fantasy option; the Bengals are expected to have a high-scoring game against the Buccaneers with concentrated targets.

Terry McLaurin

NegativeMatchup14:32

JJ Mccarth advises fading Terry McLaurin due to a tough matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, a decimated Commanders offensive line, and a low team scoring projection that will likely limit downfield opportunities.

Xavier Legette

PositiveUsage13:57

JJ Mccarth notes that the Panthers project better than expected and expects Legette to command a significant target share in the offense.

Xavier Worthy

NegativeBust23:14

JJ Mccarth ranks Xavier Worthy 50th and advises against starting him in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos, citing a difficult matchup and expressing regret over drafting him.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00Fantasy football is here once you've hit submit on your lineup for week one. I'm here to help you make those decisions.

0:06Starting off with a guest here, we're going to have Jamar Chase San Puka Nikua. Now Jamar is set up in a smash

0:13spot going up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This game has the highest overunder of any game in the league this week at 50 and a half points. Looking at

0:23Puka Nukua, the overunder of this game is 48 and a half. So it should be very high scoring as well. Both of these

0:29offenses are favored. Both of these wide receivers were bagged up in camp, but all signs points to them being 100% a-okay to go for week one. So, frankly,

0:38you don't need to be worried about it.

0:40You jam them. You drafted them in the first round for a reason. Going over to the A tier, guys. A man Ross St. Brown

0:47is going to flip JSN for me. Now, this Patriots games surprisingly projecting out to be pretty low scoring here, which if you look at the Lions offense, they

0:57currently project to score 28 and a half points and be the number one scoring offense in the league. And on top of

1:03this, while they are sevenpoint favorites against the New Orleans Saints, it wouldn't be the most surprising thing in the world if they do

1:10skew a little bit more pass happy than they did last year, given the fact that they have no running back to to play

1:15alongside Jir Gibbs. And I don't think they want to be giving Jir Gibbs 35 touches a game. So St. Brown very very

1:23safe play. If we look at Jackson Smith and Jigba, it's a little bit tougher.

1:27Like the Seattle Seahawks, while they are favored over New England, they do only project to score 24 points. Now, of course, JSN's going to have such a high

1:36percentage of his team's target share every single week. I don't know why we're talking so much about this tier.

1:41You know, you start all these guys. CDL should be in a very good game environment against the Giants. They are three and a half point favorites. That

1:48game is supposed to be the third highest scoring game of the week. And then finally, finally, do we have good projections for the Minnesota Vikings?

1:57Justin Jefferson owners. We can rejoice seeing the fact that against Green Bay at home, the Vikings project to score 23 and a half points. Now, if we go back

2:07and look at what the Minnesota Vikings were doing at the end of last season, of course, with JJ McCarth, the under

2:15center, at the end of last year, they couldn't crack 23 points. Like, go through and look at this. We had week

2:2218, they scored 16. Week 17, they scored 23. Week 16, 16, 34, 31, but zero points, six points, 19 points, 17

2:32points. Like, this offense was garbage.

2:36But we finally have good projections.

2:38Not worried about the Green Bay Packers defense. Jefferson set up to absolutely smash. Going over to Chris Ave is going to be very high in our rankings this

2:48week and very high in our rankings over the next month. You have no Jordan Tyson, so the man legitimately has no

2:54target competition at all. While yes, you have to be worried about long-term injuries with like the concussions for a lav. That's not a concern week one. And

3:03again, this projects to be the second highest scoring game of the week. With the Lions being seven-point favorites, there's a damn good chance the New

3:10Orleans Saints are throwing the ball in the second half. AJ Brown here, AJ Brown rest of season. I would rather have him

3:16over Drake London. But again, this is a very, very tough matchup. We saw the New England Patriots offense really struggle against Seattle in the Super Bowl. This

3:25game is in Seattle as well. And on top of this, if you go through and if you just look at the current projections for

3:32the game, uh, New England's projected to score 20 and a half points. That's significantly lower than what we have with any other team that we've talked

3:41about so far. It's lower than the New Orleans Saints. The overunder this game's only 44 and a half. And of course, if you wanted to go through and

3:50check out the spread overunder of any of these games, we're looking at it all on polyarket US. You can pull it up

3:56whenever the hell you want. But going over to the rest of B tier, we have Nico Collins here at nine. With Nico Collins,

4:04Texans are favored by about a point. And this game should have the same amount of points scored at it, or at least that's

4:10the projection as the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. So, Nico and AJ Brown, very similar setups.

4:18They're going to be dominant wide receivers from a target share perspective. Um, these offenses aren't elite like what we are seeing with the

4:26Lions, with the Bengals. This match up against the Bills should be a very close game though where potentially the Texans do have to throw the ball more than they

4:33would like. Um, going over to George Pickkins, the Cowboys offense should be humming. And with Pickkins last year, obviously he was a borderline top five

4:41wide receiver most weeks for us. And then Drake London at 11. So London gets Tua under center. This game they are

4:48playing in Pittsburgh. You actually have the Atlanta Falcons being the only team we've talked about so far in this video projecting to score fewer than 20 points

4:57this week. So, the hope for London is that Tua surprises to the upside, but again, I know we've talked about this

5:05recently, all the reports coming out of training camp for the Atlanta Falcons was that Tua looked horrendous, but nonetheless, you're starting every

5:13single one of these wide receivers. You already know that. I shouldn't have spent a second talking about them. Now, Tia Gins is going to be at the top of S

5:20tier for us this week. Again, very similar to Jamar Chase being the number one wide receiver in fantasy for the week. The Bengals should light it up

5:29against the Buccaneers. Over under 50 and a half points, the target should be extremely concentrated where you have no tight ends. And on top of this, you have

5:38no significant wide receiver three.

5:40Devont Smith is going up against the Commanders. This is projecting out to be a lowerc scoring game similar to the Seattle Seahawks New England Patriots as

5:49we've discussed before. But why I like Smith a lot early in the season is we're not expecting Eli Sters to even really

5:57be active at the beginning of the year, let alone get on the field and with Mai Lemon. Mai Lemon dealt with a hamstring

6:03injury. As a rookie, we're going to assume that he starts a little bit slow.

6:07So, Devontto Smith should crush early.

6:09Rasheed Rice. We are going to be lower on Rasheed Rice in our rankings this week because of the tough matchup against the Denver Broncos. This is one

6:18of the best defenses in the NFL. You can tell that because the Kansas City Chiefs currently project to only score 23

6:25points, which is significantly lower than the Bengals, which is lower than Philadelphia as well. And Rice, we didn't have the best reports coming out

6:33of camp with how he looked. Keep in mind wide receiver that spent like a month in county jail in Dallas this off

6:39seasonason and he had a knee operation.

6:41So it wouldn't be the most surprising thing in the world if Rashi Rice started slow against the Denver Broncos, but um

6:48obviously you're starting him regardless. You took him in the third round. You are starting Z Flowers as well. Regardless, Z Flowers went

6:54absolutely nuclear in week one last season and this game projects to be pretty damn high scoring here against the Indianapolis Colts. The game is in

7:05Indie, so it has the dome and Baltimore is favored by three and a half. Going over to Lad Mani, this is the largest

7:12spread of any game this week. The Los Angeles Chargers are favored by 10 points. The Chargers project to score 28 and a half points this week, which is

7:21only behind the It's not even behind the Lions, it's tied with the Lions as the highest scoring offense. Now, the problem's going to be if the Arizona

7:29Cardinals defense is this bad, there's a damn good chance that the Chargers can just go through and run the ball in the

7:35second half. They are playing at home, but it's going to be a damn exciting game if you're a Chargers fan, which I

7:40know I'm talking to a total of three of y'all. Now, Malik Neighbors at 17. I am rocking the Neighbors jersey for this

7:47video. Let me see what the latest update is for Malik Neighbors at about 5:00 p.m. on Monday. But from my initial read

7:58is it sounds like we are going to get Neighbors playing week one, but I don't think you should expect him to be truly

8:05100%. Yeah, I don't see anything additional that's come out about Malik Neighbors. Of course, if he ends up missing, you definitely go ahead and

8:14bench him. But my plan, if you drafted him in the second round of your draft this year, if he's healthy and what is a

8:21really good matchup against the Dallas Cowboys defense, like I know this defense was invested into by this front office in the offseason. The Cowboys

8:29were like the worst defense in the NFL last season. It's such a good matchup that even a hobbled Malik Neighbors is

8:35somebody that you would need to start.

8:37Now, of course, he will be working himself up these rankings as the season goes on. I just want him to prove that

8:42he's healthy. Tedoa McMillan. Um I'm surprised to see that the Panthers project out well against the Chicago Bears. 22 and a half points as their

8:51total. The spread on this game is only two and a half. Now yes, we do have the Panthers obviously as dogs in this. But

8:58my greed on it, at least what I would have guessed coming in, would have been that this was a massive gap in

9:07projections from Carolina to Chicago.

9:09But no, 22 and a half points does have the Carolina Panthers as an average offense and Ted McMillan's going to get

9:16every single target. Now going over to Jaylen Wadd again, this should be a lowercing game. The Denver Broncos project to only score 20 points this

9:24week, which is lower than any offense that we have talked about outside of the Atlanta Falcons. So this just isn't the

9:32spot you want to be playing. Waddle, his first game ever with the Denver Broncos.

9:36It's a top matchup in KC as well. and the offensive projections look pretty damn bad. Now, I will say with that, of

9:42course, you start him. You drafted him in the third round, you drafted him in the fourth round. So, unless you're in a

9:47really shallow format, he is in your lineup, but have lowered expectations for him this year in comparison to what he will be in the long term. And then I

9:55am planning on starting a Buka myself.

9:57Let me go ahead and pull up what we had with him at practice today, but it seems like he is a-ok. okay to good to go week

10:06one he was running a route um he looks like he's going pretty damn close to 100% as well and this is Monday so he

10:15gets all week to ramp up and it's the best matchup possible against the Cincinnati Bengals again I want to remind you this game projects to

10:24be the highest scoring game in the league the Bucks are dogs so they are going to be throwing the ball a ton so I have IUA

10:31on my own team I am starting him I don't care that he was missing practice. I think the matchup's phenomenal. Like I

10:37would actually have had him up at like 12 or 13 in these rankings if he wasn't coming off an injury. Now, Devonte Adams

10:45here playing against San Francisco. Of course, if we got a nuclear bomb dropped and all of a sudden Pukanuku was suspended, Devonte Adams would be an A

10:54tier level wide receiver for us. He would be right up there with CD Lamb and Justin Jefferson. But that's not the

11:00case right now. The matchup against San Francisco looks good on paper. Should be a very high-scoring game, but when these teams travel across the world and it's

11:09week one, there is so much variance here. Now, Garrett Wilson at 22. I'm going to be very low on Garrett Wilson

11:17this week in these rankings because he plays against the Tennessee Titans in Tennessee. And this is going to be a game that you want nothing to do with.

11:27Right now, it projects to be the lowest scoring game in the NFL this week. Now, of course, he's going to get all the

11:33targets in the world here, but damn, I mean, imagine having to watch this. It would just make your eyes bleed. Jameson

11:40Williams is going to be somebody that I am playing on my fantasy team this week.

11:44I am very excited for it. Again, the Lions project to be the number one scoring offense. Um JMO was phenomenal at the end of last season and there is a

11:54chance that they skew more pass happy given the fact they have no running back too. Now Luther Burden could move up

11:59these rankings in a big time way. One thing that you are going to have to be on the lookout for is the practice

12:05reports update with Roma Dunce. Roma Dunay was not at practice on Monday. So with Rome missing practice, if this

12:16lingers to Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and he ends up missing, I would start Luther Burton over JMO, over Garrett Wilson. He would move up to being a

12:26C-tier level wide receiver for me. But the expectations as of now will be that Roma Dunce will be good to go. But

12:33obviously, we would prefer Luther Burton at this point with Burden practicing and Rome not. Christian Watson playing in Minnesota this week. Game environment

12:43looks a-ok. Okay, right. Decent projections here for the Green Bay Packers. Decent projections for the Minnesota Vikings as we discussed with

12:50Justin Jefferson. And the expectation should be you have no Josh Jacobs this week. So, I am playing Christian Watson myself. I am excited to play Christian

12:59Watson on my fantasy team because without Josh Jacobs, this is a Packers team that probably skews to be a little more passy. As we mentioned going over

13:09to DJ Moore, it's a really tough matchup going up against the Houston Texans.

13:13Again, I think these projections are extremely valuable for us to use. And right now, um, the game has an overunder of 44 and a half points. The Buffalo

13:24Bills have an implied team total of 21 a half. This just goes to show exactly how good this defense is for the Texans. as

13:35most weeks the Buffalo Bills are going to be projected as not only heavy favorites where obviously right now if we just pull this up there's a 50/50

13:44shot but also the overunder of the game is going to be much higher than like 44 and a half points. So I think this is an

13:54environment in which you have to have lowered expectations for your Buffalo Bills players because it's an elite defense they're going up against. It's

14:03the first week ever that DJ Moore is playing with Josh Allen, so I'm gonna be a little bit hesitant there. I will also

14:11be a little bit hesitant regarding Rome Adun. Now, of course, I'm going to keep these rankings up to date on fogg

14:17fantasy.com literally every single day for y'all. So, don't you worry. I mean, once we get official word that Rome's missing practice again, he's going to

14:25slide down to the bottom tier. And if he misses it again on Wednesday, he'll fall even further. But yeah, Roma, we are

14:32going to have to monitor the injury report for him. Terry McLaren, I absolutely hate the matchup going up against the Philadelphia Eagles. Right

14:40now, the Eagles are fivepoint favorites.

14:44Terry McLaren is going up against a defense that is one of the best units in the league. The Commanders offensive line is decimated and that's probably

14:54going to limit Terry McLaren's downfield opportunities. And with that being the case, to be honest with you, I kind of want to go through and fade Washington

15:05to the extent that I can. They project to only score like 0.75 more points than the freaking New York Jets this week. So Terry McLaren is in a

15:16very tough spot, very similar to DJ Moore as we've mentioned. And then Mike Evans at 29. So here's the deal with

15:23Evans. I think that the recent reports that we had today were very bullish on his long-term health and his setup for

15:31this season. Like if we go through and if we look at where we currently stand with Evans, um we had this tweet where

15:38it says, um I know I'm an older player.

15:40I have had probably over a thousand football practices in my life now. So I know what I'm doing out there. They know

15:47what they're doing. They did a good job taking care of me. None of my injuries were significant. So, if it was a game

15:52week, I wouldn't have missed any time.

15:54This is great news for Mike Evans drafters, but it is a really tough matchup going up against the Rams.

16:03Typically, the Niners are going to project be a much higher scoring offense than they do this week. Very similar to the Commanders, very similar to the

16:10Buffalo Bills. Mike Evans missed so much time throughout camp and it's the first time he's ever been in this offense. So,

16:19I would be a little hesitant to play Mike Evans if I'm going to be honest.

16:23Like, I would easily play Christian Watson over him this week, at least in my opinion. Now, let's move over to our

16:31E tier. Chris Godwin looked like he was potentially going to be set up to absolutely smash. And I want to be on

16:37the record here. If I were to shock me and Ibuka were to miss this week, Chris Godwin jumps up to being a C-tier wide

16:44receiver. But it sounds like Ibuka is going to play. Sounds like Jaylen McMillan's going to play, but very similar to what we were talking about

16:51with the game environment there for Higgins, Jamar Chase, Ibuka himself.

16:56This is just the perfect setup. You want to play against the Cincinnati Bengals if you're a wide receiver. You want the

17:01overunder, the game to be 50 and a half points. You want this to turn into a shootout because what these projections

17:07say is these projections say that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to have to throw the ball a ton. Don't be

17:12surprised if we get 50 plus dropbacks from Baker Mayfield. So, if you have Godwin and you're dealing with like a Cardell Tate, right? You took Cardell

17:21Tate in the sixth round, you drafted Chris Godwin in the eighth round, I would go ahead. I would play Godwin over

17:26the rookie in this instance, at least for week one. Going over to Brian Thomas. Heavy favorites, heavy heavy favorites over the Cleveland Browns.

17:36Right now, the Jags are nine-point favorites here. Obviously, the Browns aren't going to be able to move the ball down the field. That tells me you don't

17:44have the upside for this to turn into a full-blown shootout. We're gonna throw Parker Washington here as well, right?

17:49Brian Thomas, Parker Washington, they're handinand for me. I think Washington has the higher floor. Thomas has the higher ceiling, but most people would tell you

18:00to go Washington over Thomas. I just want to make sure you understand that.

18:04So, with Marvin Harrison, you can take this one of two ways. You can say, "Oh my gosh, the Arizona Cardinals, they are

18:1210-point dogs. They're going to have to go into garbage time and they're going to have to throw the ball over and over

18:17and over again." And if Jeremiah Love misses where all of a sudden their only running back Alier, I'll probably lean in that direction and I'll probably move

18:25Marvin Harrison further up these ranks.

18:28But the other side of the coin of that is the Cardinals only project to score 18 and a half points this week.

18:3718 and a half. That's the worst offense that we've talked about today. And I think the worst offense that we have

18:44outside of maybe like the Cleveland Browns in projections.

18:48Now, DK Metaf favored over the Atlanta Falcons. Metaf sounds like he's good to go. Um high floor wide receiver that's shown us a very low ceiling over the

18:59past few years. Now, moving over to the F tier, we are going to have Quinton Johnston. Similar to what we are talking

19:05about with Lad Mankey, this is an offense that projects to score a ton of points, but they are 10-point favorites.

19:11So, I'm gonna assume this is a an Amari and Hampton game. When I show you my running back rankings this week, be

19:18prepared to be shocked at how high I have Amari and Hampton because I would expect the Chargers to just be able to

19:25run the ball over and over and over again. Now, with Jordan Addison, again, very similar to what we discussed with Justin Jefferson. I am so happy to

19:34finally see the projections like the Minnesota Vikings to say the Vikings are going to be a good offense. Now, of course, are they going to be elite? Are

19:43they going to be up there with the Los Angeles Rams, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Detroit Lions? No. But they're going to be acceptable. They're going to be

19:51usable. And you don't need to worry about this Green Bay Packers matchup for week one. Michael Pitman Jr. at 37. Um,

19:58with Pitman, the matchup against Atlanta, not scary. It is his first week ever with the team. I would say you're probably going to get a solid 12point

20:08outing, 11 point outing. I don't know what the true ceiling is, though.

20:12Courtland Sutton, very similar to what we discussed with Jaylen Wadd. This isn't the spot you want to play him.

20:18This is a really tough matchup for Sutton. Now, Steon Diggs at 39 with Diggs.

20:24Very tough matchup against Philadelphia.

20:26Now, maybe if this Philly defense can just dominate the offensive line, then Jaden Daniels has to do a lot of quick

20:34reads, a lot of checkdowns to digs close to the line of scrimmage as composed to Terry McLaren maybe operating deeper downfield.

20:43But as it stands right this second, I don't love the Diggs play. I don't love the Cardell tape play either. Like I

20:51have Wel Robinson on my own fantasy team. I would really hope that week one you're not having to start any of these

20:56F-tier wide receivers. Right? If it's week one and you don't have any by-weeks that we're dealing with, I hope you don't have to go this far down. I really

21:04like Carnell Tate in the long run. But my stance always with rookies will be prove it to me before we believe it. Go

21:15out there, break out, and I will start you the next week. I am fine benching Cardell Tate for the first three weeks of this year as he scores

21:25seven points, nine points, 11 points, and then in week four, if he's on my bench and he drops 16, well, cool. I

21:32know to play him in week five. But I would not trust the rookies in week one until you see their roles, especially if

21:38it's a bad offense like the Tennessee Titans. Now, going over to Josh DS. Josh DS could rise up these rankings because

21:47again, pretty damn good game environment here where you're going up against the Baltimore Ravens. But what we need to wait to see before we move Josh DS up

21:55the ranks is I officially need Alec Pierce to be ruled out. So this is kind of a placeholder ranking for Josh DS. I

22:02could honestly see him going up to like the wide receiver 35 if you were to have no Alec Pierce. Michael Wilson at 43.

22:10I'm rooting for Wilson. I mean, my personal bias, I like him more than Marvin Harrison, but again, just garbage offense. Matthew Golden and Jaden Reed.

22:20I think we really need to see the usage of these two wide receivers week one. It is a tough matchup against the Minnesota

22:27Vikings in Minnesota, but I think you need to see the amount of routes that these guys run, the amount of snaps that

22:34Jaden Reed's even on the field, and then maybe you can feel confident starting one of them in weeks two, three, or

22:39four. But I want to see the roles of them. Debo Samuel could rise up these rankings if you were to have Mike Evans

22:46ruled out. But I'm going to rank Debo ahead of Dejon Stribbling for early season. Very similar to what we were talking about with Carnell Tate. With

22:54Deshawn Stribbling, he is on my bench.

22:56You are in prove it mode. Same thing with Mai Lemon, right? All of these rookie wide receivers, it is prove it

23:03mode. Once you do it, then you can go ahead and get started. Alec Pierce obviously would be much higher if we

23:09knew that he was healthy, but I am just kind of throwing Alec Pierce here as a placeholder until we have his injury

23:14update. And then Xavier Worthy at 50. I have Xavier Worthy on my team. I probably shouldn't have drafted him. And I'm definitely not starting week one

23:23against the Denver Broncos when it's a horrible matchup. But I think that's all I got for this video. I am so damn

23:29excited for the season to be here. We actually have week-toeek projections we can be looking at now rather than just trying to extrapolate what happened last

23:38season to this one. So, super pumped.

23:41We're going to get our running back rankings out tomorrow. I'll be live streaming answering your fantasy football questions every single night

23:47until Christmas how I do every year. But much love, ladies and gentlemen. I appreciate you and hope I get to see you

23:53out in the live stream later

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