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Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings & Tiers

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Oct 8, 2026
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Thu, October 8, 2026
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Amon-Ra St. BrownAntonio WilliamsBrian Thomas Jr.Carnell TateCeeDee LambChris BellChris GodwinChris OlaveChristian WatsonColston LovelandD.J. MooreDeebo SamuelDeVonta SmithDK Metcalf
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Amon-Ra St. Brown

PositiveProjection0:00

S-tier WR ranking for Week 5; the source places him in the elite tier alongside JSN, Puka Nacua, and Jamar Chase.

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Antonio Williams

PositiveBreakout20:06

The source has Williams ranked 39th overall WR and notes he's clearly trending up. Williams was targeted 8 times in a game where Terry McLaurin did not play and had a 75-yard TD called back last week. With 30 routes last week and Jaylen Daniels returning at QB, Williams is positioned well going forward; the source started him last week and expects McLaurin to miss this week as well.

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Brian Thomas Jr.

NegativeUsage21:15

Brian Thomas Jr. scored a touchdown last week but is only on the field for 62% of the snaps with just two targets; the source acknowledges he must be started if necessary but expresses concern about his limited role despite the TD.

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Carnell Tate

PositiveBreakout12:34

Had his breakout game with nine receptions for 145 yards and was finally targeted more than 20 yards down the field. The source is semi-buying the breakout because when looking at the Titans' other receivers (Calvin Ridley, Wandell Robinson, Gunnar Helm), Tate is the only one who can make the offense look marginally good and is the only one who will play above average. The source expects the offense to drift his direction even more. Despite a difficult matchup, the source is ranking Tate as a starter.

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CeeDee Lamb

PositiveProjection0:30

A-tier WR ranking for Week 5; the source places him in the second-tier elite group alongside Nico Collins, Chris Olave, and Parker Washington.

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Chris Bell

NegativeRole23:15

Despite playing 82% of snaps last week, Bell does not seem to be a great stylistic fit for Malik Willis. The source wishes he could rank Bell higher given the high snap share, but the QB-receiver fit concern limits his fantasy appeal.

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Chris Godwin

NegativeValue20:41

Chris Godwin ranked at WR 41; the source expresses strong reluctance to start him, stating 'I don't want to watch this crap on Thursday night with Chris Godwin,' indicating preference for alternatives like Malik Washington despite similar scoring.

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Chris Olave

PositiveProjection0:30

A-tier WR ranking for Week 5; the source places him in the second-tier elite group alongside CeeDee Lamb, Nico Collins, and Parker Washington.

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Christian Watson

PositiveProjection6:43

WR15 ranking for Week 5; the source has high hopes for the Green Bay-Chicago game. Green Bay has the worst running game in the NFL, so if they get ahead they'll be forced to keep throwing; the Bears have been run-heavy due to game script, but if they trail, there will be a fantasy bonanza on both sides of the ball.

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Colston Loveland

NegativeRole28:24

The source is a semi-believer in Loveland, suggesting cautious optimism about his role but not full conviction.

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D.J. Moore

NegativeInjury15:51

Not in the source's rankings this week. The source does not expect DJ Moore to play probably until after the bye-week for the Buffalo Bills. This is the second occurrence of an AC joint injury for Moore.

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Deebo Samuel

PositiveProjection28:50

Ranked highly for week 5 and the source is pretty high on him rest of season. Samuel's production has historically been touchdown-based—his breakout year he had 17 touchdowns—which is his consistent fantasy profile. The source plans to continue ranking him as a fantasy football starter and is pretty high on him rest of the year.

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DeVonta Smith

PositiveRole20:55

The target row for DeVonta Smith appears to be mislabeled; the transcript excerpt and data actually refer to DeVonta Adams and Puka Nacua's role in the Rams offense, not DeVonta Smith. No independent insight for Smith is available in the source material.

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DK Metcalf

NegativeRole14:23

Ranked as high as the source could reasonably get him given stylistic fit concerns. The source thinks Metcalf is a horrible stylistic fit in the Packers offense with Aaron Rodgers. However, he does have a good matchup at home against the Indianapolis Colts with Michael Pittman Jr. out.

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Drake London

NegativeProjection0:52

WR9 ranking for Week 5 against Baltimore Ravens. The source ranks him ninth but notes that his performance will be impacted by the Ravens' backup QB situation with Tyler Huntley starting instead of Lamar Jackson.

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Garrett Wilson

PositiveProjection5:12

WR11 ranking for Week 5; the source still backs him as a clear starter despite last week's poor performance (5.7 points). The source attributes the low output to the Jets laying an absolute stinker and running only 32 plays, but notes that Wilson was still able to grind out points even in that limited-volume game.

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George Pickens

PositiveRole7:28

WR16 ranking for Week 5; the source is not panicking but is starting to think Pickens may continually get outproduced by CeeDee Lamb in target competition. The source expresses worry that Pickens will continue to be outproduced by Lamb in the Cowboys offense, suggesting a secondary role despite his ranking.

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Ja'Marr Chase

PositiveProjection0:00

S-tier WR ranking for Week 5; the source expects Jamar Chase to play this week despite being on a team with injury concerns (T. Higgins out).

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Jameson Williams

NegativeProjection10:17

Has shown the full range of his performance this year; finally had a mini breakout game with 6 catches for 102 yards, but efficiency remains a concern with projected sub-2.0 yards per route run for the season; however, faces an elite matchup environment against the Lions.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba

PositiveProjection0:00

S-tier WR ranking for Week 5; the source places him in the elite tier alongside Amon-Ra St. Brown, Puka Nacua, and Jamar Chase.

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Jaylen Waddle

PositiveProjection9:28

Ranked 20th; targets will be available with approximately 22% target share; Sean Payton is taking back play-calling duties from Davis Webb this week, which should improve performance; favorable matchup against the struggling Chargers; the source expects good things from Waddle.

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Jordan Addison

NegativeProjection12:19

Ranked 24th but the source argues this ranking could be too high. Last week Addison was in the spot of his life with no Justin Jefferson against the Miami Dolphins, played 96% of the snaps, but only got six targets, four receptions, and 52 yards. The source thinks he's pretty borderline this week but is fine.

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Josh Downs

PositiveProjection10:22

Ranked 22nd despite poor recent performance (3 catches for 16 yards, 1% air yard share last week); the source acknowledges the ranking may seem high given last week's disappointing outing, but expects Downs to be the leading target for the Colts for the rest of the season; the source expects a concerted effort to get Downs the ball early in upcoming games.

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Justin Jefferson

PositiveProjection4:33

WR13 ranking for Week 5; expected to play against New Orleans Saints despite ankle injury. The source notes mixed messaging around Kyler Murray availability but Jefferson has barely played with Murray (left week 1, left after two routes week 3); good dome matchup against Saints defense that has given up strong receiving games; the source would be interested in acquiring him at a cheap price and is curious about the Jefferson-Murray pairing.

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Keon Coleman

PositiveBreakout16:03

Has had a really strong start to the year. Started off a little slow in terms of snaps in week one, but snaps trended up against Detroit. Did nothing against the Chargers, then was the wide receiver nine last week with six receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown. The source did a lot of bidding on Keon Coleman in the waivers last week and will be starting him in several leagues where he doesn't have particularly great options due to a combination of buys and injuries. The source values him as a low-end WR/flex starter because of his ceiling potential; he's guaranteed to get deep shot opportunities that can yield 12-14 fantasy points on one or two receptions, making him more interesting than marginal receivers who require outlier volume games to hit their ceiling.

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Luther Burden

PositiveRole11:35

C-tier ranking with consistent target volume (5, 7, 11, 6 targets) and above-21% target share on the season; the source dismisses complaints about Burden's production, noting he has a very nice role in the Bears offense; recent design touchdown shows offensive creativity; the source believes if Bears passing attempts trend up, Burden is a great player with a very good matchup against Green Bay Packers and is not scared to start him.

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Malik Nabers

PositiveProjection5:43

WR14 ranking for Week 5; listed as questionable with knee injury but the source does not expect this to prevent him from playing (notes Nabers is unusually candid about injuries for a pro athlete); had strong fantasy game last week; the source was encouraged by Jameis Winston's gunslinging style in recent game, which is what's needed to get Nabers and Isaiah Likely in lineups; also encouraged by report that Nabers was upset about not getting targets in second half, showing he wants the ball.

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Malik Washington

PositiveValue20:41

Malik Washington ranked at WR 42, just one spot behind Chris Godwin at 41; the source prefers him over Godwin, noting he is 'at least more fun to watch' and suggesting he is a viable alternative start.

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Matthew Golden

PositiveProjection8:39

Ranked 18th with phenomenal recent performance (15, 9, 21, 11 points) and consistent target share (30%, 20%, 23%, 23%); expected to accumulate more expected fantasy points than Christian Watson due to his traditional wide receiver role and reliable volume; the source expects Golden to rack up more expected fantasy points than Watson regardless of preference.

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Michael Wilson

PositiveProjection3:48

WR12 ranking for Week 5 with strong conviction; the source ranks him higher than expected and has moved him up significantly in rest-of-season rankings. Evidence: back-to-back games of 17 and 13 targets; plays in the highest total game of the week (Detroit-Arizona 54.5 total, expecting both teams to pass heavily); the source states there is no scenario where he would bench Wilson and notes that co-the source Zach has him ranked as WR6. The source would not fault a drafter for starting Wilson over Parker Washington despite Washington being drafted earlier.

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Mike Evans

PositiveProjection8:48

Ranked 19th; played through a rib injury last week and scored 12 points on 8 targets despite being dinged up; has an excellent role in the 49ers offense and is a reliable start when active; favorable matchup against Seattle Seahawks with potential for the 49ers to play with a lead.

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Nico Collins

PositiveProjection0:30

A-tier WR ranking for Week 5; the source places him in the second-tier elite group alongside CeeDee Lamb, Chris Olave, and Parker Washington.

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Parker Washington

PositiveProjection0:30

WR8 ranking for Week 5 with strong conviction; the source backs him in all lineups despite last week's poor performance. Evidence: 28%, 41%, 18% target share over recent games with two touchdowns; the source attributes last week's underperformance to Jacksonville's ground game being effective and plans to trade for him in best-ball formats. The source maintains prior conviction that Washington will average 25% target share over the season, and expects Jacksonville to dominate the Eagles given Philadelphia's injuries (Lane Johnson out for season, Cam Jurgens traded away) and line movement suggesting a blowout.

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Puka Nacua

PositiveProjection0:00

S-tier WR ranking for Week 5; the source had him ranked S-tier last week as well, indicating sustained elite status.

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Roman Wilson

NegativeUsage21:55

Roman Wilson scored touchdowns in back-to-back weeks but played only 39% of snaps and 31% of snaps in those games; he was benched against New England after a horrible drop that led to an interception; the source ranks him back-to-back with Jeremy Bernard and considers him fine if you are committed to him, but is more interested in Bernard with Michael Pittman Jr. out.

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Romeo Doubs

PositiveUsage14:40

Had a big game last week with 25% target share, nine targets, six receptions, and two touchdowns. The source notes the more important thing is that Drake May seems to be turning into form a little bit; May was much more effective throwing the ball down the field, including a dime to Eton Chisum for a touchdown. With AJ Brown out, the source expects Doubs to basically lead the wide receiver group in targets and ranks him as a starter in fantasy football.

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Stefon Diggs

PositiveMatchup13:33

Has a dream spot against the New York Giants. Terry McLaurin was not practicing Wednesday or Thursday, and while Diggs did not practice Wednesday, he was seen at practice. Ranked as a clear starter. Diggs has had a strong start to the year with a target share above 22%, which the source notes is the line for him—when a guy has a target share above 22-23%, you just have to start him in fantasy and deal with the consequences as they come.

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Tre Harris

PositiveSleeper30:18

The source positions Harris as a talent bet and low-end flex start for Week 5. Harris is running every single route for the Chargers and the source believes he's better than Quentin Johnston, who looks like one of the worst WRs in the NFL. With heavy drop backs expected for LA, Harris represents a cheap upside play if Adonai Mitchell doesn't play.

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Tre Tucker

NegativeValue22:55

Ranked WR 53 by the source. Tucker is a classic boom-or-bust archetype: he will be pretty bad for fantasy most weeks, but the weeks he scores a long touchdown, it's going to be pretty nice. The source notes he should probably move Tucker up in rankings.

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Zay Flowers

PositiveProjection0:58

WR10 ranking for Week 5 despite playing with backup QB Tyler Huntley instead of Lamar Jackson. The source will not bench him despite expecting lower production (22.4 ppg average with Huntley vs. his normal output). The source compares the situation to Drake London with Cooper Rush early in the season—a downgrade in QB play but not enough to warrant benching an elite receiver. Historical precedent: Tyler Huntley has produced decent games with Mark Andrews (11 rec, 115 yds, 1 TD vs. Cleveland in 2023) and Rashad Bateman (7 rec, 103 yds in same game).

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Episode Transcript

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0:00We are deep enough in the season now that wide receiver rankings start to get pretty weird. I have a couple this week
0:05that you guys are probably going to be writing about down in the comments, but let's go ahead and start with the S
0:09tier. Of course, JSN, Puka, I'm on Ross St. Brown and Jamar Chase. Had Puka as S tier last week. Turns out that I am a
0:16little bit of a ballnower. Obviously, you were starting these guys. I am personally expecting Jamar Chase to play, T. Higgins not to play. Obviously,
0:23all these rankings are going to be updated on flockfantasy.com.
0:26I'll answer any questions you guys have as much as I can down in the comments.
0:30The A tier, CD Lamb, Nico Collins, Chris Ave, Parker Washington. I still love Parker Washington at eight here. The Eagles defense got absolutely torched by
0:40Puketa last week. I think there's a pretty easy explanation for why Parker Washington had a bad game last week, which was the ground game really had it
0:47going. And also, the Cincinnati Bengals defense is so bad against tight ends to the point that it is basically a choice
0:53from their defensive coordinator. Brian Thomas Jr. scored a touchdown. You know, Josh Cameron's kind of out there doing his thing. But basically, I am not
1:00worried about Parker Washington. Now, two weeks happens, right? If it becomes a little bit of a trend, then we will redis where Parker Washington sits in
1:06the wide receiver hierarchy. But 28%, 41%, 18% target share, including two touchdowns in those games. I'm not worried about Parker Washington. He is
1:15back in all my lineups. I'm not trading him away. If anything, I would be trading for Parker Washington in Benny's Football. I know he kind of feels like a
1:22guy who could be a flash in the pan.
1:24Like at the end of the day, he does not have that many games of elite NFL production, but I am sticking to my
1:30prior coming into the season that he is going to be a 25% target share guy over the course of the season. And the Jags
1:36are just going to absolutely hammer the Eagles. I have never seen line movement like we have seen with this game. I I
1:42mean, it is actually insane that the Eagles are just they're tanking. I mean, they're just going into a full rebuild right now. They lost Lane Johnson for
1:50the season. They trade away Cam Jurgens.
1:52the Jags are going to be able to do whatever they want in that game. Drake London against Baltimore Ravens at nine.
1:58Zay Flowers who is not going to have Lamar Jackson. I don't have Lamar in my quarterback ranks and I am very very
2:03confident that it is going to be Tyler Huntley that starts here. I still have him at my wide receiver 10. So the first
2:09thing to note is that Tyler Huntley has produced a couple decent games in the past. Like Tyler Huntley is not a very
2:15good quarterback. Certainly no team would sign him as a starter. We have seen Mark Andrews have a couple pretty strong games with him at the quarterback
2:23position. We've seen Huntley, you know, basically just kind of be able to keep the team relatively afloat. I mean, there was that game uh against the
2:31Cleveland Browns in the 2023 season where he was able to have big games for both Mark Andrews and Rashad Baitman.
2:39Mark Andrews had 11 for 115 and one.
2:41Baitman had seven for 103. Is Z Flowers going to be averaging 22.4 four points per game with Tyler Huntley as the
2:49quarterback? Probably not. Is there any way that I would bench Zay Flowers with Tyler Huntley playing quarterback? No.
2:54No, there isn't. I I think Zay Flowers is that good. And we're going to talk a little bit later in the video about some
2:59receivers who I am downgrading due to quarterback play. But to me, you know, actually honestly kind of similar to like Drake London when he had Cooper
3:06Rush in there. Like did you want to start Drake London? No. Did you bench Drake London in either of those first
3:12two games of the season? No, you did not. Garrett Wilson. I have at 11. What do you want to say about that last game?
3:18I mean, sometimes that just happens.
3:19Sometimes teams just lay absolute stinker. Still in a team in a game where his team only ran 32 plays, he was still
3:26at least able to grind out 5.7 points.
3:29You know, it didn't leave you with an absolute zero, but still obviously starting Garrett Wilson. Here's the ranking that I I can't tell if you guys
3:35are going to be mad about this or if you guys are actually going to be on board with this, but I have Michael Wilson all
3:40the way up at my wide receiver 12 this week. a clear starter in every single format. Back-to-back games of 17 and 13
3:46targets. Gets to play in the highest total game of the week. Detroit Arizona has a total of 54 and a half. We would
3:52expect both teams to pass a ton. This game is obviously just going to be an offensive bonanza. There's no scenario where I would leave Michael Wilson on my
4:01bench. I've actually moved Michael Wilson up a good bit in my rest of season rankings as well. Um, I mean, Zach has him ranked all the way at wide
4:08receiver six this week, which I don't even think, like, if you told me, "Hey, man, I drafted I'm on Ross St. Brown,
4:15then I took Chris Ave in round two, and I got Parker Washington in round six, what should I do?" Like, if you wanted
4:21to start Michael Wilson over Parker Washington, I wouldn't be like, "Oh my, I can't believe you. You're so bad at fantasy football." Like, you got to get
4:27Michael Wilson in your lineup this week somehow. So, I I would I really honestly would not blame you. Then I've got
4:33Justin Jefferson at 13. I have Jefferson in my rankings right now. I'm expecting Justin Jefferson to play against the New Orleans Saints with this ankle injury.
4:42And I actually just wanted to kind of talk about Jefferson for a second anyways because we have gotten such mixed messaging with Kyler Murray in
4:49this Well, actually, it has really not been the mix. It's actually been quite bad. But he has not got to play very
4:56much with Justin Jefferson, right? So he leaves right away in week one and then Justin Jefferson leaves right away after literally running two routes in week
5:03three. So we have not seen what the Vikings offense looks like with Kyler and Jefferson playing. I'm willing to, you know, just clearly start Justin
5:11Jefferson this week. If you could buy Justin Jefferson for like a relatively cheap price in your fantasy football league, of course you could. Now clearly
5:17most people are good enough at fantasy football right now that they're just not going to totally bail on Justin Jefferson. But if he would be acquirable
5:24in your league, I would at least be interested. I I would at least send, you know, a couple feelers out there and
5:28this is a good game environment, you know, in the dome. Um, you know, in against the New Orleans Saints defense that has given up a bunch of good
5:35receiving games. I I'm very curious to see what the Jefferson Kyler Murray experience looks like with those two guys together. The B tier, I've got
5:43Malik Neighbors at 14. He is listed as questionable with a knee injury, but I've just sort of analyzed the situation with Neighbors as most athletes are when
5:54you ask them about their injuries, they're like, "Oh, I'm totally good to go." Even if they're not that good to go. Malik Neighbors is uh my friend
5:59Jacob called it. He's a little bit of a doomer. He's actually one of the few athletes who's like, "Yeah, man. I don't
6:04trust my knee. Oh, my shoulder really hurts." Which is just, it's weird for a highle professional athlete to talk like that. But I don't necessarily think it
6:12means that Malik Neighbors is not going to play. We saw Malik Neighbors have a great fantasy football game last year.
6:17More important or last week. More importantly, we actually saw Jameus Winston play the old gunslinging version of Jameus Winston football. That's what
6:26is needed to get Isaiah Leley in our lineups. That is what is needed for us to feel very good about Malik Neighbors.
6:31Obviously, if Neighbors doesn't play, that's I mean, it's very bad for the Giants. It's very bad for Neighbors. But I was overall very encouraged. I was
6:38also encouraged by this. If you've been listening to my content for a long time, you know I love when my wide receivers
6:44in fantasy choose to act like divas.
6:46There was a report that Jordan Renan had just this morning that Neighbors was pissed off that he didn't get any targets in the second half. That's what
6:52we want. I want him going back to the huddle saying, "Hey, throw me the damn ball." I have Malik Neighbors in a lot
6:58of fantasy leagues. I want him telling Jamus. I want him telling Matt Ngi. I want him telling Harper. I want him
7:03telling Greg Roman, "Hey, you guys want to win some games? How about you throw me the ball? I'm an all-world receiver.
7:08Give me the ball." So, I'm the starting neighbors this week. We've got Christian Watson at 15. I kind of have high hopes
7:13for that Green Bay Chicago game. Green Bay has effectively the worst running game in the entire National Football League. If they get up in this game,
7:22they are going to have to keep throwing.
7:23Obviously, the Bears have been very runheavy due to scoreline effects. But, if there is a game that the Bears end up
7:29trailing in, there's going to be an absolute fantasy football bonanza to be had on both sides of the ball. And I'm
7:34very much hoping that this happens here.
7:36I have George Pickkins at 16. I'm not super panicking on George Pickins, but I am at start to at least thinking, well,
7:44maybe he is just going to continually get mogged by CD Lamb. You'll have the answer to what happens to him on
7:49Thursday night. Devonte Adams at 17. I mean, look, we learned what we knew we were going to learn, which is Puka is in
7:54the lineup. The offense does not revolve around Dvonte Adams. Dvonte Adams 39 points and 20 points in two games that Puka doesn't play. Five points at seven
8:04points in the two game that Puka plays.
8:06That's obviously some oversimplification, but it's pretty clear to me that when Puka's in, Puka is the big dog and the big dog is going to
8:13eat. I have Matthew Golden at 18. He's just having a phenomenal year. 159 21 and 11 points. 30% 20% 23% 23% target
8:22shares. Matthew Golden, whether you like it or not, is going to rack up more expected fantasy points than Christian Watson. Now, I know a lot of you guys
8:31really like Christian Watson, but the deal with Christian Watson is I do expect him to score fantasy points over expectation. I I think he probably will
8:38score a very similar amount of fantasy points at the end of the day to Matthew Golden, but Golden just plays a more
8:44traditional, you know, wide receiver role and is therefore more likely to consistently earn volume in ways that we like in fantasy football. But both of
8:52them are obviously clear starts against the Chicago Bears. Mike Evans at 19 plays with a rib injury last week.
8:58apparently was pretty dinged up, but Mike Evans is old school. He wants to play in these games. He wants to score
9:03points for our fantasy football teams.
9:0512 points on eight targets for him last week. I think this game against the Seattle Seahawks could be one of the
9:10more fun games of the week if we get the the 49ers playing with a lead here. JSN speeding the game up, but basically
9:17Evans to me has a such a good role in this 49ers offense that when he is active, he's going to find his way into
9:25my starting lineups. Jaylen Wadd at 20.
9:28No Pat Bryant. The targets are going to be there. He's gonna have about a 22% target share. Shawn Peyton is taking the
9:34play calling back from Davis Webb this week. I I'm expecting good things from Jaylen Wadd here. I also think there's I
9:40mean it's a great get right spot for the Denver Broncos who are having a very scuffling start to the year against the
9:47you know awful. The Chargers are terrible. They are they are a bad bad bad NFL team that is scrambling. They are they're it's all bad, man. I mean,
9:58how many of these guys are getting fired? Is McDaniel getting fired? Is Harbaugh getting fired? Like, are they going to start firing, you know, qual
10:04offensive quality cons control coaches?
10:06It's such a mess there. But Wadd, I started out very high on him in the preseason. I moved him down in my rest
10:12of season rankings. I moved him down in my weekly rankings, but he does grade out as a start to me this week. Jameson
10:17Williams, we've gotten the full JO experience this year. Does finally have a mini breakout game, six for 102, but we know what we're getting with Jameson
10:24Williams. He's probably going to have less than two yards per route run in the course of the year, but he is in an
10:29elite game environment against the Lions. And then I do still have Josh Downs at 22. You guys might be saying, "Hey man, that's really stupid. I
10:37started Josh Downs last week and he was the most annoying guy on the face of the earth. Had three for 16, had a 1% share
10:43of the team's air yards. Laquan Treadwell looked way better than him. We know that Josh DS is not a superstar. We
10:50know that Josh DS is not going to beat JSN. I mean, I thought there was a chance that he could maybe really ascend
10:54to that level, but it's pretty clear that he is not. Daniel Jones played awful in that game against the Washington Commanders. I do expect DS to
11:02be the leading target for the rest of the season for the Indianapolis Colts, and I don't even really think it matters. I I mean, Keenan is not going
11:08to play this week, but I don't really think it does matter if Keenan does play. I would expect early on in the
11:13game there to be a concerted effort to get downs the ball. I think the coaches know that they messed up with all the
11:18Ashton Doulan and Laquan Treadwell last week. And also, you know, kind of the frustrating thing is that DS has shown this year that he can be an effective
11:27down the field wide receiver. I don't know why in that game against the Commanders, the Colts just chose to not use him that way at all. Our C tier
11:35begins with Luther Burden. I should probably maybe even lo move Luther Burton up a little bit. Five targets, seven targets, 11 targets, six targets.
11:42He's got a target share above 21% on the year. Had the really cool design touchdown. I mean, frankly, the Luther Burden complainers, I think, are just
11:51wrong. I I think Luther Burton has a very nice role. We just have not seen a tremendous amount of volume in the
11:56passing game. The the team had a huge play volume last week, but they did it via the run. I mean, they basically just
12:02ran the ball for the entirety of the second half. If you look at where the Bears stand in overall passing attempts,
12:07they are slightly below league average.
12:09I think if we trend the Bears passing attempts up a little bit, and frankly, I just think Luther Burton is a great
12:14player. I think it's a very good matchup against the Green Bay Packers. I am not scared to start Luther Burden at all.
12:19Jordan Addison at 24. You could argue this is too high. Had the was in the spot of his life last week with no
12:26Justin Jefferson against the Miami Dolphins. Played 96% of the snaps. Only got six targets, four receptions, and 52 yards. I think he's pretty borderline
12:34this week, but he's fine. Carnell Tate has this really difficult matchup for the Tennessee Titans, but did have his breakout game. Nine for 145 was finally
12:42targeted more than 20 yards down the field. I'm semibu buying the breakout stuff just because if I was the play caller for the Tennessee Titans and I'm
12:51looking at Calvin Ridley, I'm looking at Wandell Robinson, I'm looking at Gunnar Helm, I'm saying, "Hey, the only guy who can even make me look marginally good
12:58here is Carnell Fate. He is the only one who's going to go out there and play above average." And I think we'll see
13:03the offense drift his direction even more. And we know there are going to be pass attempts there. The first downs are
13:08not going to be great, so the overall play volume is not going to be that good for the Tennessee Titans. But I am I'm
13:13ranking Tate as a starter here. Stefan Diggs has a dream spot against the New York Giants. Terry McLuren not practicing Wednesday, not practicing
13:21Thursday. Diggs did not practice Wednesday, but was seen at practice here. So I have him ranked as a clear starter for me. I drafted Ston Diggs in
13:29honestly a lot of fantasy football leagues. So it was annoying that he did not have a particularly good game last week, but has had a strong start to the
13:36year. has a target share above 22% which is that's kind of the line for me when a guy has a target share above 22 23% I'm
13:43like you just got to start that guy in fantasy and you got to deal with the consequences as they come. DK Metaf with
13:48no Michael Pitman Jr. This was the highest I could reasonably get him. I think that DK Metaf is a horrible stylistic fit in this offense with
13:56Rogers and we're going to talk about Roman Wilson and Jeremy Bernard here in a little bit but it is a good matchup at
14:00home against the Indianapolis Colts.
14:02Romeo Dub's big game last week had uh not as a not as large of a target share as you would have thought with 25% nine
14:10targets, six receptions, did score the two touchdowns. The more important thing is that Drake May seems like he is turning into form a little bit. You
14:17know, we've been very worried about this shoulder injury for Drake May, but May was much more effective throwing the ball down the field, including that
14:24absolute dime that Eton Chisum made one of the best plays of a year on to score a touchdown. With AJ Brown out, I do
14:30expect Dubs to basically lead this wide receiver group in targets. And I think you do have to rank Romeo Dubs as a
14:35starter in fantasy football. Jacobe Meyers, we don't feel that great about, but he's just, you know, he runs a ton of routes, I feel very high about the
14:43overall offensive environment for the Jacksonville Jaguars. I mean, if you wanted to start Denzel Boston over Myers, if you wanted to start Conpion
14:51over Myers, if you wanted to start Keon Coleman over Myers, I would be totally hip with it. I do not have DJ Moore in
14:56my rankings this week. I don't expect DJ Moore to play probably actually until after the by-week for the Buffalo Bills.
15:03This is the second occurrence of this AC joint injury for him. Keon Coleman has had a really strong start to the year.
15:09Started off a little bit slow in terms of snaps in week one, but then Pace trended up against Detroit. Did nothing
15:15against the Chargers, which was kind of funny actually. I would have expected him to have a good game against the Chargers. Then is the wide receiver nine
15:22last week, six for 116 and one. I did a lot of bidding on Keon Coleman in the waiverss this last week and I will be
15:30starting him in several of my leagues where I don't have particularly great options due to a combination of buys and injuries. Keon, the thing that I like
15:38about starting marginal guys like this and I'd be curious your guys thoughts on this. So, when I start a marginal wide
15:43receiver, the thing that I don't want is for to be hoping for like I really hope this guy is able to get like a crazy
15:50ceiling reception game. So, for example, starting someone like Deario Douglas.
15:54So, let's say Matt Collins does not play this week. If I start Demario Douglas for the Patriots against the Raiders, I'm hoping he has an outlier volume
16:03game. But with Keon Coleman, I mean, one, I can get an outlier volume game, but more importantly, when I you start
16:09someone like Keon, you know, he's going to get one deep shot. And maybe he doesn't come down with it and he has a
16:14pretty bad fantasy day. But just knowing that that deep shot stuff exists just makes me more interested in starting guys in fantasy football because the
16:21ceiling is so important. you know, Keon Coleman could have one target, one reception, and 14 fantasy points, you know, of games or or I don't maybe more
16:29like 12 fantasy points. 14 points would be a long long touchdown. Um, but he could have, you know, a very good game
16:35on one reception or two receptions. So, that is something that kind of points me in his direction as a a low-end wide
16:41receiver or a flex starter. Moving to the D tier, Devon Bailey. I do expect Chris Ave to play in this game. I don't
16:48expect the Saints to have too much passing success. The Minnesota Vikings defense has been so good, but you just can't deny the volume for Vlay. Nine
16:55targets, seven targets, six targets, nine targets. Scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter last week. My comments, you guys, you guys love Devon Ble more
17:04than I've ever loved Devon Bailey. So, this is my olive branch to you, the Blay people. Roma Dunce at 34, a true I just,
17:12you know, the volume has been bad for a Dunay. Uh, he had the really bad touchdown drop in week three against the
17:18Eagles. I I I am a believer in Luther Burton. I am a semi-believer in Coloulston Lovelin. And I am just not a
17:24believer in Romani. I wonder where he's at. Uh 34 is not even the lowest of anyone on the site. Looks like Looks
17:30like Mason is a real bear having him ranked at 53 this week. Debo Samuel again honestly a very good role. A game
17:38that I think can be quite good. Now Debo's production has been all touchdownbased, but guess what? That's always been the Debo thing. When Debo
17:45was awesome in fantasy football, it was all efficiency. It was all touchdowns.
17:48His breakout year, the year that he broke fantasy football, he had 17 touchdowns. That is what Debo Samuel does. So, I'm going to continue to rank
17:56him as a fantasy football starter. And I'm pretty high on him rest of the year.
18:00Ibuka playing with Jaylen Daniels on Thursday. It's just not happening, man.
18:04It is just not happening. Berg Buuka, the offense is not good enough. He frankly is not good enough. You know, I
18:09mean, his target share is sub 22%. that line that I was talking about getting getting target mogged by the running backs. Chris Godwin, TZ Johnson is out
18:18there earning targets. It's just not been good enough for Ibuka. Trey Harris, I don't think Lad Mani is going to play
18:24this week. You guys noticed that he is not in my rankings. He's had been a nice little volume spike the most recent two
18:30weeks. And Harris is a little bit of a talent bet. You know, I talent bet in the sense that I think he's better than
18:38Quinton Johnston. QJ to me looks like basically one of the worst wide receivers in the NFL and I expect a lot
18:43of drop backs here for the Chargers.
18:44Trey Harris is running like every single route, so I don't mind him as a low-end flex start this week. Then I got Door
18:50Dash Dante Myers, fresh from the CFL. I got him up here ranked at overall wide receiver 38. Curious your guys thoughts
18:58on this one as well because I think the vast likelihood would suggest one of T or Chase doesn't play. you know, the the
19:06combinatorial injury percentage for them is quite high, which means that Meyers was one of my favorite wide receiver ads, like real cheap this last week. And
19:15if one or both of them are out, Meyers and Mike Cassiki at tight end, both of these guys profile really strong for
19:21fantasy just because the matchup is so good. And we know the Bengals are going to be a heavy pass rate over expectation
19:26team. Joe Burrow was asked about the team's run pass split in the press conference this last week because Chase Brown, I believe, only had nine rush
19:33attempts and Burrow said, "Yeah, sounds good. we need to pass even more. So, we we have pretty good belief the volume is
19:39going to be there. We have seen success from from Dante Meyers in this offense.
19:43Now, Kobe Young did not play in week four, so his routes might be trimmed a little bit if Kobe Young does play this
19:49week, but I I really really like this spot for the Bengals. And of course, I will keep updating this stuff up until
19:55we get to kickoff and we get all the knowledge of what's going on with the Bengals. But with the assumption that
20:00Chase plays and T Higgins does not, this is where I have Dante Myers ranked. And then Antonio Williams I have up at wide
20:06receiver 39. He had a 75 yard touchdown called back last week. He was targeted eight times in a game that Terry McLuren
20:13did not play. Terry McLuren in my mind is not going to play this week. I started Antonio Williams in a league
20:18last week. So I was pretty pissed off that touchdown got called back. But to me he is a guy who's clearly trending up
20:24in fantasy. Got up to 30 routes this last week and Jane Daniels is going to be back. So things are are really going
20:30in the right direction for Antonio Williams. Moving to the E tier, we've got Khil Shakir. I I mean, look, whatever. I hate Khil Shakir. I don't
20:37have him on a single fantasy team. This feels like the right place to rank him.
20:41Chris Godwin Jr. at 41. Malik Washington at 42. If you want to start Malik Washington over Godwin, six points, eight points, 11 points, 12 points.
20:49Honestly, go ahead. Uh, you know, Malik Washington is at least more fun to watch. You I don't want to watch this
20:55crap on Thursday night with Chris Godwin. Uh, Mai Lemon at 42. I mean, he 70% 74% no Devont Smith this week. I
21:03think Mai Lemon is probably a better NFL player at this stage than Dantavian Wixs and certainly better than Darius Cooper.
21:09I just I don't want to start any Eagles, man. The the Eagles, you know, big thing in fantasy football is kind of just
21:15reading the tea leaves, feeling where the wind is going. Nothing with the Eagles feels good. Everything Everything with the Eagles actually feels quite
21:22bad. Uh Brian Thomas Jr. scores the touchdown last week, but is only on the field for 62% of the snaps. two targets.
21:29I I mean, look, if you got to start Brian Thomas Jr., you got to start Brian Thomas Jr., it is what it is. And then
21:34Courtland Sutton. Do I even really believe in this ranking? I I mean, if you've been starting Courtland Sutton every week, you got to be so mad. You
21:42got to be really my my heart of hearts ranking. This is honestly, I should move him lower. I I should move him even
21:48lower than this. Even with no Pat Bryant, I just I don't see how he does it. I just don't I do not see it. He is
21:54such a bad fit for Bo Knicks and he's really lost his ability to separate uh in the NFL. Our next tier we have got
22:00Roman Wilson and Jeremy Bernard. I ranked them backtoback. So Roman has the touchdown last week and the week before, but he actually is playing not very
22:08much. He played 39% of the snaps and 31% of the snaps in back-to-back games.
22:13Actually played fewer overall snaps than Jeremy Bernard did in that week 2 game against the Patriots. Jeremy played 79% of the snaps and got eight targets.
22:22Roman Wilson got benched in that game uh against the New England Patriots because he had a horrible horrible drop that led
22:29to an interception. Now Roman Wilson I think is fine. Like if you if you're really going to the mat for Roman
22:35Wilson, but with Michael Pitman Jr. out, I'm really interested in Jeremy Bernard.
22:39I really liked him as a prospect coming out of Washington State and out of Alabama. And he was a second round pick
22:45and that felt like it kind of slid under the radar for people in fantasy drafts.
22:49He's not rostered in very many of my leagues, but with Michael Pitman Jr.
22:52out, I'm adding him a ton. And if we get good results and good route participation and targets per route run for Jeremy Bernard this weekend, I'm
23:00probably going to rank him a good bit higher rest of season. Marvin Harrison Jr., what else is left to be said? I
23:06mean, you don't want to start Marvin Harrison Jr. I don't want to start Marvin Harrison Jr. No one wants to start him. Juanell Robinson at 49,
23:12Davian Wixs at 50, Ryan Floro at 51, Baitman at 52, Trey Tucker at 53.
23:17Honestly, I should probably move Trey Tucker up. Even though like Trey Tucker is your classic case of he's going to be
23:23pretty bad for fantasy most weeks, but the weeks that he scores the long touchdown, it's going to be pretty pretty nice. I mean, would I
23:29realistically, if I had Courtland Sutton and Trey Tucker both on a fantasy team, would I think about starting Trey Tucker? Honestly, I would. Quinton
23:38Johnson at 54, Kan Booty at 55, Jaylen Null at 56, and then my Flatsom tier, Rasheed Jah, Deario Douglas, Kendrick Bourne, Matt Collins, Ted Hurst who got
23:48benched last week. You know, we got Jack Bash in here. Trayon Burks did have the nice touchdown. Chris Bell, I wish I
23:55could rank Chris Bell higher. 82% of the snaps last week. He just does not seem to be a great stylistic fit for Malik
24:01Willis. Darno Mooney at 65, Calvin Ridley at 66, Khif Raymond at 67, and Alec Ioman Manor down there at 68. Ask
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