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Nothing makes the NFL more fun than fantasy football and few things make fantasy sports more fun than rankings, rankings, and more rankings. WRs are ranked in this post with the ESPN and Yahoo! standard fractional scoring.
Rank | Player | Team | Last Week |
1 | Rob Gronkowski | Patriots | 1 |
2 | Greg Olsen | Panthers | 2 |
3 | Tyler Eifert | Bengals | 3 |
4 | Gary Barnidge | Browns | 4 |
5 | Delanie Walker* | Titans | 7 |
6 | Benjamin Watson* | Saints | 8 |
7 | Julius Thomas | Jaguars | 14 |
8 | Jordan Reed* | Washington | 6 |
9 | Antonio Gates* | Chargers | 5 |
10 | Travis Kelce* | Chiefs | 10 |
11 | Jimmy Graham* | Seahawks | 11 |
12 | Jacob Tamme* | Falcons | 12 |
13 | Crockett Gillmore | Ravens | 20 |
14 | Richard Rodgers | Packers | 18 |
15 | Heath Miller | Steelers | 16 |
16 | Kyle Rudolph | Vikings | 23 |
17 | Martellus Bennett* | Bears | 9 |
18 | Eric Ebron | Lions | 15 |
19 | Charles Clay* | Bills | 13 |
20 | Zach Miller | Bears | --- |
21 | Owen Daniels | Broncos | 17 |
22 | Zach Ertz | Eagles | 30 |
23 | Coby Fleener | Colts | 25 |
24 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Buccaneers | --- |
25 | Jason Witten* | Cowboys | 22 |
26 | Justin Perillo | Packers | --- |
27 | Ladarius Green | Chargers | 19 |
28 | Brent Celek | Eagles | --- |
29 | Jordan Cameron* | Dolphins | 21 |
30 | Maxx Williams | Ravens | --- |
31 | Larry Donnell | Giants | 24 |
* - notable players with increased PPR value |
Notes:
- As we go down the rankings, there is an increase in the weight of strength of schedule. Where we have healthy paths to the playoffs, playoff schedules matter more than the coming weeks; where we are fighting for playoff spots, we need to get to the playoffs to even make the playoffs relevant. Check the schedules.
- Denoting PPR value with an asterisk is mainly for deciding your flex spots where a TE is a legitimate option in your deeper PPR leagues. Otherwise, it is very difficult to justify a TE as a flex. Jacob Tamme may be the cut-off spot in 12-team leagues.
- Julius Thomas is the primary benefactor from Allen Hurns playing hurt and ineffective. Expect consistent volume and scoring opportunities to solidify him in the top-10 with top-5 upside.
- Jordan Reed (MCL) is expected to play, but is always a deeper injury waiting to happen. He is top-3 when healthy, but is not healthy right now.
- Be careful with these ranks. After Jordan Reed, we may be better off streaming whomever is playing the Giants, Lions, 49ers, Seahawks, or Chargers.
- Do your research and use rankings cautiously, as they are always a work-in-progress. Rankings are a bad tools to tell us what to do. They are conversation starters, tier setters, value mirrors, and a combination of the scientific explanations of what has happened with the art of predicting what will happen. Feel free to supply contrary evidence to me on Twitter at @AlexSontySBN or in the comments. They will help me help you.