NFL Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 7 Fantasy Football

RotoBaller brings you our Week 7 fantasy football wide receiver rankings by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe), along with wide receiver rankings analysis by Zach Wilkens. For even more Week 7 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.

Editor's Note: In case you missed it, Zach Wilkens and Ryan Rufe nailed their rankings last week. They were both ranked in the top 10 overall accuracy scores on FantasyPros for last week's fantasy football rankings, going up against some of the biggest and baddest fantasy gurus in the industry. Zach came in at 4th overall (out of 133 experts), and Ryan cam in at 7th overall. Congrats guys, let's show them some love!

 

Week 7 Wide Receiver Rankings Analysis

My top six are all elite options this week. So even though I'm "low" on Demaryius this week, I'm really not worried at all. With or without Megatron (assuming that he doesn't play), there is no way Golden Tate doesn't have a great game this week. The Saints are very bad against WRs, and Tate should rack up the targets.

I'm apparently the highest of any expert on Pierre Garcon right now-- I'm giving him a pass for struggling against Seattle and Arizona, even though DeSean Jackson thrived. I still see the same receiver that delivered a fantastic season last year, and he also had great success with Kirk Cousins at the end of the season. Even though I'm really high on Torrey Smith, as well, I'm not totally buying into him. I just think that little of the Falcons defense.

It's a different story for Terrance Williams-- he hasn't exploded for a huge 100-yard performance yet, but he's currently the WR11 on the season and the yardage is on the rise (70+ three straight weeks). As long as DeMarco Murray keeps rolling, Williams will have plenty of touchdown opportunities.

I'm low on Kelvin Benjamin. Green Bay has done an effective job against top receivers, and they've faced plenty (Megatron, Jeffery/BMarsh, Mike Wallace, Eric Decker, Percy Harvin). No WR has gone over 100 yards against them, and while Benjamin has a great shot at a touchdown, I doubt the yardage will be there to make it a great day. I think Mohamed Sanu will do a fine job on the season with Marvin Jones officially out for the year, but he'll have an extremely tough test this coming week against Vontae Davis. Davis did get burned a bit by Andre Johnson last week, but he is an exceptional talent and Sanu is not. I'll like Sanu a lot more after this week.

A lot of experts are expecting big things from Rueben Randle following Victor Cruz's ugly injury, but I just don't think he is capable of delivering. Eli will likely split his targets among Randle, Beckham, Donnell and even Preston Parker, without any of them becoming great. I'd sell high if you can find a big believer. That said, I am most optimistic about Beckham. In a similar situation with the Saints, it helps that Jimmy Graham is out this week, but I have little confidence in which WR will benefit the most between Brandin Cooks, Marques Colston and even Kenny Stills. Cooks is not a touchdown threat, so I don't really understand all the love in standard scoring. Last, I just want to point out that while I am really low on Eric Decker because of Darrelle Revis, I think things will get a lot easier for him after this week.

Good luck in Week 7 RotoBallers!

 

Week 7 Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Rankings

Staff Rankings Average	Player Name	Team Name	Ryan Rufe Rankings	Zach Wilkens Rankings
1	Antonio Brown	PIT	3	1
2	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	1	5
3	Jordy Nelson	GB	2	4
4	Julio Jones	ATL	4	2
5	Dez Bryant	DAL	6	3
6	Brandon Marshall	CHI	5	8
7	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	9	7
8	Randall Cobb	GB	7	12
9	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	8	14
10	Andre Johnson	HOU	18	6
11	Golden Tate	DET	14	10
12	Steve Smith	BAL	13	11
13	Ty Hilton	IND	10	15
14	Julian Edelman	NE	11	17
15	Pierre Garcon	WAS	20	9
16	Michael Floyd	ARI	15	18
17	DeSean Jackson	WAS	22	13
18	Mohamed Sanu	CIN	19	21
19	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	12	29
20	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	26	16
21	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	23	22
22	Mike Wallace	MIA	16	31
23	Reggie Wayne	IND	30	19
24	Torrey Smith	BAL	29	20
25	Sammy Watkins	BUF	25	24
26	Anquan Boldin	SF	27	23
27	Cecil Shorts	JAC	21	30
28	Roddy White	ATL	24	27
29	Michael Crabtree	SF	32	26
30	Keenan Allen	SD	31	28
31	Rueben Randle	NYG	17	44
32	Brandin Cooks	NO	28	37
33	Terrance Williams	DAL	43	25
34	Wes Welker	DEN	37	32
35	Andre Holmes	OAK	40	33
36	Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	35	38
37	Justin Hunter	TEN	38	36
38	Malcom Floyd	SD	42	34
39	Marques Colston	NO	33	48
40	Kendall Wright	TEN	48	35
41	Eric Decker	NYJ	34	54
42	Allen Robinson	JAC	44	42
43	James Jones	OAK	36	51
44	Percy Harvin	SEA	41	46
45	Brandon LaFell	NE	46	41
46	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	49	39
47	Brian Quick	STL	39	49
48	Davante Adams	GB	45	45
49	Robert Woods	BUF	55	40
50	Brandon Tate	CIN	56	43
51	Greg Jennings	MIN	50	47
52	Eddie Royal	SD	47	66
53	Preston Parker	NYG	75	50
54	Dwayne Bowe	KC	51	53
55	John Brown	ARI	66	52
56	Markus Wheaton	PIT	52	62
57	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	53	76
58	Jerricho Cotchery	CAR	54	61
59	Doug Baldwin	SEA	69	55
60	Jarius Wright	MIN	68	56
61	Brian Hartline	MIA	62	57
62	Hakeem Nicks	IND	57
63	Andre Roberts	WAS	58	70
64	Taylor Gabriel	CLE		58
65	Kenny Stills	NO	70	59
66	Steve Johnson	SF	59	65
67	Jarvis Landry	MIA	60	60
68	Miles Austin	CLE	61	74
69	Allen Hurns	JAC	63	79
70	Corey Fuller	DET		63
71	Brice Butler	OAK	64	71
72	Greg Salas	NYJ		64
73	Harry Douglas	ATL	65
74	Jermaine Kearse	SEA	67	68
75	Damaris Johnson	HOU		67
76	Kenny Britt	STL	73	69
77	Jeremy Kerley	NYJ	71
78	Devin Hester	ATL	77	72
79	Tavon Austin	STL	72	77
80	Dane Sanzenbacher	CIN		73
81	Marqise Lee	JAC	74
82	Jeremy Ross	DET	80	75
83	Nate Washington	TEN	76	78
84	Brandon Lloyd	SF	78
85	Brian Tyms	NE	79	80

 

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