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NFL Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 9 Fantasy Football

RotoBaller brings you our Week 9 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 9 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.

 

Week 9 Wide Receiver Rankings Analysis

By AJ Guel (ajguel.com) (originally posted to Flickr as <a title=

Man what a great matchup for Kelvin Benjamin! Coming off an impressive showing vs Seattle the sky is the limit here. He's had just two bad games all year, he is definitely a must-start this week.

While many are worried about A.J. Green, if he plays I'm starting him with confidence. Steve Smith was so close to a great day last week with an 80 yard touchdown called back. I guarantee he is looking to put that behind him with a big day.

I'm slowly admitting defeat on T.Y. Hilton. I'm still afraid the inconsistency is going to pop back up but he has been fantastic. He and Luck seem unstoppable right now. I'm also probably crazy with Michael Floyd, but because the Arizona WRs rarely make sense, I have him at WR12. He won't put up another zero, that much I am sure of. The Panthers are the 5th worst team against WRs, as a result I have Cooks and Colston in the top 20. In a heavy bye week, both are startable.

Keenan Allen showed that he is still able to put up big numbers last week. Will it continue? Miami is a tough D but Allen looks like the same player he was last year. It should. I like Malcom Floyd a lot too, Rivers is playing at such a high level there is plenty of room for the two plus Gates. As I mentioned in my QB post I love Alex Smith. As a result I really like Dwayne Bowe. He's been solid in three of his last four games. Chiefs WRs have 0 touchdowns on the season, I say that changes this week.

A bit of a bold call on New England WRs. Expecting Denver CBs Aqib Talib and Chris Harris to cover Gronk/LaFell I like Edelman a lot more than his fellow WRs. Edelman has been really strange, the better Tom Brady plays the worse Edelman seems to do. He's actually had a few key drops the last few weeks. I think he's going to see a rebound here. With the Bucs defense taking further hits at the trade deadline, Andrew Hawkins should have no problem keeping up his great play.

I'm a big Donte Moncrief fan and he showcased his ability last week. With Reggie Wayne likely out again I think Moncrief has to be heavily involved again. I'm going to love this guy in 2015. On the other side of that game I expect shutdown CB Vontae Davis to play and cover Rueben Randle. Davis has been so good this year (he left last week's game early and it was a huge aid to Pittsburgh's day) there is no way Randle puts up big numbers in my opinion.

Colin Kaepernick has been really good when targeting Stevie Johnson. The only problem was that Stevie was not on the field much. Do not be surprised if that changes following the bye. Last note for the week - Percy Harvin was targeted 9 times last week and had 4 rushes. The Jets are using him the way he was meant to be used. It might not fall into place right away but I think he'll be relevant by the time the fantasy playoffs roll around.

Good luck in Week 9 RotoBallers!

 

Week 9 Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Rankings

Staff Rankings
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Ryan Rufe
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Zach Wilkens
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1 Antonio Brown PIT 1 1
2 Dez Bryant DAL 2 2
3 Demaryius Thomas DEN 3 3
4 Jeremy Maclin PHI 5 5
5 Kelvin Benjamin CAR 10 4
6 Emmanuel Sanders DEN 6 8
7 Ty Hilton IND 4 12
8 A.J. Green CIN 11 6
9 Julian Edelman NE 13 9
10 Mike Wallace MIA 7 18
11 DeSean Jackson WAS 17 10
12 DeAndre Hopkins HOU 9 20
13 Keenan Allen SD 14 16
14 Andre Johnson HOU 15 15
15 Steve Smith BAL 25 7
16 Michael Floyd ARI 18 14
17 Vincent Jackson TB 12 24
18 Terrance Williams DAL 16 21
19 Pierre Garcon WAS 28 11
20 Brandin Cooks NO 27 17
21 Larry Fitzgerald ARI 21 23
22 Mohamed Sanu CIN 8 39
23 Marques Colston NO 35 13
24 Allen Robinson JAC 24 25
25 Doug Baldwin SEA 20 34
26 Anquan Boldin SF 22 32
27 Andrew Hawkins CLE 32 22
28 Rueben Randle NYG 19 36
29 Michael Crabtree SF 30 27
30 Odell Beckham Jr. NYG 23 38
31 Eric Decker NYJ 31 31
32 Dwayne Bowe KC 44 19
33 Brandon LaFell NE 33 30
34 Malcom Floyd SD 36 28
35 Wes Welker DEN 42 26
36 Donte Moncrief IND 39 29
37 Cecil Shorts JAC 34 37
38 Mike Evans TB 37 35
39 Torrey Smith BAL 29 47
40 Denard Robinson JAC 26 60
41 Cordarrelle Patterson MIN 40 42
42 Steve Johnson SF 41 41
43 Jordan Matthews PHI 51 33
44 John Brown ARI 38 46
45 Greg Jennings MIN 43 45
46 Riley Cooper PHI 54 40
47 Martavis Bryant PIT 48 44
48 Jermaine Kearse SEA 57 43
49 Andre Holmes OAK 45 54
50 Percy Harvin NYJ 46 51
51 Reggie Wayne IND 47
52 Kenny Stills NO 55 48
53 Eddie Royal SD 49 65
54 Stedman Bailey STL 49
55 Michael Campanaro BAL 50 66
56 Markus Wheaton PIT 60 50
57 James Jones OAK 53 52
58 Jarvis Landry MIA 52 53
59 Jarius Wright MIN 64 55
60 Jeremy Kerley NYJ 69 56
61 Kenny Britt STL 56 58
62 Brian Hartline MIA 66 57
63 Jerricho Cotchery CAR 58 70
64 Miles Austin CLE 59 76
65 Kenbrell Thompkins OAK 59
66 Tavon Austin STL 71 61
67 Allen Hurns JAC 61 71
68 Hakeem Nicks IND 62 68
69 Louis Murphy TB 63 62
70 Taylor Gabriel CLE 63
71 Danny Amendola NE 74 64
72 Andre Roberts WAS 65 69
73 Paul Richardson SEA 67 75
74 Brian Tyms NE 67
75 Brice Butler OAK 68
76 Preston Parker NYG 70 72
77 Brandon Tate CIN 72 77
78 Marqise Lee JAC 73 78
79 Brandon Lloyd SF 73
80 Greg Little CIN 74
81 Damaris Johnson HOU 79
82 Chris Givens STL 80

 

 


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