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Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver rankings, as of September 8th. Set winning lineups with our Week 1 rankings for fantasy football and the 2022 NFL season.
The NFL season is finally here, and we're back with our staff rankings to help you set those winning lineups. Below you'll find our NFL team's Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver rankings, as of September 8th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key wide receivers like Deebo Samuel, Allen Lazard, Jaylen Waddle, Michael Gallup, and Rondale Moore rank, among others.
Our wide receiver fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 1 Wide Receivers Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Rondale Moore To Undergo MRI
- Van Jefferson Likely To Miss Multiple Games
- Chris Godwin Expects To Be Game-Time Decision
- Allen Lazard Not Practicing Thursday
- Jaylen Waddle Expected To Play In Week 1
- Michael Gallup "Looks Really Good"
- Rondale Moore Removed From Wednesday's Injury Report
- Deebo Samuel Removed From Wednesday's Injury Report
- Michael Thomas Eyeing A Return To 2019 Form
- JuJu Smith-Schuster Says He's Fully Healed
Week 1 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
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Last updated on Sunday 9/11 at 12:30 pm ET:
| WR Tier |
WR Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Justin Jefferson | WR | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | Cooper Kupp | WR | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | 8 |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Evans | WR | 11 |
| 1 | 5 | Davante Adams | WR | 12 |
| 1 | 6 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 13 |
| 1 | 7 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | 14 |
| 2 | 8 | A.J. Brown | WR | 19 |
| 2 | 9 | Deebo Samuel | WR | 20 |
| 2 | 10 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 23 |
| 2 | 11 | Keenan Allen | WR | 25 |
| 2 | 12 | Tee Higgins | WR | 26 |
| 2 | 13 | Tyreek Hill | WR | 28 |
| 3 | 14 | Marquise Brown | WR | 30 |
| 3 | 15 | Courtland Sutton | WR | 31 |
| 3 | 16 | DJ Moore | WR | 33 |
| 3 | 17 | Mike Williams | WR | 35 |
| 3 | 18 | Diontae Johnson | WR | 36 |
| 3 | 19 | Terry McLaurin | WR | 37 |
| 3 | 20 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | 39 |
| 3 | 21 | DK Metcalf | WR | 41 |
| 3 | 22 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 42 |
| 4 | 23 | Allen Robinson II | WR | 43 |
| 4 | 24 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 44 |
| 4 | 25 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 46 |
| 4 | 26 | Elijah Moore | WR | 49 |
| 4 | 27 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 50 |
| 4 | 28 | Michael Thomas | WR | 51 |
| 4 | 29 | Gabriel Davis | WR | 55 |
| 4 | 30 | Christian Kirk | WR | 56 |
| 5 | 31 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | 57 |
| 5 | 32 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | 60 |
| 5 | 33 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | 62 |
| 5 | 34 | Amari Cooper | WR | 65 |
| 5 | 35 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 66 |
| 5 | 36 | Robert Woods | WR | 68 |
| 5 | 37 | Adam Thielen | WR | 70 |
| 6 | 38 | Tyler Lockett | WR | 72 |
| 6 | 39 | Kadarius Toney | WR | 73 |
| 6 | 40 | Chris Olave | WR | 74 |
| 6 | 41 | DeVonta Smith | WR | 75 |
| 6 | 42 | Drake London | WR | 77 |
| 6 | 43 | Julio Jones | WR | 87 |
| 6 | 44 | A.J. Green | WR | 88 |
| 7 | 45 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 89 |
| 7 | 46 | Sammy Watkins | WR | 90 |
| 7 | 47 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 91 |
| 7 | 48 | George Pickens | WR | 92 |
| 7 | 49 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | 93 |
| 7 | 50 | Chris Godwin | WR | 94 |
| 7 | 51 | Chase Claypool | WR | 95 |
| 8 | 52 | DeVante Parker | WR | 97 |
| 8 | 53 | DJ Chark Jr. | WR | 98 |
| 8 | 54 | Russell Gage | WR | 100 |
| 8 | 55 | Jahan Dotson | WR | 101 |
| 8 | 56 | Nico Collins | WR | 102 |
| 8 | 57 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR | 103 |
| 8 | 58 | Garrett Wilson | WR | 104 |
| 8 | 59 | Jarvis Landry | WR | 106 |
| 9 | 60 | Treylon Burks | WR | 108 |
| 9 | 61 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 109 |
| 9 | 62 | Mecole Hardman | WR | 114 |
| 9 | 63 | Alec Pierce | WR | 117 |
| 9 | 64 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | 120 |
| 9 | 65 | Kenny Golladay | WR | 121 |
| 9 | 66 | Romeo Doubs | WR | 125 |
| 10 | 67 | Robbie Anderson | WR | 126 |
| 10 | 68 | Skyy Moore | WR | 128 |
| 10 | 69 | Corey Davis | WR | 129 |
| 10 | 70 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | 131 |
| 10 | 71 | Parris Campbell | WR | 132 |
| 10 | 72 | Christian Watson | WR | 135 |
| 10 | 73 | Randall Cobb | WR | 136 |
| 10 | 74 | Noah Brown | WR | 137 |
| 10 | 75 | Joshua Palmer | WR | 138 |
| 10 | 76 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 140 |
| 10 | 77 | Curtis Samuel | WR | 144 |
| 11 | 78 | KJ Hamler | WR | 145 |
| 11 | 79 | Braxton Berrios | WR | 146 |
| 11 | 80 | Devin Duvernay | WR | 147 |
| 11 | 81 | Zay Jones | WR | 150 |
| 11 | 82 | Jalen Tolbert | WR | 155 |
| 11 | 83 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | 156 |
| 11 | 84 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 157 |
| 11 | 85 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | 158 |
| 11 | 86 | Sterling Shepard | WR | 159 |
| 11 | 87 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | 160 |
| 11 | 88 | Ben Skowronek | WR | 163 |
| 11 | 89 | Byron Pringle | WR | 164 |
| 11 | 90 | Jamison Crowder | WR | 165 |
| 11 | 91 | Andy Isabella | WR | 168 |
| 11 | 92 | David Bell | WR | 170 |
| 11 | 93 | Chris Conley | WR | 172 |
| 12 | 94 | Bryan Edwards | WR | 173 |
| 12 | 95 | Kyle Philips | WR | 174 |
| 12 | 96 | Jalen Guyton | WR | 176 |
| 12 | 97 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 177 |
| 12 | 98 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | 179 |
| 12 | 99 | Darius Slayton | WR | 183 |
| 12 | 100 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | 184 |
| 12 | 101 | Quintez Cephus | WR | 185 |
| 12 | 102 | Marquez Callaway | WR | 186 |
| 12 | 103 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | 195 |
| 12 | 104 | Jauan Jennings | WR | 197 |
| 12 | 105 | Tyler Johnson | WR | 198 |
| 12 | 106 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | 199 |
| 12 | 107 | Quez Watkins | WR | 200 |
| 12 | 108 | Jalen Reagor | WR | 206 |
| 12 | 109 | James Proche II | WR | 207 |
| 13 | 110 | Tutu Atwell | WR | 208 |
| 13 | 111 | Amari Rodgers | WR | 211 |
| 13 | 112 | Dyami Brown | WR | 212 |
| 13 | 113 | Greg Dortch | WR | 214 |
| 13 | 114 | Danny Gray | WR | 215 |
| 13 | 115 | Phillip Dorsett II | WR | 216 |
| 13 | 116 | Mack Hollins | WR | 217 |
| 13 | 117 | Khalil Shakir | WR | 219 |
| 13 | 118 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | 227 |
| 13 | 119 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR | 230 |
| 13 | 120 | Zach Pascal | WR | 232 |
| 13 | 121 | Jamal Agnew | WR | 240 |
| 13 | 122 | Kalif Raymond | WR | 248 |
| 13 | 123 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | 251 |
| 13 | 124 | Juwan Johnson | WR | 252 |
| 13 | 125 | Chris Moore | WR | 254 |
| 13 | 126 | Deonte Harty | WR | 256 |
| 13 | 127 | Rashard Higgins | WR | 261 |
| 13 | 128 | Dee Eskridge | WR | 264 |
| 13 | 129 | Trent Sherfield | WR | 268 |
| 14 | 130 | Damiere Byrd | WR | 275 |
| 14 | 131 | Demetric Felton Jr. | WR | 276 |
| 14 | 132 | Justin Watson | WR | 278 |
| 14 | 133 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | 280 |
| 14 | 134 | Tylan Wallace | WR | 281 |
| 14 | 135 | Breshad Perriman | WR | 286 |
| 14 | 136 | Cam Sims | WR | 289 |
| 14 | 137 | Scotty Miller | WR | 305 |
| 14 | 138 | Anthony Schwartz | WR | 309 |
| 14 | 139 | Ashton Dulin | WR | 315 |
| 14 | 140 | Montrell Washington | WR | 317 |
| 14 | 141 | Miles Boykin | WR | 324 |
| 14 | 142 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | 328 |
| 14 | 143 | Laquon Treadwell | WR | 331 |
| 14 | 144 | Shi Smith | WR | 335 |
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