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Updated Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 (PPR) - Tank Dell, Nico Collins, Brandon Aiyuk, Chris Olave, Jayden Reed, Jaylen Waddle

Nico Collins - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

RotoBaller's updated wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of 2024 and PPR leagues. Win your Week 1 matchups with our wide receiver rankings.

The opening slate of the 2024 NFL season is set to begin, meaning it's time to start digesting Week 1 rankings! Our updated wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2024 season are here to help you make those tough start-or-sit decisions to get a "W" in your first matchup of the year.

Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown (shoulder) has already been ruled out, while veterans Keenan Allen (heel) and Tyler Lockett (thigh) should be monitored up until Sunday. Our rankings factor in the latest injury news and depth chart updates coming out of the preseason. So let's see where key wide receivers such as Tank Dell, Nico Collins, Chris Olave, Jayden Reed, Brandon Aiyuk, and Jaylen Waddle rank for Week 1.

Our PPR fantasy football wide receiver rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff WR rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for Week 1. There are always critical injuries to keep track of, so check back until kickoff. Good luck in Week 1 RotoBallers, let's win some leagues!

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Week 1 Wide Receiver Fantasy Football News and Injuries

 

Updated Week 1 WR Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)

Rankings are updated until kickoff. Be sure to bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings.

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Tier
WR
Rank
Player
Name
Overall
Rank
1 1 Tyreek Hill 1
1 2 CeeDee Lamb 3
1 3 Amon-Ra St. Brown 4
2 4 Justin Jefferson 6
2 5 A.J. Brown 7
2 6 Ja'Marr Chase 8
2 7 Garrett Wilson 10
2 8 Puka Nacua 11
2 9 Cooper Kupp 17
3 10 Mike Evans 19
3 11 Davante Adams 20
3 12 Amari Cooper 22
3 13 Marvin Harrison Jr. 23
3 14 Michael Pittman Jr. 24
3 15 Chris Olave 29
4 16 Rashee Rice 31
4 17 Malik Nabers 34
4 18 Nico Collins 35
4 19 Jaylen Waddle 37
4 20 Deebo Samuel Sr. 38
4 21 DJ Moore 39
5 22 Drake London 40
5 23 Terry McLaurin 41
5 24 Courtland Sutton 42
5 25 Stefon Diggs 43
5 26 DeVonta Smith 44
5 27 DK Metcalf 46
5 28 Zay Flowers 48
5 29 Christian Kirk 49
5 30 Jayden Reed 50
5 31 Tank Dell 53
6 32 Brandon Aiyuk 58
6 33 Keenan Allen 59
6 34 George Pickens 60
6 35 Chris Godwin 57
7 36 Diontae Johnson 63
7 37 Tee Higgins 66
7 38 Calvin Ridley 67
8 39 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 74
8 40 Ladd McConkey 75
8 41 Rome Odunze 77
8 42 Romeo Doubs 78
8 43 Brian Thomas Jr. 79
8 44 DeAndre Hopkins 83
8 45 Xavier Worthy 86
8 46 Christian Watson 87
8 47 Tyler Lockett 89
8 48 Curtis Samuel 91
8 49 Keon Coleman 95
9 50 Jordan Addison 96
9 51 Khalil Shakir 97
9 52 Jakobi Meyers 98
9 53 Joshua Palmer 99
9 54 Wan'Dale Robinson 102
9 55 Mike Williams 104
9 56 Jameson Williams 106
9 57 Greg Dortch 107
9 58 Gabe Davis 108
10 59 Demario Douglas 109
10 60 Brandin Cooks 110
10 61 Ja'Lynn Polk 111
10 62 Jerry Jeudy 112
10 63 Darnell Mooney 113
10 64 Rashid Shaheed 115
10 65 Demarcus Robinson 118
11 66 Adam Thielen 119
11 67 Dontayvion Wicks 120
11 68 Michael Wilson 121
11 69 Josh Downs 122
11 70 Xavier Legette 124
12 71 Adonai Mitchell 125
12 72 Andrei Iosivas 126
12 73 Rashod Bateman 135
12 74 Jalen McMillan 136
12 75 Josh Reynolds 137
13 76 Tyler Boyd 139
13 77 Malik Washington 141
13 78 Jahan Dotson 146
13 79 Dyami Brown 148
13 80 DJ Chark Jr. 149
13 81 K.J. Osborn 150
13 82 Jalin Hyatt 155
13 83 Darius Slayton 157
13 84 Ray-Ray McCloud III 159
13 85 Tre Tucker 165
13 86 Marvin Mims Jr. 166
13 87 Roman Wilson 169
14 88 Jalen Nailor 170
14 89 Javon Baker 171
14 90 Quentin Johnston 172
14 91 Jalen Tolbert 173
14 92 Malachi Corley 174
15 93 Nelson Agholor 175
15 94 Trey Palmer 177
15 95 Van Jefferson 181
15 96 Justin Watson 182
15 97 Elijah Moore 183
15 98 Luke McCaffrey 187
15 99 Devontez Walker 189
15 100 Jauan Jennings 193
15 101 Jonathan Mingo 198
15 102 Cedric Tillman 199
15 103 Kalif Raymond 202
15 104 Olamide Zaccheaus 205
15 105 Braxton Berrios 207
15 106 Tyquan Thornton 210
15 107 Cedrick Wilson Jr. 256
15 108 Troy Franklin 257
15 109 Calvin Austin III 258
15 110 Allen Lazard 259
15 111 Noah Brown 260
15 112 Johnny Wilson 261
15 113 Brenden Rice 262
15 114 Jacob Cowing 266
15 115 Jermaine Burton 267
15 116 Treylon Burks 269
15 117 Bo Melton 270
15 118 Tyler Scott 271
15 119 Jake Bobo 272
15 120 KaVontae Turpin 273
15 121 Mack Hollins 274
15 122 Alec Pierce 275
15 123 Xavier Gipson 276
15 124 John Metchie III 277
15 125 Brandon Powell 280
15 126 JuJu Smith-Schuster 281
15 127 Jamison Crowder 282
16 128 Malik Heath 284
16 129 Marquez Valdes-Scantling 285
16 130 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 286
16 131 Bub Means 287
16 132 Simi Fehoko 288
16 133 Skyy Moore 289
16 134 Casey Washington 290
16 135 Parker Washington 291
16 136 David Bell 292
16 137 Mecole Hardman Jr. 293
16 138 Kayshon Boutte 294
16 139 Ryan Flournoy 295


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