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Updated Week 1 Wide Receiver Rankings

Adam Thielen - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Welcome to Week 1 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 1 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 1.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

Editor's Note: Our incredible team of writers won two writing awards and received 12 award nominations by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. A big congrats to our very own Byron Lindeque (Golf) and Jordan McAbee (NASCAR) for both winning Writer Of The Year awards! Be sure to follow RotoBaller's analysis and advice all year long, and win more. Win More With RotoBaller!

 

Week 1 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

You can also see our full Week 1 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/12 at 10:30 am ET:

WR Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Calvin Ridley WR 5
2 Davante Adams WR 6
3 Tyreek Hill WR 8
4 DeAndre Hopkins WR 9
5 Stefon Diggs WR 10
6 D.K. Metcalf WR 16
7 Justin Jefferson WR 17
8 Keenan Allen WR 22
9 A.J. Brown WR 23
10 Terry McLaurin WR 25
11 Mike Evans WR 27
12 Robert Woods WR 28
13 CeeDee Lamb WR 33
14 Cooper Kupp WR 34
15 Adam Thielen WR 35
16 Julio Jones WR 36
17 Allen Robinson II WR 38
18 Tyler Lockett WR 39
19 Chris Godwin WR 40
20 Tee Higgins WR 41
21 D.J. Moore WR 42
22 Diontae Johnson WR 43
23 Amari Cooper WR 45
24 Robby Anderson WR 47
25 Tyler Boyd WR 51
26 Brandon Aiyuk WR 52
27 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR 54
28 DeVonta Smith WR 56
29 Deebo Samuel WR 58
30 Corey Davis WR 59
31 Jerry Jeudy WR 60
32 Brandin Cooks WR 62
33 Courtland Sutton WR 64
34 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 65
35 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 66
36 Jarvis Landry WR 68
37 Chase Claypool WR 69
38 Antonio Brown WR 70
39 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 71
40 Marquez Callaway WR 72
41 D.J. Chark Jr. WR 74
42 Ja'Marr Chase WR 75
43 Kenny Golladay WR 76
44 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 77
45 Mike Williams WR 80
46 Elijah Moore WR 81
47 Sterling Shepard WR 82
48 Jakobi Meyers WR 84
49 Russell Gage WR 85
50 DeVante Parker WR 88
51 Marquise Brown WR 89
52 Darnell Mooney WR 90
53 Mecole Hardman WR 91
54 Tyrell Williams WR 92
55 Henry Ruggs III WR 95
56 Jaylen Waddle WR 97
57 Parris Campbell WR 99
58 Bryan Edwards WR 100
59 Rondale Moore WR 101
60 Jalen Reagor WR 104
61 Nelson Agholor WR 105
62 Cole Beasley WR 110
63 Dyami Brown WR 112
64 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 113
65 Emmanuel Sanders WR 116
66 Sammy Watkins WR 119
67 Gabriel Davis WR 120
68 A.J. Green WR 123
69 DeSean Jackson WR 124
70 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 125
71 Darius Slayton WR 129
72 Christian Kirk WR 131
73 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 132
74 Adam Humphries WR 134
75 Zach Pascal WR 137
76 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 143
77 Quez Watkins WR 150
78 Nico Collins WR 153
79 KJ Hamler WR 155
80 Deonte Harris WR 156
81 Randall Cobb WR 157
82 Quintez Cephus WR 162
83 Demarcus Robinson WR 163
84 Allen Lazard WR 164
85 Hunter Renfrow WR 165
86 Juwan Johnson WR 167
87 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 169
88 Kendrick Bourne WR 171
89 Kadarius Toney WR 173
90 Albert Wilson WR 175
91 D'Wayne Eskridge WR 176
92 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR 177
93 Van Jefferson WR 178
94 Josh Reynolds WR 179
95 Rashard Higgins WR 180
96 Josh Palmer WR 182
97 Auden Tate WR 184
98 Mohamed Sanu WR 188
99 Denzel Mims WR 190
100 Cam Sims WR 193
101 James Washington WR 194
102 Damiere Byrd WR 197
103 Anthony Miller WR 198
104 Chris Conley WR 199
105 Tutu Atwell WR 200
106 Keelan Cole Sr. WR 201
107 Amari Rodgers WR 203
108 Tyron Johnson WR 205
109 Tim Patrick WR 208
110 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 209
111 Scotty Miller WR 217
112 Trent Sherfield WR 222
113 Byron Pringle WR 223
114 Preston Williams WR 227
115 K.J. Osborn WR 229
116 Keke Coutee WR 231
117 Kalif Raymond WR 233
118 Marquise Goodwin WR 234
119 Freddie Swain WR 238
120 Isaiah McKenzie WR 241
121 Dede Westbrook WR 245
122 Greg Ward WR 246
123 Willie Snead IV WR 252
124 Breshad Perriman WR 254
125 Cornell Powell WR 257
126 Devin Duvernay WR 261
127 Tyler Johnson WR 266
128 Jalen Guyton WR 270
129 Demetric Felton WR 276
130 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR 279
131 Tylan Wallace WR 280
132 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR 281
133 Andy Isabella WR 284
134 Anthony Schwartz WR 293
135 Steven Sims Jr. WR 295
136 Kelvin Harmon WR 301
137 Frank Darby WR 304
138 Collin Johnson WR 306


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