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Updated Week 2 Wide Receiver Rankings

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Our updated Week 2 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his WR ranks.

Welcome to Week 2 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 2 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 2.

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!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 2 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

You can also see our full Week 2 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/19 at 10:00 am ET:

WR Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Davante Adams WR 4
2 Tyreek Hill WR 7
3 DeAndre Hopkins WR 8
4 D.K. Metcalf WR 10
5 Keenan Allen WR 12
6 Stefon Diggs WR 15
7 Justin Jefferson WR 19
8 Amari Cooper WR 22
9 Calvin Ridley WR 23
10 A.J. Brown WR 24
11 Tyler Lockett WR 26
12 Cooper Kupp WR 27
13 Allen Robinson II WR 28
14 CeeDee Lamb WR 30
15 Adam Thielen WR 31
16 Mike Evans WR 32
17 Chris Godwin WR 33
18 Terry McLaurin WR 36
19 Tee Higgins WR 38
20 Diontae Johnson WR 39
21 Robert Woods WR 41
22 Jarvis Landry WR 42
23 D.J. Moore WR 43
24 Deebo Samuel WR 46
25 Antonio Brown WR 47
26 Julio Jones WR 49
27 Mike Williams WR 51
28 Ja'Marr Chase WR 53
29 DeVonta Smith WR 58
30 Courtland Sutton WR 59
31 Chase Claypool WR 60
32 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 62
33 Brandin Cooks WR 63
34 Tyler Boyd WR 65
35 Robby Anderson WR 66
36 Corey Davis WR 67
37 Marquez Callaway WR 68
38 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR 69
39 D.J. Chark Jr. WR 71
40 Sterling Shepard WR 74
41 Jakobi Meyers WR 75
42 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 77
43 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 79
44 Kenny Golladay WR 81
45 Darnell Mooney WR 82
46 Nelson Agholor WR 84
47 Jaylen Waddle WR 87
48 Marquise Brown WR 88
49 Christian Kirk WR 89
50 Rondale Moore WR 91
51 DeVante Parker WR 94
52 Tim Patrick WR 96
53 Cole Beasley WR 98
54 KJ Hamler WR 101
55 Jalen Reagor WR 103
56 Bryan Edwards WR 104
57 Russell Gage WR 105
58 Brandon Aiyuk WR 106
59 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 109
60 Hunter Renfrow WR 110
61 Mecole Hardman WR 112
62 Trent Sherfield WR 113
63 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 114
64 Emmanuel Sanders WR 115
65 Parris Campbell WR 116
66 Elijah Moore WR 117
67 Sammy Watkins WR 118
68 Henry Ruggs III WR 120
69 Deonte Harris WR 122
70 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 125
71 Dyami Brown WR 126
72 Gabriel Davis WR 129
73 K.J. Osborn WR 132
74 Darius Slayton WR 136
75 Zach Pascal WR 138
76 Van Jefferson WR 139
77 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 140
78 Quintez Cephus WR 141
79 Juwan Johnson WR 145
80 Jamison Crowder WR 146
81 Nico Collins WR 148
82 Quez Watkins WR 149
83 Tyrell Williams WR 150
84 Cedrick Wilson WR 151
85 Anthony Schwartz WR 155
86 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 156
87 Demarcus Robinson WR 159
88 Allen Lazard WR 161
89 DeSean Jackson WR 164
90 Kalif Raymond WR 165
91 Adam Humphries WR 166
92 Randall Cobb WR 167
93 Marquise Goodwin WR 172
94 A.J. Green WR 177
95 Devin Duvernay WR 179
96 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 180
97 Joshua Palmer WR 185
98 Kendrick Bourne WR 187
99 Rashard Higgins WR 191
100 Josh Reynolds WR 200
101 Albert Wilson WR 201
102 Jalen Guyton WR 202
103 Auden Tate WR 203
104 Zay Jones WR 204
105 Kadarius Toney WR 206
106 Preston Williams WR 208
107 Chris Conley WR 210
108 Braxton Berrios WR 211
109 Greg Ward WR 214
110 Tyron Johnson WR 215
111 James Washington WR 216
112 D'Wayne Eskridge WR 217
113 Byron Pringle WR 218
114 Denzel Mims WR 219
115 Danny Amendola WR 220
116 Cam Sims WR 223
117 Tutu Atwell WR 224
118 Mohamed Sanu Sr. WR 226
119 Damiere Byrd WR 228
120 Collin Johnson WR 234
121 Freddie Swain WR 235
122 Cornell Powell WR 242
123 Scotty Miller WR 244
124 Chester Rogers WR 249
125 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR 250
126 Trinity Benson WR 257
127 Amari Rodgers WR 258
128 Keke Coutee WR 268
129 Andre Roberts WR 269
130 Isaiah McKenzie WR 270
131 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR 278
132 Dede Westbrook WR 284
133 Demetric Felton WR 293
134 Tylan Wallace WR 295
135 Steven Sims Jr. WR 297
136 Andy Isabella WR 304
137 Tyler Johnson WR 310
138 Willie Snead IV WR 313
139 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR 316


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Alexa Grasso

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Viktor Hovland

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Sepp Straka

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Xander Schauffele

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Shane Lowry

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Tony Finau

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Ludvig Aberg

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Ryan Blaney

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Chase Briscoe

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Denny Hamlin

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Alex Bowman

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Evan Rodrigues

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Kyle Connor

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Thomas Harley

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Mikko Rantanen

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Christopher Bell

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Joey Logano

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Stephen Curry

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Tyler Reddick

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Darius Garland

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Sam Hauser

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