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Below you will find our Week 7 wide receivers rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).
Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some WR rankings and matchups analysis for Week 7, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 7.
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Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings - Wide Receivers
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks | Player Name (Team - Position) | Zach Wilkens Rankings | Edward Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | DeAndre Hopkins HOU at MIA | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Julio Jones ATL at TEN | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Larry Fitzgerald ARI vs. BAL | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Brandon Marshall NYJ at NE | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Odell Beckham Jr. NYG vs. DAL | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Keenan Allen SD vs. OAK | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Calvin Johnson DET vs. MIN | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Smith BAL at ARI | 13 | 6 |
| 9 | T.Y. Hilton IND vs. NO | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Julian Edelman NE vs. NYJ | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Allen Robinson JAC vs. BUF | 15 | 9 |
| 12 | Eric Decker NYJ at NE | 10 | 14 |
| 13 | Amari Cooper OAK at SD | 8 | 18 |
| 14 | Antonio Brown PIT at KC | 17 | 15 |
| 15 | John Brown ARI vs. BAL | 21 | 13 |
| 16 | Jarvis Landry MIA vs. HOU | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | Martavis Bryant PIT at KC | 26 | 10 |
| 18 | Jeremy Maclin KC vs. PIT | 11 | 25 |
| 19 | Mike Evans TB at WAS | 20 | 17 |
| 20 | Jordan Matthews PHI at CAR | 16 | 22 |
| 21 | Allen Hurns JAC vs. BUF | 19 | 20 |
| 22 | Golden Tate DET vs. MIN | 14 | 28 |
| 23 | Willie Snead NO at IND | 27 | 19 |
| 24 | Pierre Garcon WAS vs. TB | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | Donte Moncrief IND vs. NO | 22 | 27 |
| 26 | Brandin Cooks NO at IND | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | Kendall Wright TEN vs. ATL | 29 | 23 |
| 28 | Vincent Jackson TB at WAS | 28 | 33 |
| 29 | Stefon Diggs MIN at DET | 41 | 21 |
| 30 | Mike Wallace MIN at DET | 24 | 38 |
| 31 | Michael Crabtree OAK at SD | 30 | 32 |
| 32 | Travis Benjamin CLE at STL | 34 | 30 |
| 33 | Jamison Crowder WAS vs. TB | 38 | 29 |
| 34 | Leonard Hankerson ATL at TEN | 32 | 37 |
| 35 | Anquan Boldin SF vs. SEA | 37 | 35 |
| 36 | Rishard Matthews MIA vs. HOU | 31 | 42 |
| 37 | Terrance Williams DAL at NYG | 39 | 34 |
| 38 | Doug Baldwin SEA at SF | 35 | 41 |
| 39 | Torrey Smith SF vs. SEA | 42 | 36 |
| 40 | Robert Woods BUF at JAC | 49 | 31 |
| 41 | Roddy White ATL at TEN | 36 | 49 |
| 42 | Rueben Randle NYG vs. DAL | 48 | 39 |
| 43 | Danny Amendola NE vs. NYJ | 45 | 43 |
| 44 | Kamar Aiken BAL at ARI | 44 | 45 |
| 45 | Tavon Austin STL vs. CLE | 51 | 40 |
| 46 | Bryan Walters JAC vs. BUF | 43 | 48 |
| 47 | Steve Johnson SD vs. OAK | 33 | 60 |
| 48 | Cole Beasley DAL at NYG | 40 | 55 |
| 49 | Michael Floyd ARI vs. BAL | 52 | 44 |
| 50 | Ted Ginn CAR vs. PHI | 50 | 47 |
| 51 | Chris Hogan BUF at JAC | 54 | 46 |
| 52 | Malcom Floyd SD vs. OAK | 47 | 54 |
| 53 | Andre Johnson IND vs. NO | 53 | 50 |
| 54 | Nate Washington HOU at MIA | 46 | 62 |
| 55 | Dorial Green-Beckham TEN vs. ATL | 56 | 51 |
| 56 | Kenny Stills MIA vs. HOU | 61 | 53 |
| 57 | Jermaine Kearse SEA at SF | 55 | 69 |
| 58 | Josh Huff PHI at CAR | 71 | 56 |
| 59 | Lance Moore DET vs. MIN | 58 | 59 |
| 60 | Albert Wilson KC vs. PIT | 57 | |
| 61 | Devante Parker MIA vs. HOU | 58 | |
| 62 | Stedman Bailey STL vs. CLE | 59 | 82 |
| 63 | Andrew Hawkins CLE at STL | 60 | 72 |
| 64 | Riley Cooper PHI at CAR | 68 | 61 |
| 65 | Jarius Wright MIN at DET | 62 | 76 |
| 66 | Kenny Britt STL vs. CLE | 67 | 63 |
| 67 | Tyler Lockett SEA at SF | 63 | 64 |
| 68 | Chris Conley KC vs. PIT | 64 | 79 |
| 69 | Charles Johnson MIN at DET | 65 | |
| 70 | Devin Funchess CAR vs. PHI | 65 | |
| 71 | Dwayne Harris NYG vs. DAL | 66 | |
| 72 | Philly Brown CAR vs. PHI | 66 | |
| 73 | Marques Colston NO at IND | 72 | 67 |
| 74 | Darrius Heyward-Bey PIT at KC | 68 | |
| 75 | Justin Hunter TEN vs. ATL | 69 | 84 |
| 76 | Markus Wheaton PIT at KC | 70 | |
| 77 | Keith Mumphery HOU at MIA | 70 | |
| 78 | Devin Smith NYJ at NE | 73 | |
| 79 | Phillip Dorsett IND vs. NO | 74 | |
| 80 | Brandon Coleman NO at IND | 75 | |
| 81 | Miles Austin PHI at CAR | 77 | |
| 82 | Dontrelle Inman SD vs. OAK | 78 | |
| 83 | Keshawn Martin NE vs. NYJ | 80 | |
| 84 | Brian Quick STL vs. CLE | 81 | |
| 85 | Jerricho Cotchery CAR vs. PHI | 83 | |
| 86 | Harry Douglas TEN vs. ATL | 85 | |
| 87 | Greg Jennings MIA vs. HOU | 86 | |
| 88 | Dez Bryant DAL at NYG | 87 |
Week 7 Wide Receiver (WR) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
Jeremy Maclin passed his concussion protocol and I expect him to play well this week. Without Jeremy Maclin, the offense should run through Maclin with a bit of Travis Kelce thrown in as well. I already talked about why I don’t like the Chiefs’ RBs this week. If that holds true it means a lot of targets for Maclin. In the three games where he has had at least 10 targets he averaged 125 rec yards. I have him at WR11 this week.
I am a little low on Allen Robinson at WR16 this week. I am a big ARob fan but it’s a tough matchup. The Bills have already done a good job containing top WRs such as Odell Beckham and A.J. Green. That coupled with Robinson perhaps being slightly limited by a leg contusion (certainly far from a serious injury but I’m betting he is very sore this week, the collision that caused it was vicious!) should keep him from putting up WR1 numbers this week.
One positive for Jordan Matthews this week - he plays primarily out of the slot which means he should avoid shutdown corner Josh Norman. Matthews has been pretty disappointing this season but that positive news keeps him in low WR2 territory this week at WR22.
Is Stefon Diggs the real deal? I think he is pretty good and worthy of the starting role over Charles Johnson but this still isn’t a high powered offense. That keeps him in flex territory only this week at WR32. I think it’s important to remember he has only played two games so far!
If you need a deep flier at the position, let me throw out a name for you: Nate Washington. He has managed respectable games of 6-105 and 3-63 so far and that was while contending with Cecil Shorts for targets behind Deandre Hopkins. Even with Hopkins a lock for 12-15 targets, someone else is going to be getting some as well. Washington had at least 7 targets in each of the first three games. Without Cecil Shorts he could see 10 and put up a surprisingly solid day.
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