2023 Fantasy Football - 3rd Rankings - Wide Receivers

 Wide Receiver is deep, deep, but with a robust but separated elite tier. If you don’t get a truly elite guy I feel like you can still get very good talent relatively late and then you have a wide range of archetypes to choose from after.

 

Note: For a deeper look Rankings & Projections

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Tar	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP	2nd Rank	2nd PADP
WR1	Justin Jefferson	MIN	176	1564	10	336	1	1	1	1	1
WR2	Davante Adams	LVR	179	1468	11	329	7	2	7	2	8

 

For me this just makes the most sense, Adams is going to be leaned on again and even with decidedly average QB play he’s been fantastic in Vegas.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Tar	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP	2nd Rank	2nd PADP
WR4	Tyreek Hill	MIA	162	1368	12	319	3	5	4	4	4
WR5	Stefon Diggs	BUF	158	1250	10	294	5	4	5	5	5
WR6	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	133	1147	11	266	2	6	2	6	2

 

This trio is just slightly off the tippy-top. That’s their only flaw

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Tar	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP	2nd Rank	2nd PADP
WR6	Cooper Kupp	LAR	148	1214	10	288	3	3	3	3	3
WR7	A.J. Brown	PHI	149	1269	10	279	8	7	8	7	7
WR8	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	155	1269	8	279	6	8	6	8	6
WR9	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	148	1125	7	264	9	15	9	9	9
WR10	DeVonta Smith	PHI	147	1212	8	266	13	10	12	10	12
WR11	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	121	1010	8	233	11	13	11	11	11
WR12	DK Metcalf	SEA	136	1068	10	250	15	9	15	12	15
WR13	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	128	1005	8	221	10	14	10	13	10
WR14	Chris Olave	NO	120	978	7	212	12	17	14	15	13

 

Dropped Kupp and his reaggravated hamstring 3 spots and two tiers. Hopefully we look back and this is an overreaction. Otherwise, this group is within a couple spots from top to bottom.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Tar	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP	2nd Rank	2nd PADP
WR15	Amari Cooper	CLE	124	1043	8	230	17	26	17	18	18
WR16	Michael Pittman Jr	IND	134	863	8	226	33	11	29	14	32
WR17	Terry McLaurin	WAS	132	1127	8	243	22	12	21	16	22
WR18	DJ Moore	CHI	133	1027	7	223	21	16	22	17	23
WR19	Drake London	ATL	125	894	8	214	25	29	26	21	25
WR20	Tee Higgins	CIN	100	848	7	193	14	18	13	20	14
WR21	Deandre Hopkins	TEN	106	827	6	182	20	27	19	19	20
WR22	Keenan Allen	LAC	100	759	7	187	18	20	18	24	17
WR23	Deebo Samuel	SF	114	1002	6	227	16	21	16	22	16
WR24	Calvin Ridley	JAX	128	931	8	225	19	30	20	23	19
WR25	Mike Evans	TB	113	904	8	204	32	19	32	25	33
WR26	Christian Watson	GB	103	822	10	206	24	22	23	27	24
WR27	Courtland Sutton	DEN	130	1021	6	212	42	24	43	28	44
WR28	Chris Godwin	TB	113	920	6	209	26	25	25	29	26
WR29	George Pickens	PIT	136	1069	8	239	35	31	35	31	35
WR30	Mike Williams	LAC	82	665	5	145	27	23	27	26	27
WR31	Marquise Brown	ARI	135	963	8	228	34	28	34	30	34
WR32	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	101	800	5	169	23	39	24	32	21
WR33	Tyler Lockett	SEA	111	897	8	217	28	32	33	33	31
WR34	Diontae Johnson	PIT	131	837	7	206	30	54	30	36	30
WR35	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	104	878	7	198	29	35	31	34	29

 

I’ve dropped Pittman a couple spots and a tier from where I had him originally but Richardson being the starter is, in my opinion, the best-case scenario for his output. Jeudy/Sutton differences are due to ADP data not being quite caught up to the Jeudy injury news. And outside of that you have the Evans/Godwin swap which is more just about what you prefer.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Tar	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP	2nd Rank	2nd PADP
WR36	Rashod Bateman	BAL	77	605	5	139	53	33	53	37	54
WR37	Nico Collins	HOU	101	740	6	166	55	44	60	35	59
WR38	Skyy Moore	KC	95	745	7	180	50	52	57	39	50
WR39	Christian Kirk	JAX	117	860	6	198	31	34	28	38	28
WR40	Jordan Addison	MIN	97	791	6	183	38	55	39	40	38
WR41	Quentin Johnston	LAC	72	603	4	135	47	62	45	50	45
WR42	Michael Thomas	NO	74	593	5	147	43	43	44	51	42
WR43	Zay Flowers	BAL	61	528	4	119	46	70	49	47	46
WR44	Donovan Peoples-Jones	CLE	78	708	5	150	65	46	66	59	67
WR45	Brandin Cooks	DAL	79	653	5	147	39	38	41	52	40
WR46	Gabriel Davis	BUF	88	716	7	161	40	50	42	46	41
WR47	Isaiah Hodgins	NYG	79	587	8	168	77	41	81	66	77
WR48	JuJu Smith-Schuster	NE	98	759	6	181	48	49	46	41	48
WR49	Jahan Dotson	WAS	102	839	6	178	36	48	38	42	37
WR50	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	76	619	4	139	37	68	37	58	36
WR51	Rondale Moore	ARI	112	790	4	192	58	40	56	45	55
WR52	Jonathan Mingo	CAR	91	699	6	172	66	75	67	60	66
WR53	Marvin Mims	DEN	79	636	4	143	74	139	82	62	78
WR54	Adam Thielen	CAR	97	694	6	172	59	53	58	61	57

 

Bateman/Collins/Moore/Hodgins are WR1s for their teams but have questions. I’m willing to take a risk in the WR4s to take a flyer on guys who could have lead roles in their respective passing games. Bateman has health questions but I think a higher ceiling than the other three. I’m relatively low on Kirk because I think outside of Ridley that offense is going to be spread around relatively evenly. The Elijah Moore hype and DPJ hate has gone too far, I have them flipped compared to ADP, and to be honest the only thing I really need to say is DPJ’s last two seasons (597 & 839 yards respectively) are better than anything that Moore has done in his two years (538 & 446) in the league. I like more but at this point he’s more lore than past production. Lastly, Mingo and Mims are rookies who should have immediate roles in their offenses. Mingo probably starts out as the nominal WR2 in Carolina, while Mims should be the WR2 while Jeudy is out and take over the Tim Patrick role when both Sutton and Jeudy are on the field.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Tar	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP	2nd Rank	2nd PADP
WR55	Kadarius Toney	KC	65	513	5	128	44	45	40	44	43
WR56	Treylon Burks	TEN	77	599	4	131	41	36	36	65	39
WR57	Jayden Reed	GB	68	539	4	125	71	74	71	57	74
WR58	Tyler Boyd	CIN	68	538	3	118	56	61	54	54	56
WR59	John Metchie III	HOU	68	510	4	123	80	83	75	77	73
WR60	Romeo Doubs	GB	68	516	4	118	60	79	61	63	60
WR61	Van Jefferson	LAR	73	576	5	129	73	81	78	49	71
WR62	DJ Chark	CAR	78	552	4	125	62	60	64	75	65
WR63	Mecole Hardman	NYJ	57	465	5	116	91	82	86	85	84
WR64	Zay Jones	JAX	84	584	4	132	61	66	59	70	61
WR65	Darnell Mooney	CHI	69	493	4	115	57	57	55	55	58
WR66	Jakobi Meyers	LVR	84	682	3	143	51	58	52	69	52
WR67	Elijah Moore	CLE	55	415	3	90	45	71	48	79	47
WR68	Josh Palmer	LAC	61	467	3	106	83	78	83	74	81
WR69	Trey Palmer	TB	52	414	3	96	122	135	96	114	94
WR70	Michael Gallup	DAL	62	480	3	100	63	65	63	56	63
WR71	Rashee Rice	KC	45	359	4	92	67	110	65	82	62
WR72	KJ Osborn	MIN	64	496	5	121	64	51	62	53	64
WR73	Hunter Renfrow	LVR	72	586	3	130	76	69	73	67	76
WR74	Josh Reynolds	DET	53	395	4	94	101	86	96	94	94
WR75	Robert Woods	HOU	72	522	4	122	90	47	85	71	86
WR76	Alec Pierce	IND	100	645	4	141	70	37	69	72	68
WR77	Jameson Williams	DET	59	463	4	112	54	59	50	48	51
WR78	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	TEN	56	426	3	95	122	80	96	78	94
WR79	Devante Parker	NE	65	501	3	106	93	100	93	87	85
WR80	Darius Slayton	NYG	74	550	4	120	85	67	89	91	87
WR81	Chase Claypool	CHI	52	376	4	91	81	87	77	99	80
WR82	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	KC	50	412	4	90	69	72	72	81	69

 

Jayden Reed (57|71) – I think him and Doubs are going to have similar opportunities starting in the slot and opposite Watson on the outside respectively.

Van Jefferson (61|73) – The Rams number two and potentially number one early in the season.

Josh Palmer (68|83) – WR3 to start the year and the primary backup on a team where receivers miss a game or two each year.

Trey Palmer (69|122) – Him and Jarret balled out in camp and these WR6 spots should be high upside guys.

Josh Reynolds (74|101) – WR2/3 in Detroit, unlike Palmer this is a high floor/low ceiling guy.

Robert Woods (75|90) – Still the nominal WR2 in Houston. I’m probably never getting him but should eat up targets early.

Jameson Williams (77|54) – Missed most of last year with injury, suspended this year. Love the talent and certainly a stash but I can’t put any confidence in him higher.

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (78|122) – WR3 who has flashed but isn’t consistent.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling (82|69) – Deep play threat but inconsistent as all hell, much better best ball asset than redraft.

 

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Tar	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP	2nd Rank	2nd PADP
WR83	Parris Campbell	NYG	68	490	2	107	78	84	84	86	75
WR84	Khalil Shakir	BUF	51	388	4	88	94	95	87	90	94
WR85	Odell Beckham Jr	BAL	47	370	3	83	49	92	47	80	49
WR86	Olamide Zaccheaus	PHI	53	437	3	95	122	102	96	96	94
WR87	Allen Lazard	NYJ	49	400	4	96	52	77	51	68	53
WR88	Tyquan Thornton	NE	42	308	3	69	88	76	79	73	94
WR89	Cedrick Wilson	MIA	48	382	3	91	122	88	96	93	94
WR90	Isaiah McKenzie	IND	69	407	3	106	122	90	96	84	94
WR91	Allen Robinson	PIT	61	417	4	101	87	64	88	76	88
WR92	Curtis Samuel	WAS	59	457	3	102	75	56	74	64	79
WR93	Terrace Marshall	CAR	68	494	2	101	96	42	90	43	82
WR94	Rashid Shaheed	NO	31	259	2	64	72	94	70	110	70
WR95	Trent Sherfield	BUF	42	305	2	66	122	103	96	89	94
WR96	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	27	236	3	61	68	128	68	112	72
WR97	Tyler Scott	CHI	44	390	3	88	122	93	96	97	94
WR98	Puka Nacua	LAR	44	366	3	85	95	108	96	83	94
WR99	Michael Wilson	ARI	42	317	3	79	89	143	96	106	91
WR100	Charlie Jones	CIN	28	235	2	55	122	115	96	115	94
WR101	Dyami Brown	WAS	48	385	2	71	103	116	96	123	94
WR102	Rakim Jarrett	TB	39	306	2	70	122	185	96	113	94
WR103	Tank Dell	HOU	31	229	2	57	79	119	96	126	89
WR104	Jalen Guyton	LAC	32	254	2	55	122	109	96	100	94
WR105	Marvin Jones Jr	DET	50	391	3	89	98	85	92	88	93
WR106	Noah Brown	HOU	45	314	3	76	122	104	96	104	94

 

Olamide Zaccheaus (86|122) – WR3 in a really good offense.

Odell Beckham Jr – (85|49) – I’m probably too low and like this signing more in real life but 49 is still way too rich for my blood.

Allen Lazard – (87|52) – WR35 last year when he was the focal point of the passing game, this is drafting him near his ceiling in my mind.

Rashid Shaheed – (94|72) – Thomas coming back hurts. Good late sleeper, but until we get more info about where this offense is going, I don’t want to touch anyone but Olave, Thomas, and Kamara.

Jalin Hyatt (96|68) – Legit game-breaking threat, and with a coach that has shown an ability to utilize players correctly, but I think he’s Gabe Davis with better speed, a smaller frame, and a worse QB.

Tank Dell (103|79) – I hope I’m wrong and ADP is right. He’s fun. He’s being drafted too high.