WR rankings and WR tiers: Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 wide receivers for Week 7 of fantasy football and sorts them into five tiers. Puka Nacua is the WR1 with no Davante Adams in the picture, Malik Nabers is the WR12 after three straight 100-yard games, and A.J. Brown is the WR19: Ian makes the case that his Week 6 drops are nothing to panic about. Jaylen Waddle gets one last chance as an upside WR3 against the Cardinals, Omar Cooper Jr. moves up to WR30 on air, and Ian makes his case to free Kyle Williams. After every tier Ian stops for a bigger question about the position.
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WR rankings and WR tiers: Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 wide receivers for Week 7 of fantasy football and sorts them into five tiers. Puka Nacua is the WR1 with no Davante Adams in the picture, Malik Nabers is the WR12 after three straight 100-yard games, and A.J. Brown is the WR19: Ian makes the case that his Week 6 drops are nothing to panic about. Jaylen Waddle gets one last chance as an upside WR3 against the Cardinals, Omar Cooper Jr. moves up to WR30 on air, and Ian makes his case to free Kyle Williams. After every tier Ian stops for a bigger question about the position.
TIER 1: THE WR1s
Puka Nacua, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Nico Collins, Chris Olave, Drake London, Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, Malik Nabers.
Key question: who has the best and worst upcoming schedules? By average opponent rank in WR PPR points per game allowed over Weeks 7-12, the Giants, Titans, Vikings, Cowboys, Ravens and Bengals have it easiest, and the Bills, Falcons, Raiders, Cardinals, Jets and Broncos have it toughest. For Ian, matchups are a tiebreaker, not a reason for sweeping changes.
TIER 2: WR2s TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT
DeVonta Smith, Garrett Wilson, Tetairoa McMillan, Jalen Coker, Zay Flowers, Tee Higgins, A.J. Brown, George Pickens, Michael Wilson, Luther Burden III, Jameson Williams.
Key question: what offenses have the best on-paper matchups this week? Implied points against matchup points allowed: the Packers, 49ers, Lions and Cowboys have the best mix, the Giants, Titans, Browns and Eagles are bad offenses in a good matchup, and the Dolphins, Colts, Cardinals and Chiefs are bad offenses in a bad matchup.
TIER 3: WR3s WITH SOME UPSIDE
DK Metcalf, Germie Bernard, Carnell Tate, Jaylen Waddle, Emeka Egbuka, Denzel Boston, Omar Cooper Jr., Tre Tucker, Devaughn Vele, Xavier Worthy, Rome Odunze, DeMario Douglas, Jaylin Noel.
Key question: who have been the best WRs in a small sample this season? Omar Cooper Jr. is first in yards per route run on 29 routes, Jaylin Noel is first in yards per target, and Kyle Williams is first in yards per catch (minimum five receptions).
TIER 4: BOOM-OR-BUST WR4s
Malik Washington, Kendrick Bourne, Jordan Addison, KC Concepcion, Chris Godwin Jr., Wan'Dale Robinson, Keenan Allen, Josh Downs, Brandin Cooks, Marvin Harrison Jr., Courtland Sutton, Jahan Dotson.
Key question: who are the league's token sacrificial field-stretching receivers? Deep routes, few targets: Marvin Harrison Jr. leads the group, with Quentin Johnston, Courtland Sutton, Denzel Boston, Rome Odunze and Jameson Williams also down there.
TIER 5: WR5s THAT WON'T WORK OUT... BUT YOU COULD IMAGINE
Ryan Flournoy, Konata Mumpfield, Rashid Shaheed, Dontayvion Wicks, Makai Lemon, Jerry Jeudy, Rashod Bateman, Ja'Kobi Lane, Caleb Douglas, Isaac TeSlaa, Kalif Raymond, Jalen Royals.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:22 Tier 1: The WR1s
10:02 Key question: best and worst upcoming schedules
11:38 Tier 2: WR2s to feel good about
23:44 Key question: best on-paper matchups this week
25:00 Tier 3: WR3s with some upside
38:17 Key question: the best WRs in a small sample
42:15 Tier 4: Boom-or-bust WR4s
48:12 Key question: sacrificial field-stretching receivers
48:54 Tier 5: WR5s that won't work out... but you could imagine
51:15 Wrapping up
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