WR rankings and WR tiers: Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 wide receivers for Week 8 of fantasy football and sorts them into five tiers. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is Mr. WR1 at an NFL-record 28 PPR points per game, Michael Wilson is the WR10 against the Cowboys, Garrett Wilson is the WR16 with a boom week incoming (and a Santana Moss jersey bet on the line), and rookie Antonio Williams is the WR34 with Terry McLaurin out of the picture. After every tier Ian stops for a bigger question about the position. Shoutout to Fantasy Points for the shadow index data behind this week's shadow matchups.
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WR rankings and WR tiers: Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 wide receivers for Week 8 of fantasy football and sorts them into five tiers. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is Mr. WR1 at an NFL-record 28 PPR points per game, Michael Wilson is the WR10 against the Cowboys, Garrett Wilson is the WR16 with a boom week incoming (and a Santana Moss jersey bet on the line), and rookie Antonio Williams is the WR34 with Terry McLaurin out of the picture. After every tier Ian stops for a bigger question about the position. Shoutout to Fantasy Points for the shadow index data behind this week's shadow matchups.
TIER 1: THE BIG 12
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Puka Nacua, Zay Flowers, Ja'Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Drake London, Christian Watson, Michael Wilson, Tee Higgins, Parker Washington.
Key question: what potential shadow matchups should fantasy managers concern themselves with? Ian is not expecting shadows on DK Metcalf, Parker Washington, Michael Wilson or Stefon Diggs, and five could happen: Zay Flowers vs. Christian Benford, Carnell Tate vs. DJ Turner, Ladd McConkey vs. Trent McDuffie, Emeka Egbuka vs. AJ Terrell and Caleb Douglas vs. Christian Gonzalez.
TIER 2: WR2s TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT
Matthew Golden, George Pickens, DJ Moore, Garrett Wilson, Tetairoa McMillan, Jalen Coker, Luther Burden III, Jameson Williams, A.J. Brown, Stefon Diggs, Tre Tucker, Omar Cooper Jr.
Key question: who have been the most impressive rookie wide receivers this season? Omar Cooper Jr. is the chart breaker in yards and targets per route run, with additional shouts to Carnell Tate and KC Concepcion.
TIER 3: BOOM-OR-BUST WR3 TYPES
DK Metcalf, Emeka Egbuka, Carnell Tate, Ladd McConkey, Germie Bernard, KC Concepcion, Keon Coleman, Keenan Allen, Makai Lemon, Antonio Williams, Jordan Addison, Jaylen Waddle.
Key question: what wide receivers available in 70%+ of Yahoo leagues are worth a flier? Keon Coleman, Ryan Flournoy, Kendrick Bourne, Ja'Kobi Lane, Antonio Williams and Travis Hunter.
TIER 4: WR4s THAT DON'T LOOK VERY FUN TO START
Rome Odunze, Denzel Boston, DeMario Douglas, Khalil Shakir, Malik Washington, Jakobi Meyers, Rashod Bateman, Ja'Kobi Lane, Chris Godwin Jr., Xavier Worthy, Josh Downs, Caleb Douglas.
Key question: what are the best game environments in Week 8? Great offenses with great matchups: the Ravens, Bills, Bengals and Cowboys. Bad offenses with good matchups: the Eagles, Colts and Vikings.
TIER 5: WR5s THAT WON'T WORK OUT... BUT YOU COULD IMAGINE
Ryan Flournoy, Kendrick Bourne, Courtland Sutton, Darius Cooper, Wan'Dale Robinson, Travis Hunter, Jahan Dotson, Savion Williams, Adonai Mitchell, Cooper Kupp, Quentin Johnston, Kalif Raymond.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:30 Tier 1: The Big 12
8:48 Key question: shadow matchups to know
13:14 Tier 2: WR2s to feel good about
24:59 Key question: the most impressive rookie WRs
26:35 Tier 3: Boom-or-bust WR3 types
38:00 Key question: Yahoo fliers worth a look
41:00 Tier 4: WR4s that don't look very fun to start
45:21 Key question: the best game environments
47:50 Tier 5: WR5s that won't work out... but you could imagine
49:22 Wrapping up
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