Fantasy Football Week 17 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2023-24 NFL season has been outstanding so far. Already there have been a ton of breakout players and fantasy duds that have made the game so entertaining. Bye weeks are officially over. This means that playoffs have begun in your fantasy leagues. Most leagues are having their championship this week.During the playoffs Fantasy Managers will have full utilization of their roster and need to make sure they have backup options on their roster incase their stars get hurt. There have plenty of injuries this season to crucial players that make the pool of players to choose from on waivers that much thinner. It’s always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the fantasy football week 17 wide receiver rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to the Injured Reserve List

(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)

Key:

Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.

Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.

High WR2- a player who may not be likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 territory.

Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started is because of their consistency and moderately high floor

Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.

Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and cause a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.

Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.

Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.

Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.

Rankings

Category	Name	Opponent	Ranking
Must Start	Tyreek Hill*	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR1
Must Start	Justin Jefferson	vs Green Bay Packers	WR2
Starting WR1	A.J. Brown	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR3
Starting WR1	Rashee Rice	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR4
Starting WR1	CeeDee Lamb	vs Detroit Lions	WR5
Starting WR1	Deebo Samuel*	vs Washington Commanders	WR6
Starting WR1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR7
Starting WR1	Michael Pittman Jr.*	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR8
Starting WR1	Chris Olave*	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR9
Starting WR1	Keenan Allen*	vs Denver Broncos	WR10
High WR2	Davante Adams	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR11
High WR2	Cooper Kupp	vs New York Giants	WR12
High WR2	Ja’Marr Chase*	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR13
High WR2	Mike Evans	vs New Orleans Saints	WR14
High WR2	Puka Nacua	vs New York Giants	WR15
High WR2	Stefon Diggs	vs New England Patriots	WR16
High WR2	Nico Collins*	vs Tennessee Titans	WR17
High WR2	Brandon Aiyuk	vs Washington Commanders	WR18
High WR2	D.K. Metcalf	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR19
High WR2	D.J. Moore	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR20
Starting WR2	DeVonta Smith	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR21
Starting WR2	Amari Cooper*	vs New York Jets	WR22
Starting WR2	Jayden Reed*	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR23
Low WR2	Zay Flowers*	vs Miami Dolphins	WR24
Low WR2	Adam Thielen	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR25
Low WR2	Garrett Wilson	vs Cleveland Browns	WR26
Low WR2	DeAndre Hopkins	vs Houston Texans	WR27
Low WR2	Chris Godwin	vs New Orleans Saints	WR28
Low WR2	Calvin Ridley	vs Carolina Panthers	WR29
Low WR2	Courtland Sutton*	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR30
Flex	Diontae Johnson	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR31
Flex	Jordan Addison*	vs Green Bay Packers	WR32
Flex	Tyler Lockett	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR33
Flex	George Pickens	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR34
Flex	Tee Higgins	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR35
Flex	Terry McLaurin	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR36
Flex	Marquise “Hollywood” Brown*	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR37
Deep League Flex	Demario “Pop” Douglas	vs Buffalo Bills	WR38
Deep League Flex	Noah Brown*	vs Tennessee Titans	WR39
Deep League Flex	Drake London	vs Chicago Bears	WR40
Deep League Flex	Jaxon Smith-Njigba*	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR41
Deep League Flex	Brandin Cooks	vs Detroit Lions	WR42
Deep League Flex	Rashid Shaheed	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR43
Deep League Flex	Jakobi Meyers	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR44
Deep League Flex	Zay Jones*	vs Carolina Panthers	WR45
Upside Play	Demarcus Robinson	vs New York Giants	WR46
Upside Play	Curtis Samuel	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR47
Upside Play	Romeo Doubs	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR48
Upside Play	Joshua Palmer*	vs Denver Broncos	WR49
Upside Play	Wan’Dale Robinson*	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR50
Upside Play	Dontayvion Wicks*	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR51
Upside Play	K.J. Osborn	vs Green Bay Packers	WR52
Upside Play	Josh Downs	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR53
Upside Play	Odell Beckham Jr.	vs Miami Dolphins	WR54
Upside Play	Gabriel Davis	vs New England Patriots	WR55
Upside Play	Darius Slayton	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR56
Upside Play	Elijah Moore	vs New York Jets	WR57
Upside Play	Jerry Jeudy	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR58
Upside Play	D.J. Chark	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR59
Leave on the Bench	DeVante Parker	vs Buffalo Bills	WR60
Leave on the Bench	Cedric Tillman	vs New York Jets	WR61
Leave on the Bench	Jonathan Mingo	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR62
Leave on the Bench	Jameson Williams	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR63
Leave on the Bench	Tyler Boyd	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR64
Leave on the Bench	JuJu Smith-Schuster*	vs Buffalo Bills	WR65
Leave on the Bench	Jahan Dotson	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR66
Leave on the Bench	Treylon Burks	vs Houston Texans	WR67
Leave on the Bench	Alec Pierce	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR68
Leave on the Bench	Rashod Bateman	vs Miami Dolphins	WR69
Leave on the Bench	Michael Wilson	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR70
Leave on the Bench	Josh Reynolds	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR71
Leave on the Bench	Parker Washington	vs Carolina Panthers	WR72
Leave on the Bench	Robert Woods	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR73
Leave on the Bench	Michael Gallup	vs Detroit Lions	WR74
Leave on the Bench	Quentin Johnston	vs Denver Broncos	WR75
Leave on the Bench	Justin Watson*	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR76
Leave on the Bench	Rondale Moore	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR77
Leave on the Bench	Hunter Renfrow	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR78
Leave on the Bench	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR79

Players that are could miss this week’s game

WR1 Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins

Tyreek Hill missed practice Wednesday with an ankle injury. He has been dealing with this injury for the past few weeks. If Hill misses Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens Cedrick Wilson becomes WR43 between Rashid Shaheed and Jakobi Meyers.

WR6 Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers

Deebo Samuel was limited in practice on Wednesday with a sprained neck. It is unclear if this injury could cause Samuel to miss time. If Samuel misses Week 17 against the Washington Commanders Brandon Aiyuk moves up to WR7 between Amon-Ra St. Brown and Michael Pittman Jr.

WR8 Michael Pittman Jr., Indianapolis Colts

Michael Pittman Jr. missed last week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with a concussion. He was limited in practice on Wednesday because of the injury. If Pittman Jr. misses Week 17 against the Las Vegas Raiders Josh Downs moves up to WR46 between Demarcus Robinson and Curtis Samuel. Alec Pierce moves up to WR63 between Jameson Williams and Tyler Boyd.

WR9 Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints

Chris Olave was limited in practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. He suffered this injury a few weeks ago. If Olave misses Week 17 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rashid Shaheed moves up to WR33 between Tyler Lockett and George Pickens. A.T. Perry becomes the WR48 between Romeo Doubs and Joshua Palmer.

Los Angeles Chargers Wide Receivers: WR10 Keenan Allen & WR49 Joshua Palmer

Keenan Allen the past two games with a heel injury. Joshua Palmer missed practice on Wednesday with a concussion. If Allen misses Week 17 against the Denver Broncos and Palmer is active Palmer moves up to WR42 between Brandin Cooks and Rashid Shaheed. Quentin Johnston moves up to WR72 between Parker Washington and Robert Woods.

If Palmer misses Week 17 against the Denver Broncos and Allen is active Johnston moves up to WR69 between Rashod Bateman and Michael Wilson.

If both Allen and Palmer miss Week 17 against the Denver Broncos Quentin Johnston moves up to WR46 between Demarcus Robinson and Curtis Samuel.

WR13 Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals

Ja’Marr Chase missed last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with an AC joint sprain. Chase missed practice on Wednesday because of the injury. If Chase misses Week 17 against the Kansas City Chiefs Tee Higgins moves up to WR21 between DeVonta Smith and Amari Cooper. Tyler Boyd moves up to WR43 between Rashid Shaheed and Jakobi Meyers.

Houston Texans Wide Receivers: WR17 Nico Collins & WR39 Noah Brown

Nico Collins was limited in practice with a calf injury. Noah Brown was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. If Collins misses Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans and Brown is active Brown moves up to WR32 between Jordan Addison and Tyler Lockett. Robert Woods moves up to WR59 between D.J. Chark and DeVante Parker.

If Brown misses Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans and Collins is active Robert Woods moves up to WR65 between JuJu Smith-Schuster and Jahan Dotson.

If both Collins and Brown misses Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans Robert Woods moves up to WR44 between Jakobi Meyers and Zay Jones. Xavier Hutchinson becomes WR59 between D.J. Chark and DeVante Parker.

WR22 Amari Cooper, Cleveland Browns

Amari Cooper is questionable for this week’s game with a heel injury. He did not practice this week because of the injury. If Cooper misses Week 17 against the New York Jets Elijah Moore moves up to WR42 between Brandin Cooks and Rashid Shaheed. Cedric Tillman moves up to WR58 between Jerry Jeudy and D.J. Chark.

Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers: WR23 Jayden Reed & WR51 Dontayvion Wicks

Jayden Reed missed last week’s game against the Carolina Panthers with a toe injury. Dontayvion Wicks missed practice on Wednesday with a chest and an ankle injury. If Reed misses Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings Romeo Doubs moves up to WR37 between Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Demario “Pop” Douglas. Dontayvion Wicks moves up to WR47 between Demarcus Robinson and Curtis Samuel.

If Wicks misses Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings Romeo Doubs moves up to WR47 between Demarcus Robinson and Curtis Samuel.

If both Reed and Wicks miss Week 17 against the Carolina Panthers Wicks moves up to WR41 between Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Brandin Cooks. Bo Melton becomes WR60 between DeVante Parker and Cedric Tillman.

WR24 Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens

Zay Flowers missed practice on Wednesday with a calf injury. It is unclear if Flowers will miss time because of the injury. If Flowers misses Week 17 against the Miami Dolphins Odell Beckham Jr. moves up to WR34 between George Pickens and Tee Higgins. Rashod Bateman moves up to WR64 between Tyler Boyd and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Nelson Agholor becomes the WR67 between Treylon Burks and Alec Pierce.

WR30 Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

Courtland Sutton missed practice on Wednesday with a concussion. It seems unlikely that Sutton clears concussion protocol before Denver’s game. If Sutton misses Week 17 against the Los Angeles Chargers Jerry Jeudy moves up to WR36 between Terry McLaurin and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown. Marvin Mims Jr. becomes the WR57 between Darius Slayton and Elijah Moore. Brandon Johnson also becomes the WR78 between Justin Watson and Rondale Moore.

WR32 Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings

Jordan Addison missed practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. It is unclear if Addison will miss time because of the injury. If Addison misses Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers K.J. Osborn moves up to WR34 between George Pickens and Tee Higgins.

WR37 Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, Arizona Cardinals

Marquise “Hollywood” Brown missed last week’s game against the Chicago Bears with a heel injury. He has been dealing with this injury for a few weeks now. If Brown misses Week 17 against the Philadelphia Eagles Michael Wilson moves up to WR56 between Darius Slayton and Elijah Moore. Rondale Moore moves up to WR74 between Michael Gallup and Quentin Johnston. Greg Dortch becomes the WR77 between Justin Watson and Hunter Renfrow.

WR41 Jaxon Smith Njigba, Seattle Seahawks

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. It is unclear if Smith-Njigba will miss time with the injury. If Smith-Njigba misses Week 17 against the Pittsburgh Steelers Jake Bobo becomes the WR62 between Jonathan Mingo and Jameson Williams.

WR45 Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

Zay Jones missed last week’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a hamstring injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday. If Jones misses Week 17 against the Carolina Panthers Parker Washington moves up to WR60 between DeVante Parker and Cedric Tillman.

WR50 Wan’Dale Robinson, New York Giants

Wan’Dale Robinson was limited in practice on Wednesday with a quad injury. It is unclear if Robinson will miss any time with the injury. If Robinson misses Week 17 against the Los Angeles Rams Darius Slayton moves up to WR49 between Romeo Doubs and Joshua Palmer. Jalin Hyatt becomes the WR71 between Josh Reynolds and Parker Washington.

WR65 JuJu Smith-Schuster, New England Patriots

JuJu Smith-Schuster missed the past two games with an ankle injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday because of the injury. If JuJu Smith-Schuster misses Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills Jalen Reagor becomes the WR76 between Justin Watson and Rondale Moore.

WR76 Justin Watson, Kansas City Chiefs

Justin Watson missed practice on Wednesday with an illness. It is unclear if Watson will miss time because of his illness. If Watson misses Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals Marquez Valdes-Scantling moves up to WR78 between Rondale Moore and Hunter Renfrow.

Players that are currently not expected to play

Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins

Jayden Waddle suffered a high-ankle sprain last week against the Dallas Cowboys. He is expected to miss this week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. While Waddle is out Cedrick Wilson Jr., Braxton Berrios, River Cracraft, and Robby Chosen are expected to fill in for Waddle opposite Tyreek Hill.

Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers

Christian Watson has missed the past three games with a hamstring injury. He has dealt with a hamstring injury for a majority of the season. While Watson is out Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, and Dontayvion Wicks will the be the top three receivers for the Packers.

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