Week 15 Rankings (2018): Top 50 Wide Receivers

by Will Overton

The playoffs move forward to what should be the semi-finals unless for some reason your league is playing in week 17, which it arguably shouldn’t be. The stakes are high and we are here to try and help you make it to the finals, so let’s breakdown the Top 50 wide receivers of the week:

1. Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England
2. DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans at NY Jets
3. Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints at Carolina
4. Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings vs. Miami
5. Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City
6. Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers at Chicago
7. JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England
8. Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona
9. Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs vs. LA Chargers
10. Odell Beckham Jr – New York Giants vs. Tennessee
11. TY Hilton – Indianapolis Colts vs. Dallas
12. Amari Cooper – Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis
13. Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings vs. Miami
14. Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia
15. Julian Edelman – New England Patriots at Pittsburgh
16. Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia
17. Josh Gordon – New England Patriots at Pittsburgh
18. Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns at Denver
19. Allen Robinson – Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay
20. Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore
21. Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco
22. Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans at NY Giants
23. Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore
24. Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals vs. Oakland
25. Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta
26. Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona
27. Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions at Buffalo
28. Alshon Jeffery – Philadelphia Eagles at LA Rams
29. DJ Moore – Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans
30. Sterling Shepard – New York Giants vs. Tennessee
31. Curtis Samuel – Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans
32. Courtland Sutton – Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland
33. Josh Reynolds – Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia
34. Dante Pettis – San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle
35. Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco
36. Golden Tate – Philadelphia Eagles at LA Rams
37. Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City
38. Adam Humphries – Tampa  Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore
39. Robby Anderson – New York Jets vs. Houston
40. Kenny Stills – Miami Dolphins at Minnesota
41. DaeSean Hamilton – Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland
42. Anthony Miller – Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay
43. Jordy Nelson – Oakland Raiders at Cincinnati
44. Dede Westbrook – Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Washington
45. Taylor Gabriel – Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay
46. DaVante Parker – Miami Dolphins at Minnesota
47. Michael Gallup – Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee
48. Demaryius Thomas – Houston Texans at NY Jets
49. Zay Jones – Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit
50. Mohamed Sanu – Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona

Thoughts:

• After a couple of down weeks Michael Thomas finally bounced back with an 11 catch performance against the Buccaneers. While Thomas still hasn’t found the end zone in a few weeks it was good to see him racking up the targets once again. Drew Brees has been spreading the ball around a lot more lately, which might be better for the Saints but not for Thomas’ fantasy fortunes so seeing him show up as that number one guy again was nice.
• All the sudden the guy who just “moves the chains” in New England is starting to become a bit more of a red zone threat. Julian Edelman has found the end zone in two of the Patriots last three games and is coming off a very solid nine catch week against the Dolphins. The Patriots and Steelers game is expected to be very high scoring and so all four of the big receivers in the game should be great fantasy plays.
• Now that Mitch Trubisky is back Allen Robinson’s fantasy stock should start to trend upwards again. Trubisky struggled last week, so hopefully this week he’ll have his legs under him a little more and the results will be a bit better. Trubisky does spread the ball around a fair bit, but at the end of the day Robinson is still the most talented guy in the group and the one with the most upside.
• We have a lot of history that shows us that it can pay off to play the whatever receiver Patrick Peterson isn’t covering in a Cardinals game. This week that guy should be Calvin Ridley. The rookie has really had his struggles these last couple of weeks, but the whole Falcons offense has really struggled. This seems like a prime spot for him to bounce back and hopefully help some teams make the finals.
• It’s not clear as of yet whether Odell Beckham Jr will be playing or not, but it is a good sign that he was at least practicing in a limited fashion. My rankings reflect him playing, but if he does end up missing this game you can bump Sterling Shepherd up about five spots. He didn’t blow the doors off last week, but Richard Sherman has been locking people down recently so don’t read too much into that.
• I wouldn’t blame you if you have had your reservations about using Robby Anderson this week with so much on the line. That said, if you are considering it he might be better than your other options. Last week Sam Darnold returned under center and Anderson returned to the fantasy radar with four catches for 76 yards and a TD. This has been a terrible season for Anderson, there’s no way around that, but I still believe he’s a talented receiver and he and Darnold were just starting to click before the Darnold injury. Hopefully they can build on last week’s game and Anderson can end the season on a high note.

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