by Will Overton

The dreaded six team bye week is upon us, so we’re diving a little bit deeper this week, and we have the Trade Deadline fallout that impacted wide receivers more than any other position. Things have certainly been shaken up, so let’s see how things come out for Week 9:

1. Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit
2. DeAndre Hopkins – Houston Texans at Denver
3. Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints vs. LA Rams
4. Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore
5. DaVante Adams – Green Bay Packers at New England
6. Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons at Washington
7. Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cleveland
8. Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans
9. Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina
10. Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle
11. Stefon Diggs – Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit
12. Brandin Cooks – Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans
13. Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns at Kansas City
14. Julian Edelman – New England Patriots vs. Green Bay
15. JuJu Smith Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore
16. Emmanuel Sanders – Denver Broncos vs. Houston
17. Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions at Minnestoa
18. John Brown – Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh
19. Kenny Golladay – Detroit Lions at Minnesota
20. Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans
21. Josh Gordon – New England Patriots vs. Green Bay
22. Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks vs. LA Chargers
23. Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay
24. DeSean Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina
25. Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks vs. LA Chargers
26. Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons at Washington
27. Sammy Watkins – Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland
28. DaVante Parker – Miami Dolphins vs. NY Jets
29. Courtland Sutton – Denver Broncos vs. Houston
30. DJ Moore – Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay
31. Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans at Dallas
32. Demaryius Thomas – Houston Texans at Denver
33. Mohammed Sanu – Atlanta Falcons at Washington
34. Amari Cooper – Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee
35. Marquise Goodwin – San Francisco 49ers vs. Oakland
36. Michael Crabtree – Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh
37. Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina
38. Allen Robinson – Chicago Bears at Buffalo
39. Tyrell Williams – Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle
40. Tre’Quan Smith – New Orleans Saints vs. LA Rams
41. Jordy Nelson – Oakland Raiders at San Francisco
42. Randall Cobb – Green Bay Packers at New England
43. Keke Coutee – Houston Texans at Denver
44. Geronimo Allison – Green Bay Packers at New England
45. Taylor Gabriel – Chicago Bears at Buffalo
46. Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle
47. Antonio Callaway – Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City
48. David Moore – Seattle Seahawks vs. LA Chargers
49. Paul Richardson – Washington Redskins vs. Atlanta
50. Danny Amendola – Miami Dolphins vs. NY Jets

Thoughts:

• The recent work of Davante Adams is something to behold. The Packers lead WR has 24 catches in the last three weeks for 405 yards and 3 TD. Easily over the last three weeks he has been the best receiver in football and with Aaron Rodgers healthy again the connection there is thriving. The rest of the receiving corps is a crap shoot, but the one thing we know is that Adams is upper level elite and he’s not leaving the Top 10 anytime soon.
• So far this season Mike Evans has four TD catches and all of them have come with Ryan Fitzpatrick under center. You know who is playing quarterback for the Bucs this Sunday? Ryan Fitzpatrick. The matchup isn’t great against the Panthers, but it isn’t stopping me from being all in on Evans. There is a questionable tag attached to him right now after a knee injury last Sunday, but it doesn’t seem like anything serious so unless something changes don’t worry about it.
• I think I am more intrigued about the fallout on the Broncos after the Demaryius Thomas trade than the fallout in Houston. Emmanuel Sanders has already been a surprisingly strong performer this year and this should only boost his value even more. Meanwhile the biggest beneficiary should be Courtland Sutton. The rookie WR was already making his way onto the field more often, and now he’ll be there a whole lot more. Sutton looks like he is developing into a solid red zone threat and if he can start doing more between the 20s the value is going to be solid.
• I don’t want to get sucked in by DeVante Parker again, I really don’t, but I just can’t help it. Injuries opened the door on Sunday and he ended up catching six passes for 134 yards. Now I’m not going to write a bunch of gushing words about Brock Osweiler, I think we all know what he is as a QB, but he is a pocket passer with a big arm and that serves Parker much better than what he is used to working with. Parker has big play ability and speed, so if Osweiler can take advantage of that big things could be in store.
• I don’t think anyone knows what to make of Amari Cooper going to Dallas. The Cowboys offense has been very up and down this season and he has been up and down his entire career. We still have to recognize the fact that he is head and shoulders the most talented receiver in Dallas, and it isn’t even close. Whether Cooper brings his A-game and whether Dak Prescott can get him the ball are up in the air, though. He could be a Top 15 WR or he could end up outside the Top 50, so I hedged my bets and went in the middle.
• The Cleveland Browns spread the ball around a bit this last Sunday and Antonio Callaway finally had a game worth mentioning, with 5 catches for 36 yards and a TD. Not a blowup game by any means, but it was nice to see them trying to get him involved in the offense and him being able to catch the ball. I fully expect the Browns will be playing from behind against the Chiefs so there could be a lot of padded stats, which makes Callaway an intriguing flier if you’re in a pinch.

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