Week 14 Rankings (2020): Top 50 Wide Receivers

by Will Overton  

In a lot of leagues this week starts the fantasy playoffs, if it doesn’t then it’s probably the last week of the regular season and playoff spots are on the line. Either way there is little room for error. If you’re looking for help with lineup decisions here is my contribution with my Top 50 Wide Receivers of the week:

1. Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers @ Detroit 
2. DK Metcalf – Seattle Seahawks vs. NY Jets
3. Tyreek Hill – Kansas City Chiefs @ Miami 
4. A.J. Brown – Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville
5. Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers vs. Atlanta 
6. Deandre Hopkins – Arizona Cardinals @ NY Giants 
7. Calvin Ridley – Atlanta Falcons @ LA Chargers 
8. Tyler Lockett – Seattle Seahawks vs. NY Jets
9. Stefon Diggs – Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh 
10. Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons @ LA Chargers
11. Justin Jefferson – Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay 
12. Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints @ Philadelphia
13. Adam Thielen – Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay 
14. Allen Robinson – Chicago Bears vs. Houston 
15. Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Minnesota
16. Terry McLaurin – Washington Football @ San Francisco
17. Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Minnesota
18. Diontae Johnson – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Buffalo  
19. Robby Anderson – Carolina Panthers vs. Denver
20. Cooper Kupp – Los Angeles Rams vs, New England 
21. Deebo Samuel – San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington
22. Robert Woods – Los Angeles Rams vs. New England 
23. Brandin Cooks – Houston Texans @ Chicago  
24. D.J. Chark – Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee
25. Chase Claypool – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Buffalo 
26. Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville  
27. Amari Cooper – Dallas Cowboys @ Cincinnati 
28. DaVante Parker – Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City 
29. Brandon Aiyuk – San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington 
30. Marvin Jones – Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay 
31. Cole Beasley – Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh
32. JuJu Smith-Schuster – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Buffalo  
33. Jarvis Landry – Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore 
34. T.Y. Hilton – Indianapolis Colts @ Las Vegas
35. Antonio Brown – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Minnesota
36. Jamison Crowder – New York Jets @ Seattle 
37. Tee Higgins – Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas 
38. Sterling Shepherd – New York Giants vs. Arizona 
39. Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers vs. Atlanta   
40. Keke Coutee – Houston Texans @ Chicago
41. Ceedee Lamb – Dallas Cowboys @ Cincinnati
42. Michael Pittman Jr. – Indianapolis Colts @ Las Vegas 
43. Tyler Boyd – Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas 
44. Tim Patrick – Denver Broncos @ Carolina 
45. Marquise Brown – Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland 
46. Allen Lazard – Green Bay Packers @ Detroit
47. Anthony Miller – Chicago Bears vs. Houston
48. Christian Kirk – Arizona Cardinals @ NY Giants 
49. Denzel Mims – New York Jets @ Seattle 
50. Nelson Agholor – Las Vegas Raiders vs. Indianapolis 

Thoughts:

• While Calvin Ridley hasn’t been able to keep up the pace he set with 4 TD in the first two games of the season, he’s taken a nice step forward this season. Ridley has caught five or more passes in all but one game, not counting the one he missed and one he got injured in, and he has reached the endzone three times in his last six games too. This week’s matchup with the Chargers is primed for Ridley to put up another solid WR1 performance.
• My moving of Justin Jefferson up above Adam Thielen in this list is not a slight on Thielen whatsoever. You just can’t deny the incredible fantasy upside of Jefferson. The rookie wideout has four TD in his last three games and has 16 catches in his last two times out on the field. Jefferson is such an incredible mix of deep play potential and red zone catching is scary when you think about what the ceiling might end up being for this guy.
• It looks like it might be the Robby Anderson show this Sunday for the Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos. D.J. Moore is still battling through an ankle injury, though making good progress, but both he and Curtis Samuel ended up on the COVID list on Monday. This doesn’t guarantee Moore and Samuel miss the game, but as of now it’s very up in the air. Anderson has slowed a bit since his hot start, but he seemed to be picking up steam again when he was on the field two weeks ago.
• The move to the IR for John Brown seems to have created quite the fantasy opportunity for Cole Beasley. Three games ago Beasley put up 11 catches and 109 yards with a TD and now this past game he had nine catches and 130 yards with another TD grab. Beasley was largely a safety valve with Brown on the field, but when Brown has been out he has shown more. This week’s matchup with Pittsburgh will be a lot tougher of a spot to shine in, but he’s clearly going to get looks.
•  It was clear that the suspension of Will Fuller was going to open up the door for someone else to step up in Houston, two guys answered the call though. Keke Coutee led the team with eight catches and 141 yards, while Chad Hansen had five catches and 101 yards. We’ve seen flashes of potential from Coutee in the past with a checkered injury history, which is why he cracks this list and not Hansen. Coutee would probably be even higher, but there is concern about inconsistency in targets among the receivers in Houston, so I’d like to see more before he bumps higher up.

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