Fantasy Football PPR Draft Rankings At Wide Receiver

Here are our PPR wide receiver rankings for the 2018 fantasy football draft. When looking at rankings this early in the preparation process you need to keep in mind they can be very fluid. We have a lot of WR that are in position battles and rookies that will probably carve out a roll in the offense. As we enter the preseason you'll see the rankings update frequently.

Here are our other rankings: Quarterback Rankings - Running Back Rankings - Wide Receiver Rankings - Tight End Rankings - D/ST Rankings - Kicker Rankings

	Composite	Kurt Turner	Brendan Cole	Jacob Trowbridge
Antonio Brown, PIT, WR	1	1	1	1
DeAndre Hopkins, HOU, WR	2	2	2	2
Odell Beckham Jr., NYG, WR	3	4	4	4
Keenan Allen, LAC, WR	4	5	6	3
Julio Jones, ATL, WR	5	3	5	6
Michael Thomas, NO, WR	6	6	3	5
Davante Adams, GB, WR	7	8	7	7
A.J. Green, CIN, WR	8	7	8	10
Doug Baldwin, SEA, WR	9	10	10	8
Mike Evans, TB, WR	10	9	9	13
Larry Fitzgerald, ARI, WR	11	12	12	9
Adam Thielen, MIN, WR	12	14	11	12
Amari Cooper, OAK, WR	13	11	16	11
T.Y. Hilton, IND, WR	14	15	15	18
Stefon Diggs, MIN, WR	15	16	20	14
Tyreek Hill, KC, WR	16	13	18	19
Demaryius Thomas, DEN, WR	17	23	14	15
Marvin Jones, DET, WR	18	17	19	20
Allen Robinson, CHI, WR	19	18	13	25
Alshon Jeffery, PHI, WR	20	20	17	23
Golden Tate, DET, WR	21	19	26	16
Jarvis Landry, CLE, WR	22	21	29	17
Brandin Cooks, LAR, WR	23	22	21	24
Michael Crabtree, BAL, WR	24	27	24	21
JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT, WR	25	26	23	26
Josh Gordon, CLE, WR	26	24	25	31
Robert Woods, LAR, WR	27	25	28	33
Pierre Garcon, SF, WR	28	28	31	28
Sammy Watkins, KC, WR	29	29	22	39
Emmanuel Sanders, DEN, WR	30	34	37	22
Julian Edelman, NE, WR	31	35	33	32
Will Fuller, HOU, WR	32	36	30	35
Jamison Crowder, WAS, WR	33	30	35	36
Chris Hogan, NE, WR	34	33	32	37
Cooper Kupp, LAR, WR	35	37	38	27
Nelson Agholor, PHI, WR	36	40	34	29
Corey Davis, TEN, WR	37	32	27	45
Devin Funchess, CAR, WR	38	31	36	43
Robby Anderson, NYJ, WR	39	39	40	40
Randall Cobb, GB, WR	40	43	43	34
Sterling Shepard, NYG, WR	41	42	44	38
Kelvin Benjamin, BUF, WR	42	44	39	44
Marquise Goodwin, SF, WR	43	41	42	48
Rishard Matthews, TEN, WR	44	45	45	42
Kenny Stills, MIA, WR	45	46	41	46
Allen Hurns, DAL, WR	46	51	54	30
Devante Parker, MIA, WR	47	38	50	50
DeSean Jackson, TB, WR	48	49	52	41
Marqise Lee, JAC, WR	49	48	47	49
Jordy Nelson, OAK, WR	50	47	46	53
Josh Doctson, WAS, WR	51	50	53	57
Tyler Lockett, SEA, WR	52	52	56	54
Kenny Golladay, DET, WR	53	56	49	59
D.J. Moore, CAR, WR	54	58	55	55
Mohamed Sanu, ATL, WR	55	60	59	51
Martavis Bryant, OAK, WR	56	55	48	67
Cameron Meredith, NO, WR	57	53	57	60
Mike Williams, LAC, WR	58	59	58	61
Quincy Enunwa, NYJ, WR	59	68	67	47
Dez Bryant, FA, WR	60	54	51	80
Tyrell Williams, LAC, WR	61	66	65	56
Ted Ginn, NO, WR	62	61	60	68
Dede Westbrook, JAC, WR	63	62	61	69
Paul Richardson, WAS, WR	64	64	63	66
Michael Gallup, DAL, WR	65	69	68	58
Calvin Ridley, ATL, WR	66	63	62	70
Keelan Cole, JAC, WR	67	67	66	65
Mike Wallace, PHI, WR	68	65	64	74
Christian Kirk, ARI, WR	69	57	75	73
Jermaine Kearse, NYJ, WR	70	80	80	52
Danny Amendola, MIA, WR	71	72	71	71
Ryan Grant, IND, WR	72	70	69	75
Albert Wilson, MIA, WR	73	76	77	64
Geronimo Allison, GB, WR	74	78	79	62
John Brown, BAL, WR	75	73	72	78
Donte Moncrief, JAC, WR	76	75	74	81
Jordan Matthews, NE, WR	77	79	76	77
Chris Godwin, TB, WR	78	74	73	88
Willie Snead, BAL, WR	79	87	86	63
Anthony Miller, CHI, WR	80	77	78	84
Jakeem Grant, MIA, WR	81	71	70	104
Terrance Williams, DAL, WR	82	85	83	82
Corey Coleman, CLE, WR	83	82	81	87
John Ross, CIN, WR	84	90	89	72
Cole Beasley, DAL, WR	85	81	85	91
Zay Jones, BUF, WR	86	83	82	100
James Washington, PIT, WR	87	86	84	96
Torrey Smith, CAR, WR	88	93	92	83
J.J. Nelson, ARI, WR	89	92	91	89
Brice Butler, ARI, WR	90	95	94	86
Terrelle Pryor, NYJ, WR	91	88	87	101
Trent Taylor, SF, WR	92	91	90	97
Travis Benjamin, LAC, WR	93	102	100	79
Dante Pettis, SF, WR	94	96	95	90
Jaron Brown, SEA, WR	95	104	103	76
Taywan Taylor, TEN, WR	96	89	88	109
Taylor Gabriel, CHI, WR	97	97	96	93
Brandon LaFell, CIN, WR	98	98	97	92
Tavon Austin, DAL, WR	99	84	102	107
Courtland Sutton, DEN, WR	100	94	93	106
Brandon Marshall, SEA, WR	101	101	99	95
Chester Rogers, IND, WR	102	99	98	102
Kendall Wright, MIN, WR	103	103	101	98
Adam Humphries, TB, WR	104	114	113	85
Curtis Samuel, CAR, WR	105	105	104	115
Amara Darboh, SEA, WR	106	108	107	110
Bruce Ellington, HOU, WR	107	111	110	105
Kevin White, CHI, WR	108	100	108	118
Chris Conley, KC, WR	109	113	112	103
Josh Reynolds, LAR, WR	110	107	106	117
Carlos Henderson, DEN, WR	111	106	105	120
Tre'Quan Smith, NO, WR	112	119	118	99
Keke Coutee, HOU, WR	113	122	121	94
Kenny Britt, NE, WR	114	110	109	122
Mack Hollins, PHI, WR	115	116	115	111
Malcolm Mitchell, NE, WR	116	118	117	108
D.J. Chark, JAC, WR	117	117	116	112
Equanimeous St. Brown, GB, WR	118	109	124	113
Jeremy Maclin, FA, WR	119	112	111	123
Andre Holmes, BUF, WR	120	115	114	121
Chad Williams, ARI, WR	121	121	120	116
Laquon Treadwell, MIN, WR	122	124	123	114
Eric Decker, FA, WR	123	120	119	124
Cody Latimer, NYG, WR	124	123	122	119

Drafting wide receivers is tough. If you can't draft at least 2 proven wide receivers by the end of the 5th round things start to get hairy. Upside receivers I like past the 5th round:

Larry Fitzgerald - underrated year after year, check his stats.
Marvin Jones - I'm going with Tate over Jones in PPR leagues, but even in PPR formats Jones is no slouch.
Michael Crabtree - He will score plenty of touchdowns and exceed his 6th round ADP.
Pierre Garcon - 8th round high upside pick especially in PPR leagues.
Robert Woods - 8th round ADP is criminal but understandable, jump on it. Kupp however is the Rams WR you want in PPR leagues.
Calvin Ridley - a serviceable bye-week replacement player with #1 upside if/when Julio gets hurt, or not. 10th round ADP.

Undervalued:

Larry Fitzgerald has an ADP around WR18 right now, but I nearly ranked him in my top 10. Yes, he will get old at some point, but he is a PPR machine.

Demaryius Thomas is another veteran wideout that will provide nice value. He has his most competent quarterback option since Peyton Manning and Thomas's numbers will rebound nicely. Don't sleep on the aging Bronco.

Sammy Watkins... *ducks hurled bottles*. It's a new day for one of the biggest disappointments of 2017. Watkins has a coach in Andy Reid that knows how to help playmakers, well, make plays. Word is that the Chiefs will be moving Watkins all over the formation to get him some space to work with. I have him ranked as WR23, but could see him finishing well above that spot.

Overvalued:

Tyreek Hill's value will take a hit with the addition of Sammy Watkins. While he does not need a lot of touches to eat up huge chunks of yardage, Hill will not have a top-10 2018. He is currently being drafted as WR10 and I see him much closer to WR20.

Josh Gordon has been a great story cleaning up his life and returning to the NFL. That does not mean that 2013 Gordon will be walking out onto the field though. The Browns are going to play ball-control football with two big backs (Hyde and Chubb), a dynamic tight end (Njoku) and an epic slot machine (Landry). Gordon will get his and there will be some flashy plays, but don't be surprised if he ends up ranked in the 20s rather than the upper echelon of receivers.

Julian Edelman is a name brand, but he may be a brand to avoid. He is an older receiver with a suspension (pending appeal) hanging over his head. Not to mention trying to return from a severe injury. The Pats have a lot of decent receiving options and Edelman may well find himself further down that list than he is accustomed to in 2018.

Amari Cooper - I recently made the case for Cooper finishing as a WR1 as Jon Gruden's No 1 guy. He has enough upside to finish as a Top 6 receiver.
Michael Crabtree - Looks to be the Ravens' top receiver and will be catching passes from a quarterback fighting for a future contract. Remember how aggressive Alex Smith became last year? That bodes well for Crabtree.
Emmanuel Sanders - Too many people are down on Sanders for his rough 2017 season. The three years prior, he averaged out as the WR14. Now has a competent quarterback in Case Keenum.
Josh Gordon - I won't touch him this year. He returns to a suddenly crowded Browns roster with a quarterback who's never thrown for more than 3,100 yards in a season. Also important to remember Gordon only finished 32nd in points per game in his "magical" 2017 season. PUMP. THE. BRAKES.
Torrey Smith - Ended up in the best possible landing spot. Cam Newton loves throwing the deep ball, frequently to his coaches' chagrin. Smith is a solid late round flier to consider.

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