Until further notice, Adam Thielen is THE number 1 wide receiver in fantasy football. Anyone who doesn't have him ranked in that spot no longer deserves your love. Thielen has more targets, receptions, and yards than any other receiver. He's graduated from my Target Monsters list because I hate redundancy. The man is having an amazing season, and I needed to acknowledge that. But you don't come here to read about things you already know. So onto this week's wide receiver rankings!
Target Monsters
It may not feel like it, but Jarvis Landry is currently the 2nd-most targeted wide receiver in the league behind Adam Thielen. The problem is he's only caught 50 percent of those targets. Landry racked up 15 targets last week, and was good for 10 receptions, 97 yards, and a TD. His next few matchups (against PIT, KC, ATL, and CIN) are pure gold. Expect those big, bulbous numbers to continue, at least for a few weeks.
Stefon Diggs got back on track this week -- at least target-wise -- with a nice 14 target share. Unfortunately, it all added up to a measly 33 yards. It was a tough day for Diggs' production, and it's clear he's the No 2 receiving option in Minnesota. Still, you can't shrug off that level of involvement in one of the league's better passing attacks.
The fact that Tyreek Hill now has double digit targets in 3 of the last 4 weeks makes him a guaranteed WR1 moving forward. Not that he wasn't already in that tier, but if he has even more chances to break defenses with big plays? Total. Domination.
Devin Funchess and Donte Moncrief both nabbed double digit targets this week. But I'm still not thrilled with either of them going into their respectively matchups. Use them only if you're desperate for a flex option.
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Thielen | MIN | NO |
| 2 | A.J. Green | CIN | TB |
| 3 | Antonio Brown | PIT | CLE |
| 4 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | MIA |
| 5 | Tyreek Hill | KC | DEN |
| 6 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | WAS |
| 7 | Davante Adams | GB | @LAR |
| 8 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | NO |
| 9 | Robert Woods | LAR | GB |
| 10 | Michael Thomas | NO | @MIN |
| 11 | Brandin Cooks | LAR | GB |
| 12 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | @PIT |
| 13 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | @KC |
| 14 | Mike Evans | TB | @CIN |
| 15 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | CLE |
| 16 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | @OAK |
| 17 | Golden Tate | DET | SEA |
| 18 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | TB |
| 19 | Kenny Golladay | DET | SEA |
| 20 | John Brown | BAL | @CAR |
| 21 | Julian Edelman | NE | @BUF |
| 22 | Josh Gordon | NE | @BUF |
| 23 | Will Fuller | HOU | MIA |
| 24 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | @DET |
| 25 | Michael Crabtree | BAL | @CAR |
| 26 | Alshon Jeffery | PHI | @JAC |
| 27 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | @DET |
| 28 | Marvin Jones | DET | SEA |
| 29 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | @KC |
| 30 | Taylor Gabriel | CHI | NYJ |
| 31 | Jordy Nelson | OAK | IND |
| 32 | Sterling Shepard | NYG | WAS |
| 33 | Allen Robinson | CHI | NYJ |
| 34 | Robby Anderson | NYJ | @CHI |
| 35 | Tre'Quan Smith | NO | @MIN |
| 36 | DeSean Jackson | TB | @CIN |
| 37 | Christian Kirk | ARI | SF |
| 38 | Randall Cobb | GB | @LAR |
| 39 | Geronimo Allison | GB | @LAR |
| 40 | Danny Amendola | MIA | @HOU |
| 41 | Sammy Watkins | KC | DEN |
| 42 | Devin Funchess | CAR | BAL |
| 43 | Chris Godwin | TB | @CIN |
| 44 | Marquise Goodwin | SF | @ARI |
| 45 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | SF |
| 46 | Willie Snead | BAL | @CAR |
| 47 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | @JAC |
| 48 | Donte Moncrief | JAC | PHI |
| 49 | Dede Westbrook | JAC | PHI |
| 50 | Jakeem Grant | MIA | @HOU |
| 51 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | @KC |
| 52 | Martavis Bryant | OAK | IND |
| 53 | Jermaine Kearse | NYJ | @CHI |
| 54 | Chris Hogan | NE | @BUF |
| 55 | Chester Rogers | IND | @OAK |
| 56 | David Moore | SEA | @DET |
| 57 | Rishard Matthews | NYJ | @CHI |
| 58 | Cameron Meredith | NO | @MIN |
| 59 | D.J. Moore | CAR | BAL |
| 60 | Anthony Miller | CHI | NYJ |
| 61 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | GB | @LAR |
| 62 | Pierre Garçon | SF | @ARI |
| 63 | Antonio Callaway | CLE | @PIT |
| 64 | Adam Humphries | TB | @CIN |
| 65 | Damion Ratley | CLE | @PIT |
| 66 | Kelvin Benjamin | BUF | NE |
| 67 | Josh Doctson | WAS | @NYG |
| 68 | Andre Roberts | NYJ | @CHI |
| 69 | Paul Richardson | WAS | @NYG |
| 70 | Josh Reynolds | LAR | GB |
| 71 | Zay Jones | BUF | NE |
| 72 | Chris Conley | KC | DEN |
| 73 | Aldrick Robinson | MIN | NO |
| 74 | Torrey Smith | CAR | @BUF |
| 75 | Laquon Treadwell | MIN | NO |
