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Wide receiver rankings

A crowd at the top among pass catchers

I turn the focus to dynasty rankings once per week, looking more at long-term value than what the players are doing right now. At the wide receiver position, there’s plenty of parity at the top.

For me personally, I don’t see a lot of difference between the top half-dozen guys on the board. Balancing age (remaining years of value) and stat projection, I think receivers like Michael Thomas, DeAndre Hopkins, Amari Cooper, Davante Adams, Chris Godwin and Cooper Kupp all look pretty comparable. Of that grou, Cooper, Godwin and Kupp have benefited the most from how they’ve played in the first month of the season.

Among the rookies (tagged with black dots) I’ve got Hollywood Brown and DK Metcalf as the top choices, but Terry McLaurin and A.J. Brown have closed the gap some by playing well in September.

Two of the biggest upgrade movers on this board are rookies. Diontae Johnson seems to be the 2nd-best Pittsburgh receiver, and I’ve got him up at 53rd now. Darius Slayton is the biggest mover of all (not even listed last time, but now he’s 58th among wide receiver). Slayton had a key long catch in New York’s win at Tampa Bay, and he comes off a big game against the Vikings on Sunday, including a 35-yard touchdown. With Sterling Shepard having concussion problems and Golden Tate being an older guy, you can argue that Slayton should be the first Giants receiver listed.

As a disclaimer, these receiver rankings were finished minutes before the kickoff of the Patriots-Giants game. How they played last night likely will affect them a little (and potentially a lot).

I last looked at wide receivers on September 4, and if you want to work your way through the waffling and mixed messages, click here. If you want to see the QB, RB and TE rankings, they can be accessed in the “Past Issues” tab on the right side of the page.

I’ve got Antonio Brown as the No. 80 receiver on my board. I don’t think he’s playing again, but maybe. He’s an awfully talented guy. He could have a top-5 receiving season left in him if he decides to just focus on football.

Last week: tight ends.

Next week: quarterbacks.

DYNASTY RANKINGS, WIDE RECEIVERS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.NOMichael Thomas26
2.HOUDeAndre Hopkins27
3.DALAmari Cooper25
4.GBDavante Adams26
5.TBChris Godwin23
6.LARCooper Kupp26
7.KCTyreek Hill25
8.CLEOdell Beckham26
9.TBMike Evans26
10.LACKeenan Allen27
11.MINAdam Thielen29
12.ATLJulio Jones30
13.SEATyler Lockett27
14.PITJuJu Smith-Schuster22
15.JACDJ Chark23
16.CHIAllen Robinson26
17.ATLCalvin Ridley24
18.DETKenny Golladay25
19.INDT.Y. Hilton29
20.BAL• Marquise Brown 22
21.CARDJ Moore22
22.DALMichael Gallup23
23.CARCurtis Samuel23
24.DENCourtland Sutton24
25.LACMike Williams25
26.SEA• DK Metcalf 21
27.CINTyler Boyd24
28.WAS• Terry McLaurin 23
29.OAKTyrell Williams27
30.LARRobert Woods27
31.NYJRobby Anderson26
32.TEN• A.J. Brown 22
33.MINStefon Diggs25
34.LARBrandin Cooks26
35.KCSammy Watkins26
36.BUFJohn Brown29
37.CLEJarvis Landry26
38.PHIAlshon Jeffery29
39.CINA.J. Green31
40.HOUWill Fuller25
41.NEJulian Edelman33
42.ARIChristian Kirk22
43.JACDede Westbrook25
44.TENCorey Davis24
45.NYJJamison Crowder26
46.NYGSterling Shepard25
47.DETMarvin Jones29
48.IND• Parris Campbell 22
49.DENEmmanuel Sanders32
50.NEJosh Gordon28
51.MIA• Preston Williams22
52.GBMarquez Valdes-Scantling25
53.PIT• Diontae Johnson 23
54.BUFCole Beasley30
55.KC• Mecole Hardman 21
56.PHI• J.J. Arcega-Whiteside 22
57.ARILarry Fitzgerald36
58.NYG• Darius Slayton 22
59.SF• Deebo Samuel 23
60.HOUKenny Stills27
61.NOTreQuan Smith23
62.ATLMohamed Sanu30
63.NEPhillip Dorsett26
64.PITJames Washington23
65.BUFDuke Williams26
66.NYGGolden Tate31
67.CHITaylor Gabriel28
68.PHIDeSean Jackson32
69.ARI• KeeSean Johnson 23
70.SFDante Pettis23
71.OAKZay Jones24
72.WASPaul Richardson27
73.BAL• Miles Boykin 22
74.CLEAntonio Calloway22
75.TENAdam Humphries26
76.GBGeronimo Allison25
77.MIADeVante Parker26
78.KCDemarcus Robinson25
79.HOUKeke Coutee22
80.UFAAntonio Brown31
81.NE• N'Keal Harry 21
82.WASTrey Quinn23
83.INDZach Pascal24
84.OAK• Hunter Renfrow 23
85.CLERashard Higgins25
86.CHIAnthony Miller25
87.DENDaeSean Hamilton24
88.CINAuden Tate22
89.NYJDemaryius Thomas31
90.TBBreshad Perriman26
91.DETDanny Amendola33
92.JACChris Conley26
93.BALWillie Snead26
94.PHINelson Agholor26
95.NOTed Ginn34
96.MIAAlbert Wilson27
97.SFMarquise Goodwin28
98.INDDevin Funchess25
99.LARJosh Reynolds24
100.CINJohn Ross23

—Ian Allan

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