Rest-of-Season Wide Receiver Rankings — Standard

By Red Zone Rank engine · Rankings as of Tue, Oct 13, 5:32 AM ET (v6)

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is our WR1 for the rest of the season in Standard, ahead of Puka Nacua and Christian Watson. The biggest riser since the last publish is Malik Nabers (WR30→WR13); the biggest faller is Romeo Doubs (WR19→WR32).

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Rankings table

Rest of season (Weeks 6–17) WR · Standard · Proj = expected points over the horizon (each week's mean line scored × P(active), byes at zero) · Range = 20th–80th percentile of the summed weekly outcomes · each future week uses that week's opponent; an injured player's return is priced by P(active)
Rank	Player	Team	Proj	Verdict	Note
Tier 1 · Must start
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA	SEA	152.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 153 points · 20–80 range 124–181.
2	Puka Nacua LA · up 1 3→2	LA	151.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 152 points · 20–80 range 123–180.
Tier 2 · Start
3	Christian Watson GB · up 8 11→3	GB	136.3	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 136 points · 20–80 range 110–161.
Tier 3 · Start
4	Zay Flowers BAL · up 1 5→4	BAL	121.1	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 121 points · 20–80 range 97–142.
5	CeeDee Lamb DAL · down 3 2→5	DAL	117.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 117 points · 20–80 range 94–139.
6	Davante Adams LA · up 4 10→6	LA	115.4	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 115 points · 20–80 range 92–138.
7	Chris Olave NO · down 3 4→7	NO	113.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 114 points · 20–80 range 91–136.
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown DET · down 1 7→8	DET	112.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 113 points · 20–80 range 89–135.
9	Drake London ATL · up 4 13→9	ATL	111.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 112 points · 20–80 range 89–132.
10	Parker Washington JAX · up 8 18→10	JAX	108.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 108 points · 20–80 range 87–129.
11	Nico Collins HOU · down 5 6→11	HOU	106.3	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 106 points · 20–80 range 85–127.
12	Tee Higgins CIN · down 4 8→12	CIN	100.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 101 points · 20–80 range 79–120.
13	Malik Nabers NYG · up 17 30→13	NYG	99.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 100 points · 20–80 range 79–119.
14	Ja'Marr Chase CIN	CIN	99.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 100 points · 20–80 range 79–120.
15	Garrett Wilson NYJ · up 2 17→15	NYJ	99.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 99 points · 20–80 range 78–119.
16	Mike Evans SF · up 15 31→16	SF	96.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 97 points · 20–80 range 76–115.
17	George Pickens DAL · up 16 33→17	DAL	95.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 95 points · 20–80 range 76–114.
18	Matthew Golden GB · up 10 28→18	GB	92.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 93 points · 20–80 range 74–110.
19	Denzel Boston CLE · down 3 16→19	CLE	89.3	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 89 points · 20–80 range 67–109.
20	Justin Jefferson MIN · up 14 34→20	MIN	86.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 87 points · 20–80 range 66–107.
21	Jameson Williams DET · up 11 32→21	DET	84.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 84 points · 20–80 range 63–102.
22	Michael Wilson ARI · down 10 12→22	ARI	80.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 81 points · 20–80 range 60–101.
23	DeVonta Smith PHI · up 2 25→23	PHI	78.7	Start	Weeks 6–17: 10 games, bye Week 10; expected 79 points · 20–80 range 60–96.
24	Terry McLaurin WAS · up 14 38→24	WAS	75.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 76 points · 20–80 range 57–92.
25	Luther Burden III CHI · down 4 21→25	CHI	73.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 73 points · 20–80 range 55–90.
26	Keon Coleman BUF · up 9 35→26	BUF	72.4	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 54–88.
27	Wan'Dale Robinson TEN · up 12 39→27	TEN	71.7	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 55–88.
28	Deebo Samuel Sr. SF · down 4 24→28	SF	71.1	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 71 points · 20–80 range 53–88.
29	Stefon Diggs WAS · down 7 22→29	WAS	70.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 10 games, bye Week 7; expected 71 points · 20–80 range 53–87.
30	Devaughn Vele NO · down 1 29→30	NO	69.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 69 points · 20–80 range 52–85.
31	Darius Cooper PHI · new	PHI	66.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 67 points · 20–80 range 49–85.
32	Romeo Doubs NE · down 13 19→32	NE	66.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 67 points · 20–80 range 50–83.
33	Carnell Tate TEN · down 13 20→33	TEN	66.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 66 points · 20–80 range 50–82.
34	DK Metcalf PIT · down 7 27→34	PIT	65.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 65 points · 20–80 range 48–81.
35	Khalil Shakir BUF · new	BUF	64.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 65 points · 20–80 range 48–79.
36	Malik Washington MIA	MIA	64.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 65 points · 20–80 range 48–78.
37	Rome Odunze CHI · up 5 42→37	CHI	64.3	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 64 points · 20–80 range 48–79.
38	Keenan Allen IND · new	IND	63.2	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 63 points · 20–80 range 45–79.
39	Dontayvion Wicks PHI · new	PHI	63.0	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 63 points · 20–80 range 47–76.
40	Tre Tucker LV · up 3 43→40	LV	62.8	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 63 points · 20–80 range 47–77.
41	Jaylen Waddle DEN · down 4 37→41	DEN	61.8	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 62 points · 20–80 range 44–78.
42	Josh Downs IND · up 3 45→42	IND	60.9	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 61 points · 20–80 range 45–76.
43	Jordan Addison MIN · down 3 40→43	MIN	60.1	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 60 points · 20–80 range 42–73.
44	DeMario Douglas NE · new	NE	59.6	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 60 points · 20–80 range 42–75.
45	Jakobi Meyers JAX · down 1 44→45	JAX	59.5	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 42–74.
46	Jaylin Noel HOU · new	HOU	59.2	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 43–75.
47	Emeka Egbuka TB · new	TB	58.6	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 42–75.
48	Xavier Hutchinson HOU · new	HOU	58.3	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 58 points · 20–80 range 43–72.

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Key changes since the previous publish

Malik Nabers up 17 to WR13
George Pickens up 16 to WR17
Mike Evans up 15 to WR16
Justin Jefferson up 14 to WR20
Terry McLaurin up 14 to WR24
Jakobi Meyers down 1 to WR45
Amon-Ra St. Brown down 1 to WR8
Devaughn Vele down 1 to WR30
Chris Olave down 3 to WR7
Jordan Addison down 3 to WR43
8 new to the board.

Generated from the diff between published versions; reasons are the engine's.

The engine's read on the rest of the season

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Engine-generated rest-of-season board: the same projection sources as the weekly boards, rolled forward week by week with each week's opponent, byes at zero and P(active) from the injury report, summed to the fantasy playoffs' end. No analyst has reviewed it yet.

Tiers 1–2 in depth

Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR1 · SEA

Median 152.9 · 20–80 range 124.3–181.4. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 153 points · 20–80 range 124–181.

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Puka NacuaWR2 · LA

Median 151.6 · 20–80 range 122.9–180.3. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 152 points · 20–80 range 123–180.

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Christian WatsonWR3 · GB

Median 136.3 · 20–80 range 110.2–161.1. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 136 points · 20–80 range 110–161.

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Who is the top wide receiver in Standard?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, our WR1 with a 152.9-point median; Puka Nacua is WR2.

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