Getty Diontae Johnson #18 of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Welcome to our Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 8 of the 2020 NFL regular season. In this week’s column, we discuss the Odell Beckham Jr. injury fallout in Cleveland. Plus, has Diontae Johnson reclaimed his hierarchy over Chase Claypool in the Steelers’ aerial attack? Let’s discuss.
* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 8 WR Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em.
Reminder: These rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.
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Wide Receiver Outlook Week 8
Odell Beckham Jr. texted ESPN’s Josina Anderson on Monday, informing her that he has in fact torn his ACL and his 2020 campaign is over. OBJ’s injury now opens the door for the likes of Jarvis Landry (WR31) and Rashard Higgins (WR43) to see added looks in Cleveland’s passing game. With that said, the ceiling for both players remains fairly shallow.
Landry, a once-dominant PPR-play, has topped 12.8 points just once this season. Even in a game where Baker Mayfield tossed five touchdowns, as he did this past Sunday, Landry was once again held scoreless. He’s still in search of his first receiving TD of the year. In terms of Higgins, he’s a guy that’s typically produced when called upon, but let’s not forget that the Browns have attempted an average of just 23 passes over four of their last six games. Both players find themselves on the flex radar this week, with Landry as a low-ceiling, high-floor play and Higgins as a low-floor risk.
While all the outside chatter hyped Chase Claypool as the new go-to receiving option in Pittsburgh, internally the Steelers continued to back their commitment to Diontae Johnson (WR34). This past Sunday, we saw why. Johnson saw a season-high 15 targets in Week 7, on his way to a two TD, 29.0-point outing. Johnson has now seen at least 10 targets in every full game he’s played this season.
Johnson’s playability gets knocked down a peg this week against a Ravens defense that allows the ninth-fewest fantasy points to opposing WRs this year. With that said, his target share warrants Johnson a look in all formats.
Week 8 Fantasy Rankings: Wide Receiver
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– NOTABLE WR BYE WEEKS: DeAndre Hopkins (ARI), Christian Kirk (ARI), Terry McLaurin (WAS), Will Fuller (HOU), Brandin Cooks (HOU), Randall Cobb (HOU)
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Wide Receivers TEAM Opp.
1
Davante Adams GB vs. MIN
2
A.J. Brown TEN @ CIN
3
Tyreek Hill KC vs. NYJ
4
Calvin Ridley ATL @ CAR
5
Adam Thielen MIN @ GB
6
Tyler Boyd CIN vs. TEN
7
Allen Robinson II CHI vs. NO
8
Stefon Diggs BUF vs. NE
9
DK Metcalf SEA vs. SF
10
Julio Jones ATL @ CAR
11
Robby Anderson CAR vs. ATL
12
Travis Fulgham PHI vs. DAL
13
Mike Evans TB @ NYG
14
Tyler Lockett SEA vs. SF
15
Amari Cooper DAL @ PHI
16
Kenny Golladay DET vs. IND
17
Robert Woods LAR @ MIA
18
Keenan Allen LAC @ DEN
19
D.J. Moore CAR vs. ATL
20
Marquise Brown BAL vs. PIT
21
JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT @ BAL
22
Brandon Aiyuk SF @ SEA
23
Cooper Kupp LAR @ MIA
24
A.J. Green CIN vs. TEN
25
Sterling Shepard NYG vs. TB
26
Justin Jefferson MIN @ GB
27
Corey Davis TEN @ CIN
28
Jarvis Landry CLE vs. LV
29
Tee Higgins CIN vs. TEN
30
Tim Patrick DEN vs. LAC
31
Diontae Johnson PIT @ BAL
32
DeVante Parker MIA vs. LAR
33
T.Y. Hilton IND @ DET
34
CeeDee Lamb DAL @ PHI
35
Jamison Crowder NYJ INJ @ KC
36
Darius Slayton NYG vs. TB
37
Chase Claypool PIT @ BAL
38
Cole Beasley BUF vs. NE
39
Russell Gage ATL @ CAR
40
Rashard Higgins CLE vs. LV
41
Michael Gallup DAL @ PHI
42
Marquez Callaway NO @ CHI
43
Nelson Agholor LV @ CLE
44
Curtis Samuel CAR vs. ATL
45
Denzel Mims NYJ @ KC
46
Greg Ward PHI vs. DAL
47
Zach Pascal IND @ DET
48
John Brown BUF INJ vs. NE
49
Jerry Jeudy DEN vs. LAC
50
Jalen Reagor PHI IR-R vs. DAL
51
Jakobi Meyers NE @ BUF
52
Tre’Quan Smith NO @ CHI
53
Mike Williams LAC @ DEN
54
Henry Ruggs III LV @ CLE
55
Sammy Watkins KC INJ vs. NYJ
56
Hunter Renfrow LV @ CLE
57
Damiere Byrd NE @ BUF
58
Emmanuel Sanders NO @ CHI
59
Scotty Miller TB @ NYG
60
Marcus Johnson IND @ DET
61
Golden Tate NYG vs. TB
62
Marvin Jones Jr. DET vs. IND
63
Mecole Hardman KC vs. NYJ
64
Preston Williams MIA vs. LAR
65
Deonte Harris NO @ CHI
66
Danny Amendola DET vs. IND
67
Tyler Johnson TB @ NYG
68
Adam Humphries TEN @ CIN
69
M. Valdes-Scantling GB vs. MIN
70
Anthony Miller CHI vs. NO
71
David Moore SEA vs. SF
72
Alshon Jeffery PHI INJ vs. DAL
73
Cordarrelle Patterson CHI vs. NO
74
John Hightower PHI vs. DAL
75
Darnell Mooney CHI vs. NO
76
Demarcus Robinson KC vs. NYJ
77
Braxton Berrios NYJ @ KC
78
James Washington PIT @ BAL
79
Kendrick Bourne SF @ SEA
80
Jalen Guyton LAC @ DEN
81
Bryan Edwards LV INJ @ CLE
82
Breshad Perriman NYJ INJ @ KC
83
Gabriel Davis BUF vs. NE
84
Jeff Smith NYJ @ KC
85
Olamide Zaccheaus ATL @ CAR
86
Isaiah Ford MIA vs. LAR
87
Josh Reynolds LAR @ MIA
88
Miles Boykin BAL vs. PIT
89
Cedrick Wilson DAL @ PHI
90
Willie Snead IV BAL vs. PIT
91
Devin Duvernay BAL vs. PIT
92
DaeSean Hamilton DEN vs. LAC
93
KJ Hamler DEN vs. LAC
94
Van Jefferson LAR @ MIA
95
Isaiah McKenzie BUF vs. NE
96
Mike Thomas CIN vs. TEN
97
Kalif Raymond TEN @ CIN
98
Ray-Ray McCloud PIT @ BAL
99
Olabisi Johnson MIN @ GB
100
Trent Taylor SF @ SEA
101
Jakeem Grant MIA vs. LAR
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Fantasy Football Week 8 WR Rankings: Diontae Johnson Up, Michael Thomas Out