Getty Wide Receiver Antonio Brown.
Welcome to our Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 9 of the 2020 NFL regular season. While the likes of DeAndre Hopkins, Terry McLaurin and a slew of Houston Texans pass catchers returning from a bye is certainly a welcomed sight for fantasy owners, they’re far from the most talked-about wideouts making their return this week.
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Reminder: These rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.
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Wide Receiver Outlook Week 9
Antonio Brown (WR32) has played in just one game since the 2018 season, yet he’s owned in 82% of Yahoo leagues. Safe to say fantasy owners are hoping for the old A.B. to take the field on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
Brown’s value is obviously difficult to judge, but I think a good measuring stick would be that of how the wideout was used in his lone game with the New England Patriots in 2019. Don’t expect Brown to run with the starters regularly, but do expect the Bucs to feature Brown when he is on the field. In Week 2 of 2019, Brown played just 34% of the Patriots’ offensive snaps, yet was still targeted a whopping eight times.
While that number may be a bit of a hefty projection, the fact that the Saints have allowed seven-plus targets to three opposing WRs over the past two weeks certainly adds intrigue. That, and the fact that Chris Godwin (WR5) is believed to have a 50-50 chance to play on Sunday. Brown clearly has a rapport with Brady (once again living with the QB to help hammer down the playbook) and would likely see a slight bump were Godwin to sit out. Still, he remains a volatile WR3/Flex play based on the unknown.
Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: Wide Receiver
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– NOTABLE WR BYE WEEKS: Tyler Boyd (CIN), AJ Green (CIN), Tee Higgins (CIN), Jarvis Landry (CLE), Rashard Higgins (CLE), Travis Fulgham (PHI), Jalen Reagor (PHI), Greg Ward (PHI), Robert Woods (LAR), Cooper Kupp (LAR), Josh Reynolds (LAR)
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Wide Receivers TEAM Opp.
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Davante Adams GB @ SF
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Michael Thomas NO INJ @ TB
3
DeAndre Hopkins ARI vs. MIA
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Stefon Diggs BUF vs. SEA
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Chris Godwin TB INJ vs. NO
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Allen Robinson II CHI @ TEN
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Calvin Ridley ATL INJ vs. DEN
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DK Metcalf SEA @ BUF
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Julio Jones ATL vs. DEN
10
Tyreek Hill KC vs. CAR
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A.J. Brown TEN vs. CHI
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Mike Evans TB vs. NO
13
Terry McLaurin WAS vs. NYG
14
Keenan Allen LAC vs. LV
15
Adam Thielen MIN vs. DET
16
Tyler Lockett SEA @ BUF
17
Brandin Cooks HOU @ JAC
18
JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT @ DAL
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Robby Anderson CAR @ KC
20
Will Fuller V HOU @ JAC
21
Amari Cooper DAL vs. PIT
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Sterling Shepard NYG @ WAS
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Christian Kirk ARI vs. MIA
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Marquise Brown BAL @ IND
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Diontae Johnson PIT INJ @ DAL
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D.J. Moore CAR @ KC
27
Jamison Crowder NYJ INJ vs. NE
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Corey Davis TEN vs. CHI
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Chase Claypool PIT @ DAL
30
Mike Williams LAC vs. LV
31
Marvin Jones Jr. DET @ MIN
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Antonio Brown TB vs. NO
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Tim Patrick DEN INJ @ ATL
34
Curtis Samuel CAR @ KC
35
Brandon Aiyuk SFOUT-COVvs. GB
36
Laviska Shenault Jr. JAC vs. HOU
37
Jakobi Meyers NE @ NYJ
38
Justin Jefferson MIN vs. DET
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Russell Gage ATL vs. DEN
40
Cole Beasley BUF vs. SEA
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Jerry Jeudy DEN @ ATL
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DeVante Parker MIA @ ARI
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Michael Gallup DAL vs. PIT
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John Brown BUF INJ vs. SEA
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Randall Cobb HOU @ JAC
46
D.J. Chark Jr. JAC vs. HOU
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Darius Slayton NYG @ WAS
48
Anthony Miller CHI @ TEN
49
Hunter Renfrow LV @ LAC
50
CeeDee Lamb DAL vs. PIT
51
Kendrick BourneSFOUT-COVvs. GB
52
David Moore SEA @ BUF
53
Allen Lazard GB IR-R @ SF
54
Tre’Quan Smith NO @ TB
55
DaeSean Hamilton DEN @ ATL
56
Keelan Cole JAC vs. HOU
57
T.Y. Hilton IND INJ vs. BAL
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Marvin Hall DET @ MIN
59
Marquez Callaway NO INJ @ TB
60
Danny Amendola DET @ MIN
61
Zach Pascal IND vs. BAL
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Scotty Miller TB vs. NO
63
Emmanuel Sanders NO COV @ TB
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Marcus Johnson IND vs. BAL
65
Damiere Byrd NE @ NYJ
66
Braxton Berrios NYJ vs. NE
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Nelson Agholor LV @ LAC
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Mecole Hardman KC vs. CAR
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Henry Ruggs III LV @ LAC
70
Sammy Watkins KC INJ vs. CAR
71
Adam Humphries TEN vs. CHI
72
M. Valdes-Scantling GB @ SF
73
Golden Tate NYG @ WAS
74
Kenny Stills HOU @ JAC
75
Preston Williams MIA @ ARI
76
Jeff Smith NYJ vs. NE
77
Cordarrelle Patterson CHI @ TEN
78
Michael Pittman Jr. IND vs. BAL
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Deonte Harris NO @ TB
80
Trent Taylor SF vs. GB
81
Darnell Mooney CHI @ TEN
82
Tyler Johnson TB vs. NO
83
Demarcus Robinson KC vs. CAR
84
N’Keal Harry NE INJ @ NYJ
85
Bryan Edwards LV INJ @ LAC
86
KJ Hamler DEN @ ATL
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Miles Boykin BAL @ IND
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Willie Snead IV BAL @ IND
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Denzel Mims NYJ vs. NE
90
Byron Pringle KC vs. CAR
91
Chris Conley JAC vs. HOU
92
Andy Isabella ARI vs. MIA
93
James Washington PIT @ DAL
94
Jalen Guyton LAC vs. LV
95
Larry Fitzgerald ARI vs. MIA
96
Cedrick Wilson DAL vs. PIT
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Devin Duvernay BAL @ IND
98
Breshad Perriman NYJ INJ vs. NE
99
Collin Johnson JAC vs. HOU
100
Dontrelle Inman WAS vs. NYG
101
Olamide Zaccheaus ATL vs. DEN
102
Isaiah Wright WAS vs. NYG
103
Isaiah McKenzie BUF vs. SEA
104
Kalif Raymond TEN vs. CHI
105
Ray-Ray McCloud PIT @ DAL
106
Gabriel Davis BUF vs. SEA
107
Jakeem Grant MIA @ ARI
108
Olabisi Johnson MIN vs. DET
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