The 2023-24 NFL season has been outstanding so far. Already there have been a ton of breakout players and fantasy duds that have made the game so entertaining. Bye weeks have started to take place. However there are none this week. So Fantasy Managers will have full utilization of their roster and plenty of options to choose from when selecting who to start the week. On top of that, Injuries have started to mount up at this point of the season as well. It’s always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the fantasy football week 8 wide receiver rankings.
*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to the Injured Reserve List
(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)
Key:
Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.
Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.
High WR2- a player who may not be likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 territory.
Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started is because of their consistency and moderately high floor
Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.
Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and cause a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.
Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.
Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.
Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.
Rankings
| Category | Name | Opponent | Ranking |
| Must Start | Tyreek Hill* | vs New England Patriots | WR1 |
| Must Start | Ja’Marr Chase | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR2 |
| Starting WR1 | A.J. Brown | vs Washington Commanders | WR3 |
| Starting WR1 | Stefon Diggs | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR4 |
| Starting WR1 | Cooper Kupp | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR5 |
| Starting WR1 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR6 |
| Starting WR1 | Keenan Allen | vs Chicago Bears | WR7 |
| Starting WR1 | Davante Adams | vs Detroit Lions | WR8 |
| High WR2 | Mike Evans | vs Buffalo Bills | WR9 |
| High WR2 | D.J. Moore | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR10 |
| High WR2 | Puka Nacua | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR11 |
| High WR2 | CeeDee Lamb | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR12 |
| High WR2 | Jakobi Meyers | vs Detroit Lions | WR13 |
| High WR2 | Chris Olave | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR14 |
| High WR2 | Adam Thielen | vs Houston Texans | WR15 |
| Starting WR2 | Zay Flowers | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR16 |
| Starting WR2 | Jordan Addison | vs Green Bay Packers | WR17 |
| Starting WR2 | Jaylen Waddle* | vs New England Patriots | WR18 |
| Starting WR2 | Garrett Wilson | vs New York Giants | WR19 |
| Starting WR2 | Christian Kirk | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR20 |
| Low WR2 | Brandon Aiyuk | vs Cleveland Browns | WR21 |
| Low WR2 | Chris Godwin* | vs Buffalo Bills | WR22 |
| Low WR2 | Terry McLaurin | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR23 |
| Low WR2 | George Pickens | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR24 |
| Low WR2 | D.K. Metcalf | vs Cleveland Browns | WR25 |
| Low WR2 | Tee Higgins | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR26 |
| Flex | Nico Collins | vs Carolina Panthers | WR27 |
| Flex | Marquise “Hollywood” Brown | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR28 |
| Flex | Michael Pittman Jr. | vs New Orleans Saints | WR29 |
| Flex | Joshua Palmer* | vs Chicago Bears | WR30 |
| Flex | DeVonta Smith | vs Washington Commanders | WR31 |
| Flex | Michael Thomas | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR32 |
| Flex | Amari Cooper | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR33 |
| Flex | Diontae Johnson | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR34 |
| Flex | Nico Collins | vs Carolina Panthers | WR35 |
| Flex | DeAndre Hopkins | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR36 |
| Flex | Courtland Sutton | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR37 |
| Flex | Calvin Ridley | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR38 |
| Deep League Flex | Drake London | vs Tennessee Titans | WR39 |
| Deep League Flex | Christian Watson | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR40 |
| Deep League Flex | Joshua Downs | vs New Orleans Saints | WR41 |
| Deep League Flex | Rashee Rice | vs Denver Broncos | WR42 |
| Deep League Flex | Kendrick Bourne | vs Miami Dolphins | WR43 |
| Deep League Flex | Tyler Lockett* | vs Cleveland Browns | WR44 |
| Deep League Flex | Jerry Jeudy | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR45 |
| Deep League Flex | Odell Beckham Jr. | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR46 |
| Upside Play | K.J. Osborn | vs Green Bay Packers | WR47 |
| Upside Play | Brandin Cooks | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR48 |
| Upside Play | Tank Dell | vs Carolina Panthers | WR49 |
| Upside Play | Elijah Moore | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR50 |
| Upside Play | Curtis Samuel* | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR51 |
| Upside Play | Gabriel Davis | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR52 |
| Upside Play | Romeo Doubs | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR53 |
| Upside Play | Jahan Dotson | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR54 |
| Upside Play | Robert Woods* | vs Carolina Panthers | WR55 |
| Upside Play | Rashid Shaheed | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR56 |
| Upside Play | Tyler Boyd | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR57 |
| Upside Play | DJ Chark | vs Houston Texans | WR58 |
| Upside Play | Jauan Jennings | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR59 |
| Leave on the Bench | Michael Gallup | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR60 |
| Leave on the Bench | Wan’Dale Robinson | vs New York Jets | WR61 |
| Leave on the Bench | Zay Jones* | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR62 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | vs Cleveland Browns | WR63 |
| Leave on the Bench | Brandon Powell | vs Green Bay Packers | WR64 |
| Leave on the Bench | Kadarius Toney | vs Denver Broncos | WR65 |
| Leave on the Bench | Treylon Burks | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR66 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jalin Hyatt | vs New York Jets | WR67 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jayden Reed | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR68 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jonathan Mingo | vs Houston Texans | WR69 |
| Leave on the Bench | Rondale Moore | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR70 |
| Leave on the Bench | Demario “Pop” Douglas | vs Miami Dolphins | WR71 |
| Leave on the Bench | Tutu Atwell | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR72 |
| Leave on the Bench | Michael Wilson | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR73 |
| Leave on the Bench | Josh Reynolds | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR74 |
| Leave on the Bench | JuJu Smith-Schuster | vs Miami Dolphins | WR75 |
| Leave on the Bench | Skyy Moore | vs Denver Broncos | WR76 |
| Leave on the Bench | Darnell Mooney | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR77 |
| Leave on the Bench | DeVante Parker | vs Miami Dolphins | WR78 |
| Leave on the Bench | Allen Lazard | vs New York Giants | WR79 |
| Leave on the Bench | Quentin Johnston | vs Chicago Bears | WR80 |
| Leave on the Bench | Marvin Mims Jr. | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR81 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jameson Williams | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR82 |
| Leave on the Bench | Darius Slayton | vs New York Jets | WR83 |
| Leave on the Bench | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | vs Denver Broncos | WR84 |
| Leave on the Bench | Alec Pierce | vs New Orleans Saints | WR85 |
| Leave on the Bench | Nelson Agholor | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR86 |
| Leave on the Bench | Allen Robinson | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR87 |
| Leave on the Bench | Braxton Berrios | vs New England Patriots | WR88 |
Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday
Miami Dolphins Wide Receivers: WR1 Tyreek Hill & WR18 Jaylen Waddle
Tyreek Hill was held out of practice Wednesday with a hip injury. Jaylen Waddle was limited in practice on Wednesday with a back injury. If Hill is inactive and Waddle plays in Week 8 against the New England Patriots Waddle moves up to WR15 between Adam Thielen and Zay Flowers. Braxton Berrios moves up to WR64 between Brandon Powell and Kadarius Toney.
If Waddle is inactive and Hill plays in Week 8 against the New England Patriots then Braxton Berrios moves up to WR64 between Brandon Powell and Kadarius Toney.
If both Hill and Waddle are inactive Braxton Berrios moves up to WR46 between Odell Beckham Jr. and K.J. Osborn. Robbie Chosen becomes the WR68 between Jayden Reed and Jonathan Mingo. Chase Claypool becomes the WR74 between Josh Reynolds and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
WR22 Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Godwin is currently listed as questionable for this week’s game with a neck injury. If Godwin doesn’t play in Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills Devin Thompkins becomes the WR63 between Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Brandon Powell. Trey Palmer becomes the WR75 between JuJu Smith-Schuster and Skyy Moore.
WR30 Joshua Palmer, Los Angeles Chargers
Josh Palmer missed practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. It is unclear at this point if his injury will hold him out of this week’s game. If Palmer misses Week 8 against the Chicago Bears Quinten Johnston moves up to WR43 between Kendrick Bourne and Tyler Lockett. Derius Davis becomes the WR84 between Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Alec Pierce.
WR44 Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks
Tyler Lockett missed practice on Wednesday with a hamstring injury. He appeared to be limited in last week’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. If Lockett misses Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns Jaxon Smith-Njigba moves up to WR45 between Jerry Jeudy and Odell Beckham Jr. Jake Bobo becomes the WR74 between Josh Reynolds and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
WR51 Curtis Samuel, Washington Commanders
Curtis Samuel missed practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. If he misses Week 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles Jahan Dotson moves up to WR49 between Brandin Cooks and Tank Dell. Dyami Brown becomes the WR80 between Quentin Johnston and Marvin Mims Jr.
WR55 Robert Woods, Houston Texans
Robert Woods missed practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. If Woods misses Week 8 agains the Carolina Panthers Tank Dell moves up to WR47 between Odell Beckham Jr. and K.J. Osborn. Noah Brown would become the WR74 between Josh Reynolds and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
WR62 Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars
Zay Jones has missed four of the past five games with a hamstring injury. It is unclear if Jones will return this week. If Jones misses Week 8 against the Pittsburgh Steelers Jamal Agnew becomes the WR76 between Skyy Moore and Darnell Mooney.
Players that are currently not expected to play
Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers
Deebo Samuel missed last week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings with a shoulder injury. He is expected to also miss this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. While Samuel is out Brandon Aiyuk will be the team’s top receiver. After Aiyuk Jauan Jennings should see the second most snaps at wide receiver. Ray-Ray McCloud will likely be utilized similarly to how Samuel has been used in this offense while he is out.
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