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Wide receiver rankings are always the hardest given the volatility of the position and the sheer number of fantasy contributors. Here are my Superflex wide receiver rankings for NFL week 1.

Wide Receivers

I didn’t bother looking up who the Saints have at corner because there isn’t one in the league that can cover Davante Adams. Justin Jefferson gets a magnificent matchup against the Bengals D (start all players vs Bengals until further notice), and should go off. Tyreek Hill gets Denzel Ward in coverage which is the only reason he isn’t number 2. Philly is middle of the road which should allow Ridley to tee off, and Hopkins gets a plus matchup vs the Titans. Diggs is just too good to be any lower.

The only reason I have A.J. Brown 1 spot below D.K. Metcalf is because he is riding the bike Wednesday at practice, which is a little worrisome after an offseason of missing practices and recovery. If you can name a cornerback on the Cardinals roster I’m impressed – cue a big game for Metcalf and Tyler Locket. While I expect the Bucs defense to give the Cowboys fits, I also expect Dallas to have to pass a ton to keep up, thus CeeDee Lamb checks in at WR9 for the week. I like all the Bucs receivers this week against the most likely still-putrid Cowboys defense, but I like Mike Evans the best among the three at WR10. Chris Godwin checks in at WR15 and Antonio “Whole Lotta Money” Brown at WR21.

Terry McLaurin, Robert Woods, Tee Higgins, and Tyler Lockett are all good plays this week. The Chargers are not impressive against the pass, and neither are the Bears or the Colts. Higgins should benefit from the offense playing catchup after the Bengals D gets rolled on by Cook, Jefferson, and of course Adam Thielen. I’m thinking Washington’s pressure means more targets for Ekeler than Keenan Allen, but Allen’s crisp route running should mean he gets open for lots of underneath routes. Safety valve #2.

I don’t like Aiyuk for a huge day just because I think the 49ers won’t need to pass too much to win the game, and I don’t think Allen Robinson will be able to do much with Andy Dalton running for his life. Expect a lot of timing throws on short routes, unless Nagy is actually trying to get Dalton injured so he can scrap his Alex Smith-Mahomes plan. Cooper should probably be higher, but I’m worried about rust for him and Dak after they both missed a lot of camp and the preseason.

I like Odell Beckham to outperform ADP against the Chiefs as the Browns will have to throw some when the Chiefs offense inevitably pulls ahead. I’m worried about Marquez Callaway given that he will likely be shadowed by Green Bay’s #1-rated corner Jaire Alexander. But the Saints will need him to stay in the game. I like Devonta Smith against Atlanta, but need to see improvement from his QB before ranking him much higher. I think he will be better in real life than fantasy this week, and possibly going forward.

One guy I would not be surprised to see massively outperform expectations is Jaylen Waddle as Gilmore is on PUP, but for a rookie with a completely unproven QB, I’m keeping him where he is for this week. I do think Xavien Howard can keep Jakobi Meyers under wrap, but I don’t know if he’s going to be his full-time assignment. I like Robby Anderson, Henry Ruggs III, and Elijah Moore as flex dart throws to do big things, or next to nothing.