Week 1 Wide Receiver Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 1 Wide Receiver Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/06/2018

SOLID WR1

Davante Adams (at GB)
AJ Green (at IND)
Tyreek Hill (at LAC)
Julio Jones (at PHI) **Thursday**
Michael Thomas (vs TB)
Keenan Allen (vs KC)

Antonio Brown (at CLE) **Weather Advisory**
Stefon Diggs (vs SF)
DeAndre Hopkins (at NE)
TY Hilton (vs CIN)
Odell Beckham Jr(vs JAX)

HIGH CEILING WR2

Brandin Cooks (at OAK)
Kenny Stills (vs TEN)
Amari Cooper (vs LAR)
John Brown (vs BUF) **Monitor Weather**
Kenny Golladay (vs NYJ)
Will Fuller (at NE)
Emmanuel Sanders (vs SEA)
Marvin Jones (vs NYJ)

HIGH FLOOR WR2

Adam Thielen (vs SF)

Larry Fitzgerald (vs WAS)
Golden Tate (vs NYJ)
Jarvis Landry (vs PIT)
Demaryius Thomas (vs SEA)
Chris Hogan (vs HOU)

HIGH CEILING WR3/FLEX

John Ross (at IND)
Marquise Goodwin (at MIN)
Keelan Cole (at NYG)
Allen Robinson (at GB)
Mike Evans (at NO)
Tyler Lockett (at DEN)
Josh Gordon (vs PIT)

Juju Smith-Schuster (at CLE) **Weather Advisory**

Sammy Watkins (at LAC)

HIGH FLOOR WR3/FLEX

Cooper Kupp (at OAK)
Michael Crabtree (vs BUF) **Monitor Weather**
Jamison Crowder (at ARI)
Sterling Shepard (vs JAX)
Nelson Agholor (vs ATL) **Thursday**

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Tyrell Williams (vs KC)
Danny Amendola (vs TEN)
Randall Cobb (vs CHI)
Mike Williams (vs KC)
Corey Davis (at MIA)
Devin Funchess (at DAL)
Doug Baldwin (at DEN)
Robert Woods (at OAK)
Donte Moncrief (at NYG)
Courtland Sutton (vs SEA)
Mohamed Sanu (at PHI) **Thursday**
Dede Westbrook (at NYG)
Tre’Quan Smith (vs TB)
James Washington (at CLE)
Paul Richardson Jr (at ARI)
Robby Anderson (at DET)
Jordy Nelson (vs LAR)
Pierre Garcon (at MIN)
Quincy Enunwa (at DET)
Rishard Matthews (at MIA)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Kelvin Benjamin (at BAL)
Cole Beasley (at CAR)
Ted Ginn Jr (vs TB)
Jeremy Kerley (at BAL)
Bruce Ellington (at NE)
Anthony Miller (at GB)
Geronimo Allison (vs CHI)
Brandon Marshall (at DEN)
Christian Kirk (vs WAS)
Albert Wilson (vs TEN)
Phillip Dorsett (vs HOU)
Allen Hurns (at CAR)
Michael Gallup (at CAR)
Mike Wallace (vs ATL) **Thursday**
DeSean Jackson (at NO)

Taywan Taylor (at MIA)
Torrey Smith (vs DAL)
Terrelle Pryor (at DET)
Cordarrelle Patterson (vs HOU)
Ryan Grant (vs CIN)
Chris Godwin (at NO)
Willie Snead (vs BUF)
Chad Williams (vs WAS)

Tyler Boyd (at IND)

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