Week 1 Wide Receiver Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 1 Wide Receiver Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/04/2014

elite wr1

Calvin Johnson (vs NYG)

Dez Bryant (vs SF)

Demaryius Thomas (vs IND)

AJ Green (at BAL)

Julio Jones (vs NO)

strong wr1

Victor Cruz (at DET)

Andre Johnson (vs WAS)

Brandon Marshall (vs BUF)

Antonio Brown (vs CLE)

Roddy White (vs NO)

high ceiling wr2

Emmanuel Sanders (vs IND)

Cordarrelle Patterson (at STL)

Percy Harvin (vs GB) **Thursday Night**

Alshon Jeffery (vs BUF)

Vincent Jackson (vs CAR)

Torrey Smith (vs CIN)

high floor wr2

Julian Edelman (at MIA)

Keenan Allen (at ARI)

Eric Decker (vs OAK)

Larry Fitzgerald (vs SD)

Marques Colston (at ATL)

Jordy Nelson (at SEA) **Thursday Night**

Pierre Garcon (at HOU)

Randall Cobb (at SEA) **Thursday Night**

Michael Floyd (vs SD)

Michael Crabtree (at DAL) **Monitor Injury Report**

Reggie Wayne (at DEN)

Anquan Boldin (at DAL)

High ceiling WR3/flex

Brandin Cooks (at ATL)

TY Hilton (at DEN)

Kelvin Benjamin (at TB)

Cody Latimer (vs IND)

DeSean Jackson (at HOU)

Sammy Watkins (at CHI)

Markus Wheaton (vs CLE)

Terrance Williams (vs SF)

Golden Tate (vs NYG)

high floor wr3/flex

Cecil Shorts (at PHI)

Brian Hartline (vs NE)

Kendall Wright (at KC)

Flex Appeal

Andrew Hawkins (at PIT) **PPR Special**

Denarius Moore (at NYJ)

Jeremy Maclin (vs JAX)

Doug Baldwin (vs GB) **Thursday Night**

DeAndre Hopkins (vs WAS)

Greg Jennings (at STL)

Mike Wallace (vs NE)

Rueben Randle (at DET)

Steve Smith (vs CIN)

Malcom Floyd (at ARI)

what the heck flex

Jordan Matthews (vs JAX)

Marqise Lee (at PHI)

Rod Streater (at NYJ)

Justin Hunter (at KC) **High Ceiling**

Tavon Austin (vs MIN)

Riley Cooper (vs JAX) **High Ceiling**

Jarrett Boykin (at SEA) **Thursday Night**

Kenny Britt (vs MIN)

Mike Evans (vs CAR)

Hakeem Nicks (at DEN)

DEsperation plays

Mohamed Sanu (at BAL)

John Brown (vs SD)

Brian Quick (vs MIN)

Nate Washington (at KC)

Donnie Avery (vs TEN)

Miles Austin (at PIT)

Danny Amendola (at MIA)

Aaron Dobson (at MIA) **High Ceiling**

Andre Caldwell (vs IND)

Harry Douglas (vs NO)

Frankie Hammond (vs TEN)

Jerricho Cotchery (at TB) 

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