Week 1 Wide Receiver Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 1 Wide Receiver Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/05/2019

ELITE WR1

JuJu Smith-Schuster (at NE)
Tyler Lockett (vs CIN)
Mike Evans (vs SF)
Michael Thomas (vs HOU)

STRONG WR1

DeAndre Hopkins (at NO)
Julio Jones (at MIN) **Monitor Status**
Davante Adams (at CHI) **Thursday**
Odell Beckham Jr(vs TEN)
Adam Thielen (vs ATL)

High Ceiling WR2

Tyreek Hill (at JAX)
T.Y. Hilton (at LAC)
John Brown (at NYJ)
Allen Robinson (vs GB) **Thursday**
Calvin Ridley (at MIN)
Will Fuller (at NO)

High Floor WR2

Julian Edelman (vs PIT)
Keenan Allen (vs IND)
Cooper Kupp (at CAR)
Chris Godwin (vs SF)

High Ceiling WR3/Flex

Kenny Golladay (at ARI)
Curtis Samuel (vs LAR)
Marvin Jones Jr(at ARI)
Josh Gordon (vs PIT)
Amari Cooper (vs NYG)

High Floor WR3/Flex

Dede Westbrook (vs KC)
Emmanuel Sanders (at OAK)
Antonio Brown (vs DEN) **Monitor Status**
Robert Woods (at CAR)
Jarvis Landry (vs TEN)
Stefon Diggs (vs ATL) **Monitor Status**

Flex Appeal

Brandin Cooks (at CAR)
Sammy Watkins (at JAX)
Christian Kirk (vs DET)
Jamison Crowder (vs BUF)
Rashard Higgins (vs TEN)
Geronimo Allison (at CHI) **Thursday**
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (at CHI) **Thursday
Dante Pettis (at TB)
Michael Gallup (vs NYG)
D.J. Moore (vs LAR)
Tyler Boyd (at SEA)
Alshon Jeffery (vs WAS) **Monitor Status**

What the heck flex

DeSean Jackson (vs WAS)
Kenny Stills (at NO) **Monitor Coutee Status**
Keke Coutee (at NO) **Monitor Status
Sterling Shepard (at DAL)
Marquise Goodwin (at TB)
Chris Conley (vs KC)
D.J. Chark (vs KC)
DK Metcalf (vs CIN) **Monitor Status**
Ted Ginn Jr (vs HOU)
Mike Williams (vs IND)
Courtland Sutton (at OAK)
Larry Fitzgerald (vs DET)
Robby Anderson (vs BUF) **Monitor Status**
Corey Davis (at CLE)
Mohamed Sanu (at MIN)
Anthony Miller (vs GB) **Thursday/Monitor Status**
Trey Quinn (at PHI)
Nelson Agholor (vs WAS)

Desperation Plays

Mecole Hardman (at JAX)
Hunter Renfrow (vs DEN)
Tyrell Williams (vs DEN)
Cole Beasley (at NYJ)
James Washington (at NE)
Donte Moncrief (at NE)
Danny Amendola (at ARI)
DeVante Parker (vs BAL)
Adam Humphries (at CLE)
Willie Snead (at MIA)
John Ross (at SEA)
Albert Wilson (vs BAL)
Jakeem Grant (vs BAL)
Preston Williams (vs BAL)
Deebo Samuel (at TB)
Zay Jones (at NYJ)
Quincy Enunwa (vs BUF)
Miles Boykin (at MIA)
Breshad Perriman (vs SF)
J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (vs WAS)
Taylor Gabriel (vs GB) **Thursday**
Michael Crabtree (vs DET)
Marquise Brown (at MIA)
Paul Richardson Jr Jr (at PHI)
Phillip Dorsett (vs PIT)
Jaron Brown (vs CIN)

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