Week 17 Rankings: Wide Receivers

Jimm Sallivan
Week 17 Rankings: Wide Receivers

Add it all up. About five months of prep, dozens if not hundreds of articles digested, hours upon hours of games watched over the 2022 NFL season come down to one week of results. Remember, fantasy football is a game of preparation. The results out on the field are out of control. All we can do is put ourselves in the best position possible. Trust the process! Let’s take a look at the snapshot of where the league is at.

The Eagles, Bills, Chiefs, Vikings, Bengals, Cowboys, 49ers, Ravens and Chargers are locked into the postseason. Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota and San Francisco have clinched their respective divisions. Eight teams are eliminated from postseason contention: Houston, Chicago, Arizona, Denver, Indianapolis, Atlanta, L.A. Rams and Cleveland.

Before we get to my PPR rankings, I want to once again point out the games with high point totals since they can typically be counted on to provide the most fantasy points. These are Week 17’s three highest totals on SI Sportsbook. The highest point total game is Bears vs. Lions (O/U 51.5). The next two highest totals are Bills vs. Bengals (O/U 49.5) and Vikings vs. Packers (O/U 48.5).

I recommend that you fade matchups with low point totals because they are unreliable and result in fewer fantasy points. The contest with the lowest point total on SI Sportsbook is Steelers vs. Ravens (O/U 35.5). The next two lowest point total games are Colts vs. Giants (O/U 38.5) and Panthers vs. Buccaneers (O/U 39.5).

NFL Playoff Picture:
AFC Last Team In: Dolphins (8-7, 2nd in AFC East)
AFC First Team Out: Patriots (7-8, 3rd in AFC East)
NFC Last Team In: Commanders (7-7-1, 4th in NFC East)
NFC First Team Out: Seahawks (7-8, 2nd in NFC West)

NOTE: The rankings below reflect my opening rankings. For a complete list of the updated positional rankings, CLICK HERE.

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Week 17 wide receiver rankings (PPR):

  1. Justin Jefferson, MIN (at GB)
  2. Tyreek Hill, MIA (at NE)
  3. Ja’Marr Chase, CIN (vs. BUF)
  4. Stefon Diggs, BUF (at CIN)
  5. CeeDee Lamb, DAL (at TEN)
  6. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET (vs. CHI)
  7. Davante Adams, LV (vs. SF)
  8. A.J. Brown , PHI (vs. NO)
  9. DK Metcalf, SEA (at NYJ)
  10. Keenan Allen, LAC (vs. LAR)
  11. Tee Higgins, CIN (vs. BUF)
  12. DeAndre Hopkins, ARI (at ATL)
  13. Jaylen Waddle, MIA (at NE)
  14. Chris Godwin, TB (vs. CAR)
  15. Jerry Jeudy, DEN (at KC)
  16. Mike Williams, LAC (vs. LAR)
  17. Terry McLaurin, WAS (vs. CLE)
  18. Garrett Wilson, NYJ (at SEA)
  19. DeVonta Smith, PHI (vs. NO)
  20. Drake London, ATL (vs. ARI)
  21. Mike Evans, TB (vs. CAR)
  22. Amari Cooper, CLE (at WAS)
  23. JuJu Smith-Schuster, KC (vs. SEA)
  24. Christian Kirk, JAC (at HOU)
  25. D.J. Moore, CAR (at TB)
  26. Brandon Aiyuk, SF (at LV)
  27. Christian Watson, GB (vs. MIN)
  28. Michael Pittman Jr., IND (at NYG)
  29. Diontae Johnson, PIT (at BAL)
  30. Courtland Sutton, DEN (at KC)
  31. Allen Lazard, GB (vs. MIN)
  32. Jakobi Meyers, NE (vs. MIA)
  33. Jahan Dotson, WAS (vs. CLE)
  34. D.J. Chark, DET (vs. CHI)
  35. Zay Jones, JAC (at HOU)
  36. Marquise Brown, ARI (at ATL)
  37. Curtis Samuel, WAS (vs. CLE)
  38. Brandin Cooks, HOU (vs. JAC)
  39. Gabe Davis, BUF (at CIN)
  40. George Pickens, PIT (at BAL)
  41. Darius Slayton, NYG (vs. IND)
  42. Adam Thielen, MIN (at GB)
  43. Richie James, NYG (vs. IND)
  44. Rashid Shaheed, NO (at PHI)
  45. Donovan Peoples-Jones, CLE (at WAS)
  46. Michael Gallup, DAL (at TEN)
  47. Isaiah Hodgins, NYG (vs. IND)
  48. Romeo Doubs, GB (vs. MIN)
  49. Chris Moore, HOU (vs. JAC)
  50. Josh Palmer, LAC (vs. LAR)
  51. Kendrick Bourne, NE (vs. MIA)
  52. Mack Hollins, LV (vs. SF)
  53. K.J. Osborn, MIN (at GB)
  54. Greg Dortch, ARI (at ATL)
  55. Hunter Renfrow, LV (vs. SF)
  56. Van Jefferson, LAR (at LAC)
  57. Isaiah McKenzie, BUF (at CIN)
  58. Elijah Moore, NYJ (at SEA)
  59. Demarcus Robinson, BAL (vs. PIT)
  60. Parris Campbell, IND (vat NYG)

Jimm Sallivan