Week 16 of the NFL Season is in the books, which means the Fantasy Football Championship has arrived. Here are the Week 17 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football. DK Metcalf is suspended, while Davante Adams, Rashee Rice, and Rome Odunze are questionable with injuries.
Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings Week 17
Tier 1: Superstar WR1s
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 1 | Puka Nacua | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Carolina Panthers |
| 3 | CeeDee Lamb | Washington Commanders |
| 4 | Ja’Marr Chase | Arizona Cardinals |
| 5 | George Pickens | Washington Commanders |
| 6 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Minnesota Vikings |
| 7 | A.J. Brown | Buffalo Bills |
| 8 | Chris Olave | Tennessee Titans |
| 9 | Nico Collins | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 10 | Drake London | Los Angeles Rams |
These are the top ten wide receivers in fantasy football this week:
- Nacua is carrying fantasy teams throughout the playoffs, scoring 35.7, 27.9, and 46.5 fantasy points in the last three weeks, leading to three straight top-two finishes. He should continue this remarkable success against the Falcons on Monday Night Football to close out Championship Week.
- Lamb and Pickens get a dream matchup against the Commanders secondary to begin the Christmas Day triple-header. Both Cowboys wide receivers rank in the top five of the Week 17 wide receiver rankings.
- Olave is now the WR6 on the year and is coming off the highest scoring game of his career. He scored 36.8 fantasy points, catching a touchdown pass from both Tyler Shough and Taysom Hill. Olave remains in the top ten of the wide receiver rankings this week.
Chris Olave ranks among WRs this season…
Targets: T-2nd (145)
Receptions: 5th (92)
Receiving Yards: 7th (1,044)
TDs: T-6th (8)
Fantasy Points: 6th (198.1)He was drafted as the WR34 this summer pic.twitter.com/pJ0yJXJGsM
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Tier 2: Proven Solid WR2s
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 11 | Tee Higgins | Arizona Cardinals |
| 12 | Mike Evans | Miami Dolphins |
| 13 | Davante Adams* | Atlanta Falcons |
| 14 | Courtland Sutton | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15 | Jameson Williams | Minnesota Vikings |
| 16 | Jaylen Waddle | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 17 | Jakobi Meyers | Indianapolis Colts |
| 18 | Brian Thomas Jr. | Indianapolis Colts |
| 19 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 20 | Michael Wilson | Cincinnati Bengals |
The players in this tier are all must-starts this week:
- Higgins only caught three passes in his return from injury, but he had 53 yards and a touchdown. He and the Bengals get a great matchup in an expected shoot-out with the Cardinals.
- Sutton has two straight top-ten fantasy finishes, scoring over 20 fantasy points in each game. However, the Broncos are heavy favorites against the Chiefs with a third-string quarterback, so they probably won’t be in a game script to throw a ton in the second half.
- The return of Harrison Jr. led to the downfall of Wilson. Both Wilson and Harrison had only three targets. They can both feast against the Bengals, but they hurt each other’s ceilings.
Tier 3: WR3s With Something to Prove
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 21 | Zay Flowers | Green Bay Packers |
| 22 | Rashee Rice* | Denver Broncos |
| 23 | Ladd McConkey | Houston Texans |
| 24 | Tetairoa McMillan | Seattle Seahawks |
| 25 | Jauan Jennings | Chicago Bears |
| 26 | DeVonta Smith | Buffalo Bills |
| 27 | Wan’Dale Robinson | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 28 | Justin Jefferson | Detroit Lions |
| 29 | DJ Moore | San Francisco 49ers |
| 30 | Alec Pierce | Jacksonville Jaguars |
This tier of players includes wide receivers who are all borderline WR starts this week, depending on the size of your league:
- Rice missed last week’s game with a concussion and will need to clear protocol ahead of the Thursday Night game. However, the Chiefs are on their third-string quarterback, so everyone on the offense takes a massive hit. Fantasy managers might have to look to other options in Week 17, regardless of whether he plays.
- McMillan was in a slump, but had a nice day in the Panthers massive victory over the Buccaneers. He caught six of ten targets for 73 yards and a touchdown. He plays the Seahawks in Week 17, who just got torched by Nacua. We will see if the Panthers can exploit the defense to get McMillan that production.
Tier 4: Potential Flex WRs
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 31 | Khalil Shakir | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 32 | Terry McLaurin | Dallas Cowboys |
| 33 | Deebo Samuel | Dallas Cowboys |
| 34 | Chris Godwin | Miami Dolphins |
| 35 | Rome Odunze* | San Francisco 49ers |
| 36 | Christian Watson | Baltimore Ravens |
| 37 | Jayden Reed | Baltimore Ravens |
| 38 | Michael Pittman Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 39 | Jayden Higgins | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 40 | Stefon Diggs | New York Jets |
These guys are FLEX options to fill out your starting lineup:
- Both McLaurin and Samuel have great matchups against the Cowboys defense.
- Watson and Reed’s rankings depend on the availability of quarterback Jordan Love. If Love doesn’t play, I would not want to start either Packers receiver in the Championship.
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