Week 8 isn’t even in the rearview mirror completely yet, but that doesn’t stop us here at Pro Football Network from looking ahead to help you prepare to dominate your fantasy football matchups!
As we survey the WR rankings landscape for Week 9, do you need to start players like
Chris Olave, Gabe Davis, and Rashee Rice? Let’s find out!
Which WR Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
1) Tyreek Hill | MIA (at KC)
2) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. DAL)
3) Stefon Diggs | BUF (at CIN)
4) Ja’Marr Chase | CIN (vs. BUF)
5) Cooper Kupp | LAR (at GB)
6) Keenan Allen | LAC (at NYJ)
7) CeeDee Lamb | DAL (at PHI)
8) Mike Evans | TB (at HOU)
9) Davante Adams | LV (vs. NYG)
10) Jaylen Waddle | MIA (at KC)
11) Puka Nacua | LAR (at GB)
12) Adam Thielen | CAR (vs. IND)
13) DK Metcalf | SEA (at BAL)
14) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. DAL)
15) Chris Olave | NO (vs. CHI)
16) Zay Flowers | BAL (vs. SEA)
17) Jakobi Meyers | LV (vs. NYG)
18) DJ Moore | CHI (at NO)
19) Nico Collins | HOU (vs. TB)
20) George Pickens | PIT (vs. TEN)
21) Gabe Davis | BUF (at CIN)
22) Tee Higgins | CIN (vs. BUF)
23) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at NE)
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24) Michael Pittman Jr. | IND (at CAR)
25) Diontae Johnson | PIT (vs. TEN)
26) Chris Godwin | TB (at HOU)
27) Garrett Wilson | NYJ (vs. LAC)
28) Rashee Rice | KC (vs. MIA)
29) Josh Downs | IND (at CAR)
30) Joshua Palmer | LAC (at NYJ)
31) Jordan Addison | MIN (at ATL)
32) Drake London | ATL (vs. MIN)
33) DeAndre Hopkins | TEN (at PIT)
34) Tyler Lockett | SEA (at BAL)
35) Rashid Shaheed | NO (vs. CHI)
36) Tank Dell | HOU (vs. TB)
37) Marquise Brown | ARI (at CLE)
38) Amari Cooper | CLE (vs. ARI)
39) Kendrick Bourne | NE (vs. WAS)
40) Christian Watson | GB (vs. LAR)
41) Michael Thomas | NO (vs. CHI)
42) Jahan Dotson | WAS (at NE)
43) K.J. Osborn | MIN (at ATL)
44) Romeo Doubs | GB (vs. LAR)
45) Curtis Samuel | WAS (at NE)
46) Brandin Cooks | DAL (at PHI)
47) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | SEA (at BAL)
48) Elijah Moore | CLE (vs. ARI)
49) Michael Gallup | DAL (at PHI)
50) Jayden Reed | GB (vs. LAR)
51) Wan’Dale Robinson | NYG (at LV)
52) Odell Beckham Jr. | BAL (vs. SEA)
53) Tyler Boyd | CIN (vs. BUF)
54) DJ Chark | CAR (vs. IND)
55) Tutu Atwell | LAR (at GB)
56) Rondale Moore | ARI (at CLE)
57) Allen Lazard | NYJ (vs. LAC)
58) Jake Bobo | SEA (at BAL)
59) Michael Wilson | ARI (at CLE)
60) Brandon Powell | MIN (at ATL)
61) Demario Douglas | NE (vs. WAS)
62) Darius Slayton | NYG (at LV)
63) Jalin Hyatt | NYG (at LV)
64) Darnell Mooney | CHI (at NO)
65) Treylon Burks | TEN (at PIT)
66) Quentin Johnston | LAC (at NYJ)
67) Jonathan Mingo | CAR (vs. IND)
68) Marquez Valdes-Scantling | KC (vs. MIA)
69) Nelson Agholor | BAL (vs. SEA)
70) Kadarius Toney | KC (vs. MIA)
71) Skyy Moore | KC (vs. MIA)
72) Rashod Bateman | BAL (vs. SEA)
73) Trey Palmer | TB (at HOU)
74) Alec Pierce | IND (at CAR)
75) Braxton Berrios | MIA (at KC)
76) Donovan Peoples-Jones | CLE (vs. ARI)
77) Cedrick Wilson Jr. | MIA (at KC)
78) Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | TEN (at PIT)
79) Allen Robinson II | PIT (vs. TEN)
80) DeVante Parker | NE (vs. WAS)
81) Mecole Hardman Jr. | KC (vs. MIA)
82) JuJu Smith-Schuster | NE (vs. WAS)
83) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at CIN)
84) Julio Jones | PHI (vs. DAL)
85) Deonte Harty | BUF (at CIN)
86) Tyler Scott | CHI (at NO)
87) Noah Brown | HOU (vs. TB)
88) Isaiah Hodgins | NYG (at LV)
89) Van Jefferson | ATL (vs. MIN)
90) Tre Tucker | LV (vs. NYG)
Top WRs To Start in Week 9
Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints
Did you know that we have to go back to Week 1 of this season for the last time that Olave finished inside the top-15 wide receivers for fantasy football? He finished as the WR31 in Week 7 and is slated to finish as the WR56 in Week 8 prior to the Monday night contest, which is not what fantasy managers were hoping for when they drafted him with a premium selection.
However, he’s still seeing a healthy amount of targets every week, it just hasn’t translated to phenomenal production in the box score. Over the past three weeks, Olave has seen 10, 15, and nine targets. That’s what you want to chase after in your fantasy lineups.
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The touchdowns will follow eventually, and this is a great matchup for Derek Carr and Co. to light up the scoreboard. The Chicago Bears just got trounced on national television by the Los Angeles Chargers. Olave’s in a great spot to find the end zone for the second time this year in Week 9.
Gabe Davis, Buffalo Bills
We saw a career day for Davis in Week 8 with 12 targets, and it translated to a top-12 fantasy finish after two performances finishing outside of the top 80. Josh Allen looked like a different QB out there from what we’d seen recently — it translated to a big day from Davis.
In a matchup on Sunday Night Football against the Cincinnati Bengals, we should see points flying up on the board in this competitive game. Davis projects to be at the center of that. If you have him, he’s still a tad boom-or-bust, but he needs to be in your starting lineups here.
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