Fantasy WR Rankings Wk 9 PPR: Start 'em, sleepers & streamers

Tim Heaney

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Updated Week 9 Fantasy WR Rankings PPR: Who to start, best sleepers, and top bye-week streamers for wide receivers image

TL;DR

Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are top-ranked wide receivers for Week 9 PPR leagues.
The rankings provide flex position substitutes due to numerous prominent players being sidelined.
Key players like Ja'Marr Chase, Chris Olave, and Ladd McConkey are also highly rated.
The list includes WR1, WR2, WR3, and Flex options for fantasy football lineup decisions.

We hope you survived Byemageddon and weathered the absence of top players on a season-high six bye teams in Week 8.

With numerous prominent players sidelined in Week 9, particularly at the wide receiver position, this roster should help you identify suitable substitutes for your fantasy football flex positions.

Keep reading for our Week 9 wide receiver rankings to help make your lineup decisions.

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WR Ranks: Week 9 PPR

Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST | PK | Half-PPR Cheat Sheet

For Week 9 fantasy football, these rankings of wide receivers are for players in point-per-reception (PPR) leagues.

Rk	Tr	Name	TM	OPP	Week 9 Value
1	1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	MIN	Elite WR1
2	1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	@WAS	Elite WR1
3	1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	CHI	Elite WR1
4	2	Chris Olave	NO	@LAR	Elite WR1
5	2	Ladd McConkey	LAC	@TEN	Elite WR1
6	3	Rashee Rice	KC	@BUF	WR1
7	3	Puka Nacua	LAR	NO	WR1
8	3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	ARI	WR1
9	4	Justin Jefferson	MIN	@DET	WR1/WR2
10	4	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	BAL	WR1/WR2
11	4	DK Metcalf	PIT	IND	WR1/WR2
12	4	Drake London	ATL	@NE	WR1/WR2
13	4	Marvin Harrison	ARI	@DAL	WR1/WR2
14	4	George Pickens	DAL	ARI	WR1/WR2
15	5	Jordan Addison	MIN	@DET	Strong WR2
16	5	Deebo Samuel	WAS	SEA	Strong WR2
17	5	Michael Pittman	IND	@PIT	Strong WR2
18	5	Nico Collins	HOU	DEN	WR1
19	5	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	@GB	Strong WR2
20	6	Tee Higgins	CIN	CHI	WR2
21	6	Davante Adams	LAR	NO	WR2
22	6	Rome Odunze	CHI	@CIN	WR2
23	6	Zay Flowers	BAL	@MIA	WR2
24	7	Josh Downs	IND	@PIT	WR2/WR3
25	7	Cooper Kupp	SEA	@WAS	WR2/WR3
26	7	Keenan Allen	LAC	@TEN	WR2/WR3
27	8	Tre Tucker	LV	JAX	WR2/WR3
28	8	Jameson Williams	DET	MIN	WR2/WR3
29	8	Brian Thomas	JAX	@LV	INJ-QUE
30	9	Rashid Shaheed	NO	@LAR	WR3
31	9	Quentin Johnston	LAC	@TEN	WR3
32	9	Xavier Worthy	KC	@BUF	WR3
33	9	Khalil Shakir	BUF	KC	WR3
34	9	Kayshon Boutte	NE	ATL	WR3
35	9	Stefon Diggs	NE	ATL	WR3
36	9	Troy Franklin	DEN	@HOU	WR3
37	10	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	SF	WR3/Flex
38	10	Alec Pierce	IND	@PIT	WR3/Flex
39	10	Jakobi Meyers	LV	JAX	WR3/Flex
40	10	Xavier Legette	CAR	@GB	WR3/Flex
41	10	Romeo Doubs	GB	CAR	WR3/Flex
42	10	DJ Moore	CHI	@CIN	WR3/Flex
43	10	Courtland Sutton	DEN	@HOU	WR3/Flex
44	11	Calvin Austin	PIT	IND	Flex
45	11	Kendrick Bourne	SF	@NYG	Flex
46	11	Hollywood Brown	KC	@BUF	Flex
47	11	Chimere Dike	TEN	LAC	Flex
48	11	Christian Kirk	HOU	DEN	Flex
49	11	Matthew Golden	GB	CAR	Flex
50	11	Jordan Whittington	LAR	NO	Flex
51	11	Keon Coleman	BUF	KC	Flex
52	11	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	DEN	Flex
53	12	Darius Slayton	NYG	SF	Flex/Bench
54	12	Malik Washington	MIA	BAL	Flex/Bench
55	12	Roman Wilson	PIT	IND	Flex/Bench
56	12	Parker Washington	JAX	@LV	Flex/Bench
57	12	Jalen Coker	CAR	@GB	Flex/Bench
58	12	Jauan Jennings	SF	@NYG	Flex/Bench
59	12	Zay Jones	ARI	@DAL	Flex/Bench
60	12	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	LAC	Flex/Bench
61	12	Christian Watson	GB	CAR	Flex/Bench

62	13	Savion Williams	GB	CAR	Bench
63	13	Jaylin Noel	HOU	DEN	Bench
64	13	Jayden Higgins	HOU	DEN	Bench
65	13	Mack Hollins	NE	ATL	Bench
66	13	DeMario Douglas	NE	ATL	Bench
67	13	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	@CIN	Bench
68	13	Rashod Bateman	BAL	@MIA	Bench

70	14	Chris Moore	WAS	SEA	Bench
71	14	Robbie Chosen	WAS	SEA	Bench
72	14	Jack Bech	LV	JAX	Bench
73	14	Michael Wilson	ARI	@DAL	Bench
74	14	Tre' Harris	LAC	@TEN	Bench
75	14	Tyquan Thornton	KC	@BUF	Bench
76	14	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	@BUF	Bench
77	14	Van Jefferson	TEN	LAC	Bench
78	14	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	@NE	Bench
79	14	Darnell Mooney	ATL	@NE	Bench
80	14	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	ARI	Bench
81	14	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	ARI	Bench
82	15	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	NYG	SF	Bench
83	15	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	CHI	Bench
84	15	Dyami Brown	JAX	@LV	Bench
85	15	Braxton Berrios	HOU	DEN	Bench
86	15	Demarcus Robinson	SF	@NYG	Bench
87	15	Jaylin Lane	WAS	SEA	Bench
88	15	Pat Bryant	DEN	@HOU	Bench
89	15	Jalen Nailor	MIN	@DET	Bench
90	15	Ashton Dulin	IND	@PIT	Bench
91	15	Kalif Raymond	DET	MIN	Bench
93	15	Malik Heath	GB	CAR	Bench
94	15	David Sills	ATL	@NE	Bench
95	15	Xavier Smith	LAR	NO	Bench
96	16	Tory Horton	SEA	@WAS	Bench
97	16	Greg Dortch	ARI	@DAL	Bench
98	16	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	@MIA	Bench
99	16	Jimmy Horn	CAR	@GB	Bench
100	16	Curtis Samuel	BUF	KC	Bench
101	16	Jared Wayne	HOU	DEN	Bench
102	16	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	SEA	Bench
103	16	Dee Eskridge	MIA	BAL	Bench
104	16	Konata Mumpfield	LAR	NO	Bench
105	16	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	ARI	Bench
106	16	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	MIN	Bench
109	17	Devaughn Vele	NO	@LAR	Bench
110	17	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	SF	Bench
111	17	Tyler Lockett	LV	JAX	Bench
112	17	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	KC	Bench
113	17	Elijah Moore	BUF	KC	Bench
114	17	Devin Duvernay	CHI	@CIN	Bench
115	17	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	BAL	Bench
116	17	Dont'e Thornton	LV	JAX	Bench
118	17	Adam Thielen	MIN	@DET	Bench
119	17	Beaux Collins	NYG	SF	Bench
120	17	Jordan Watkins	SF	@NYG	Bench
121	17	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	@TEN	Bench
122	17	Trent Sherfield	DEN	@HOU	Bench
123	18	Brandin Cooks	NO	@LAR	Bench
125	18	Kyle Williams	NE	ATL	Bench
126	18	Tay Martin	WAS	SEA	Bench
128	18	Adonai Mitchell	IND	@PIT	Bench
129	18	Cedrick Wilson	MIA	BAL	Bench
130	18	Alex Bachman	LV	JAX	Bench
131	18	Ben Skowronek	PIT	IND	Bench
133	18	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	@GB	Bench
135	18	Skyy Moore	SF	@NYG	Bench
136	18	Malik Turner	SF	@NYG	Bench
137	18	Mason Tipton	NO	@LAR	Bench
138	18	Tylan Wallace	BAL	@MIA	Bench

OUT	--	Calvin Ridley	TEN	LAC
OUT	--	Ricky Pearsall	SF	@NYG
OUT	--	Joshua Palmer	BUF	KC
OUT	--	Marvin Mims	DEN	@HOU	Bench
INACTIVE	--	Luther Burden	CHI	@CIN
OUT	--	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	CAR
IR-R	--	Travis Hunter	JAX	@LV
IR-R	--	Jayden Reed	GB	CAR
IR-R	--	Tutu Atwell	LAR	NO
IR-R	--	Noah Brown	WAS	SEA

BYE	--	DeVonta Smith	PHI	BYE
BYE	--	A.J. Brown	PHI	BYE
BYE	--	Emeka Egbuka	TB	BYE
BYE	--	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	BYE
BYE	--	Tez Johnson	TB	BYE
BYE	--	Isaiah Williams	NYJ	BYE
BYE	--	Kameron Johnson	TB	BYE
BYE	--	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	BYE
BYE	--	Sterling Shepard	TB	BYE
BYE	--	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	BYE
BYE	--	Jahan Dotson	PHI	BYE
BYE	--	Chris Godwin	TB	BYE
BYE	--	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	BYE
BYE	--	Jamari Thrash	CLE	BYE
BYE	--	Malachi Corley	CLE	BYE
BYE	--	Isaiah Bond	CLE	BYE
BYE	--	Ryan Miller	TB	BYE
BYE	--	Gage Larvadain	CLE	BYE
BYE	--	Allen Lazard	NYJ	BYE
BYE	--	Arian Smith	NYJ	BYE
BYE	--	Xavier Gipson	PHI	BYE
BYE	--	Mike Evans	TB	BYE

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Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.