Fantasy Football: Week 17 WR Rankings

Check out Kevin Hanson's top 70 wide receivers for Week 17 of the 2019 season.

Kevin Hanson joins SI for the 2019 season. His fantasy rankings have placed him in the Top 20 in each of the past two seasons among all the industry experts tracked by FantasyPros.com, and he has been in the Top 25 in six of the past eight years.

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WR Start of the Week: Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos (vs. OAK)

Back in Week 1, Sutton converted seven-of-eight targets into a season-high 120 yards against the Oakland Raiders. Despite catching passes from three different (less-than-elite) quarterbacks in 2019, the second-year receiver has eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark (68/1,060/6) in his breakout season.

Kicking off his 2019 campaign with remarkable consistency, Sutton surpassed 50 receiving yards in nine of his first 10 games and the exception was a 40-yard performance in Week 2. While he has been less consistent recently, with 41 yards or fewer in three of his past five games, Sutton has had his first two games of double-digit targets in back-to-back weeks entering the season finale.

Against a shaky pass defense that has surrendered the eighth-most fantasy points to opposing wideouts this season, Sutton has the potential for another big game, assuming his target share remains high.

WR Sit of the Week: Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings (vs. CHI)

Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but this will be Thielen’s third game back from an extended absence due to his hamstring injury. One week after a 3/27 performance against the Chargers, Thielen put up a goose egg against the Packers on Monday Night Football.

Given the fact that the Vikings have the No. 6 seed sewn up, with no chance to improve upon it, it’s possible that Thielen doesn’t play a full game in Week 17. In his first matchup against the Bears, who have allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to opposing receivers this season, Thielen had two receptions for only six scoreless yards on six targets.

[Update: There is the potential for the team to rest many of its starters, as ESPN’s Courtney Cronin notes, so even if Thielen is active, there’s no guarantee he plays a full game.]

Week 17 fantasy football wide receiver rankings (half-PPR scoring):

WR1: Michael Thomas, NO @ CAR

WR2: Julio Jones, ATL @ TB

WR3: Davante Adams, GB @ DET

WR4: Tyreek Hill, KC vs LAC

WR5: Julian Edelman, NE vs MIA

WR6: Courtland Sutton, DEN vs OAK

WR7: DeAndre Hopkins, HOU vs TEN

WR8: Allen Robinson, CHI @ MIN

WR9: A.J. Brown, TEN @ HOU

WR10: Keenan Allen, LAC @ KC

WR11: Amari Cooper, DAL vs WAS

WR12: Devante Parker, MIA @ NE

WR13: Robert Woods, LAR vs ARI

WR14: Kenny Golladay, DET vs GB

WR15: Breshad Perriman, TB vs ATL

WR16: Tyler Lockett, SEA vs SF

WR17: Tyler Boyd, CIN vs CLE

WR18: Michael Gallup, DAL vs WAS

WR19: Cooper Kupp, LAR vs ARI

WR20: Jarvis Landry, CLE @ CIN

WR21: Odell Beckham Jr., CLE @ CIN

WR22: D.K. Metcalf, SEA vs SF

WR23: Emmanuel Sanders, SF @ SEA

WR24: T.Y. Hilton, IND @ JAC

WR25: D.J. Chark, JAC vs IND

WR26: Mike Williams, LAC @ KC

WR27: Curtis Samuel, CAR vs NO

WR28: Anthony Miller, CHI @ MIN

WR29: Deebo Samuel, SF @ SEA

WR30: John Brown, BUF vs NYJ

WR31: Justin Watson, TB vs ATL

WR32: Darius Slayton, NYG vs PHI

WR33: Greg Ward, PHI @ NYG

WR34: Christian Kirk, ARI @ LAR

WR35: Sterling Shepard, NYG vs PHI

WR36: Steven Sims, WAS @ DAL

WR37: Jamison Crowder, NYJ @ BUF

WR38: Golden Tate, NYG vs PHI

WR39: Robby Anderson, NYJ @ BUF

WR40: Chris Conley, JAC vs IND

WR41: Stefon Diggs, MIN vs CHI

WR42: Brandin Cooks, LAR vs ARI

WR43: James Washington, PIT @ BAL

WR44: Tyrell Williams, OAK @ DEN

WR45: Larry Fitzgerald, ARI @ LAR

WR46: John Ross, CIN vs CLE

WR47: Dede Westbrook, JAC vs IND

WR48: Diontae Johnson, PIT @ BAL

WR49: Zach Pascal, IND @ JAC

WR50: Russell Gage, ATL @ TB

WR51: Danny Amendola, DET vs GB

WR52: Kenny Stills, HOU vs TEN

WR53: Adam Thielen, MIN vs CHI

WR54: Sammy Watkins, KC vs LAC

WR55: Olabisi Johnson, MIN vs CHI

WR56: Cole Beasley, BUF vs NYJ

WR57: Randall Cobb, DAL vs WAS

WR58: JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT @ BAL

WR59: Hunter Renfrow, OAK @ DEN

WR60: Allen Lazard, GB @ DET

WR61: Mohamed Sanu, NE vs MIA

WR62: Kelvin Harmon, WAS @ DAL

WR63: Kendrick Bourne, SF @ SEA

WR64: Corey Davis, TEN @ HOU

WR65: N'Keal Harry, NE vs MIA

WR66: Laquon Treadwell, MIN vs CHI

WR67: Marquise Brown, BAL vs PIT

WR68: Demaryius Thomas, NYJ @ BUF

WR69: Albert Wilson, MIA @ NE

WR70: Ted Ginn, NO @ CAR

Week 17 fantasy football wide receiver rankings (non-PPR scoring):

WR1: Julio Jones, ATL @ TB

WR2: Michael Thomas, NO @ CAR

WR3: Tyreek Hill, KC vs LAC

WR4: Davante Adams, GB @ DET

WR5: Courtland Sutton, DEN vs OAK

WR6: Julian Edelman, NE vs MIA

WR7: DeAndre Hopkins, HOU vs TEN

WR8: Allen Robinson, CHI @ MIN

WR9: A.J. Brown, TEN @ HOU

WR10: Keenan Allen, LAC @ KC

WR11: Amari Cooper, DAL vs WAS

WR12: Tyler Lockett, SEA vs SF

WR13: Robert Woods, LAR vs ARI

WR14: Breshad Perriman, TB vs ATL

WR15: Kenny Golladay, DET vs GB

WR16: Devante Parker, MIA @ NE

WR17: Michael Gallup, DAL vs WAS

WR18: Cooper Kupp, LAR vs ARI

WR19: Tyler Boyd, CIN vs CLE

WR20: Odell Beckham Jr., CLE @ CIN

WR21: D.K. Metcalf, SEA vs SF

WR22: Jarvis Landry, CLE @ CIN

WR23: Mike Williams, LAC @ KC

WR24: T.Y. Hilton, IND @ JAC

WR25: Curtis Samuel, CAR vs NO

WR26: Emmanuel Sanders, SF @ SEA

WR27: Anthony Miller, CHI @ MIN

WR28: John Brown, BUF vs NYJ

WR29: D.J. Chark, JAC vs IND

WR30: Deebo Samuel, SF @ SEA

WR31: Darius Slayton, NYG vs PHI

WR32: Justin Watson, TB vs ATL

WR33: Christian Kirk, ARI @ LAR

WR34: Robby Anderson, NYJ @ BUF

WR35: Sterling Shepard, NYG vs PHI

WR36: Greg Ward, PHI @ NYG

WR37: Steven Sims, WAS @ DAL

WR38: Jamison Crowder, NYJ @ BUF

WR39: Brandin Cooks, LAR vs ARI

WR40: Golden Tate, NYG vs PHI

WR41: Chris Conley, JAC vs IND

WR42: Stefon Diggs, MIN vs CHI

WR43: James Washington, PIT @ BAL

WR44: Tyrell Williams, OAK @ DEN

WR45: John Ross, CIN vs CLE

WR46: Kenny Stills, HOU vs TEN

WR47: Russell Gage, ATL @ TB

WR48: Zach Pascal, IND @ JAC

WR49: Dede Westbrook, JAC vs IND

WR50: Diontae Johnson, PIT @ BAL

WR51: Larry Fitzgerald, ARI @ LAR

WR52: Sammy Watkins, KC vs LAC

WR53: Adam Thielen, MIN vs CHI

WR54: Danny Amendola, DET vs GB

WR55: Olabisi Johnson, MIN vs CHI

WR56: JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT @ BAL

WR57: Cole Beasley, BUF vs NYJ

WR58: Randall Cobb, DAL vs WAS

WR59: Allen Lazard, GB @ DET

WR60: Mohamed Sanu, NE vs MIA

WR61: Hunter Renfrow, OAK @ DEN

WR62: N'Keal Harry, NE vs MIA

WR63: Kendrick Bourne, SF @ SEA

WR64: Vyncint Smith, NYJ @ BUF

WR65: Kelvin Harmon, WAS @ DAL

WR66: Corey Davis, TEN @ HOU

WR67: Ted Ginn, NO @ CAR

WR68: Marquise Brown, BAL vs PIT

WR69: Laquon Treadwell, MIN vs CHI

WR70: Albert Wilson, MIA @ NE