Before you come at me with any "How could you have [Random Mediocre Wide Receiver] ranked so high???" questions or comments for my Week 7 rankings, it's worth remembering that, with the Bills, Rams, Eagles, and Vikings on bye this week, each of my top four wide receivers from last week's rankings are out this week – not to mention three other top-30 options from Week 6.
Which is how you get Keenan Allen as a top-20 WR during a week when he talked about sitting out. As of this writing -- roughly 11 a.m., Sunday morning -- Allen's status for Week 7 is in question. He's going to test out his ailing hamstring before the team's 4:25 kick off, but at least one pre-game report indicates Allen is "trending positive."
It's tough to trust Allen even given that report, and if you have to choose between some of the lower-ranked guys who play earlier, like Christian Kirk, Terry McLaurin, or Allen Lazard, you should probably default to the 1 p.m. guys unless you have a similar option available later to swap in. It's a tough spot, with Allen kicking off in the later window Sunday with a legitimately questionable status. If you can avoid the situation entirely, it's not a bad idea.
But Allen is the kind of player you're going to start when he's active if you can. He's a top-12 WR when healthy, and if he plays, you have to treat him as if he's healthy, more or less. It's a tough spot, but I'll roll the dice on Allen. Here are the rest of my wide receiver rankings for Week 7.
- Tyreek Hill vs. PIT
- Ja'Marr Chase vs. ATL
- Davante Adams vs. HOU
- Chris Godwin @CAR
- Amon-Ra St. Brown @DAL
- CeeDee Lamb vs. DET
- Deebo Samuel vs. KC
- Michael Pittman @TEN
- Mike Williams vs. SEA
- Tee Higgins vs. ATL
- Mike Evans @CAR
- Jaylen Waddle vs. PIT
- Tyler Lockett @LAC
- Amari Cooper @BAL
- Jakobi Meyers vs. CHI
- Diontae Johnson @MIA
- Keenan Allen vs. SEA
- Brandin Cooks @LV
- DK Metcalf @LAC
- JuJu Smith-Schuster @SF
- Allen Lazard @WAS
- Courtland Sutton vs. NYJ
- Michael Gallup vs. DET
- Christian Kirk vs. NYG
- Rashod Bateman vs. CLE
- Curtis Samuel vs. GB
- Romeo Doubs @WAS
- Brandon Aiyuk vs. KC
- Hunter Renfrow vs. HOU
- Darnell Mooney @NE
- Drake London @CIN
- Josh Reynolds @DAL
- Garrett Wilson @DEN
- Chase Claypool @MIA
- Jerry Jeudy vs. NYJ
- D.J. Moore vs. TB
- Devin Duvernay vs. CLE
- Robert Woods vs. IND
- George Pickens @MIA
- Donovan Peoples-Jones @BAL
- Terry McLaurin vs. GB
- Darius Slayton @JAX
- Corey Davis @DEN
- Alec Pierce @TEN
- Tyler Boyd vs. ATL
- Wan'Dale Robinson @JAX
- Nico Collins @LV
- Tyquan Thornton vs. CHI
- Mecole Hardman @SF
- Mack Hollins vs. HOU
- Zay Jones vs. NYG
- Marquez Valdes-Scantling @SF
- DeVante Parker vs. CHI
- Richie James @JAX
- Trent Sherfield vs. PIT
- Kyle Philips vs. IND
- Russell Gage @CAR
- Noah Brown vs. DET