Week 13 Fantasy WR Rankings: DeAndre Hopkins, Amari Cooper among matchup worries

Matt Lutovsky

Week 13 Fantasy WR Rankings: DeAndre Hopkins, Amari Cooper among matchup worries image

The fantasy football playoffs are right around the corner, so what better time to have a stacked set of fantasy WR rankings? Week 13 should hopefully see the returns of several key injured wide receivers (Adam Thielen, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Alshon Jeffery, Tyreek Hill), but obviously we won't know for sure until the games kick off. At this point in the season, you can't take anything for granted, and every start-or-sit decision should be scrutinized. 

This week, that even includes DeAndre Hopkins (vs. Patriots) and Amari Cooper (vs. Bills). Cooper, who's clearly not 100 percent, was held without a catch in Week 12 by Stephon Gilmore and the Patriots. The wet weather didn't help, but Cooper has now turned in two duds in a row and gets Tre'Davious White, who just shut down Courtland Sutton. Hopkins faces Gilmore this week, and while it's always tough to sit one of football's best receivers when he's fully healthy, New England's numbers speak for themselves. Golden Tate is the only WR to catch a touchdown or top 78 receiving yards against the Pats this year. JuJu Smith-Schuster (6-78, aided by garbage time), Terry McLaurin (3-51), Odell Beckham Jr. (5-52), Jarvis Landry (5-65), Hollywood Brown (3-48), and Cooper have all been held in check. However, Hopkins is having a better year than all of those players, and he plays with the best passing QB of the bunch (apologies to healthy Ben Roethlisberger). He'll also be at home, something JuJu, the Browns, and Cooper didn't have the advantage of. 

WEEK 13 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Can you really sit Hopkins? You can. It's possible you have three wide receivers better. Will you? Probably not, but Will Fuller is another story. You can argue he actually has more upside because he won't have Gilmore on him and he has more big-play potential. That might be true, but, again -- only one receiver has caught a touchdown against the Pats all year. Perhaps they're due to get burned, especially when you factor in the bad QBs/mediocre WRs they've faced, but Fuller is the definition of a boom-or-bust risk this week.

WEEK 13 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Fortunately, there are plenty of potential sleepers. Russell Gage (vs. Saints), Tre'Quan Smith/Ted Ginn (@ Falcons), and Taylor Gabriel/Anthony Miller (@ Lions) could get your week started off right on Thanksgiving if you're willing to take a risk, while Demarcus Robinson/Mecole Hardman are boom-or-bust fliers on Sunday against the Raiders, especially if Tyreek Hill (hamstring) is out. Dede Westbrook/Chris Conley (vs. Buccaneers) are also solid options, while Kelvin Harmon (@ Panthers) is a deep play in a favorable matchup. Green Bay's secondary receivers are worth a look against the Giants, and New England's Nos. 2 and 3 -- whatever the combination is of Mohamed Sanu (ankle), Phillip Dorsett (concussion), Jakobi Meyers, and N'Keal Harry) -- have potential value against the Texans.

WEEK 13 DFS LINEUPS:
FD Cash | FD GPP | DK Cash | DK GPPY! Cash | Y! GPP

Suttron (vs. Chargers), Keenan Allen/Mike Williams (@ Broncos), OBJ/Landry (@ Steelers), Hollywood Brown (vs. 49ers), Kenny Golladay/Marvin Jones (vs. Bears), Cooper/Michael Gallup (vs. Bills), and John Brown/Cole Beasley (@ Cowboys) aren't in great spots, but most are worth starting. Hollywood is the riskiest, with Williams and Beasley also having relatively low floors and ceilings. 

Note: We'll continue to update these rankings all week, so check back for the latest and individual player analysis. 

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Week 13 Fantasy WR Rankings

These rankings are for standard, non-PPR leagues.

Rank Player
1 Michael Thomas, NO @ ATL
2 Tyreek Hill, KC vs. OAK
3 DJ Chark, JAX vs. TB
4 Davante Adams, GB @ NYG
5 Tyler Lockett, SEA @ MIN
6 Cooper Kupp, LAR @ ARZ
7 D.J. Moore, CAR vs. WAS
8 Julian Edelman, NE @ HOU
9 Chris Godwin, TB @ JAX
10 Tyrell Williams, OAK @ KC
11 Adam Thielen, MIN @ SEA
12 Mike Evans, TB @ JAX
13 Stefon Diggs, MIN @ SEA
14 Allen Robinson, CHI @ DET
15 Calvin Ridley, ATL vs. NO
16 Terry McLaurin, WAS @ CAR
17 DeVante Parker, MIA vs. PHI
18 DK Metcalf, SEA vs. MIN
19 Jarvis Landry, CLE @ PIT
20 Courtland Sutton, DEN vs. LAC
21 Odell Beckham Jr., CLE @ PIT
22 Keenan Allen, LAC @ DEN
23 Alshon Jeffery, PHI @ MIA
24 DeAndre Hopkins, HOU vs. NE
25 Tyler Boyd, CIN vs. NYJ
26 John Brown, BUF @ DAL
27 Kenny Golladay, DET vs. CHI
28 Amari Cooper, DAL vs. BUF
29 Jamison Crowder, NYJ @ CIN
30 Dede Westbrook, JAX vs. TB
31 Curtis Samuel, CAR vs. WAS
32 Russell Gage, ATL vs. NO
33 Brandin Cooks, LAR @ ARZ
34 Mohamed Sanu, NE @ HOU
35 Sammy Watkins, KC vs. OAK
36 Deebo Samuel, SF @ BAL
37 Sterling Shepard, NYG vs. GB
38 Marquise Brown, BAL vs. SF
39 Emmanuel Sanders, SF @ BAL
40 Christian Kirk, ARZ vs. LAR
41 Robert Woods, LAR @ ARZ
42 James Washington, PIT vs. CLE
43 Will Fuller V, HOU vs. NE
44 Marvin Jones, DET vs. CHI
45 Chris Conley, JAX vs. TB
46 Michael Gallup, DAL vs. BUF
47 Mike Williams, LAC @ DEN
48 Anthony Miller, CHI @ DET
49 Geronimo Allison, GB @ NYG
50 Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ vs. LAR
51 Cole Beasley, BUF @ DAL
52 Nelson Agholor, PHI @ MIA
53 Phillip Dorsett, NE @ HOU
54 Darius Slayton, NYG vs. GB
55 A.J. Brown, TEN @ IND
56 Marcus Johnson, IND vs. TEN
57 Randall Cobb, DAL vs. BUF
58 Mecole Hardman, KC vs. OAK
59 Robby Anderson, NYJ @ CIN
60 Kelvin Harmon, WAS @ CAR
61 Tre'Quan Smith, NO @ ATL
62 Zay Jones, OAK vs. KC
63 Josh Gordon, SEA vs. MIN
64 Zach Pascal, IND vs. TEN
65 Demaryius Thomas, NYJ @ CIN
66 Ted Ginn Jr., NO @ ATL
67 Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB @ NYG
68 Malik Turner, SEA vs. MIN
69 Corey Davis, TEN @ IND
70 Demarcus Robinson, KC vs. OAK
71 Alex Erickson, CIN vs. NYJ
72 Allen Hurns, MIA vs. PHI
73 N'Keal Harry, NE @ HOU
74 Allen Lazard, GB @ NYG
75 Danny Amendola, DET vs. CHI
76 Diontae Johnson, PIT vs. CLE
77 Willie Snead, BAL vs. SF
78 Kendrick Bourne, SF @ BAL
79 Trevor Davis, OAK @ KC
80 Tim Patrick, DEN vs. LAC
81 Trey Quinn, WAS @ CAR
82 Adam Humphries, TEN @ IND
83 Scotty Miller, TB @ JAX
84 Josh Reynolds, LAR @ ARZ

Matt Lutovsky

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Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.