Fantasy Football: Even with Brady, Godwin is No. 2 at wide receiver

TIER 3 WIDE RECEIVERS

Please note that in many draft kits, the term “WR3” is often used interchangeably with “Tier  3” wide receivers.

25. Odell Beckham, Jr., Cleveland Browns

• 2019 rank – No. 25

26. Emmanuel Sanders, New Orleans Saints

• 2019 rank – No. 30

27. Jamison Crowder, New York Jets

• 2019 rank – No. 26

28. Calvin Ridley, Atlanta Falcons

• 2019 rank – No. 27

29. Terry McLaurin, Washington Redskins

• 2019 rank – No. 29

30. Marvin Jones Jr., Detroit Lions

• 2019 rank – No. 28

31. Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs

• 2019 rank – No. 32

32. Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers

• 2019 rank – No. 31

33. D. K. Metcalf, Seattle Seattle Seahawks

• 2019 rank -No. 33

34. Curtis Samuel, Carolina Panthers

• 2019 rank – No. 36

35. Cole Beasley, Buffalo Bills

• 2019 rank – No. 34

36. Larry FItzgerald, Arizona Cardinals

• 2019 rank – No. 35

The wide receiver who made the biggest climb in the rankings is  Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans.  Julian Edelman of the New England Patroits suffered the biggest fall in the rankings.  Both players’ rankings were influenced by Tom Brady’s move from New England to Tampa Bay.

SLEEPER

This year’s “sleeper” at wide receiver is Arizona Cardinal DeAndre Hopkins.  Hopkins is considered by many of the top cornerbacks in the NFL as the toughest receiver to cover one-on-one..  We’ll see this year if the Kyler Murray-to-Hopkins connection is superior to the Deshaun Watson-to-Hopkins connection.