The NFL is a passing league nowadays and as you might expect, that has come with a major boon of talented wide receivers.
But who is the true cream of the crop? Let’s take a look around the NFL after Week 2 and power rank every team’s wide receivers.
Who are the top wide receivers in the NFL after week two of the games?
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: Christian Kirk
Christian Kirk was a nonfactor for the Jags on Sunday—in fact, he was worse than a nonfactor. The Jaguars’ number one option finished with just one reception for -1 yards, which had Jacksonville fans wondering why their front office was so willing to part ways with Calvin Ridley, who exploded this week for their rival Tennessee.
31. Buffalo Bills: Keon Coleman
The Bills didn’t throw the ball a whole lot on Sunday, as they dominated Miami, so you might expect Keon Coleman to be quiet, but he was silent, finishing with goose eggs across the board.
30. Denver Broncos: Courtland Sutton
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Courtland Sutton was a nonfactor on Sunday for a Broncos passing attack that, with the exception of Josh Reynolds, was largely non-existent. Sutton had just one catch for the day on four targets for 26 yards.
29. Carolina Panthers: Diontae Johnson
Diontae Johnson was supposed to add an element of dynamism to this Panthers offense, but it looks like he has been absorbed into the sludge. He finished the contest with just 15 yards on three catches. Yikes.
28. New England Patriots: DeMario Douglas
Week 2 was very quiet for New England’s wide receivers because of how conservatively Jacoby Brissett was playing. Douglas was visibly frustrated after the loss, as the Patriots’ lead receiver finished with no targets and goose eggs across his stat sheet.
27. Los Angeles Chargers: Joshua Palmer
The Chargers only threw the ball 20 times on Sunday, so there weren’t a lot of targets to go around. Plus, the Chargers won convincingly, so we’ll give Joshua Palmer a relative pass for his underwhelming two-catch, 19-yard performance.
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26. Cleveland Browns: Amari Cooper
Amari Cooper was awfully quiet on Sunday, with Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore getting a lot of the action. The star receiver caught just three of eight targets for a measly 11 yards.
25. Pittsburgh Steelers: George Pickens
George Pickens may have finished the game with only two catches for 29 yards, but he had the potential to have had a big afternoon. The Steelers’ mercurial star had a couple of potential big plays called back due to penalties.
24. Washington Commanders: Terry McLaurin
Terry McLaurin and Jayden Daniels have really struggled to get on the same page so far this season. The star receiver finished Week 2 with just six catches for 22 yards.
23. Los Angeles Rams: Cooper Kupp
It was tough sledding for the former Triple Crown winner. Cooper Kupp was held in check all game, finishing with four catches for 37 yards, and he ended up leaving the game early, joining his running mate Puka Nacua on the injury report.
22. New Orleans Saints: Chris Olave
Chris Olave, unlike the rest of the Saints offense, was quiet this week. He finished with just one catch for seven yards.
21. Houston Texans: Stefon Diggs
Stefon Diggs was quiet tonight, finishing with just four catches for 37 yards, as C.J. Stroud relied primarily on Nico Collins. It will be interesting to see if the diva wide receiver can handle the lack of attention he’s getting—or if he will end up creating a stink like he did in Buffalo and Minnesota.
20. Chicago Bears: DJ Moore
It’s a rough time to be one of the Bears’ wide receivers. With Keenan Allen out and Caleb Williams struggling to push the ball down the field, Chicago needed their WR1 to step up, but Moore was nowhere to be found. At least not to the standard that we’ve come to expect from the star pass catcher, as he finished the night with six catches for 53 yards.
19. Cincinnati Bengals: Ja'Marr Chase
The Bengals are going to need a whole lot more out of their wide receiver 1, Ja’Marr Chase, if they are going to be the contender that everyone expected them to be this year. Chase finished his Week 2 showdown with the Chiefs with only four catches for 35 yards and was tagged with a boneheaded, unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the fourth quarter.
18. New York Jets: Garrett Wilson
Garrett Wilson has been a little quieter than most expected to start the season, but the talented young wideout still managed to lead the Jets in receiving on the day with four receptions for 57 yards.
17. Indianapolis Colts: Michael Pittman Jr.
With how disjointed the Colts’ offense looked, thanks to Anthony Richardson, it is no wonder that Michael Pittman Jr. had a quiet game. He finished with three catches for 21 yards.
16. Kansas City Chiefs: Rashee Rice
Rashee Rice looked good again this week and continued to cement himself as a legitimate number-one option. The Chiefs star hauled in five catches for 75 yards and one score, including a big 44-yard catch against a tough Bengals defense.
15. Green Bay Packers: Romeo Doubs
Passing the football was clearly not the focal point of the Packers’ offense in Week 2, but credit to Romeo Doubs for helping to keep Malik Willis between the lines. Doubs led the Packers in receiving this week, hauling in all three of his targets for 62 yards.
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Evans
Mike Evans took a secondary role to Chris Godwin this week, as his sidekick finished with seven catches and 117 yards to his three for 42, but there is no questioning his status as the wide receiver 1 in Tampa.
13. Dallas Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb
CeeDee Lamb had a nice afternoon and a good overall game as one of the league’s most notable wide receivers, though none of his production really mattered. Still, he was a bright spot in the humiliating loss for Dallas, snagging four catches for 90 yards and a touchdown, including a 65-yarder.
12. Atlanta Falcons: Drake London
Drake London was outshined by Darnell Mooney under the bright lights of Monday Night Football but still had himself a heck of an evening. His connection with Kirk Cousins really seems to be taking form, as the two converted six of seven targets for 54 yards and a score.
11. Detroit Lions: Amon-Ra St. Brown
Lions fans have to be a little bit concerned after seeing St. Brown get dinged up again towards the end of the game on Sunday. That said, he answered the haters after a slow Week 1, putting up an impressive 11-catch, 119-yard stat line.
10. Miami Dolphins: Tyreek Hill
Three catches for 24 yards is not the stat line anyone expected from the Cheetah. Buffalo’s defense made him a non-factor, and without Hill making big plays downfield, Miami’s offense looked like a mess.
9. Philadelphia Eagles: DeVonta Smith
DeVonta Smith has done an admirable job of stepping in and stepping up with A.J. Brown, who is battling injury. He posted another solid stat line on Monday, catching the team’s only passing touchdown as one of his seven receptions for 76 yards.
8. San Francisco 49ers: Deebo Samuel Sr.
Deebo Samuel was the only San Francisco wide receiver that came to play this week. He hauled in eight receptions for 110 yards and was a problem for Minnesota all game.
7. Baltimore Ravens: Zay Flowers
Zay Flowers looked good again this week, snagging the Ravens’ only touchdown catch on the afternoon and notching seven receptions for 91 yards.
6. Seattle Seahawks: D.K. Metcalf
D.K. Metcalf was just half the story on Sunday, with his running mate, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, exploding for a 100-yard game as well, but the Seahawks’ number one option went off in his own right to the tune of 129 yards and a touchdown on 10 catches. What a week for both wide receivers.
5. Tennessee Titans: Calvin Ridley
Calvin Ridley was the lone bright spot for Tennessee in the passing game this week, as he hauled in four catches for 77 yards, one of which was an impressive 40-yard strike for a score.
4. Las Vegas Raiders: Davante Adams
Davante Adams looked like prime, Green Bay Davante, making a number of insanely impressive catches in the big win against Baltimore. The Raiders star finished the afternoon with nine receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown.
3. New York Giants: Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers was a beast on Sunday. Plain and simple. The rookie may be kicking himself over that tough drop at the end of the game, but he was the only reason New York was even in contention to begin with!
2. Arizona Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr.
After a pitiful NFL debut, Marvin Harrison Jr. exploded in Week 2 against what many expected to be a strong Los Angeles Rams defense. The rookie wide receiver flashed his pedigree, finishing with a monster stat line, hauling in four catches for two touchdowns and 130 yards.
1. Minnesota Vikings: Justin Jefferson
It looked like Justin Jefferson was on his way to truly astronomical numbers this week, thanks in part to that 97-yard bomb and run, until an injury derailed him and struck fear into every Vikings fan’s heart. Fortunately, it looks like he will be okay.
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