Week 9 Fantasy Football WR Rankings: WR/CB shadow matchups, best game environments, MORE

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Week 9 WR rankings and WR tiers: Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 wide receivers for Week 9 of fantasy football (with the Steelers and Titans on bye) and sorts them into five tiers. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the WR1, Jameson Williams is the WR14, Michael Wilson is the WR22 and Rome Odunze is the WR33. Along the way Ian stops for four bigger questions about the position: which corners will shadow, who has the best game environments, which defenses are worst against the deep ball and which are worst after the catch.

TIER 1: THE BIG 12
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Puka Nacua, CeeDee Lamb, Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Malik Nabers, Tee Higgins, Matthew Golden, Christian Watson, Chris Olave, Nico Collins, Drake London.
Key question: which high-profile corners should we expect to shadow their opponent's top receiver this week?

TIER 2: UPSIDE WR2S
Justin Jefferson, Jameson Williams, Luther Burden III, DJ Moore, Parker Washington, Mike Evans, Rashee Rice, George Pickens, Garrett Wilson, Michael Wilson, Stefon Diggs, Zay Flowers.
Key question: which wide receivers have the best game environments in Week 9?

TIER 3: BOOM-OR-BUST WR3S
Jalen Coker, Tetairoa McMillan, DeMario Douglas, Keenan Allen, Jaylen Waddle, Ladd McConkey, Devaughn Vele, Tre Tucker, Rome Odunze, Adonai Mitchell, Omar Cooper Jr., Makai Lemon.
Key question: which defenses have been the NFL's worst against the deep ball?

TIER 4: WE'RE SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE
Ryan Flournoy, Emeka Egbuka, Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, Malik Washington, Caleb Douglas, Antonio Williams, KC Concepcion Jr., Denzel Boston, Jordan Addison, Marvin Harrison Jr., Josh Downs.
Key question: which defenses have been particularly awful at slowing down receivers after the catch?

TIER 5: GOOD LUCK, MAN
Kyle Williams, Xavier Worthy, Treylon Burks, Darius Cooper, Malachi Fields, Chris Godwin, Jakobi Meyers, Courtland Sutton, Jahan Dotson, Efton Chism III, Savion Williams, Isaac TeSlaa.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:21 Tier 1: The Big 12
7:28 Key question: WR/CB shadow matchups
11:31 Tier 2: Upside WR2s
23:41 Key question: best game environments
25:17 Tier 3: Boom-or-bust WR3s
33:48 Key question: deep-ball defenses
34:21 Tier 4: We're saying there's a chance
40:00 Key question: after the catch
40:33 Tier 5: Good luck, man
44:49 Wrapping up

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