Fantasy Football ‘22: Final WR and TE Redraft Rankings

Justin Jefferson: The New WR#1?

(Published August 4, 2022, FINAL UPDATE September 1, 2022)

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These are our UPDATED and FINAL (as of 9-1-22) rankings for redraft leagues, with indications of significant risers and fallers since the last update on 8-24-22. Below are tiered rankings for QBs and RBs. NOTE: R indicates RISER, F indicates FALLER and N indicates NEWLY RANKED. For QB and RB, follow this link: https://www.thepigskinpapers.com/posts-1/fantasy-football-22-wr-and-te-redraft-rankings. So let’s go!

Mr. Triple Crown Tops the Rankings

WR Rankings and Tiers (Half PPR)

Tier I

1. C. Kupp

2. J. Jefferson

3. J. Chase

   Tier II

4. S. Diggs

5. D. Adams

6. C. Lamb

7. M. Evans

8. M. Pittman

9. T. Hill

   Tier III

10. T. Higgins (R)

11. D. Samuel (F)

12. A.J. Brown

13. D.J. Moore

14. K. Allen (F)

15. C. Sutton (R)

16. M. Williams (R)

    Tier IV

17. J. Waddle (F)

18. T. McLaurin

19. D. Johnson (R)

20. B. Cooks

21. M. Brown (R)

22. A. Robinson (R)

23. C. Godwin

24. M. Thomas

25. G. Davis (R)

26. A. Cooper (R)

27. D. Mooney (R)

    Tier V

28. D.K. Metcalf

29. A. St. Brown (R)

30. R. Bateman (R)

31. C. Kirk (R)

32. A. Lazard (R)

33. J. Jeudy (F)

34. E. Moore

35. A. Thielen

36. D. Smith

37. J. Smith-Schuster

38. R. Woods

39. H. Renfrow

40. D. London

41. B. Aiyuk

    Tier VI

42. D. Hopkins

43. C. Olave (R)

44. K. Toney (R)

45. R. Gage

46. C. Claypool

47. MVS

48. D.J. Chark (F)

49. T. Burks

50. T. Lockett

51. G. Wilson (F)

52. T. Boyd

53. J. Meyers

54. M. Gallup

55. D. Parker

56. R. Moore

57. J. Landry

58. G. Pickens

59. J. Dotson

60. S. Moore

    Tier VII

61. J. Jones

62. C. Davis

63. W. Robinson (R)

64. M. Jones

65. J. Palmer (R)

66. R. Doubs (F)

67. I. McKenzie

68. N. Collins

69. C. Watson

70. K.J. Osborn (R)

71. V. Jefferson (R)

72. K. Golladay (F)

73. J. Tolbert

74. K. Bourne

75. R. Anderson (F)

76. C. Samuel

77. J. Williams

78. D. Peoples Jones

79. M. Hardman

80. K.J. Hamler

81. A. Pierce

    Tier VIII

82. P. Campbell

83. A.J. Green

84. J. Crowder

85. S. Shepard

86. D. Bell

87. R. Cobb

88. Z. Jones

89. L. Shenault (F)

90. R. Higgins (F)

91. O. Beckham

92. S. Watkins

93. B. Pringle

94. B. Berrios (N)

95. T. Marshall, Jr.

96. C. Wilson, Jr. (N)

97. N. Agholor (N)

TE Rankings and Tiers (Half PPR)

Kelce is Still the Gold Standard

Tier I

1. T. Kelce

2. M. Andrews

3. K. Pitts

4. D. Waller

   Tier II

5. D. Schultz

6. G. Kittle

7. D. Goedert

8. T. Hockenson

   Tier III

9. D. Knox

10. Z. Ertz

11. C. Kmet (R)

12. H. Henry

13. R. Tonyan

14. P. Freiermuth

15. I. Smith, Jr. (R)

16. M. Gesicki (F)

17. G. Everett

18. Albert O

19. D. Njoku (R)

20. N. Fant

21. T. Higbee

22. L. Thomas

    Tier IV

23. E. Engram

24. M. Alie-Cox (R)

25. B. Jordan (R)

26. H. Hurst

27. A. Hooper

28. C. Brate (F)

29. J. Smith

30. A. Trautman

31. C.J. Uzomah

32. I. Likely

33. T. Hill

34. J. Bates

35. D. Arnold (N)

36. T. McBride (N)

Andrews: TE#1 in 2021

DH