Can Odell Beckham Jr. bounce back and be an elite WR1 once again?
Change is the appropriate term to describe the wide receiver position as it relates to fantasy football for the 2018 season. The elite guys (Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, Odell Beckham Jr., Julio Jones) are in familiar surroundings, both in terms of teams and their positioning atop the wide receiver rankings, but there are plenty of old faces in new places around them.
Between free agency and trades, Allen Robinson, Michael Crabtree, Sammy Watkins, Brandin Cooks and Jarvis Landry are the big names that changed teams this offseason. How these guys fare with their new teams remains to be seen but for the time being they are all in the top 30.
Elsewhere at the position, there's no doubt that Julian Edelman's pending four-game suspension will impact him, but how far will he fall in fantasy drafts? And will free agent Dez Bryant have any fantasy relevance by the time the season starts?
These are just some of the questions that will hopefully be answered before Week 1 arrives. Until then, here are some wide receiver rankings to help you get ready for your upcoming draft.
2018 Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K
2018 Wide Receiver Rankings
| Rk | Player | Team | Bye |
| 1 | Antonio Brown | PIT | 7 |
| 2 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | 10 |
| 3 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | 9 |
| 4 | Julio Jones | ATL | 8 |
| 5 | Michael Thomas | NO | 6 |
| 6 | Davante Adams | GB | 7 |
| 7 | A.J. Green | CIN | 9 |
| 8 | Keenan Allen | LAC | 8 |
| 9 | Mike Evans | TB | 5 |
| 10 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | 7 |
| 11 | Adam Thielen | MIN | 10 |
| 12 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | 9 |
| 13 | Amari Cooper | OAK | 7 |
| 14 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | 10 |
| 15 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | 9 |
| 16 | Allen Robinson | CHI | 5 |
| 17 | Alshon Jeffery | PHI | 9 |
| 18 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | 10 |
| 19 | Golden Tate | DET | 6 |
| 20 | Tyreek Hill | KC | 12 |
| 21 | Michael Crabtree | BAL | 10 |
| 22 | Josh Gordon | CLE | 11 |
| 23 | Sammy Watkins | KC | 12 |
| 24 | Corey Davis | TEN | 8 |
| 25 | Brandin Cooks | LAR | 12 |
| 26 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | 11 |
| 27 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | 7 |
| 28 | Marvin Jones | DET | 6 |
| 29 | Julian Edelman | NE | 11 |
| 30 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | 12 |
| 31 | Devin Funchess | CAR | 4 |
| 32 | Robert Woods | LAR | 12 |
| 33 | Marquise Goodwin | SF | 11 |
| 34 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | 10 |
| 35 | DeVante Parker | MIA | 11 |
| 36 | Chris Hogan | NE | 11 |
| 37 | Will Fuller | HOU | 10 |
| 38 | Jamison Crowder | WAS | 4 |
| 39 | Michael Gallup | DAL | 8 |
| 40 | Pierre Garcon | SF | 11 |
| 41 | Sterling Shepard | NYG | 9 |
| 42 | Randall Cobb | GB | 7 |
| 43 | Robby Anderson | NYJ | 11 |
| 44 | Jordy Nelson | OAK | 7 |
| 45 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | 9 |
| 46 | Josh Doctson | WAS | 4 |
| 47 | Marqise Lee | JAC | 9 |
| 48 | Kenny Stills | MIA | 11 |
| 49 | Kelvin Benjamin | BUF | 11 |
| 50 | Mohamed Sanu | ATL | 8 |
| 51 | Allen Hurns | DAL | 8 |
| 52 | Martavis Bryant | OAK | 7 |
| 53 | Rishard Matthews | TEN | 8 |
| 54 | Cameron Meredith | NO | 6 |
| 55 | DeSean Jackson | TB | 5 |
| 56 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | 8 |
| 57 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | 7 |
| 58 | Dez Bryant | FA | |
| 59 | Albert Wilson | MIA | 11 |
| 60 | Ted Ginn Jr. | NO | 6 |
| 61 | Paul Richardson | WAS | 4 |
| 62 | Kenny Golladay | DET | 6 |
| 63 | John Ross | CIN | 9 |
| 64 | Dede Westbrook | JAC | 9 |
| 65 | D.J. Moore | CAR | 4 |
| 66 | Christian Kirk | ARI | 9 |
| 67 | Keelan Cole | JAC | 9 |
| 68 | Mike Williams | LAC | 8 |
| 69 | Jordan Matthews | NE | 11 |
| 70 | Tyrell Williams | LAC | 8 |
| 71 | Kevin White | CHI | 5 |
| 72 | Zay Jones | BUF | 11 |
| 73 | John Brown | BAL | 10 |
| 74 | Chris Godwin | TB | 5 |
| 75 | Donte Moncrief | JAC | 9 |
| 76 | Corey Coleman | CLE | 11 |
| 77 | Cole Beasley | DAL | 8 |
| 78 | Mike Wallace | PHI | 9 |
| 79 | James Washington | PIT | 7 |
| 80 | Jaron Brown | SEA | 7 |
| 81 | Jermaine Kearse | NYJ | 11 |
| 82 | Anthony Miller | CHI | 5 |
| 83 | Taywan Taylor | TEN | 8 |
| 84 | Geronimo Allison | GB | 7 |
| 85 | Ryan Grant | IND | 9 |
| 86 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | 10 |
| 87 | J.J. Nelson | ARI | 9 |
| 88 | Kendall Wright | MIN | 10 |
| 89 | Taylor Gabriel | CHI | 5 |
| 90 | Malcolm Mitchell | NE | 11 |
And don’t forget to pick up your copy of Athlon Sports’ 2018 Fantasy Football magazine, available for purchase online and at newsstands everywhere.
