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Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 wide receivers for Week 2, sorts them into six tiers, and stops after every tier for a bigger question about the position. Puka Nacua opens at WR1, DJ Moore lands at WR9 in his first Week 2 as a Bill, Drake London sits at WR26, and Jordan Addison comes in at WR37 with a matchup that makes him this week's exception.

The Addison case in one line: he ran one of the deepest route trees in the league in Week 1 at 13.8 average route depth, and downfield targets are usually a warning sign rather than a selling point. Against a man-heavy Bears secondary, Ian has him as the exception to his own rule.

THE SIX TIERS
Tier 1: Ballers, shot callers
Tier 2: Locked-in starters, all league shapes
Tier 3: WR1 upside with a question mark
Tier 4: We are saying there's a chance
Tier 5: Flex plays with a scary floor
Tier 6: Best of the rest

THE KEY QUESTIONS
Which receivers had the most downfield-oriented roles in Week 1? Every receiver with an average route depth of 12-plus yards is on screen, with the note that a deep role only hurts when it comes instead of a full-time one. That is the flag on Brian Thomas Jr., Alec Pierce and Marvin Harrison Jr., and the reason Addison is the exception.

Who are the under-the-radar bench stashes for deep leagues? Nine names, all 20% owned or lower on both ESPN and Yahoo, ranked in Ian's order. Dontayvion Wicks, Adonai Mitchell and Rashod Bateman are the preferred Week 2 starts, and Tre' Harris rises to the top of that group if Ladd McConkey (ribs) cannot go.

Which matchups and totals move the needle? Cowboys at Commanders carries the second-highest total on the slate, behind only Lions at Bills. And if McConkey sits, Quentin Johnston moves up to roughly WR29 or WR30.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:26 Tier 1: Ballers, shot callers
3:58 Key question: Which defenses ran the most man coverage in Week 1?
6:00 Tier 2: Locked-in starters, all league shapes
12:20 Key question: Which offenses got more pass-happy than 2025?
13:47 Tier 3: WR1 upside with a question mark
22:17 Key question: How did last season's WR1s perform in Week 1?
23:24 Tier 4: We are saying there's a chance
26:25 Key question: Which secondaries have been worst against WRs?
27:12 A word from Fantasy Genius
28:40 Tier 5: Flex plays with a scary floor
34:55 Key question: Which receivers had the most downfield roles?
36:19 Tier 6: Best of the rest
39:45 Key question: Under-the-radar bench stashes for deep leagues
40:48 Wrapping up

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