Fantasy Football Week 9 WR rankings: Davante Adams' frustrations continue as CeeDee Lamb is heating up

Week 9 of the 2023 fantasy football season has arrived, with this slate of games marking the official halfway point this year. The week is loaded with intriguing matchups for fantasy managers to potentially take advantage of. The wide receiver position will be one of the most important to watch as offenses seem to be fully hitting their stride.

The wide receiver position is relatively healthy for Week 9, so managers will have most of their options available for lineups, with the exception of the four teams on bye week. The Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers will all be on bye this week, making their players in fantasy football unavailable.

This means that several lineup staples, such as Christian Kirk, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Brandon Aiyuk, will need to be replaced this week in fantasy football. One of the best ways to tackle this task is by analyzing weekly positional rankings and utilizing the Start/Sit Optimizer.

Several fantasy football wide receivers will enter Week 9 with intriguing narratives based on their production and projections. Davante Adams' fantasy value continues to tank after surpassing 100 yards just once this season. While his struggles haven't necessarily been his fault, the reasoning is somewhat irrelevant for fantasy purposes.

On the other hand, fantasy managers are relieved to see Jaylen Waddle and CeeDee Lamb get things rolling in recent weeks. They were each drafted in the first couple of rounds in fantasy drafts this year, but both got off to a bit of a slow start this season. That is no longer the case as each of them has turned things around, including finishing among the top ten wide receivers last week.

All of these various situations and many others were taken into close consideration to produce the following fantasy football rankings for the top 50 wide receivers in Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season.

Week 9 Fantasy Football WR Rankings

Week 9 WRs

1. Tyreek Hill
2. Ja'Marr Chase
3. CeeDee Lamb
4. Stefon Diggs
5. AJ Brown
6. Cooper Kupp
7. Keenan Allen
8. Jaylen Waddle
9. Mike Evans
10. Adam Thielen
11. Garrett Wilson
12. Davante Adams
13. Chris Olave
14. Puka Nacua
15. DeAndre Hopkins
16. DeVonta Smith
17. DK Metcalf
18. Zay Flowers
19. Terry McLaurin
20. Tee Higgins
21. Nico Collins
22. DJ Moore
23. Amari Cooper
24. Diontae Johnson
25. Chris Godwin
26. Jakobi Meyers
27. Michael Pittman
28. George Pickens
29. Drake London
30. Rashee Rice
31. Tyler Lockett
32. Jordan Addison
33. Gabe Davis
34. Josh Palmer
35. Marquise Brown
36. Christian Watson
37. Josh Downs
38. Jaxon Smith-Njigba
39. Rashid Shaheed
40. KJ Osborn
41. Tank Dell
42. Romeo Doubs
43. Demario Douglas
44. Michael Thomas
45. Elijah Moore
46. Curtis Samuel
47. Wan'Dale Robinson
48. Brandin Cooks
49. Jahan Dotson
50. Khalil Shakir