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- Fantasy football WR rankings: Is Ja'Marr Chase No. 1?</p>
<p>Jack McKessy, USA TODAYJuly 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM</p>
<p>Training camp has arrived for all 32 NFL teams which means fantasy football draft season is fast approaching.</p>
<p>Preparation is key for drafting a fantasy team. A good draft strategy and the right group of players are essential for building a winning team. And one of the most important, make-or-break positions to get right in a draft is wide receiver.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the position is also one that can feature high volatility from year to year. For instance, Miami Dolphins wideout Tyreek Hill led the league in receiving yards and touchdowns in 2023 then failed to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in 2024.</p>
<p>Because of that difficulty in projections and in honor of fantasy football ramping back up, USA TODAY Sports has ranked the top 50 wide receivers ahead of the 2025 fantasy football season.</p>
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<p>1. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings. Jefferson proved over the last two years that it doesn't matter who's throwing him the ball, he's going to put up big numbers.</p>
<p>2. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals. Chase won the receiving triple crown last year and got paid for it, but that was with Tee Higgins missing several games and the Bengals constantly playing from behind. The big yardage will still be there, but maybe not quite as many receptions and touchdowns.</p>
<p>Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase outruns the Browns defense on his way to one of his NFL-leading 17 touchdown receptions in 2024.</p>
<p>3. Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams. The Rams declared Nacua the new face of their air offense when they released former triple crown winner Cooper Kupp. Even with veteran Davante Adams joining the team, Sean McVay's offense will call for plenty of targets to the third-year standout.</p>
<p>4. Malik Nabers, New York Giants. Nabers became the first Giants pass-catcher to surpass 800 receiving yards in a season since Odell Beckham Jr. in 2018. And he finished with more than 1,200 yards while catching passes from Daniel Jones, Tommy DeVito, Drew Lock and Tim Boyle.</p>
<p>5. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions. St. Brown has been a first-team All-Pro receiver each of the last two seasons, and there's no reason to believe his 1,000-yard streak will end after three consecutive years of outstanding production.</p>
<p>6. Nico Collins, Houston Texans. Collins missed five games and still surpassed the 1,000-yard mark last year with an underperforming C.J. Stroud under center. His biggest competition for targets now that Stefon Diggs is gone is Christian Kirk.</p>
<p>7. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys. Lamb had his fourth straight 1,000-yard season last year despite a season-ending injury to quarterback Dak Prescott. But there are questions about how his production might shift with new head coach/offensive playcaller Brian Schottenheimer and incoming wide receiver George Pickens joining the fold.</p>
<p>8. Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars. Thomas led all rookie wide receivers last year with 1,282 receiving yards. The biggest question is how much target competition he'll have from rookie two-way player Travis Hunter, whom the Jaguars like as a receiver.</p>
<p>9. Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers. After a middling start to the season, McConkey established himself as the Chargers' bona fide No. 1 receiver by the halfway point. He's a dangerous receiver at all three levels of the field.</p>
<p>10. A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles. Brown has been an outstanding addition to the Eagles' passing offense paired with quarterback Jalen Hurts. But will his production decline again in 2025 after last year's pivot to focusing on the run game?</p>
<p>11. Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins. Hill had one of the worst seasons of his career in 2024, though it was one with some quarterback turmoil due to Tua Tagovailoa's various injuries. A bounce-back season in 2025 seems plausible.</p>
<p>12. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks. The third-year receiver established himself as the top dog in Seattle's passing game last year. Now that D.K. Metcalf is in Pittsburgh, Smith-Njigba's top competition for targets is 32-year-old Cooper Kupp.</p>
<p>13. Drake London, Atlanta Falcons. London broke out last year with his first season of 100 receptions and more than 1,000 receiving yards. Now that he'll be paired with young gunslinger Michael Penix Jr. for a full season, 2024's output could be his floor.</p>
<p>14. Garrett Wilson, New York Jets. Wilson put up career-high numbers in receptions (101), yards (1,104) and touchdowns (7) last year and got rewarded with an extension. How will he fare in 2025 working with another new starting quarterback?</p>
<p>15. Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders. McLaurin had been the ultimate quarterback-proof receiver, and then the Commanders finally paired him with an excellent one in Jayden Daniels. The only reasons McLaurin isn't higher on this list are his ongoing contract negotiation standoff with the team and the Commanders' addition of Deebo Samuel to their receiving corps.</p>
<p>16. Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos. It's hard to call Sutton's 2024 season a breakout – he had previously made a Pro Bowl in 2019 – but it was something of a re-breakout in his first year with rookie quarterback Bo Nix.</p>
<p>17. Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals. Higgins has missed five games in each of the last two seasons. But with a new contract keeping him in Cincinnati with Chase and quarterback Joe Burrow, he'll maintain a high level of production in the Bengals passing game.</p>
<p>18. Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals. Harrison didn't have the breakout rookie season many expected last year, though he still established himself as the top wideout on the Cardinals. He'll still be competing for targets with tight end Trey McBride.</p>
<p>19. Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Evans is the NFL's Mr. Consistency. Through 11 seasons, he's never totaled fewer than 1,000 yards Last year, he was able to do it in 14 games while also scoring 11 touchdowns.</p>
<p>20. D.J. Moore, Chicago Bears. Moore didn't have quite as excellent a season in 2024 as he did in 2023, but he no longer has to split targets with veteran Keenan Allen and now gets to work with an offensive guru head coach in Ben Johnson.</p>
<p>21. Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens. Flowers became the first Pro Bowl wide receiver (to make it as a wide receiver, not return specialist) in Ravens history last year. He's back for Year 3 and is projected to once again be the top receiver for two-time MVP Lamar Jackson.</p>
<p>22. Davante Adams, Los Angeles Rams. Even in his age-33 season, Adams will likely be a factor in a Sean McVay offense that has consistently featured a steady diet of passing.</p>
<p>23. DK Metcalf, Pittsburgh Steelers. Metcalf projects to be the top receiver in a Pittsburgh passing attack led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers.</p>
<p>24. DeVonta Smith, Philadelphia Eagles. Like his Eagles receiving partner A.J. Brown, Smith's production declined in 2024 as the Philadelphia offense started to lean on its run game. Smith still recorded more than 800 yards and set a career high with eight touchdowns.</p>
<p>25. Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers. McMillan is the highest-ranked rookie on this list. He was the No. 8 overall pick in this year's draft and the highest-drafted receiver not named Travis Hunter. If Bryce Young is going to take another step forward in 2025, it will be with McMillan's help.</p>
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<p>26. Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs. Rice is the top receiver in a passing offense led by the league's best quarterback, but off-field issues could mean he will face discipline from the NFL and miss some games.</p>
<p>27. Calvin Ridley, Tennessee Titans. Ridley quietly had an excellent 2024 season, but he was missing a lot of the week-to-week consistency that's crucial in fantasy football. Maybe that will change with rookie quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward starting under center.</p>
<p>28. Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Godwin was on pace for a Ja'Marr Chase-like season when he suffered a brutal ankle injury in the final moments of a Week 7 game. He's still working his way back from the injury but should be a big part of Tampa Bay's offense in 2025.</p>
<p>29. Travis Hunter, Jacksonville Jaguars. Hunter is something of a fantasy wild card. The Jaguars have played him more at wide receiver during offseason workouts, but he could end up playing some snaps at cornerback as well. He has game-changing potential at either position, but it's unclear how his talent will translate at the pro level.</p>
<p>30. Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers. Jennings recently demanded an extension or trade from the 49ers, but he flashed No. 1 receiver potential in 2024.</p>
<p>31. Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings. Addison was a consistent producer with boom potential throughout the 2024 season, even as the Vikings' No. 2 receiver.</p>
<p>32. Jakobi Meyers, Las Vegas Raiders. Meyers won't get the same attention as second-year tight end Brock Bowers and rookie running back Ashton Jeanty, but with a new quarterback in Geno Smith, Meyers could have another solid outing in 2025.</p>
<p>33. Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins. Similar to Hill, Waddle's fantasy production could rely heavily on the health of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, but the ceiling is high.</p>
<p>34. Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions. Williams had a breakout year in 2024 but was something of a boom-or-bust fantasy scorer. There is real potential here as a high-ceiling FLEX player.</p>
<p>35. Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns. Who will be Jeudy's quarterback in 2025? The answer to that question may determine Jeudy's fantasy viability after his first Pro Bowl season last year.</p>
<p>36. Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints. Olave's injury issues have so far held him back from reaching his potential at the NFL level. There's also plenty of uncertainty with the Saints' quarterback situation.</p>
<p>37. Xavier Worthy, Kansas City Chiefs. The speedy receiver played in all 17 games last year but didn't record more than 80 yards in a game. Still, he was second on the team in targets behind tight end Travis Kelce.</p>
<p>38. George Pickens, Dallas Cowboys. Pickens' fantasy viability will depend heavily on how new Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer deploys him alongside incumbent No. 1 CeeDee Lamb.</p>
<p>39. Deebo Samuel Sr., Washington Commanders. Samuel hasn't come close to the 2021 season he had featuring 1,770 scrimmage yards before or since. But he has provided somewhat consistent production as both a receiver and rusher. How the Commanders plan to use him in their offense remains to be seen, but pairing him with Daniels gives him high yards-after-catch potential.</p>
<p>40. Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Bills. Shakir led the Bills in targets, receptions and receiving yards despite a crowded room of pass-catchers – 14 different Bills players recorded at least one catch in 2024.</p>
<p>41. Brandon Aiyuk, San Francisco 49ers. Aiyuk should be the No. 1 receiver in the 49ers' passing offense when he returns. It's those last three words – when he returns – that are key to knowing his full fantasy potential.</p>
<p>42. Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots. Diggs could be the top receiver in a rising Patriots offense led by second-year quarterback Drake Maye.</p>
<p>43. Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears. Odunze showed a lot to like as a rookie working with fellow rookie (and quarterback) Caleb Williams in 2024. An extra year with Williams and a partnership with head coach Ben Johnson boosts his ceiling for 2025.</p>
<p>44. Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers. Golden was the first wide receiver the Packers have drafted in the first round since 2002. Green Bay probably didn't make the move without a belief he has leading receiver potential for young gunslinger Jordan Love.</p>
<p>45. Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks. Kupp hasn't been anything close to the triple crown-winning version of himself since that 2021 season, but he's an important addition to a Seahawks offense that needed a new No. 2 receiver after Metcalf's departure.</p>
<p>46. Josh Downs, Indianapolis Colts. Who will Downs' quarterback be in 2025? Despite turmoil at the position last year, Downs still put together a solid 2024 season, so the answer to that question may not matter all too much.</p>
<p>47. Christian Kirk, Houston Texans. Kirk landed in Houston after a trade away from Jacksonville, where his production had slowed after an excellent first season in Duval County. He'll be partly reliant on a bounce-back season from quarterback C.J. Stroud.</p>
<p>48. Keon Coleman, Buffalo Bills. Where Shakir seemed to establish himself as the Bills' new No. 1 receiver last year, Coleman did enough to inspire belief that he can also be among the top producers in that offense going forward.</p>
<p>49. Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite quarterback Baker Mayfield playing under a different offensive coordinator each year he's been in Tampa Bay, a common thread has been the Bucs' willingness to throw the football. Egbuka has high-target potential as the Bucs' slot guy as a rookie.</p>
<p>50. Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens. Bateman just signed a three-year extension with the Ravens after his career-best season in 2024. His 756 receiving yards and nine touchdowns were both career highs, and the extension indicates Baltimore still has plans for him.</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fantasy football WR rankings: Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase top list</p>
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