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2026 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings:
1. Puka Nacua: Coming off another incredible season, leading the league in receptions (129) for 1,715 yards (2nd) and 10 touchdowns (tied for 6th). Led the league in yards per route (3.71) and target rate per route (35.9%). Since entering the league, Nacua is averaging 7.1 receptions (2nd) and 95.3 yards per game (1st). WR6, WR3, and WR1 in fantasy points per game to open his career. Nacua posted over 2.0 more PPR points per game than Jaxon Smith-Njigba (+1.7 in half-PPR) last year.
2. Ja’Marr Chase: Led the NFL in targets (185), catching 125 passes for 1,412 yards and 8 touchdowns. Even with Joe Burrow missing significant time once again, Chase was WR3 in points per game. Sky-high ceiling in a team environment built for shootouts.
3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Massive breakout, catching 119 passes for a league-leading 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns. Became the first player in the Super Bowl era to lead the NFL in receiving yards while playing for a team in the bottom three in pass rate. Smith-Njigba led the league in yards per route run (3.68), share of team targets (35.8%), and share of air yards (50.1%). This year’s Saquon, in that we know there will be regression given the historic context of his season. Just how much of a dip will we see post-Kubiak? Still, the clear best option in the passing game.
4. Amon-Ra St. Brown: As reliable as they come and plays through injuries. St. Brown has at least 90 receptions in all five of his seasons, with 100-plus receptions in each of the past four years. He was targeted on 30.4% of his routes (WR3) with 31.3% of Detroit's targets (WR2), posting 2.48 yards per route run (WR7). Also has caught double-digit touchdowns in each of the past three seasons.
5. Justin Jefferson: The counting stats still were modest, catching 84 passes for 1,048 yards, and had career lows everywhere across the board with only 2 touchdowns. Still the focal point of the offense, commanding 30.1% of the team targets (WR4) and 38.6% of the air yards (WR5), but his quarterback play was his undoing. Can Kyler Murray at least operate at a Carson Wentz level? Jefferson was the WR5 in expected points per game with Wentz (17.1) and the WR10 in points scored (16.3 per game) through a schedule of tough pass defenses.
6. Drake London: Was on his way to another stellar season in 2025 before a PCL injury in Week 11 derailed him and limited him to 12 games. On a per-game basis, London was the WR7 in points per game, averaging 5.7 receptions (WR8) for 76.6 yards (WR7) with 7 touchdowns (still tied for 11th for the year). He was targeted on 28.7% of his routes (WR6), with 32.1% of the Atlanta targets and 41.9% of the air yards when he was on the field. Only behind Ja’Marr Chase (5) with four 30-point PPR games over the past two seasons.
7. CeeDee Lamb: Still in his apex, turning 27 this April. Was the WR12 in points per game with only 3 touchdowns. WR9 in yards per route (2.38). Arrival of George Pickens shaved some production as Lamb was targeted on 25.8% of his routes (WR15), his lowest rate since 2021. Unlucky touchdown production on 12 end zone targets (WR9).
8. Rashee Rice: Has yet to give a full season of production, but has been one of the best receivers in the league when it comes to counting production when he has been available.WR5 points per game after returning last year, averaging 6.6 receptions for 71.4 yards per game with 6 touchdowns. Over the past two seasons, Rice has been targeted on 30.4% of his routes. Only Puka Nacua (36.8%) has a higher rate. The offense is designed to feed him targets, and the Chiefs did not add another impact target-earner this offseason.
9. Malik Nabers: Can be a riser (or faller) depending on the news on his recovery this summer. After an incredible rookie season, 2025 was a lost season. Nabers suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week 4. He only got to run 11 pass routes with Jaxson Dart before the injury. Had his surgery on October 28, which will put his timeline for recovery at 10 months at the start of the season.
10. George Pickens: Flourished in his first season with Dallas while running a full route tree for the first time, leading the team in targets (137), catches (93), yards (1,429), and touchdowns (9). All of those were easily career highs. His 18 targets in the end zone were tied for second in the NFL. 53.3% of his targets resulted in a first down or touchdown, the fifth-highest rate for a wide receiver last season. 24.1% of the team’s targets (WR11) with him and Lamb on the field together.
11. Nico Collins: Productive again, catching 71 passes for 1,117 yards and 6 touchdowns despite a slight dip in per-game output. After 5.3 and 5.7 receptions per game in C.J. Stroud’s first two seasons, averaged 4.7 catches per game in 2025. His 74.5 yards per game were a smidge down from 83.8 in 2024 and 86.5 in 2023. He caught 4 or fewer passes in five of his final six games last season. Collins has yet to play a full season through five years. All of that said, he accounted for 24.6% of the Houston targets (WR11) and 37.3% of the air yards (WR7) in his games played with 2.35 yards per route (WR12).
12. A.J. Brown: Pricing in what seems like an inevitable departure from Philadelphia and the potential of joining the Patriots, Chiefs, or Rams (Patriots being the best outcome). Still can operate as an alpha. From Week 7 to Week 17, Brown accounted for 28.6% of the team’s targets (WR6), 36.7% of the air yards (WR11), and had 2.63 yards per route run (WR5). He averaged 81.0 yards per game over that stretch (WR8).
13. DeVonta Smith: Pricing in the potential move of Brown here being a reality. Since Brown joined the team in 2022, Smith has run 205 pass routes with the No. 1 off the field. He was targeted on 28.8% of those routes (36.9% of the team targets) with 2.36 yards per route run. Adding Makai Lemon and Eli Stowers can shave some of that down, but there's room to spare at those rates.
14. Zay Flowers: Took another step forward last season, catching 86 passes for 1,211 yards and 5 touchdowns. Has increased his yardage every year in the NFL. He accounted for 29% of the Baltimore targets (WR5) and 35.7% of the air yards (35.7%) last season, posting 2.53 yards per route run (WR6). If there has been one minor bugaboo keeping his ceiling in check, it has been a lack of usage near the end zone. 16 touchdowns through three NFL seasons.
15. Garrett Wilson: Led the team with 395 receiving yards on the season, and he played only 19 snaps after Week 6 due to an ongoing knee injury. Through Week 6, Wilson was third among wide receivers in targets (56), third in receptions (36), fourth in receiving yards (395), and tied for second in touchdowns (4). If Geno Smith can play a full season, Wilson has a runway to his best statistical season, but he still takes a leap of faith regarding the team environment and quarterback play once again.
16. Chris Olave: Rebounded in a big way last year, catching 100 balls for 1,163 yards and 9 touchdowns. Olave accounted for 27.6% of the team’s targets (WR8) and 39.4% of the team’s air yards (WR4). He ran a career-high 39% of his routes from the slot after a career-low 21.1% rate in 2024. The Saints added a lot of offensive firepower this offseason that can raise all tides but also impact top-down usage.
17. Tee Higgins: Took a step back from his massive 2024 due to quarterback play, going from 6.1 catches for 75.9 yards per game down to 3.9 catches for 56.4 yards per game in 2025. But he still caught 11 touchdowns, giving him double-digit scores in each of the past two seasons. Higgins once again missed multiple games last year, the third season in a row (and four of the past seasons) he has missed multiple games.
18. Ladd McConkey: Took a step back in his second season, averaging 4.1 receptions for 49.3 yards per game. McConkey lost a significant number of targets on third downs to Keenan Allen. His early-down target share (20.2%) was on par with his rookie season (21.9%), but his target share on third downs (18.4%) was significantly down from 2024 (25.4%). After Joe Alt’s injury, McConkey averaged 2.7 catches for 37.9 yards per game. With Allen on the open market, the offensive line intact, and the addition of Mike McDaniel, expect a rebound. With more one or two receiver sets, McConkey can have a major efficiency spike. Averaged 3.22 yards per route in one or two receiver sets as a rookie.
19. D.J. Moore: At a crossroads in his career, this change of scenery is a boost for his opportunity to lead a passing game again. Buffalo is one of the neediest teams for a wide receiver, while Josh Allen is the best quarterback that Moore has played with over his career to this point. Also has a history with Joe Brady from his days in Carolina. Buying the motivation, improved quarterback play, and a scoring environment that provides a runway to one of his best seasons.
20. Jaylen Waddle: Steps into a passing environment where he can excel and should push to be the WR1 target in the offense. While active from Week 5 through Week 17, Waddle was the WR12 in team target share (24.3%), the WR1 in share of air yards (48.4%), WR10 in target rate per route (26.2%), and the WR7 in yards per route run (2.47). When Denver threw the ball to wide receivers last season, they were second in the league in screen rate (12%), third in go route rate (17.7%), and 12th in crossing route targets (13.4%). Those are all areas where Waddle can excel.
21. Emeka Egbuka: Thrown immediately into a large role due to injuries, led the team with 127 targets, catching 63 passes for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns. Production waned through a hamstring injury and Baker Mayfield dealing with multiple ailments, but Egbuka is a high-capital pick coming off a good open to his career. With Mike Evans now gone via free agency, Egbuka should contend with being the feature target in this offense in 2026. With Evans off the field (378 routes), Egbuka was targeted on 26.2% of his routes (1.94 yards per route).
22. Tetairoa McMillan: Sturdy rookie campaign, securing 70 of 122 targets for 1,014 yards and 7 touchdowns. Accounted for 25.4% of the team’s targets (11th) with 43.3% of the air yards (2nd). That said, there is some overlap with Marvin Harrison Jr’s rookie-season route tree, raising questions about quarterback play and the team's environment pushing him into WR1 status. McMillan had 3 or fewer receptions in seven games as a rookie. As a rookie, McMillan was out wide for 85% of his snaps with a 1.6% target rate at the line of scrimmage. Bryce Young threw the ball outside of the numbers 38.6% of the time, which was 24th in the league.
23. Terry McLaurin: Never got on track last year. Missing nearly the entire summer due to a holdout, McLaurin only played in 10 games, appearing on 41.1% of the offensive snaps and running a route on 46.5% of the dropbacks. When he did play, McLaurin remained an effective player amid the chaos of this offense. McLaurin posted 2.22 yards per route run, which was 14th among all receivers to run 100 routes in 2025. When he was on the field, McLaurin accounted for 30.9% of the team's targets and 45.7% of the air yards. Jayden Daniels returning and David Blough coming in are major positives for a rebound. McLaurin is the clear top target in an offense that will run more play action and move him around. One of Blough’s early quotes this offseason was, “How do we get Terry 10 targets a game?”.
24. Jameson Williams: Explosive, yet volatile player. Seven games with 20-plus PPR points over the past two seasons (WR14), but also 12 games in single digits. Through the opening seven games of the season, Williams had just 17 receptions for 289 yards and 2 touchdowns. Then over the final 10 games, Williams caught 48 passes for 828 yards and a team-high 5 touchdowns. Dan Campbell took over play-calling while Sam LaPorta was out of the lineup as a catalyst for sparking his rebound to end the season, and the Lions got him the football at the intermediate level more often. Over those final 10 games, Williams had a depth of target of 10.8 air yards with only 15.3% of his targets coming on throws 20 or more yards downfield.
25. Christian Watson: Started the season recovering from an ACL injury he suffered in 2024, but when he returned to the field, he was efficient. While active from Week 8 to Week 17, Watson was seventh among all wide receivers in the league with 2.54 yards per route run. That was the third season of his rookie contract in which Watson was over 2.0 yards per route run. Since entering the league, Watson is averaging 2.15 yards per route run (WR15). The Packers have cleared out targets and will have a tighter rotation at receiver this season. We just need Watson to stay on the field. He has missed multiple games every year in the league.
26. Luther Burden: Expected to see a significant spike in playing time with D.J. Moore no longer on the roster. Works in an area of the field where Caleb Williams has had more success. He flashed on his limited opportunities, drawing a target on a team-high 24.3% of his routes with a team-high 2.36 yards per route run. Those totals are influenced by a sample size impacted by entering games for designed play calls when the team was at full strength. Still, WR24, WR23, WR1, and WR40 over the final four games despite only scoring 1 touchdown. That is the one area that can prevent a true tide-turning fantasy season. Only had 2 targets in the end zone as a rookie.
27. Rome Odunze: Opened last season hot, scoring 5 touchdowns over the opening four games. He had over 60 yards receiving in three of those four games. Then the wheels came off. He scored 1 touchdown the rest of the season and then missed the final five games with a foot injury. Before his injury, Odunze led the team with 23.7% of the targets and 38.2% of the air yards. Odunze had 39.3% of the end zone targets before his injury, which was WR9 at the time. Best value-buy in the passing tree, Odunze still comes with volatility due to his route tree. Over those final eight games, 27.3% of Odunze’s targets were inaccurate. No player with as many targets had a higher rate of off-target opportunities. As a rookie in 2024, 26.7% of Odunze’s targets were inaccurate. No player had a higher rate with as many targets.
28. Mike Evans: One of the league’s most consistent producers is coming off his worst season in the pros, catching 30 of 62 targets (a career low 48.4% catch rate) for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns. Fifth season in a row that Evans has been on the injury report with a hamstring issue. Evans will be 33, but still commanded target opportunities. His target rate per route (27.3%) was his highest since 2016 and good for WR8 on the season among wideouts with 200-plus routes run. Like Davante Adams with the Rams a year ago, I expect Evans to at minimum be a major factor near the end zone. When Evans was on the field last season, he commanded 58.3% of the Tampa Bay end zone targets. Since entering the league, Brock Purdy has completed 45.1% of his throws into the end zone (QB4).
29. Alec Pierce: Career year last season, catching 47 passes for 1,003 yards and 6 touchdowns. Pierce led the NFL in yards per catch (21.3) for the second straight season. The Colts rewarded Pierce with a four-year contract extension worth up to $114 million this offseason ($84 million guaranteed). Pierce has yet to have even 50 receptions in an NFL season and has not been a major target earner. The Colts should expand his role after trading Michael Pittman immediately following Pierce’s extension. He has played 88.3% of his career snaps out wide, with a 31.4% of his targets coming on throws of 20 or more yards downfield. 22% of his career targets have been on go routes.
30. Davante Adams: Solid year in his first season with the Rams, catching 60 passes for 789 yards and a league-high 14 touchdowns. Despite the solid production, Adams averaged 56.4 yards per game (WR31), his fewest since 2015. He made up for a dip in yardage through immense touchdown equity. He had 28 end-zone targets, the most since that data was tracked. Turning 34, Adams is the most vulnerable player if the expected passing-touchdown regression hits the Rams. 37.7% of his fantasy points came via touchdowns, the highest rate in the league.
31. Marvin Harrison Jr: Closed the season catching 41 of 73 targets for 608 yards and 4 touchdowns, logging 5 drops. His second season was marred by injuries on top of another mixed sample on the field. He ended up playing only 85 offensive snaps after Week 10. No matter where you want to attribute blame between Harrison’s own play, quarterback play, or deployment with the Arizona offense, it is hard not to label Harrison's first two seasons as anything but underwhelming, while top-down concerns for team environment still are present in year three.
32. DK Metcalf: WR23 or lower in points per game now in four straight seasons. Averaged 3.9 receptions for 56.7 yards per game, the lowest rates since his rookie season. Metcalf had the lowest depth of target of his career (10.6 air yards), having 55 or fewer yards in 11 of his 15 games played. At 1.84 yards per route run (WR34), Metcalf has been below 2.0 yards per route run in four of his past five seasons. New offense under Mike McCarthy offers a path to more creative usage, but more target competition on the roster and questions about quarterback upside remain.
33. Chris Godwin: Never got on track last season, coming back from a devastating lower-leg injury in 2024. Godwin played in nine games, catching 33 passes for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns. Godwin has a fresh start this season playing in a system under Zac Robinson that is similar to the one he played with under Liam Coen in 2024, when he was the WR2 in points per game before his injury.
34. Brian Thomas Jr: After averaging 75.4 yards per game as a rookie, posted 50.5 yards per game last season. After catching 10 touchdowns as a rookie, he had 2 last season. Thomas has 8 drops after 6 during his rookie season. He battled wrist and shoulder injuries over the front half of the season, while struggling to find a fit in Liam Coen’s offense that was built more around intermediate crossing routes. After the addition of Jakobi Meyers, Thomas shifted to a more vertical X role in the offense. With Meyers and Parker Washington on the field together, Thomas averaged 15.6 air yards per target but also is third among the trio with a target on 17% of his routes, compared to 20.8% for Meyers and 25.5% for Washington. Thomas will look to find the middle ground in his rookie season and second year in the league, but it is hard to chase a complete rebound to WR1 output given the dispersed target tree.
35. Jordyn Tyson: Set to play alongside a target-earner in Chris Olave, but also in an offense that runs a lot of plays and moves their wide receivers around the formation. I believe Carnell Tate ends up with a higher target share than Tyson, but Tyson will run more routes in an offense I have a touch more faith in. We saw both Rashid Shaheed and Devaughn Vele have strong target rates playing alongside Olave last year. Shaheed had a 21.8% target share while on the roster, while Vele received 20.3% of the team’s targets over his final four games.
36. Carnell Tate: Top wide receiver in the draft lands in a Tennessee offense where he can push to be the WR1 right away while offering a downfield target for Cam Ward. Full-field ability takes some step of faith since Tate did not do a lot of work near the line of scrimmage or after the catch in college, which could put him on the “Odunze-spectrum” if Ward does not improve significantly in the accuracy department. 13.7% of Ward’s throws were inaccurate, which ranked 29th.
37. Michael Pittman: After setting career highs with 6.8 receptions for 72.0 yards per game in 2023, has since averaged 4.3 receptions and 4.7 receptions per game for 50.5 yards and 46.1 yards per game the past two seasons. Pittman only averaged 9.8 yards per catch last season, which ranked 127th among wide receivers. On a positive note, Pittman did score 7 touchdowns, which was a career high. Pittman has declined over the past two seasons, but the area where he has earned targets overlaps the part of the field where Aaron Rodgers throws the ball most often.
38. Xavier Worthy: Only caught 42 of 73 targets for 532 yards and 1 touchdown in his second season. Collarbone and ankle injuries give Worthy a bit of a hall pass for the down season, but he is now entering his third season with three games reaching 80 yards receiving over 34 appearances. The Chiefs should run more in 2026 with the addition of Kenneth Walker and Patrick Mahomes post-injury, which could unlock greater downfield efficiency for Worthy.
39. Quentin Johnston: Improved for the second season in a row, averaging a career-high 14.4 yards per catch and 52.5 yards per game. That yardage per game led the team, while he led the team with 8 touchdowns over 14 games. Johnston was a complete boom-or-bust option. He had fewer than 50 yards in half of his games, with two games with 0 catches. Size and speed combo that still offers upside in a Mike McDaniel scheme set to create explosive play opportunities.
40. Josh Downs: Has at least 50 receptions in each of his first three NFL seasons, but has been limited to playing a slot-centric role in a crowded target tree attached to limited quarterback play. Should have an expanded role following the trade of Michael Pittman. Through three NFL seasons, Downs has run only 33 routes in one or two receiver sets. When he has been on the field, Downs has been targeted on 23.9% of his routes over his rookie contract, which is 24th in the league over that span (and the same rate as Pittman). When Pittman has not been on the field (122 routes), Downs has been targeted on 25.4% of his routes. On 229 career routes not from the slot, Downs has averaged 1.87 yards per route run compared to 1.72 yards per route run from the slot (995 routes).
41. Jordan Addison: Did not survive the fallout at quarterback play last season. In his games with J.J. McCarthy, Addison ranked WR59 in expected points per game (8.3) and WR71 in actual points scored per game (6.3). With Carson Wentz, Addison was the WR15 in expected points per game (14.6) and even outkicked that as the WR11 in actual points (16.0 per game). Even at the apex of Kyler Murray, he struggled to carry a secondary target such as Christian Kirk, so Addison (who also has a string of off-field transgressions) still has more appeal in Best Ball than managed formats. However, if the bar once again is asking Murray to deliver in the same range as where Wentz was a year ago, Addison is an upside play at his current price tag.
42. Courtland Sutton: Wrapped up the season catching 74 passes for 1,017 yards and 7 touchdowns. Posting back-to-back seasons with 1,000 yards, Sutton did concede more work to his teammates last season. After drawing a target on 23.2% of his routes for 1.86 yards per route in 2024, Sutton was targeted on 20.1% of his routes (WR42) for 1.65 yards per route run (WR43). That was while Sutton was on the field for 92% of the dropbacks. The next closest Bronco (Troy Franklin) was at 71.8%. With Jaylen Waddle on board and Sutton turning 31, we should expect more of that transition.
43. Ricky Pearsall: Has played 20 games through two seasons. The addition of Mike Evans is a roadblock for a major target spike, but it does allow Pearsall to move back into a friendlier role in the passing tree. Pearsall was in the X role a year ago when he was available, which led to a team-high 14.1 air yards per target with a team-high 32.1% of his targets on throws 20 or more yards downfield. Pearsall played 34.4% of his snaps in the slot as a rookie compared to 19% last season. Only 15.2% of his targets as a rookie were deep targets, while he averaged 3.7 yards after the catch compared to 2.6 yards after the catch last season.
44. Jayden Reed: A fractured collarbone in Week 2 derailed his 2025. That injury limited him to seven games, catching 19 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown. When Reed returned in Week 14, he was on the field for 68.1% of the dropbacks. An effective player on the field, Reed has been a bit roadblocked by his limited involvement in heavier sets on a run-first team. Through three NFL seasons, Reed has run a pass route on only 8 plays in one or two receiver sets. With the loss of Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, the Packers have a tighter receiver room to boost those numbers.
45. Matthew Golden: Closed rookie season catching 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, rushing 10 times for 49 yards. He also picked up a shoulder injury in Week 10 that limited him to the end of the year, paired with the return of several receivers to the lineup. From Week 10 on, Golden only played 28.1% of the passing snaps, catching 6 passes for 99 yards. Although his rookie season was underwhelming, Golden did catch 4 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown in the playoff loss to the Bears to provide something to build on heading into 2026. As a rookie, Golden did play 72 snaps in one or two receiver sets, so he has a leg up on taking on more work with the moving parts this wide receiver unit has had this offseason.
46. Parker Washington: Had the best season of his early career in 2025. After being targeted on 11.9% and 13.3% of his routes in his first two seasons, Washington was targeted on 23.3% this year. Averaged 2.08 yards per route run after 0.75 as a rookie and 1.02 in his second season. With all of Washington, Jakobi Meyers, and Brian Thomas Jr. on the field together, Washington had a team-high 31% target share with 3.17 yards per route run. He ended the year on a tear. Over his final four games played, including the postseason, Washington had games of 6-145-1, 8-115-0, 5-87-1, and 7-107-1. Washington is the best buy at the cost of the Jacksonville receivers. The only thing in limbo is the Jaguars' move to potentially play heavier personnel this season. Washington played 63% of his snaps from the slot when all three primary receivers were on the field together.
47. Romeo Doubs: Will climb if the Patriots do not end up landing A.J. Brown, but pricing in that outcome at the moment. Doubs was a solid and arguably underrated player over his rookie contract in Green Bay, but he has not yet hit 100 targets in an NFL season, with a career high of 724 receiving yards set last season. Among 76 wide receivers that ran 300-plus routes in 2025, Doubs was targeted on 20.7% of his routes (WR31) for 1.77 yards per route run (WR24).
48. KC Concepcion: Should push to be the WR1 on the roster sooner rather than later. In 2025, Cleveland's wide receivers combined for a league-low 6.9 receptions and 86.3 receiving yards per game while catching a league-low 4 touchdowns. Zay Flowers-esque profile is going to play under Todd Monken, who called plays for Flowers in Baltimore. TD upside can be limited by size, as with Flowers, while quarterback play is still a mystery box.
49. Makai Lemon: Joining the Eagles, should play a hybrid role, assuming A.J. Brown is not on the roster. Should be able to push past Dontayvion Wicks as the WR2 early on in two receiver sets and then kick inside when the Eagles play in three receiver sets. Living as the WR2 in the Eagles' offense has been a volatile experience for fantasy gamers who have rostered DeVonta Smith since the team added Brown. Lemon can win outside, but we have to see how much he plays there as a rookie. Over the past five seasons, Jalen Hurts has thrown the ball 34.3% of the time between the numbers. That ranks last among 39 passers who qualify for the league’s pass rating.
50. Wan’Dale Robinson: Has caught more passes per game than the year prior every season in the league, coming off his best season, catching 92 of 140 targets for 1,014 yards and 4 touchdowns. He has only scored 10 touchdowns through 10 seasons in the league, and 2025 was his first year clearing 699 receiving yards in a season. With that coming in a new downfield role due to an injury to Malik Nabers and the Titans adding Carnell Tate, chasing his air yards from 2025 is tougher. He played 55.7% of his snaps in the slot after rates of 70.2%, 72.6%, and 77.9% to open his career.
51. Khalil Shakir: Led the Bills in targets (95), catches (72), and receiving yards (719) in 2025. The addition of D.J. Moore allows Shakir to serve in more of an ancillary function, since he is not an alpha lead WR1. Through four NFL seasons, Shakir has run 73 total pass routes in one or two receiver sets. Last year, with a limited roster, he was on the field for 25 routes in one or two receiver sets, accounting for 18.8% of those play calls. Shakir also has a limited presence near the end zone, totaling just 6 targets in the end zone through four seasons.
52. Jalen Coker: Caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards (11.9 yards per reception) and 3 touchdowns over 11 regular-season games last season. He then closed the year with 9 catches for 134 yards and a touchdown in the playoff loss to the Rams. Over the final seven games of the season, Coker had the same number of targets (40) as Tetairoa McMillan, catching 31 of those for 410 yards and 4 touchdowns, while McMillan had 21 catches for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns. Coker was finally a full-time player over that surge, playing on 88% of the dropbacks.
53. Jayden Higgins: Was on the field for 56.4% of the dropbacks as a rookie, catching 41 of 68 targets for 525 yards and 6 touchdowns. He only played more than 67% of the passing plays in two games as a rookie, but Higgins was second among the receivers with a target on 18.7% of his routes and produced a first down or touchdown on a team-high 41.2% of his targets. Should have more of a role in year two, but the return of Tank Dell is an added variable to limit a huge breakout attached to a good defense.
54. Jakobi Meyers: Caught 42 of 61 targets for 483 yards and 3 touchdowns after joining the Jaguars. Had a major impact on shaping the offense into the best version of itself, but Meyers was not a major factor in fantasy production. He only cleared 50 yards receiving in three of those nine games, but led the team with 7 end zone targets.
55. Michael Wilson: Was tied for second among wide receivers in receptions (56) and was second in receiving yards (775) over the final eight games of last season. How much of that was circumstantial, and what can he build on for 2026? In nine games before that, Wilson had 22 catches for 231 yards and 1 touchdown. Wilson ran 327 routes with Marvin Harrison Jr. on the field last year. On those plays, Wilson was targeted on 12.5% of his routes with 0.85 yards per route.
56. Jerry Jeudy: After a breakout season in 2024 with 90 catches for 1,229 yards and 4 touchdowns, totaled 50 catches for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns last season. Jeudy’s 2024 output was fueled by his splits playing with Jameis Winston, while the Browns changed his usage on top of that, which gave him fewer successful target opportunities. After playing 63.7% of his snaps out wide in 2024, Jeudy was lined up out wide for 86.3% last year. The new coaching regime and the Browns selecting KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston as top-40 picks this spring could be a signal that Jeudy is on the chopping block.
57. Stefon Diggs: With his most recent legal concerns resolved, should find a new roster. Showed he could still play last year with New England. Diggs was targeted on 24.4% of his routes (WR16) with 2.42 yards per route run (WR5).
58. Antonio Williams: A strong production profile, racking up 208 career receptions for 2,336 yards and 21 touchdowns over four seasons at Clemson. Open depth chart to work as an immediate slot receiver and attachment to Jayden Daniels. Overall upside will come down to working in two receiver sets and whether Washington lands a veteran pass catcher before the season.
59. Brandon Aiyuk: Schism between the 49ers and Aiyuk continues to drag out, but still seems like the inevitable outcome is Aiyuk joining his former college quarterback in Washington. If true, then Aiyuk will be the No. 2 option and could push Terry McLaurin if he can recapture his early-career trajectory. That is a question mark, as we have not seen him play at a high level since 2023.
60. Jauan Jennings: Good real football fit in Minnesota, but was already a TD-dependent option in 2025 (31.2% of his points were via TDs), and his target share the past two seasons has been driven by who has been available as competition. With Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison ahead of him, Jennings is more of a TD-centric option and a handcuff to those wideouts.
61. Tyreek Hill: Recovering from a severe injury of a dislocated knee and torn ACL while turning 32 in March, Hill will likely be a late-offseason signing that could bleed into the regular season when he is ready to play. While active to open 2025, Hill was still effective, drawing a target on 28.7% of his routes (WR7) with 2.62 yards per route run (WR4).
62. Deebo Samuel: Still without a home in free agency. Samuel turned 30 this past January. He has not reached 1,000 total yards in three of the past four seasons, clearing 6 touchdowns once over that span. With Washington last season, Samuel was targeted on 22.7% of his routes (WR30) for 1.66 yards per route run (WR42).
63. Omar Cooper Jr: First-round draft capital and after-the-catch upside, but landing spot is complicated for initial takeoff and target potential. Clearly behind Garrett Wilson, while Kenyon Sadiq was drafted ahead of Cooper and can work from the slot.
64. Calvin Ridley: Only played in 7 games last year, catching 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and no touchdowns while on the field. Turning 32 this December, Ridley restructured his deal to remain with Tennessee. Played his final season at Alabama under Brian Daboll, but figures to be more of a third wheel with the Titans adding Carnell Tate and Wan’Dale Robinson.
65. Jalen McMillan: Suffered a severe neck injury last preseason and was on injured reserve until Week 15. He returned for the final four games, catching 12 passes for 178 yards. McMillan flashed as a rookie (37 catches for 461 yards and 8 touchdowns), so he is also getting a fresh start in this new offense, but he needs to jump Emeka Egbuka and Chris Godwin on the target tree.
66. Rashid Shaheed: Over his nine games with Seattle in the regular season, caught 15 of 26 targets for 188 yards and no touchdowns. In the playoffs, he had only 3 catches for 78 yards. He was targeted on only 13.9% of his routes for 1.03 yards per route since joining the Seahawks, after receiving a target on 22.2% of his routes for 1.68 yards per route with New Orleans.
67. Rashod Bateman: Only caught 19 passes for 224 yards and 2 touchdowns across 13 games in 2025. Through five NFL seasons, Bateman has yet to catch 50 passes in a year. Can play a role in the red zone, but the additions of Ja’Kobi Lane and Elijah Sarratt could compromise that role.
68. Denzel Boston: Should compete for a red zone role right away, while the Cleveland wide receiver room can clear out quickly to the point where he is the WR2 sooner than later. He still will contend for targets with Harold Fannin and KC Concepcion even if Jerry Jeudy is moved, but the touchdown upside is good enough to vault him into this territory.
69. Tank Dell: Missed all of the 2025 season with a devastating knee injury at the end of 2024, suffering a torn ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus, and dislocated kneecap. Houston is optimistic that he will play in 2026, but there is no current timetable for his availability.
70. Isaac TeSlaa: 16 receptions during his rookie season, but 6 of them resulted in touchdowns. He only ran a route on 47% of the dropbacks, a role that should be expanded with Kalif Raymond leaving in free agency. Raymond was on the field for 35% of the dropbacks last year.
71. Ryan Flournoy: Had the best year of his rookie contract, catching 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns. Has contingency upside behind two WR1 fantasy options. Flournoy had two strong outings in games that CeeDee Lamb either missed or left early. In Week 5 against the Jets, he grabbed 6 receptions for 114 yards. Then, with Lamb leaving with a concussion in Week 14, Flournoy caught 9 of 13 targets for 115 yards and a score.
72. Adonai Mitchell: From Week 11 on with the Jets, was targeted on 23.8% of his routes (WR12). The team did not have Garrett Wilson for that stretch, however, and they added two rookie pass catchers in Round 1. Mitchell still has two more years on his rookie deal, but he could end up as a vertical lid lifter for all of the underneath and slot options added in the offense.
73. Dontayvion Wicks: Over three seasons with the Packers, reeled in 108 receptions for 1,328 yards and 11 touchdowns. Over that span, Wicks was targeted on 22.3% of his routes, which ranked WR38. The hangup is that he has been on the field for only 47.4% of dropbacks. The selection of Makai Lemon keeps that rate from climbing to full-time status.
74. Jack Bech: Someone has to catch passes at wide receiver for Las Vegas, right? Selected in the second round last season (58th overall), but he only played 37% of the offensive snaps, catching 20 passes for 224 yards and 0 touchdowns.
75. Jalen Nailor: 69 receptions for 1,066 yards and 11 touchdowns over his rookie contract with the Vikings. Aggressively signed in free agency, could end up as the top target among the wide receivers.
