Updated Fantasy Football WR Rankings 2025: Best PPR draft wide receivers, top sleepers and breakouts

Tim Heaney

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With recent rebellions against the running back position, wide receiver has become the most glamorous position in fantasy football.

Indeed, as the popularity of point-per-reception (PPR) formats grows, so does the desire to land one of the NFL's top wideouts. A big name like Ja'Marr Chase who is targeted often puts his fantasy managers in place to have more opportunities for scoring points.

Should this focus on pass-catching royalty continue? Read on for our Top 150 wide receiver rankings and how you should handle the position in upcoming fantasy drafts.

Fantasy Football WR rankings: Best wide receivers for 2025 drafts

PPR formats will typically favor the top-end fantasy football wide receivers who are in line for big workloads, over running backs and their more tangible injury concerns.

Anchors for targets include these star No. 1 wideouts in PPR Tier 1:

Ja'Marr Chase
CeeDee Lamb
Justin Jefferson

The next tier down could supply true WR1 alpha numbers, as well, but they're sitting near the middle or end of Round 1 as great options for a double-up with another receiver or a top RB:

Nico Collins
Malik Nabers
Puka Nacua
Brian Thomas Jr.
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Ladd McConkey

However, point-per-reception games also can bolster the fantasy value of many middle-to-late-rounders who rely on targets in the short-range and middle-of-the-field regions.

Even with their advancing age and health issues, Chris Godwin and Cooper Kupp and will always garner more faith from drafters in these settings because of their propensity to act as a safety valve for their quarterback.

A more important example of who to nudge upward in the rankings: the Las Vegas Raiders' Jakoki Meyers, who looks like the No. 2 target behind Brock Bowers once again and will probably become a favorite of new quarterback Geno Smith -- a noteworthy upgrade under center.

Check our Top 100 WR rankings below, then keep reading for a typical strategy on how to draft the position in PPR fantasy leagues.

These fantasy football wide receiver rankings are based on leagues with 1 point each per 10 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards, 6 points for rushing and receiving touchdowns, and 1 point per reception. (If your league has bonuses for yardage or big-play thresholds, you may need to apply extra context to these rankings, which are a foundation for attacking the WR position.)

Updated WR draft rankings: 8/29

8/29/25 fantasy draft rankings update highlights:

Terry McLaurin signing his extension gave him a nudge upward.
Rashee Rice remains an intriguing WR3 for fantasy drafts, but now that we know he’ll be docked six games, he had to drop on the statistical ceiling alone – especially since he’ll also have a bye after he’s activated.
I was too low on Emeka Egbuka. I didn’t want to be too low on Emeka Egbuka. I still might boost him before the season starts.
The Adam Thielen trade had many ramifications for the Vikings and Panthers’ WR rooms, mostly with the increases in rankings for Thielen, Jalen Coker, and Xavier Legette.
Daniel Jones’ Colts QB job victory over Anthony Richardson prompted a swap. It also caused a wave of Colts skill player improvements, highlighted by Tyler Warren and Josh Downs.
Fantasy sleeper boosts went to Jayden Higgins, Isaac TeSlaa, Dont’e Thornton Jr., Tory Horton, and Roman Wilson.

Rk	Ovr	Tr	Wide Receivers	TM	Bye	OvrRk ↕️
1	1	1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	10
2	4	1	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	10
3	6	1	Justin Jefferson	MIN	6
4	7	2	Nico Collins	HOU	6
5	8	2	Malik Nabers	NYG	14
6	9	2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	8
7	12	2	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	8
8	13	2	Puka Nacua	LAR	8
9	18	3	Ladd McConkey	LAC	12
10	20	4	Drake London	ATL	5
11	22	4	A.J. Brown	PHI	9
12	26	5	Terry McLaurin	WAS	12	⬆️ 1
13	28	5	Tyreek Hill	MIA	12
14	29	5	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	9
15	33	5	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	8
16	34	5	Tee Higgins	CIN	10
17	38	6	DK Metcalf	PIT	5
18	39	6	Mike Evans	TB	9
19	41	6	Davante Adams	LAR	8
20	42	6	DJ Moore	CHI	5
21	43	6	DeVonta Smith	PHI	9
22	48	6	Courtland Sutton	DEN	12
23	50	7	Calvin Ridley	TEN	10
24	51	7	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	8	⬆️ 4
25	53	7	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	14
26	56	7	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	12
27	57	7	Travis Hunter	JAC	8
28	58	7	George Pickens	DAL	10
29	61	7	Rashee Rice	KC	10	⬇️ 14
30	62	7	Zay Flowers	BAL	7
31	63	7	Chris Olave	NO	11
32	64	7	Jameson Williams	DET	8
33	67	8	Emeka Egbuka	TB	9	⬆️ 9
34	71	8	Jakobi Meyers	LV	8
35	79	9	Rome Odunze	CHI	5
36	81	9	Xavier Worthy	KC	10
37	82	9	Jordan Addison	MIN	6
38	83	9	Ricky Pearsall	SF	14
39	89	9	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	9
40	90	9	Chris Godwin	TB	9
41	96	10	Stefon Diggs	NE	14
42	101	10	Josh Downs	IND	11
43	102	10	Khalil Shakir	BUF	7
44	111	11	Matthew Golden	GB	5	⬆️ 21
45	112	11	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	12
46	113	11	Rashid Shaheed	NO	11
47	122	11	Cooper Kupp	SEA	8
48	127	12	Jauan Jennings	SF	14
49	129	12	Keon Coleman	BUF	7
50	131	12	Jayden Reed	GB	5
51	135	12	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	11
52	140	13	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	14
53	141	13	Darnell Mooney	ATL	5
54	145	13	Christian Kirk	HOU	6
55	147	13	Rashod Bateman	BAL	7
56	148	13	Keenan Allen	LAC	12
57	149	13	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	12
58	151	13	Hollywood Brown	KC	10
59	152	13	DeMario Douglas	NE	14
60	158	14	Adam Thielen	MIN	14	⬆️ 9
61	160	14	Jalen Coker	CAR	14	⬆️ 8
62	161	14	Cedric Tillman	CLE	9
63	163	14	Jayden Higgins	HOU	6	⬆️ 21
64	166	14	Xavier Legette	CAR	14	⬆️ 40
65	168	14	Luther Burden III	CHI	5
66	171	14	Kyle Williams	NE	14
67	172	15	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	LV	8	⬆️ 35
68	175	15	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	8	⬆️ 9
69	176	15	Tre' Harris	LAC	12
70	178	15	Romeo Doubs	GB	5
71	181	15	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	10	➕ NR
72	182	15	Jack Bech	LV	8
73	185	15	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	14
74	193	15	Tory Horton	SEA	8	⬆️ 9
75	194	15	Dyami Brown	JAC	8
76	203	16	Roman Wilson	PIT	5	⬆️ 9
77	206	16	Adonai Mitchell	IND	11
78	208	16	Joshua Palmer	BUF	7
79	209	15	Jalen McMillan	TB	9	⬇️ 6
80	211	16	Jalen Nailor	MIN	6
81	214	16	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	7
82	218	17	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	12	⬆️ 9
83	233	17	Malik Washington	MIA	12	⬆️ 9
84	238	18	Quentin Johnston	LAC	12
85	247	18	Michael Wilson	ARI	8
86	248	18	Jordan Whittington	LAR	8
87	250	18	Diontae Johnson	CLE	9
88	255	19	Alec Pierce	IND	11
89	256	19	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	5
90	262	19	Jaylin Noel	HOU	6
91	264	19	Tutu Atwell	LAR	8
92	265	19	Jalen Royals	KC	10
93	267	19	Elijah Moore	BUF	7
94	269	19	Calvin Austin III	PIT	5
95	270	19	Darius Slayton	NYG	14
96	275	19	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	10
97	278	20	Tyler Lockett	TEN	10
98	281	20	Devaughn Vele	NO	12
99	283	20	Pat Bryant	DEN	12
100	284	20	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	10
101	293	20	Kayshon Boutte	NE	14
102	294	20	Malik Washington	MIA	12
103	300	20	Christian Watson	GB	5
104	NR	21	Van Jefferson	TEN	10
105	NR	21	Tre Tucker	LV	8
106	NR	21	Parker Washington	JAC	8
107	NR	21	Ray-Ray McCloud III	ATL	5
108	NR	21	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	12
109	NR	21	Amari Cooper	LV	8
110	NR	21	Jermaine Burton	CIN	10
111	NR	21	John Metchie III	HOU	6
112	NR	21	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SEA	8
113	NR	21	Demarcus Robinson	SF	14
114	NR	21	Troy Franklin	DEN	12
115	NR	21	Kalif Raymond	DET	8
116	NR	21	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	9
117	NR	21	Noah Brown	WAS	12
118	NR	21	Jacob Cowing	SF	14
119	NR	21	Mack Hollins	NE	14
120	NR	21	Curtis Samuel	BUF	7
121	NR	21	Greg Dortch	ARI	8
122	NR	21	Jahan Dotson	PHI	9
123	NR	21	Jonathan Mingo	DAL	10
124	NR	21	Javon Baker	NE	14
125	NR	21	Malachi Corley	NYJ	9
126	NR	21	Jaylin Lane	WAS	12
127	NR	21	Allen Lazard	NYJ	9
128	NR	21	Theo Wease Jr.	MIA	12
129	NR	21	Robert Woods	PIT	5
130	NR	21	Kendrick Bourne	NE	14
131	NR	21	Ja'Lynn Polk	NE	14
132	NR	21	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	14
133	NR	21	Zay Jones	ARI	8
134	NR	21	Treylon Burks	FA	--
135	NR	21	Rondale Moore	MIN	6
136	NR	21	David Moore	CAR	14
137	NR	21	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	NO	11
138	NR	21	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	10
139	NR	21	Devontez Walker	BAL	7
140	NR	21	Antwane Wells Jr.	NYG	14
141	NR	21	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	5
142	NR	21	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	14
143	NR	21	Arian Smith	NYJ	9
144	NR	21	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	9
145	NR	21	Jake Bobo	SEA	8
146	NR	21	David Bell	CLE	9
147	NR	21	Mecole Hardman Jr.	GB	5
148	NR	21	DJ Chark Jr.	ATL	5
149	NR	21	Jimmy Horn Jr.	CAR	14
150	NR	21	Ronnie Bell	DET	8

PPR RANKINGS: TOP 300 Cheat Sheet | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | PK

Using WR rankings in fantasy football drafts

Commonly, the best way to attack wide receivers in PPR centers around the following steps:

Draft at least two wideouts with heavy target volume upside within the first four rounds, if not more aggressively.
Fade wideouts who rely on big plays and touchdowns for their value, like the Detroit Lions' Jameson Williams. Though this isn't a cemented rule, use target upside as a significant tiebreaker when debating between two players with similar values and ceilings.
Focus on undervalued middle-rounders with sound metrics like Open Rate, who include the Indianapolis Colts' Josh Downs. (Click the link for more on him and other 2025 WR sleepers.)
Circle back to upside to fill out the rest of your wideout crop, regardless of the player's profile, in the late rounds.

Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.