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Fantasy football wide receiver rankings

10 wide receivers, ordered by where drafters are taking them in PPR scoring.

Updated Oct 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM ET

Standard WR: drafters are taking Justin Jefferson first on the board, ahead of the other 9 wide receivers ranked here. 10 of these wide receivers already carry a live player market, and those figures come from the market rather than a draft-order guess.

Wide receiver is the position reception scoring changes most and the position leagues start the most of, so the usable part of a receiver list runs far deeper than a quarterback or tight end list.

This is the season board. The week is priced separately: Week 5 WR rankings from market data, or every position for Week 5 on one page.

Parlae start or sit calls this season: 2,267 right of 3,916 graded, 4,925 published. Misses stay up. See the record.

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What changes in this view

Wide receivers are the position PPR scoring changes most. A point per catch rewards volume, so a receiver who catches eight short passes can out-score one who catches three long ones, and most default leagues use PPR or half-PPR.

This view keeps only wide receivers and re-numbers them 1 upward in PPR scoring. Leagues also start more receivers than any other position, so the useful part of this list runs much deeper than the quarterback or tight end lists.

How to draft wide receivers this season

A point per catch pays volume, and volume is what wide receivers produce. A receiver who catches eight short passes scores more in PPR than one who catches three long ones for the same yardage, which is why the PPR order of this list differs noticeably from the standard order rather than being the same names shuffled. Most default leagues use PPR or half PPR, so PPR is the order this board opens in.

Receiver is also the position leagues start the most of. Between the dedicated receiver slots and the flex slot, a twelve team league is usually starting thirty to forty receivers every week, which means the useful part of this list runs deep. Where a quarterback board stops being interesting after fifteen names and a tight end board after about ten, a receiver board is still making real distinctions at sixty.

That depth changes how you should read a small difference in pick number. Two receivers half a round apart in the middle of this list are much closer to interchangeable than two running backs half a round apart, because the receiver slope is gentler. The tier column is the faster way to see that: it tells you whether the gap you are looking at is a real step down or just list order.

Where the tier breaks fall, and what they mean

Receiver tiers are long, and that is correct rather than lazy. A long tier means the draft market genuinely cannot separate those names, so inside one you should take the player whose situation you prefer and not agonise over our ordering. The breaks that matter most are the first two, where full time targets separate from part time ones.

  1. Tier 1 (10 players): Justin Jefferson, Chris Olave, DeVonta Smith, Malik Nabers, Ladd McConkey, Jaylen Waddle, DJ Moore, Parker Washington and 2 more

Tiers recomputed from the live board on Oct 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM ET, inside this view's own pool.

What the market prices for these wide receivers

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1Justin JeffersonWR MIN1637% TD
2Chris OlaveWR NO1881.6 rec yds, 6.5 catches, 33% TD
3DeVonta SmithWR PHI11029% TD
4Malik NabersWR NYG1855.6 rec yds, 5.4 catches, 33% TD
5Ladd McConkeyWR LAC1730% TD
6Jaylen WaddleWR DEN11051.7 rec yds, 4.5 catches, 32% TD
7DJ MooreWR BUF1734% TD
8Parker WashingtonWR JAX1760.6 rec yds, 4.6 catches, 37% TD
9Marvin Harrison Jr.WR ARI11434.5 rec yds, 2.7 catches, 23% TD
10Chris Godwin Jr.WR TB21028.6 rec yds, 3.5 catches, 16% TD
11Puka NacuaWR LAR21192.6 rec yds, 7.4 catches, 54% TD
12Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR SEA21193.5 rec yds, 6.6 catches, 50% TD
13Amon-Ra St. BrownWR DET2680.6 rec yds, 7.5 catches, 57% TD
14Stefon DiggsWR WAS2754.5 rec yds, 36% TD
15CeeDee LambWR DAL21480.7 rec yds, 6.5 catches, 50% TD
16Drake LondonWR ATL2-81.7 rec yds, 5.5 catches, 42% TD
17Nico CollinsWR HOU2879.8 rec yds, 5.5 catches, 42% TD
18Davante AdamsWR LAR21162.6 rec yds, 4.4 catches, 49% TD
19Michael WilsonWR ARI21474.8 rec yds, 5.6 catches, 37% TD
20Keon ColemanWR BUF2-46.5 rec yds, 27% TD
21Garrett WilsonWR NYJ21369.6 rec yds, 6.3 catches, 39% TD
22Khalil ShakirWR BUF2743.5 rec yds, 28% TD
23George PickensWR DAL21461.7 rec yds, 4.5 catches, 43% TD
24Malik WashingtonWR MIA2-40.5 rec yds, 30% TD
25Zay FlowersWR BAL21367.5 rec yds, 5.4 catches, 32% TD
26Christian WatsonWR GB21160.5 rec yds, 4.4 catches, 34% TD
27Josh DownsWR IND21358.5 rec yds, 5.5 catches, 29% TD
28Jameson WilliamsWR DET2653.6 rec yds, 3.6 catches, 34% TD
29Matthew GoldenWR GB21155.5 rec yds, 4.5 catches, 31% TD
30Romeo DoubsWR NE21151.6 rec yds, 3.6 catches, 34% TD
31DK MetcalfWR PIT2951.6 rec yds, 4.5 catches, 34% TD
32Mike EvansWR SF2848.6 rec yds, 3.6 catches, 31% TD
33Denzel BostonWR CLE21147.6 rec yds, 3.4 catches, 31% TD
34Luther Burden IIIWR CHI21048.5 rec yds, 4.5 catches, 27% TD
35Carnell TateWR TEN2952.6 rec yds, 4.5 catches, 22% TD
36Jakobi MeyersWR JAX2742.5 rec yds, 3.5 catches, 25% TD
38Courtland SuttonWR DEN21036.4 rec yds, 3.4 catches, 31% TD
39Tre TuckerWR LV2-41.5 rec yds, 3.5 catches, 23% TD
40Rome OdunzeWR CHI21038.6 rec yds, 3.5 catches, 27% TD
41Emeka EgbukaWR TB21034.6 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 26% TD
42Deebo Samuel Sr.WR SF2831.5 rec yds, 3.5 catches, 30% TD
43Devaughn VeleWR NO2-36.5 rec yds, 3.5 catches, 22% TD
44Roman WilsonWR PIT2-33.5 rec yds, 2.8 catches, 24% TD
45Ryan FlournoyWR DAL2-31.6 rec yds, 3.4 catches, 24% TD
46Tee HigginsWR CIN2652% TD
47Wan'Dale RobinsonWR TEN2-33.4 rec yds, 3.6 catches, 17% TD
48Kalif RaymondWR CHI2-29.5 rec yds, 3.5 catches, 21% TD
49Ja'Marr ChaseWR CIN2651% TD
50Michael Pittman Jr.WR PIT2926.3 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 23% TD
51Keenan AllenWR IND21327.5 rec yds, 2.5 catches, 19% TD
52Isaiah WilliamsWR NYJ2-28.5 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 18% TD
53Cooper KuppWR SEA21125.5 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 21% TD
54Brian Thomas Jr.WR JAX2724.5 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 21% TD
55Isaac TeSlaaWR DET2-25.5 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 18% TD
56Kayshon BoutteWR HOU2825.5 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 17% TD
57Kendrick BourneWR ARI2-23.5 rec yds, 2.6 catches, 16% TD
58Ted HurstWR TB2-22.4 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 17% TD
59Rashid ShaheedWR SEA21119.6 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 20% TD
60Rashod BatemanWR BAL21319.5 rec yds, 1.5 catches, 17% TD
61Jahan DotsonWR ATL2-19.5 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 16% TD
62Jaylin NoelWR HOU2-17.5 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 18% TD
63Xavier HutchinsonWR HOU2-18.5 rec yds, 1.5 catches, 16% TD
64Darnell MooneyWR NYG2-0.4 rush yds, 18.6 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 13% TD
65Terry McLaurinWR WAS2736% TD
66Troy FranklinWR DEN2-18.6 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 12% TD
67Elic AyomanorWR TEN2-16.5 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 14% TD
68Marvin MimsWR DEN2-13.5 rec yds, 1.6 catches, 13% TD
69Tez JohnsonWR TB2-13.5 rec yds, 1.5 catches, 13% TD
70Jordan AddisonWR MIN2630% TD
71Quentin JohnstonWR LAC2726% TD
72Calvin RidleyWR TEN298.4 rec yds, 1 catches, 8% TD
73Makai LemonWR PHI21017% TD
74Jerry JeudyWR CLE21112% TD

Heads up: this view currently has only 10 players with real consensus draft data, well under the 15 we require before we treat a board as complete. Very few drafts in this format have happened yet upstream, and we will not pad the list with numbers borrowed from another format. The page is left open so you can see exactly what does exist, and it fills in as the drafts come in.

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The pick numbers come from consensus average draft position across thousands of live drafts (Fantasy Football Calculator consensus ADP), covering 219 draftable players in total. Nobody here is given an invented projection.