The wide receiver position has become more and more important in fantasy football, so following the correct rankings is crucial to winning your league. While injuries are ever present and have the potential to ruin any season, these players offer the best combination of upside and stability and should power your team as long as they’re on the field.
Note: These fantasy football wide receiver rankings are only for redraft and do not account for anything that could happen to raise or sink their value in 2025 and beyond.
2024 Redraft: Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
Tier 1: League-Winning Superstars
1. Tyreek Hill
2. CeeDee Lamb
3. Ja’Marr Chase
4. Justin Jefferson
Tyreek Hill and CeeDee Lamb are easily the top two wide receivers in the fantasy football rankings, but we’ll give the edge to the player who got the extension, instead of the one who is still holding out. Lamb should return before the start of the regular season, but why take the risk if you don’t have to?
Much like Hill and Lamb, Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase are equally talented wide receivers. However, the tie goes to the quarterback situation, as Joe Burrow is a considerably better quarterback than Sam Darnold or a rookie J.J. McCarthy.
Tier 2: Locked and Loaded WR1’s
5. Amon-Ra St. Brown
6. A.J. Brown
7. Mike Evans
8. Marvin Harrison Jr
9. Garrett Wilson
10. Brandon Aiyuk
11. Nico Collins
12. Puka Nacua
Amon-Ra St. Brown isn’t quite in the elite tier of the fantasy football wide receiver rankings, but he’s not far off. The veteran is a target machine who never should’ve gone off the board in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Marvin Harrison Jr is a bit of a risk this early considering he’s still a rookie, but the Ohio State product is one of the best prospects to ever reach the NFL. If anyone can immediately hit superstardom, it’s him.
Brandon Aiyuk is difficult to place, as nobody knows exactly where he’ll play. For the time being, let’s assume he’ll be in San Francisco’s run-heavy yet efficient offense. Any one of Houston’s three big-name receivers could lead the team in targets, but Collins offers the best combination of floor and ceiling. Puka Nacua should be ready for Week 1, but keep an eye on all injury reports. If he has a setback, he’ll tumble down these fantasy football wide receiver rankings.
Tier 3: Dependable WR2’s
13. D.J. Moore
14. Chris Olave
15. Jaylen Waddle
16. Davante Adams
17. Deebo Samuel
18. D.K. Metcalf
19. Cooper Kupp
20. Chris Godwin
21. Tee Higgins
22. DeVonta Smith
23. Amari Cooper
24. George Pickens
D.J. Moore has more target competition than he did last year, but he also has a considerably better quarterback in what should be a more pass-heavy offense. Jaylen Waddle would have top-10 upside if Tyreek Hill wasn’t around, but he’ll still make the most of his targets. Similarly, Deebo Samuel would be a bit higher if a Brandon Aiyuk trade happens, but we’ll assume the wide receiver stays put for now.
Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua had similar target shares in games where both players were healthy last year, but Kupp is getting older while Nacua is entering the prime of his career. Even when both guys are on the field, look for the youngster to get more of the work. Chris Godwin is one of my biggest fantasy football sleepers, as a new offensive coordinator and a move back to the slot should bring out the best in the former third-round pick.
Amari Cooper wants out of Cleveland, and who can blame him? However, he’s likely trapped with the washed-up Deshaun Watson, which drags him down the fantasy football wide receiver rankings. Present-day Russell Wilson is better than Kenny Pickett, but he’s still not enough to turn George Pickens into a week-in, week-out top-12 option at the position.
Tier 4: Reliable Flexes
25. Drake London
26. Michael Pittman
27. Malik Nabers
28. Tank Dell
29. Stefon Diggs
30. Diontae Johnson
31. Zay Flowers
32. Diontae Johnson
33. Keenan Allen
34. Terry McLaurin
35. Rashee Rice
36. Rome Odunze
Drake London gets a reliable quarterback for the first time in his career, but will an aging Kirk Cousins returning from a torn Achilles be enough to catapult the former top-10 pick into fantasy stardom? Michael Pittman is great, but Indianapolis probably won’t throw the ball too frequently with Anthony Richardson running the offense. First-round pick Malik Nabers appears to have dodged a bullet with his ankle injury, but he still has to deal with subpar quarterbacking.
Tank Dell is coming off a season-ending injury and the over-30 Stefon Diggs showed signs of aging during his final season with the Bills. Diontae Johnson is a sound route runner, but his questionable hands and Carolina’s suspect passing attack keep him from climbing the fantasy football wide receiver rankings. Terry McLaurin entered the league on the older side, so hopefully he still has something left now that he has a potential top-end starter throwing him the ball in Jayden Daniels.
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