{"id":240796,"date":"2025-07-28T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=240796"},"modified":"2025-07-27T18:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:34:53","slug":"top-ten-wide-receiver-fantasy-football-seasons-since-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/28\/top-ten-wide-receiver-fantasy-football-seasons-since-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Seasons Since 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wide receivers can make or break your fantasy football season. Let&#8217;s look back at some of the best seasons of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Ten Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Seasons Since 2000<\/h2>\n<h3>Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams 2021<\/h3>\n<p>Cooper Kupp won the triple crown that season and holds the top spot for the best fantasy season of the 21st century. His connection with Stafford was special, and he&#8217;ll look to rekindle that with Sam Darnold in 2025. His 437.5 PPR points are a high bar for anyone to attempt to break.<\/p>\n<h3>Ja&#8217;Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals 2024<\/h3>\n<p>Another triple crown winner, Chase&#8217;s 17 touchdowns were the third most for a wide receiver since 2000. He was a force of nature and is one of only three receivers with over 400 fantasy points in this span.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/27\/jamarr-chase-the-case-for-the-1-01-in-fantasy\/\" target=\"_self\">Ja&#8217;Marr Chase 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Ceedee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A full season of Dak Prescott and Ceedee Lamb resulted in a 403 PPR point explosion. As the team moves forward with George Pickens and Jake Ferguson signed long term, Lamb may never reach this ceiling again.<\/p>\n<h3>Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers 2015<\/h3>\n<p>The Killer Bees era in Pittsburgh was special. It&#8217;s one of the only times Pittsburgh had a high-flying offense and a Swiss cheese defense in the franchise&#8217;s history, and Brown had two of the best seasons of all time back to back.<\/p>\n<h3>Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers 2014<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s always nice to see growth. Brown had 388.9 PPR points in 2014 and followed that up with 389.2 in 2015. He&#8217;ll likely be remembered for his post-career shenanigans, but Antonio Brown, the football player, was one of the best in the league.<\/p>\n<h3>Randy Moss, New England Patriots 2007<\/h3>\n<p>Moss is the only player in the top ten with fewer than 100 catches. But his 18 touchdowns as part of the Patriots&#8217; perfect regular season kept him as the number six player on this list. He put the &#8220;washed&#8221; claims to bed on his way to 385 fantasy points.<\/p>\n<h3>Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Hill wasn&#8217;t even the wide receiver one in this season, but his 376 points are good enough for the seventh-most since 2000 for a wide receiver. The change of scenery wasn&#8217;t the death note a lot of analysts expected, and he can still fly at this point in his career.<\/p>\n<h3>Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints 2019<\/h3>\n<p>Still the single-season record for receptions in a season, Thomas had an affinity for slants. In PPR leagues, he was a menace in 2019 with 185 targets, 149 receptions, and 1725 yards before fading into obscurity the following season. His 374 points won a lot of people their leagues in 2019, and his first-round ADP lost a lot of people their leagues in 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons 2015<\/h3>\n<p>Another receiver who had unlucky timing, Jones was the wide receiver two in 2015 behind Antonio Brown. He comes in at ninth on the top ten fantasy seasons for a receiver since 2000 due to his insane yardage and reception totals. With only eight touchdowns, Jones&#8217; unluckiness finding the endzone plagued him throughout his career. He finished 2015 with 369.1 PPR points.<\/p>\n<h3>Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Jefferson has been a pillar for fantasy football since entering the league. Outside of injury, he&#8217;s been a top-six option in every season. In 2022, he had over 1800 yards and 368 fantasy points, good enough to secure the tenth spot on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Gary A. 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