{"id":249731,"date":"2025-10-07T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=249731"},"modified":"2025-11-27T18:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:33:30","slug":"week-6-wide-receiver-rankings-fantasy-football-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/10\/07\/week-6-wide-receiver-rankings-fantasy-football-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 Wide Receiver Rankings Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 5 of the NFL season is complete. It is time to look ahead to Week 6. Here are the Week 6 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45944807\/nfl-bye-weeks-every-team-2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">notable wide receivers on bye this week<\/a> are Nico Collins, Justin Jefferson, and Jordan Addison. CeeDee Lamb and Mike Evans are out with injuries, while Terry McLaurin, Ricky Pearsall, and Jauan Jennings are questionable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings Week 6<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Tier 1: Superstar WR1s<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Puka Nacua<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Amon-Ra St. Brown<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Emeka Egbuka<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco 49ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Garrett Wilson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Rome Odunze<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Drake London<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffalo Bills<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With injuries and byes, the young Ohio State guys are making their way up the top tier of the wide receiver rankings:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nacua has been a top-six wide receiver in all five weeks so far this season and gets a great matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ravens<\/a> in Week 6. Expect another exceptional week for Nacua and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rams<\/a> offense.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JSN and Egbuka put on a show against each other in a battle of former Ohio State wide receivers. Egbuka finished as the WR1 on the week, and JSN was the WR3. They each had their third top 12 finish of the season, and both rank in the top four of the Week 6 wide receiver rankings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wilson joins in on the Ohio State fun, having four top 12 finishes on the season so far. He gets a tougher matchup against Pat Surtain in Week 6.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Emeka Egbuka and JSN went OFF today! \ud83d\ude33WRU! Go Bucks! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mTRY7jw95y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mTRY7jw95y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBuckeyeNut\/status\/1974981477856313439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tier 2: Proven Solid WR2s<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Davante Adams<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>George Pickens<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Courtland Sutton<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Jets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Tetairoa McMillan<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Deebo Samuel<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Marvin Harrison Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis Colts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Quentin Johnston<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Keenan Allen<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Michael Pittman Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona Cardinals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Chris Olave<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Zay Flowers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaylen Waddle<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The players in this tier are all must-starts this week and will provide plenty of fantasy value throughout the season:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMillan continues to put up solid numbers, but he has yet to break out. He gets a great chance to do just that against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cowboys<\/a> in Week 6.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the injury to McLaurin, Samuel has looked like vintage Deebo this season. He has three top 12 finishes on the year and gets a great matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bears<\/a> this week. If McLaurin does play, Samuel will get a slight downgrade in the rankings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waddle stepped up in the absence of Hill, scoring 23 fantasy points and finishing as a top ten wide receiver on the week. He will be a top 20 wide receiver for Week 6.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 3: WR3s With Something to Prove<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249148\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-249148\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"week 5 start\/sit\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25073669-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dec 28, 2024; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey (15) makes the touchdown catch against the New England Patriots in the third quarter at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ladd McConkey<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Romeo Doubs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Terry McLaurin*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ricky Pearsall*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>DK Metcalf<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Cleveland Browns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Xavier Worthy<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Lions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Khalil Shakir<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta Falcons<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>A.J. Brown<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Giants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Brian Thomas Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Stefon Diggs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans Saints<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tier of players includes wide receivers who are all borderline WR starts this week, depending on the size of your league:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doubs had a bye in Week 5, but scored almost 30 fantasy points in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Packers<\/a> game the week before. He only had six receptions, but he scored three touchdowns. He gets a great matchup against the struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bengals<\/a> in Week 6.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brown had another poor performance, scoring single-digit fantasy points for the fourth time in five weeks this season. He will try to get back on track against a bad <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Giants<\/a> secondary on Thursday Night Football.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 4: Potential Flex WRs<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Darnell Mooney<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffalo Bills<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jameson Williams<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Kansas City Chiefs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Matthew Golden<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jakobi Meyers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Rashid Shaheed<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jauan Jennings*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Calvin Ridley<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Wan\u2019Dale Robinson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jerry Jeudy<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>DeVonta Smith<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Giants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guys are FLEX options to fill out your starting lineup:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaheed caught the big-play touchdown, scoring over 21 fantasy points in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Saints<\/a> first victory of the season. This is the fourth straight week with exactly four receptions. He doesn\u2019t have the target share to be a trustworthy start, so he is just a boom-or-bust option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Pearsall and Jennings are both out again for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">49ers<\/a>, Kendrick Bourne will be a FLEX option for fantasy managers after scoring 24.2 fantasy points in Week 5.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Main Image: Steven Bisig &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 5 of the NFL season is complete. It is time to look ahead to Week 6. 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