The value of wide receivers varies perhaps more than any other position when you change from non-PPR to PPR scoring or vice versa. Therefore, it can be tough to gauge which players to draft if you are switching across and out of your comfort zone. Equally, with more and more analysis angled toward the PPR format, knowing what to do in non-PPR can be tough.
Worry not, however. With PFN’s consensus WR fantasy football rankings, we have done all the hard work to make your life easy. All you have to do is compare our rankings to your site’s ADP and then identify where the best value at the position may occur in your drafts. That should help you devise a robust plan for your fantasy drafts in 2024.
The rankings below are a consensus of our three fantasy experts, Derek Tate, Jason Katz, and Kyle Soppe. Between them, they have over two decades of fantasy football writing experience and are constantly analyzing the latest news and data to ensure our rankings are up to date. These rankings also provide the basis for PFN’s “Who Should I Draft” tool, Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer, and Trade Value Charts.
Ranking the Top Fantasy Wide Receivers
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1) CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys
2) Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins
3) Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals
4) Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions
5) Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings
6) A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles
7) Garrett Wilson | New York Jets
8) Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams
9) Marvin Harrison Jr. | Arizona Cardinals
10) Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints
11) Brandon Aiyuk | San Francisco 49ers
12) Drake London | Atlanta Falcons
13) Michael Pittman Jr. | Indianapolis Colts
14) Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15) Davante Adams | Las Vegas Raiders
16) Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins
17) Nico Collins | Houston Texans
18) Deebo Samuel Sr. | San Francisco 49ers
19) Amari Cooper | Cleveland Browns
20) DJ Moore | Chicago Bears
21) DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles
22) Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams
23) Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals
24) Stefon Diggs | Houston Texans
25) Malik Nabers | New York Giants
26) Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens
27) DK Metcalf | Seattle Seahawks
28) Rashee Rice | Kansas City Chiefs
29) Christian Kirk | Jacksonville Jaguars
30) Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders
31) Tank Dell | Houston Texans
32) Keenan Allen | Chicago Bears
33) George Pickens | Pittsburgh Steelers
34) Jayden Reed | Green Bay Packers
35) Ladd McConkey | Los Angeles Chargers
36) Brian Thomas Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars
37) Diontae Johnson | Carolina Panthers
38) Xavier Worthy | Kansas City Chiefs
39) DeAndre Hopkins | Tennessee Titans
40) Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
41) Calvin Ridley | Tennessee Titans
42) Marquise Brown | Kansas City Chiefs
43) Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos
44) Keon Coleman | Buffalo Bills
45) Rome Odunze | Chicago Bears
46) Jameson Williams | Detroit Lions
47) Jordan Addison | Minnesota Vikings
48) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks
49) Curtis Samuel | Buffalo Bills
50) Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers
51) Jakobi Meyers | Las Vegas Raiders
52) Tyler Lockett | Seattle Seahawks
53) Romeo Doubs | Green Bay Packers
54) Mike Williams | New York Jets
55) Brandin Cooks | Dallas Cowboys
56) Adonai Mitchell | Indianapolis Colts
57) Khalil Shakir | Buffalo Bills
58) Gabe Davis | Jacksonville Jaguars
59) Rashid Shaheed | New Orleans Saints
60) Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns
61) Josh Downs | Indianapolis Colts
62) Joshua Palmer | Los Angeles Chargers
63) Jahan Dotson | Washington Commanders
64) Dontayvion Wicks | Green Bay Packers
65) Ja’Lynn Polk | New England Patriots
66) DeMario Douglas | New England Patriots
67) Adam Thielen | Carolina Panthers
68) Marvin Mims Jr. | Denver Broncos
69) Michael Wilson | Arizona Cardinals
70) Ricky Pearsall | San Francisco 49ers
71) Xavier Legette | Carolina Panthers
72) Malachi Corley | New York Jets
73) Quentin Johnston | Los Angeles Chargers
74) Elijah Moore | Cleveland Browns
75) Troy Franklin | Denver Broncos
76) Rashod Bateman | Baltimore Ravens
77) Wan’Dale Robinson | New York Giants
78) Zay Jones | Arizona Cardinals
79) Roman Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers
80) Odell Beckham Jr. | Miami Dolphins
81) DJ Chark | Los Angeles Chargers
82) Rondale Moore | Atlanta Falcons
83) Darius Slayton | New York Giants
84) Jalin Hyatt | New York Giants
85) Treylon Burks | Tennessee Titans
86) Tyler Boyd | Tennessee Titans
87) Darnell Mooney | Atlanta Falcons
88) Jonathan Mingo | Carolina Panthers
89) Jalen McMillan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
90) Alec Pierce | Indianapolis Colts
91) Kendrick Bourne | New England Patriots
92) Andrei Iosivas | Cincinnati Bengals
93) A.T. Perry | New Orleans Saints
94) Cedric Tillman | Cleveland Browns
95) K.J. Osborn | New England Patriots
96) Demarcus Robinson | Los Angeles Rams
97) Michael Thomas | Free Agent
98) Trey Palmer | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
99) Josh Reynolds | Denver Broncos
100) Jacob Cowing | San Francisco 49ers
Who Are the Best Wide Receivers To Draft in Fantasy?
Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals
If there is one knock on Ja’Marr Chase’s fantasy profile, he’s been a bit more boom/bust than we’d like from an elite WR1.
Guys like Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill, and CeeDee Lamb rarely completely disappoint. Their ceilings are just as high as Chase’s, but Chase has a lower weekly floor.
Over the past two seasons (28 games total), Chase has obviously been a WR1, but he’s scored below 13 fantasy points 13 times. To be fair, he’s also scored over 28 fantasy points five times, including three games of 32+ points and an absurd 52-pointer in Week 5 of last season. Even if we go back to Chase’s rookie season, the pattern is the same.
This is what keeps Chase ever so slightly below Hill and Lamb for me. It would also keep him behind Jefferson, but Jefferson lost Kirk Cousins. J.J. McCarthy could end up being incredible. But until we see it, I feel more comfortable with the equally elite talent catching passes from Burrow.
Chase is a surefire first-round pick in 2024 fantasy drafts. I do think there is a case to take him No. 1 overall. However, given what we saw from Hill and Lamb last season, Chase checks in as my WR3.
– Jason Katz, PFN Fantasy Analyst
Brandon Aiyuk, San Francisco 49ers
With just one DNP over the past three seasons, the availability grades out as a strength, something you very much want to have in any player you’re taking in the first three rounds. Brandon Aiyuk is being drafted as a solid WR2 in the middle of the third round, and I think that’s about right.
That lands him in the Michael Pittman Jr., Stefon Diggs, DJ Moore, and Mike Evans tier at the position. I like him smack dab in the middle of that range (behind Pittman and Moore, ahead of Diggs and Evans), making him a nice situational buy.
I find myself often going WR-RB-WR to open drafts, which means picking from this class to fill my WR2 roster slot. That said, if I liked the value of a pair of receivers with my first two picks, I’m opting for a bell-cow back in the Derrick Henry range over Aiyuk.
With the potential for extreme regression, Aiyuk isn’t highlighted on my cheat sheet as a must-target player at his current cost, but that’s not to say that I’m actively avoiding San Francisco’s WR1 either.
– Kyle Soppe, PFN Fantasy Analyst