Every day, more and more dynasty leagues conduct their startup drafts. If you’re thinking about joining a new league, make sure you have a set of rankings you can trust. Of course, there’s more nuance to drafting than looking at a set of fantasy football rankings. However, rankings provide an essential baseline to guide your decisions during your draft.
Here are our dynasty WR rankings, including a couple of highlighted players worth further discussion.
Ranking the Top Fantasy Wide Receivers
MORE DYNASTY POSITIONAL RANKINGS: QB | RB | TE | K | DEF | SF
1) Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings
2) Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals
3) CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys
4) Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions
5) Marvin Harrison Jr. | Arizona Cardinals
6) Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams
7) Garrett Wilson | New York Jets
8) Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins
9) Malik Nabers | New York Giants
10) Drake London | Atlanta Falcons
11) A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles
12) Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints
13) Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins
14) Rome Odunze | Chicago Bears
15) Brandon Aiyuk | San Francisco 49ers
16) Nico Collins | Houston Texans
17) Michael Pittman Jr. | Indianapolis Colts
18) Rashee Rice | Kansas City Chiefs
19) DJ Moore | Chicago Bears
20) DK Metcalf | Seattle Seahawks
21) Tank Dell | Houston Texans
22) DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles
23) Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals
24) Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens
25) Jordan Addison | Minnesota Vikings
26) Brian Thomas Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars
27) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks
28) Deebo Samuel Sr. | San Francisco 49ers
29) Jayden Reed | Green Bay Packers
30) Davante Adams | Las Vegas Raiders
31) Amari Cooper | Cleveland Browns
32) Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
33) Christian Kirk | Jacksonville Jaguars
34) Xavier Worthy | Kansas City Chiefs
35) Marquise Brown | Kansas City Chiefs
36) Diontae Johnson | Carolina Panthers
37) Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams
38) George Pickens | Pittsburgh Steelers
39) Ladd McConkey | Los Angeles Chargers
40) Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders
41) Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
42) Keenan Allen | Chicago Bears
43) Calvin Ridley | Tennessee Titans
44) Stefon Diggs | Houston Texans
45) Josh Downs | Indianapolis Colts
46) Dontayvion Wicks | Green Bay Packers
47) Ricky Pearsall | San Francisco 49ers
48) DeAndre Hopkins | Tennessee Titans
49) Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos
50) Jakobi Meyers | Las Vegas Raiders
51) Joshua Palmer | Los Angeles Chargers
52) Malachi Corley | New York Jets
53) Michael Wilson | Arizona Cardinals
54) Mike Williams | New York Jets
55) DeMario Douglas | New England Patriots
56) Xavier Legette | Carolina Panthers
57) Roman Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers
58) Keon Coleman | Buffalo Bills
59) Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers
60) Rashid Shaheed | New Orleans Saints
61) Adonai Mitchell | Indianapolis Colts
62) Ja’Lynn Polk | New England Patriots
63) Troy Franklin | Denver Broncos
64) Jermaine Burton | Cincinnati Bengals
65) Luke McCaffrey | Washington Commanders
66) Jalen McMillan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
67) Jameson Williams | Detroit Lions
68) Tyler Lockett | Seattle Seahawks
69) Wan’Dale Robinson | New York Giants
70) Jahan Dotson | Washington Commanders
71) Marvin Mims Jr. | Denver Broncos
72) Khalil Shakir | Buffalo Bills
73) Brandin Cooks | Dallas Cowboys
74) Zay Jones | Arizona Cardinals
75) Jalin Hyatt | New York Giants
76) Romeo Doubs | Green Bay Packers
77) Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns
78) Javon Baker | New England Patriots
79) Gabe Davis | Jacksonville Jaguars
80) Curtis Samuel | Buffalo Bills
81) Darnell Mooney | Atlanta Falcons
82) Jacob Cowing | San Francisco 49ers
83) Quentin Johnston | Los Angeles Chargers
84) Elijah Moore | Cleveland Browns
85) Michael Thomas | Free Agent
86) Adam Thielen | Carolina Panthers
87) Jonathan Mingo | Carolina Panthers
88) Treylon Burks | Tennessee Titans
89) Rashod Bateman | Baltimore Ravens
90) Cedric Tillman | Cleveland Browns
91) Tyler Boyd | Tennessee Titans
92) Trey Palmer | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
93) A.T. Perry | New Orleans Saints
94) Rondale Moore | Atlanta Falcons
95) Tutu Atwell | Los Angeles Rams
96) Odell Beckham Jr. | Miami Dolphins
97) Noah Brown | Houston Texans
98) Alec Pierce | Indianapolis Colts
99) Kadarius Toney | Kansas City Chiefs
100) DJ Chark Jr. | Los Angeles Chargers
Who Are the Best Wide Receivers To Draft in Dynasty?
Justin Jefferson
In the wake of Kirk Cousins leaving Minnesota, Justin Jefferson’s status as the clear No. 1 dynasty asset was thrown into question. It shouldn’t be.
Situations can change. Talent does not…at least not until Jefferson is old and not good at football anymore. But at 25 years old, that’s not something fantasy managers need to worry about for the rest of the decade.
Jefferson averaged 20.2 fantasy points per game last season. That included two games he left early due to injury, and not having Cousins for half of them.
According to TruMedia, excluding the game Jefferson left early in his first game back from IR, Jefferson averaged 22.1 fantasy points per game without Cousins. The carousel of sub-replacement-level QBs the Vikings were deploying is worse than what they have now in Sam Darnold and, eventually, J.J. McCarthy.
Jefferson is QB-proof. Do not worry at all about his quarterback situation. Draft him with confidence.
Puka Nacua
Perhaps this is unique to my fantasy circles, but it is very surprising to see so many fantasy managers out on Puka Nacua. At the same time, it’s easy to understand why. He wasn’t supposed to be this good. This random unathletic fifth-round pick was not supposed to post the greatest rookie WR season of all time.
Nacua averaged 17.6 fantasy points per game, finishing as the overall WR6. He did this as a rookie still learning and perfecting his craft. Nacua isn’t going to disappear — he’s going to get better.
The detractors say Nacua is not the WR1 — that it’s still Cooper Kupp. Well, in dynasty, that matters even less because Kupp is 31 years old and won’t be around much longer. But even for 2024, there should be no doubt that Nacua is the WR1 now.
Using TruMedia, we can see that Nacua averaged 15.23 ppg in all games played after the Rams’ bye week that also featured Kupp. Yes, that’s worse than his 17.6 ppg overall. Even so, he outplayed Kupp as a Day 3 rookie when they shared the field.
At just 23 years old, Nacua has the skill set to dominate for the next 6-8 years. He is well worth being taken in the first round of dynasty startup drafts.