Non-PPR formats tend to have the most significant impact on total fantasy football production at the WR position due to the nature of the role on the team. This tends to drastically impact the value of smaller slot operators who may catch a lot of passes but don’t see a ton of work down the field or near the end zone.
Here is a closer look at the fantasy wide receiver rankings in a non-PPR format entering the 2024 NFL season.
Ranking the Top Fantasy Wide Receivers
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1) CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys
2) Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins
3) A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles
4) Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals
5) Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions
6) Garrett Wilson | New York Jets
7) Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings
8) Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams
9) Marvin Harrison Jr. | Arizona Cardinals
10) Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints
11) Michael Pittman Jr. | Indianapolis Colts
12) Drake London | Atlanta Falcons
13) Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14) Brandon Aiyuk | San Francisco 49ers
15) Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens
16) Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins
17) Rashee Rice | Kansas City Chiefs
18) Deebo Samuel Sr. | San Francisco 49ers
19) Malik Nabers | New York Giants
20) Davante Adams | Las Vegas Raiders
21) Stefon Diggs | Houston Texans
22) DJ Moore | Chicago Bears
23) Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams
24) Amari Cooper | Cleveland Browns
25) DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles
26) Christian Kirk | Jacksonville Jaguars
27) Nico Collins | Houston Texans
28) Ladd McConkey | Los Angeles Chargers
29) DK Metcalf | Seattle Seahawks
30) Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders
31) Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals
32) Tank Dell | Houston Texans
33) Xavier Worthy | Kansas City Chiefs
34) George Pickens | Pittsburgh Steelers
35) Rome Odunze | Chicago Bears
36) Jayden Reed | Green Bay Packers
37) Khalil Shakir | Buffalo Bills
38) Brian Thomas Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars
39) Keon Coleman | Buffalo Bills
40) Diontae Johnson | Carolina Panthers
41) Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
42) DeAndre Hopkins | Tennessee Titans
43) Keenan Allen | Chicago Bears
44) Romeo Doubs | Green Bay Packers
45) Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos
46) Calvin Ridley | Tennessee Titans
47) Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers
48) Ja’Lynn Polk | New England Patriots
49) Curtis Samuel | Buffalo Bills
50) Tim Patrick | Denver Broncos
51) Adonai Mitchell | Indianapolis Colts
52) Jameson Williams | Detroit Lions
53) Dontayvion Wicks | Green Bay Packers
54) Joshua Palmer | Los Angeles Chargers
55) Hollywood Brown | Kansas City Chiefs
56) Tyler Lockett | Seattle Seahawks
57) Jordan Addison | Minnesota Vikings
58) DeMario Douglas | New England Patriots
59) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks
60) Javon Baker | New England Patriots
61) Rashid Shaheed | New Orleans Saints
62) Brandin Cooks | Dallas Cowboys
63) Josh Downs | Indianapolis Colts
64) Jakobi Meyers | Las Vegas Raiders
65) Jahan Dotson | Philadelphia Eagles
66) Jalen McMillan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
67) Gabe Davis | Jacksonville Jaguars
68) Adam Thielen | Carolina Panthers
69) Malachi Corley | New York Jets
70) Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns
71) Xavier Legette | Carolina Panthers
72) Mike Williams | New York Jets
73) Marvin Mims Jr. | Denver Broncos
74) Quentin Johnston | Los Angeles Chargers
75) Roman Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers
76) Elijah Moore | Cleveland Browns
77) DJ Chark | Los Angeles Chargers
78) Wan’Dale Robinson | New York Giants
79) Michael Wilson | Arizona Cardinals
80) Darnell Mooney | Atlanta Falcons
81) Jermaine Burton | Cincinnati Bengals
82) Ricky Pearsall | San Francisco 49ers
83) Zay Jones | Arizona Cardinals
84) Rashod Bateman | Baltimore Ravens
85) Troy Franklin | Denver Broncos
86) Tyler Boyd | Tennessee Titans
87) Jalin Hyatt | New York Giants
88) Darius Slayton | New York Giants
89) Luke McCaffrey | Washington Commanders
90) Treylon Burks | Tennessee Titans
91) Odell Beckham Jr. | Miami Dolphins
92) Andrei Iosivas | Cincinnati Bengals
93) Jonathan Mingo | Carolina Panthers
94) K.J. Osborn | New England Patriots
95) Kendrick Bourne | New England Patriots
96) A.T. Perry | New Orleans Saints
97) Cedric Tillman | Cleveland Browns
98) Jacob Cowing | San Francisco 49ers
99) Demarcus Robinson | Los Angeles Rams
100) Noah Brown | Houston Texans
101) Trey Palmer | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
102) Alec Pierce | Indianapolis Colts
103) Malik Washington | Miami Dolphins
104) Josh Reynolds | Denver Broncos
105) Robert Woods | Houston Texans
106) Kadarius Toney | Kansas City Chiefs
107) Tyler Scott | Chicago Bears
108) Marquez Valdes-Scantling | Buffalo Bills
109) Charlie Jones | Cincinnati Bengals
110) Cedrick Wilson Jr. | New Orleans Saints
111) Devontez Walker | Baltimore Ravens
112) Brenden Rice | Los Angeles Chargers
113) Greg Dortch | Arizona Cardinals
114) Allen Lazard | New York Jets
115) Bo Melton | Green Bay Packers
116) Jalen Tolbert | Dallas Cowboys
117) Jordan Whittington | Los Angeles Rams
118) Tutu Atwell | Los Angeles Rams
119) Van Jefferson | Pittsburgh Steelers
120) Kalif Raymond | Detroit Lions
121) Jauan Jennings | San Francisco 49ers
122) Tre Tucker | Las Vegas Raiders
123) Calvin Austin III | Pittsburgh Steelers
124) Justin Watson | Kansas City Chiefs
125) Nelson Agholor | Baltimore Ravens
126) Donovan Peoples-Jones | Detroit Lions
127) Jalen Nailor | Minnesota Vikings
128) Xavier Gipson | New York Jets
129) Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | Tennessee Titans
130) Jake Bobo | Seattle Seahawks
131) Ryan Flournoy | Dallas Cowboys
Who Are the Best Wide Receivers To Draft in Fantasy?
CeeDee Lamb
Through the first five weeks of the 2023 season, Dallas Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb’s performance wasn’t great. He was the WR16 with just 27 receptions for 358 yards and one score, generating just 14.2 fantasy points per game.
However, Lamb’s next four games were outstanding, posting 7+ receptions and 115+ receiving yards to ignite his run to a WR1 overall finish. His final stat line last year was 135 receptions for 1,749 yards and 12 TDs, which makes his 403.2 fantasy points the second-highest fantasy output we’ve seen from a receiver over the last 10 years.
Lamb’s production has trended in the right direction every season of his NFL career, which perhaps foreshadowed his breakout campaign in 2023.
Lamb’s Receiving Production Every Year of His NFL Career:
- 2020: 111 targets, 74 receptions, 935 yards, five TDs (WR22)
- 2021: 120 targets, 79 receptions, 1,102 yards, six TDs (WR19)
- 2022: 156 targets, 107 receptions, 1,359 yards, nine TDs (WR5)
- 2023: 181 targets, 135 receptions, 1,749 yards, 12 TDs (WR1)
Do you notice a trend? Lamb’s targets, receptions, yards, and touchdowns have all increased each year of his NFL career. Is it difficult to project better numbers across the board after his exceptional production last year? Yes.
Lamb’s usage is excellent but not outlier-type outstanding. His target share (29.9%) ranked eighth at the position, while his average depth of target (9.5 yards) ranked 70th. However, he is the poster child for how to deploy versatile receivers in today’s NFL to produce fantasy excellence.
Lamb’s 508 slot snaps show how the Cowboys move him all over the formation to help get his free releases off the line of scrimmage. From there, he can utilize his savvy route-running ability and elite yards-after-catch skills to generate fantasy points easily as the focal point of a high-powered passing attack.
He led the league in both red-zone targets (31) and receptions (17) last year in a Dallas offense that made a league-leading 71 trips to the red zone. This elite usage could continue in 2024, with Jake Ferguson likely being Lamb’s top target competition.
One could make an argument the Cowboys may be throwing the ball more this season with the starting running back projected to be Ezekiel Elliott — who failed to generate a single rushing attempt of 20+ yards on 183 attempts in 2023 — behind an offensive line that lost multiple starters this offseason.
There’s nothing to suggest that either Ferguson or Brandin Cooks will significantly eat into Lamb’s elite target volume heading into this year. This makes his ceiling as the WR1 overall for the 2024 season well within the range of fantasy outcomes.
Zay Flowers
The historic rookie season we got from Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua makes it easy to overlook just how encouraging Zay Flowers’ 77 receptions for 858 yards and five scores on 108 targets were in 2023, good for a WR31 finish in full-PPR formats.
Flowers had a 68-yard touchdown called back against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11 and didn’t play in the season finale because the Baltimore Ravens had already locked up their home-field advantage by that point, which means these numbers could have been even better last year.
During his rookie year, Flowers showcased his formation versatility (29% of his snaps coming from the slot), separation ability (2.27 yards of separation per target, seventh among receivers), and YAC — yards after the catch — ability (391 yards after the catch). These all feel like encouraging signs for a player entering his second season in the NFL.
Additionally, Flowers was among the league leaders at the WR position in manufactured touches, catching 23 screen passes last year, tied for third behind just Tyreek Hill and Ja’Marr Chase. Still, he flashed the ability to win on the intermediate and third levels of the football field. Flowers even scored on one of his eight carries for 56 yards last year to further showcase his designed touches role in this offense.
But Flowers was so much more than just an underneath YAC threat. He was actually tied for the ninth-most receptions to go for 40+ yards in the NFL last year with four such explosive plays in 2023. Even though those vertical shots connected occasionally, the argument can be made both Flowers and Lamar Jackson left a handful of plays on the field last year, too.
Sure, it’s not exciting to watch “plays that could’ve been” go unrealized. However, Flowers’ ability to create separation on all three levels of the football field, exceptional YAC ability, and guaranteed touches with offensive coordinator Todd Monken — who makes it a point to get the ball in his hands — should excite you about him potentially taking a big step into fantasy stardom in Year 2.
The team let Odell Beckham Jr. walk this offseason and brought in an unpolished rookie, North Carolina’s Devontez Walker, to contribute. Walker operates as an outside vertical threat and shouldn’t threaten Flowers’ role in this offense.
As the preferred target near the end zone, Mark Andrews will hinder Flowers’ TD output. This was evident last season when the star TE saw more red-zone targets than Flowers despite playing in seven fewer games.
Ultimately, there is target competition present for Flowers, but it’s not enough to threaten projecting an even bigger role in 2024.