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Wide Receiver University
Ja’Marr Chase and former LSU teammate Justin Jefferson have been atop the dynasty wide receiver rankings since Chase entered the league in 2021. Jefferson had a characteristically productive season again in 2024, scoring 18.2 PPG (No. 5), but it was Chase’s year. The Bengals’ WR1 led all receivers in fantasy PPG due to multiple large scoring booms. Chase’s big year highlights the value of the quarterback position in bolstering an NFL offense and lending value to his pass catchers. While Sam Darnold ultimately limited Jefferson’s ceiling, Chase benefited from Joe Burrow‘s prolific passing season.
The LSU duo remain the Alphas atop PlayerProfiler’s dynasty wide receiver rankings. Other young receivers such as Malik Nabers (another LSU Tiger) moved into the top tier of receivers in 2024. See below all the receivers who made big moves in dynasty value during the most recent fantasy season, as well as the rookies entering the league in 2025, and where they measure up in dynasty.
New Faces in the Top 12
Malik Nabers | WR5
Nabers, another LSU product, holds the WR5 spot in PlayerProfiler’s dynasty wide receiver rankings largely due to the fact that he is quarterback-proof. Nabers was catching passes from Daniel Jones, Tommy DeVito and Drew Lock in his rookie season, but still compiled 1,204 passing yards and seven touchdowns.
The Giants were starving for a decent threat in the passing game before Nabers arrived, and the rookie standout led the league in Target Share (34.9-percent) and was No. 4 in Target Rate (31.2-percent) – behind only Puka Nacua. Scheduled to pick at No. 3 in the upcoming NFL Draft, the Giants are going to procure a quarterback. Literally anything would be an upgrade for Nabers, who had 108 receptions in his rookie season, 20-plus more than Jefferson and Chase in their rookie seasons.
Brian Thomas Jr. | WR8
Yet another former LSU wide receiver in the top 10 of the dynasty wide receiver rankings is Brian Thomas Jr. Believe it or not, Thomas Jr. had a more productive season than Nabers in terms of yards and touchdowns, just not targets and receptions. Thomas is an Alpha capable of commanding targets and compiling production. He had 10-plus targets in each of the last six weeks of the 2024 season, which he converted to 593 yards and five touchdowns during that span (all with Mac Jones, primarily, under center). Thomas is great, but he is also a sell. I have seen him traded for the 1.01 in superflex.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR12
Jaxon Smith-Njigba had an underwhelming rookie season in 2023 (8.8 FPPG), but broke out in 2024, his sophomore season. JSN earned 137 targets last season, catching 100 for 1,186 yards and six touchdowns. That was good for a WR16 finish in PPG. Entering his third season and currently 23.0 years old, he is WR12 in PlayerProfiler’s dynasty wide receiver rankings.
2024 Rookies in the Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings
Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR14
Going into the 2024 season, the debate in dynasty was whether Marvin Harrison Jr. or Malik Nabers was the top receiver in the 2024 draft class. Harrison Jr. was also considered to be a top-five dynasty wide receiver. After one season of play, the Ohio State product is down at WR14 in the dynasty ranks, behind both Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. Harrison Jr. earned 116 targets in an offense where he was the unquestioned Alpha Wide Receiver, but caught just 62 (53-percent) of them for 885 receiving yards.
Harrison’s rookie year production underscores the importance of receiver usage. Nabers and MHJ both went into situations where they were lead dogs at the position, but Nabers received massive amounts of easily catchable targets (No. 68 ADOT, No. 6 Target Accuracy) while Harrison did not (No. 17 ADOT, No. 92 Target Accuracy). Nabers was a difference-maker on fantasy teams, and Harrison was largely a non-factor.
Rome Odunze | WR18
Rome Odunze was typically the third wheel in the top three dynasty wide receivers coming into last season, rightly since he was entering an offense with established talents Keenan Allen and DJ Moore. There was a feeling Odunze could become the Alpha in the Chicago offense, but it was not to be, and Caleb Williams was sacked 68 times (third-most all-time), limiting the Bears’ offensive output.
Now with Ben Johnson in town and Allen another year older on an expiring contract, Odunze is in a position to make a jump in year two from WR18 into the top 10 of the dynasty wide receiver rankings. Rome did show flashes in his rookie season, with three double-digit target games and a six-catch, 112-yard, one-TD game in Week 3.
Jalen McMillan | WR46
There was no wide receiver who came on stronger than Jalen McMillan down the stretch in 2024. McMillan was a dynasty darling heading into the 2024 season, but it was difficult to see him emerging ahead of perennial target hogs Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, who have owned the Target Share in Tampa for the past several seasons. Once Godwin went down with injury, however, McMillan got his chance.
The former Washington Husky had a blazing five-game stretch from Weeks 14 to 18 when he scored seven touchdowns on 31 targets. The PlayerProfiler dynasty ranks have McMillan at WR46. If you can sell McMillan high based on his late-season surge and the fact that Chris Godwin is a free agent this offseason, you should.
2025 Rookies in the Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings
The NFL Draft is more than two months away, but Tetairoa McMillan is the clear No. 1 WR prospect. McMillan is in that position due to his prototypical size (6-4, 195-pounds), speed (4.46 40-yard dash) and college production (1300-plus yards each of the last two seasons at Arizona). He is WR16 in the dynasty rankings, followed closely by Travis Hunter at WR20. Hunter, the Heisman Trophy-winning CB/WR was not far behind McMillan’s yardage production with 1,258 yards to McMillan’s 1,319. Hunter had seven more touchdowns than the prospect from Arizona – 15 to McMillan’s eight.
The WR3 and WR4 of the 2025 class, Emeka Egbuka and Luther Burden III are at WR29 and WR30, respectively. We do not know where they will be drafted by the NFL, but in dynasty, they are valued ahead of previously highly valued receivers Chris Olave (WR34) and DK Metcalf (WR35).
See Joel’s breakdown of the new dynasty QB rankings here: Dynasty QB Rankings | The New QB Marketplace
