Henry Ruggs, Jerry Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb were the first three wide receivers chosen in last year’s draft. But as we near the end of their rookie seasons, it looks like other teams found better wide receivers later on.
Justin Jefferson, Chase Claypool and Tee Higgins, most notably. They all had much better rookie seasons than either Ruggs or Jeudy. With Lamb, it becomes more of an issue that can be debated; he’s had a good year for the Cowboys. And Brandon Aiyuk can also be part of this discussion. He had a very good initial season with the 49ers.
Attached are my top 100 at the wide receiver as we head into the new year. These are dynasty rankings, and at this point, I’m pretty much disregarding 2020 (with just one game left). So with injured wide receivers like Courtland Sutton, Odell Beckham and Parris Campbell, I’m trying to rank them where I think they’ll be when we get to August 1.
I’m assuming PPR scoring, and rookies are tagged with dots.
I left a number of veteran wide receivers out of my top 100, figuring they probably won’t even be back in 2021 (or will be nominal producers even if they return), including Larry Fitzgerald, DeSean Jackson, Julian Edelman, Golden Tate and Randall Cobb.
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DYNASTY LEAGUE WIDE RECEIVERS | ||||
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Rk | Tm | Player | Age | Prev |
1. | GB | Davante Adams | 28 | 2 |
2. | SEA | DK Metcalf | 23 | 1 |
3. | ARI | DeAndre Hopkins | 28 | 3 |
4. | KC | Tyreek Hill | 26 | 4 |
5. | BUF | Stefon Diggs | 27 | 11 |
6. | MIN | • Justin Jefferson | 21 | 9 |
7. | LAC | Keenan Allen | 28 | 5 |
8. | NO | Michael Thomas | 27 | 6 |
9. | TEN | A.J. Brown | 23 | 8 |
10. | WAS | Terry McLaurin | 24 | 7 |
11. | PIT | • Chase Claypool | 22 | 10 |
12. | ATL | Calvin Ridley | 26 | 13 |
13. | TB | Chris Godwin | 24 | 12 |
14. | TB | Mike Evans | 27 | 16 |
15. | CIN | • Tee Higgins | 21 | 17 |
16. | DAL | Amari Cooper | 26 | 15 |
17. | DAL | • CeeDee Lamb | 21 | 19 |
18. | SF | Deebo Samuel | 24 | 21 |
19. | LAR | Cooper Kupp | 27 | 22 |
20. | SF | • Brandon Aiyuk | 22 | 23 |
21. | LAR | Robert Woods | 28 | 20 |
22. | DET | Kenny Golladay | 27 | 18 |
23. | SEA | Tyler Lockett | 28 | 14 |
24. | CHI | Allen Robinson | 27 | 25 |
25. | CAR | DJ Moore | 23 | 30 |
26. | PIT | Diontae Johnson | 24 | 31 |
27. | MIN | Adam Thielen | 30 | 24 |
28. | CIN | Tyler Boyd | 26 | 28 |
29. | PIT | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 24 | 29 |
30. | DEN | Courtland Sutton | 25 | 32 |
31. | MIA | DeVante Parker | 27 | 27 |
32. | JAC | DJ Chark | 24 | 26 |
33. | HOU | Will Fuller | 26 | 33 |
34. | CLE | Jarvis Landry | 28 | 35 |
35. | CAR | Curtis Samuel | 24 | 42 |
36. | PHI | • Jalen Reagor | 22 | 41 |
37. | CLE | Odell Beckham | 28 | 44 |
38. | ATL | Julio Jones | 31 | 34 |
39. | LV | Nelson Agholor | 27 | 69 |
40. | BAL | Marquise Brown | 23 | 39 |
41. | DEN | • Jerry Jeudy | 21 | 36 |
42. | CAR | Robby Anderson | 27 | 37 |
43. | KC | Mecole Hardman | 22 | 38 |
44. | ARI | Christian Kirk | 24 | 40 |
45. | JAC | • Laviska Shenault | 22 | 47 |
46. | HOU | Brandin Cooks | 27 | 54 |
47. | BUF | • Gabriel Davis | 21 | 45 |
48. | DAL | Michael Gallup | 24 | 57 |
49. | LAC | Mike Williams | 26 | 46 |
50. | TEN | Corey Davis | 25 | 51 |
51. | NE | Jakobi Meyers | 24 | 67 |
52. | BUF | Cole Beasley | 31 | 65 |
53. | IND | • Michael Pittman | 23 | 55 |
54. | NYG | Darius Slayton | 23 | 52 |
55. | CHI | • Darnell Mooney | 23 | 50 |
56. | NYJ | • Denzel Mims | 23 | 48 |
57. | NYJ | Jamison Crowder | 27 | 61 |
58. | LV | • Henry Ruggs | 21 | 43 |
59. | GB | Allen Lazard | 25 | 49 |
60. | NYG | Sterling Shepard | 26 | 53 |
61. | IND | Parris Campbell | 23 | 60 |
62. | TB | Antonio Brown | 32 | 56 |
63. | DET | Marvin Jones | 30 | 63 |
64. | CIN | A.J. Green | 32 | 66 |
65. | IND | T.Y. Hilton | 31 | 70 |
66. | KC | Sammy Watkins | 27 | 62 |
67. | LAR | Josh Reynolds | 25 | 71 |
68. | NYJ | Breshad Perriman | 27 | 58 |
69. | NO | Emmanuel Sanders | 33 | 72 |
70. | HOU | Keke Coutee | 23 | 75 |
71. | LAC | Jalen Guyton | 23 | 77 |
72. | LV | • Bryan Edwards | 22 | 68 |
73. | LAR | • Van Jefferson | 24 | 81 |
74. | GB | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 26 | 76 |
75. | BAL | • Devin Duvernay | 23 | 64 |
76. | LV | Hunter Renfrow | 25 | 79 |
77. | DEN | • KJ Hamler | 21 | 86 |
78. | PHI | Travis Fulgham | 25 | 59 |
79. | NE | N'Keal Harry | 23 | 80 |
80. | NO | TreQuan Smith | 25 | 74 |
81. | ATL | Russell Gage | 24 | 82 |
82. | PHI | Greg Ward | 25 | 98 |
83. | DEN | Tim Patrick | 27 | 109 |
84. | BUF | John Brown | 30 | 73 |
85. | MIA | Preston Williams | 23 | 90 |
86. | IND | Zach Pascal | 26 | 93 |
87. | TB | • Tyler Johnson | 22 | 92 |
88. | NO | Marquez Callaway | 22 | -- |
89. | PIT | James Washington | 24 | 85 |
90. | LAC | Tyron Johnson | 25 | 77 |
91. | CHI | Anthony Miller | 26 | 88 |
92. | CLE | Rashard Higgins | 26 | 95 |
93. | NE | Damiere Byrd | 27 | 91 |
94. | MIA | • Lynn Bowden | 23 | -- |
95. | GB | Equanimeous St. Brown | 24 | 105 |
96. | WAS | Cam Sims | 25 | 87 |
97. | BAL | Miles Boykin | 24 | -- |
98. | TB | Scotty Miller | 23 | 94 |
99. | KC | Demarcus Robinson | 26 | 102 |
100. | PHI | Alshon Jeffery | 30 | -- |
—Ian Allan