There are only two ways to score a touchdown in NFL football: on the ground, or through the air. In the case of the latter, that’s the domain of the wide receiver, one of the most important and high-profile positions on a football team.
In fantasy football, they’re also one of the primary sources of points, especially in leagues using half-PPR or full PPR, or point-per-reception, scoring. So, who could be the best fantasy wide receivers in 2026? Here’s a look at the top 10 options, plus a full ranking by ADP (average draft position) of the position to help you formulate your league-winning draft strategy.
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Top Fantasy Football Wide Receivers in 2026 – PPR
Here are the top 10 wideouts available in this year’s fantasy football drafts, plus the full fantasy WR rankings by ADP (average draft position) in 2026.
This is a consensus ranking and may differ based on your league’s specific format and scoring rules. Points based on PPR scoring.
1. Ja’Marr Chase – Cincinnati Bengals (Tier 1, ADP 3)
2025 Stats: 313.6 points, 125 receptions, 1,412 receiving yards, 8 Rec. TD
Ja’Marr Chase comes off the board as the clear WR1 in 2026, and the case is simple. Even with Joe Burrow limited to eight games by turf toe, Chase led the NFL in targets and still turned in 125 catches for 1,412 yards and eight touchdowns. Cincinnati kept the offense intact around him too, with Zac Taylor back as head coach, Dan Pitcher returning at coordinator and Tee Higgins signed long-term to keep defenders from doubling up.
The one real question is Burrow’s health, not Chase’s role. The Bengals’ only major shake-up came on defense, where Al Golden took over as coordinator, so nothing about the passing game changed for the worse. At 26 and with just two missed games across three seasons, Chase is about as safe as a first overall fantasy pick gets.
2. Puka Nacua – Los Angeles Rams (Tier 1, ADP 4)
2025 Stats: 375 points, 129 receptions, 1,715 receiving yards, 10 Rec. TD
No receiver was more productive than Puka Nacua in 2025 as far as fantasy points go. He caught 129 passes for 1,715 yards and 10 scores while adding 105 yards on the ground, and he did it with Matthew Stafford throwing him the ball. Stafford is back for another win-now run in Los Angeles after a 46-touchdown season, and Davante Adams returns on a fresh two-year deal to keep safeties from tilting toward Nacua on every snap.
There are complications worth knowing before you spend a top-five pick. Sean McVay lost coordinator Mike LaFleur to Arizona’s head-coaching job, a scheme wrinkle worth watching for a receiver this dependent on design. The talent and the target share are elite; durability is the only real thing keeping him a half-step behind Chase, after injuries cost him time earlier in his career.
3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba – Seattle Seahawks (Tier 1, ADP 5)
2025 Stats: 359.9 points, 119 receptions, 1,793 receiving yards, 10 Rec. TD
Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 2025 was a full-blown breakout. He led the league with 1,793 receiving yards on 119 catches, scored 10 touchdowns, and walked away with Offensive Player of the Year honors and a Super Bowl ring. Seattle answered by handing him a four-year extension worth roughly $168.6 million, the richest WR contract in NFL history, so there’s no ambiguity about who this offense runs through.
Sam Darnold returns under new coordinator Brian Fleury, who took over after Klint Kubiak left to coach the Raiders and has promised to keep most of the old playbook. Fleury’s system leans on the run and multiple tight-end sets, which is the one thing to watch, but nobody was added to challenge Smith-Njigba for targets. With Cooper Kupp aging into a smaller role, JSN owns every meaningful look in Seattle.
4. Amon-Ra St. Brown – Detroit Lions (Tier 1, ADP 7)
2025 Stats: 324 points, 117 receptions, 1,401 receiving yards, 11 Rec. TD
Amon-Ra St. Brown just became the fourth player in NFL history to post 100 catches and 10 receiving touchdowns in three straight seasons, closing 2025 with 117 grabs, 1,401 yards and 11 scores. Jared Goff is back throwing to him, and this time St. Brown gets a fully healthy offseason instead of the knee rehab he worked through a year ago.
The wrinkle is Detroit’s third offensive coordinator in three years. Drew Petzing arrives from Arizona with a run-leaning track record that could shave volume at the margins, and Jameson Williams is locked into an extension after his own 1,117-yard year. Even so, St. Brown is still the target hog out of the slot, and the Lions cleared the depth behind their top two by trading Tim Patrick to Jacksonville. His floor is as sturdy as any receiver’s in the class.
5. CeeDee Lamb – Dallas Cowboys (Tier 1, ADP 9)
2025 Stats: 200.9 points, 75 receptions, 1,077 receiving yards, 3 Rec. TD
CeeDee Lamb’s 2025 never got going. An ankle injury cost him three full games and part of a fourth, and he finished with 75 catches for 1,077 yards and just three touchdowns, his quietest line since his rookie year. Dak Prescott is healthy again after his own lost 2024, and that matters, because Lamb’s production has always tracked closely with Dak being upright.
The bigger storyline is George Pickens, who exploded for 1,429 yards after arriving in Dallas and returns on the franchise tag. That’s genuine target competition, and it trims Lamb’s ceiling compared to his 2023 alpha days. But in the dozen games both were healthy, Lamb still narrowly out-scored Pickens and drew more looks, and having a scoring threat across the formation should hand him cleaner coverage to work against. With Brian Schottenheimer and coordinator Klayton Adams keeping the scheme intact, he’s a locked-in WR1 who just needs to stay on the field.
6. Justin Jefferson – Minnesota Vikings (Tier 1, ADP 11)
2025 Stats: 201.5 points, 84 receptions, 1,048 receiving yards, 2 Rec. TD
No receiver’s 2026 value hinges on his quarterback more than Justin Jefferson’s. He still commanded a 28.5% target share in 2025, yet the results cratered to 84 catches, 1,048 yards and just two touchdowns as J.J. McCarthy struggled early in the season. That’s a shocking down year for a talent this rare, and it says far more about the throws than about the man catching them.
Minnesota tried to fix the problem by signing Kyler Murray in March to compete with McCarthy, and early reports have Murray as the favorite to start Week 1 in Kevin O’Connell’s offense. Jefferson’s route running and usage never left; steadier quarterback play snaps him right back into the top-10 conversation. He’s a bet on the passing game stabilizing, and the payoff if it does is enormous.
7. Drake London – Atlanta Falcons (Tier 2, ADP 18)
2025 Stats: 199.9 points, 68 receptions, 919 receiving yards, 7 Rec. TD
Drake London has quietly turned into one of the most dependable target earners in football, drawing nine-plus looks a game and finishing 2025 with 68 catches, 919 yards and seven touchdowns even though his season was abbreviated by injury. Atlanta built the passing offense around him and gave him almost no competition for targets, so the volume is close to a lock.
What isn’t settled is who throws him the ball. Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 11, and the Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa to compete, with several outlets pegging Tua as the early favorite. New head coach Kevin Stefanski takes over the offense and could funnel a few more targets to the tight ends, but London’s floor stays high on sheer usage alone. Any stability at quarterback and he’s a bargain at his current ADP of 17.
8. A.J. Brown – New England Patriots (Tier 2, ADP 21)
2025 Stats: 220.3 points, 78 receptions, 1,003 receiving yards, 7 Rec. TD
The A.J. Brown era in Philadelphia is over. Traded to New England on June 1 for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth, Brown lands as the Patriots’ clear No. 1 receiver after a quiet-by-his-standards 78-catch, 1,003-yard, seven-touchdown 2025. Down year or not, that was still his fourth straight thousand-yard season.
He reunites with Mike Vrabel, the coach who drafted him in Tennessee back in 2019, and inherits Drake Maye, who finished as fantasy’s second-highest-scoring quarterback and thrives on the play-action throws Brown has always feasted on. The catch is usage: Vrabel’s staff may rotate receivers more than Philadelphia did, and Romeo Doubs joined the room in free agency. If the volume holds in a pass-heavy attack, Brown is a low-end WR1 in a better spot than his box score suggested.
9. Nico Collins – Houston Texans (Tier 2, ADP 22)
2025 Stats: 224.2 points, 71 receptions, 1,117 receiving yards, 6 Rec. TD
Nico Collins is the engine of Houston’s passing game, and the Texans made it official with a raise that pushes his 2026 cap number close to $30 million. Even in a down year for the offense he racked up 1,117 yards and six touchdowns, and his connection with C.J. Stroud has produced elite efficiency since 2023, close to 11 yards per attempt whenever Stroud looks his way.
Continuity works in his favor. Nick Caley returns for his second year as coordinator, the offensive line got an upgrade, and Christian Kirk left for San Francisco, opening up targets. Second-year man Jayden Higgins slots in as the WR2 and Tank Dell’s availability remains up in the air to start the year, so Collins should command a heavy share. He’s a high-floor WR1 the moment this Houston offense finds its rhythm again.
10. George Pickens – Dallas Cowboys (Tier 2, ADP 25)
2025 Stats: 289.9 points, 93 receptions, 1,429 receiving yards, 9 Rec. TD
George Pickens made his move to Dallas count, setting career highs everywhere with 93 catches, 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns across all 17 games. He finished sixth in the NFL in PPR points per game and drew 21 red-zone targets, and the Cowboys valued that production enough to keep him under a franchise tag.
Playing on a one-year tender in a contract year, Pickens has every reason to push, and Dak Prescott’s 30 touchdown passes give him a quarterback capable of feeding two number one receivers. The open question is the split with CeeDee Lamb, since there’s still only one ball to go around, though Dallas ranking first in plays per game in 2025 softens that math. Schottenheimer and Klayton Adams keep the scheme steady, and Pickens’ scoring binge while Lamb was hurt is a reminder of the ceiling when the targets flow his way.
Full Wide Receiver ADP Rankings
| ADP | Pos Rank | Player | Team | 10-Team | 12-Team | Overall Movement | Position Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | WR1 | Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals | 1.03 | 1.03 | — | — |
| 4 | WR2 | Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | 1.04 | 1.04 | — | — |
| 5 | WR3 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks | 1.05 | 1.05 | — | — |
| 7 | WR4 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions | 1.07 | 1.07 | — | — |
| 9 | WR5 | CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | 1.09 | 1.09 | — | — |
| 11 | WR6 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings | 2.01 | 1.11 | — | — |
| 18 | WR7 | Drake London | Atlanta Falcons | 2.08 | 2.06 | ▼ 1 | — |
| 21 | WR8 | A.J. Brown | New England Patriots | 3.01 | 2.09 | — | — |
| 22 | WR9 | Nico Collins | Houston Texans | 3.02 | 2.1 | ▲ 1 | — |
| 25 | WR10 | George Pickens | Dallas Cowboys | 3.05 | 3.01 | — | — |
| 26 | WR11 | Rashee Rice | Kansas City Chiefs | 3.06 | 3.02 | — | — |
| 27 | WR12 | Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints | 3.07 | 3.03 | — | — |
| 29 | WR13 | DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | 3.09 | 3.05 | — | — |
| 32 | WR14 | Malik Nabers | New York Giants | 4.02 | 3.08 | — | — |
| 33 | WR15 | Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens | 4.03 | 3.09 | ▲ 2 | — |
| 37 | WR16 | Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals | 4.07 | 4.01 | ▲ 2 | ▲ 2 |
| 38 | WR17 | Garrett Wilson | New York Jets | 4.08 | 4.02 | ▼ 1 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | WR18 | Tetairoa McMillan | Carolina Panthers | 4.09 | 4.03 | ▼ 1 | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | WR19 | Emeka Egbuka | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5.01 | 4.05 | — | — |
| 42 | WR20 | Ladd McConkey | Los Angeles Chargers | 5.02 | 4.06 | — | — |
| 44 | WR21 | Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders | 5.04 | 4.08 | — | — |
| 45 | WR22 | Jaylen Waddle | Denver Broncos | 5.05 | 4.09 | ▲ 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 46 | WR23 | Luther Burden | Chicago Bears | 5.06 | 4.1 | ▼ 1 | ▼ 1 |
| 48 | WR24 | Davante Adams | Los Angeles Rams | 5.08 | 4.12 | — | — |
| 54 | WR25 | Jameson Williams | Detroit Lions | 6.04 | 5.06 | ▼ 1 | — |
| 56 | WR26 | D.J. Moore | Buffalo Bills | 6.06 | 5.08 | — | — |
| 58 | WR27 | Mike Evans | San Francisco 49ers | 6.08 | 5.1 | — | — |
| 61 | WR28 | Rome Odunze | Chicago Bears | 7.01 | 6.01 | — | — |
| 62 | WR29 | Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers | 7.02 | 6.02 | — | — |
| 64 | WR30 | Carnell Tate | Tennessee Titans | 7.04 | 6.04 | — | — |
| 66 | WR31 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | Arizona Cardinals | 7.06 | 6.06 | — | — |
| 68 | WR32 | Brian Thomas Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7.08 | 6.08 | — | — |
| 70 | WR33 | Jordyn Tyson | New Orleans Saints | 7.1 | 6.1 | — | — |
| 75 | WR34 | DK Metcalf | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8.05 | 7.03 | ▼ 2 | — |
| 76 | WR35 | Parker Washington | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8.06 | 7.04 | — | — |
| 77 | WR36 | Alec Pierce | Indianapolis Colts | 8.07 | 7.05 | — | — |
| 78 | WR37 | Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos | 8.08 | 7.06 | — | — |
| 88 | WR38 | Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9.08 | 8.04 | ▲ 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 89 | WR39 | Makai Lemon | Philadelphia Eagles | 9.09 | 8.05 | — | ▼ 1 |
| 91 | WR40 | Michael Pittman Jr. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10.01 | 8.07 | — | — |
| 93 | WR41 | Quentin Johnston | Los Angeles Chargers | 10.03 | 8.09 | ▲ 3 | ▲ 1 |
| 94 | WR42 | Michael Wilson | Arizona Cardinals | 10.04 | 8.1 | — | ▼ 1 |
| 103 | WR43 | Ricky Pearsall | San Francisco 49ers | 11.03 | 9.07 | ▲ 2 | ▲ 1 |
| 105 | WR44 | Jakobi Meyers | Jacksonville Jaguars | 11.05 | 9.09 | ▼ 2 | ▼ 1 |
| 106 | WR45 | Josh Downs | Indianapolis Colts | 11.06 | 9.1 | — | — |
| 107 | WR46 | Jayden Reed | Green Bay Packers | 11.07 | 9.11 | ▲ 1 | — |
| 109 | WR47 | Jordan Addison | Minnesota Vikings | 11.09 | 10.01 | — | — |
| 110 | WR48 | Wan’Dale Robinson | Tennessee Titans | 11.1 | 10.02 | ▲ 1 | — |
| 113 | WR49 | Xavier Worthy | Kansas City Chiefs | 12.03 | 10.05 | ▼ 1 | — |
| 120 | WR50 | Matthew Golden | Green Bay Packers | 12.1 | 10.12 | — | — |
| 123 | WR51 | Romeo Doubs | New England Patriots | 13.03 | 11.03 | — | — |
| 124 | WR52 | KC Concepcion | Cleveland Browns | 13.04 | 11.04 | — | — |
| 129 | WR53 | Jayden Higgins | Houston Texans | 13.09 | 11.09 | — | — |
| 130 | WR54 | Khalil Shakir | Buffalo Bills | 13.1 | 11.1 | — | — |
| 131 | WR55 | Jalen Coker | Carolina Panthers | 14.01 | 11.11 | — | — |
| 136 | WR56 | Stefon Diggs | Free Agent | 14.06 | 12.04 | — | — |
| 137 | WR57 | Rashid Shaheed | Seattle Seahawks | 14.07 | 12.05 | ▲ 1 | — |
| 145 | WR58 | Jalen McMillan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15.05 | 13.01 | — | — |
| 147 | WR59 | Omar Cooper Jr. | New York Jets | 15.07 | 13.03 | — | — |
| 148 | WR60 | Denzel Boston | Cleveland Browns | 15.08 | 13.04 | ▲ 4 | — |
| 153 | WR61 | Jauan Jennings | Minnesota Vikings | 16.03 | 13.09 | — | — |
| 155 | WR62 | Tre Tucker | Las Vegas Raiders | 16.05 | 13.11 | ▲ 3 | — |
| 158 | WR63 | Travis Hunter | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16.08 | 14.02 | ▲ 36 | ▲ 11 |
| 162 | WR64 | Jalen Nailor | Las Vegas Raiders | 17.02 | 14.06 | — | ▼ 1 |
| 163 | WR65 | Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns | 17.03 | 14.07 | — | ▼ 1 |
| 166 | WR66 | Deebo Samuel | Free Agent | 17.06 | 14.1 | ▼ 1 | ▼ 1 |
| 169 | WR67 | Calvin Ridley | Tennessee Titans | 17.09 | 15.01 | ▲ 3 | ▲ 1 |
| 173 | WR68 | Brandon Aiyuk | San Francisco 49ers | 18.03 | 15.05 | ▼ 2 | ▼ 1 |
| 175 | WR69 | Tyreek Hill | Free Agent | 18.05 | 15.07 | ▲ 8 | ▲ 1 |
| 177 | WR70 | Germie Bernard | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18.07 | 15.09 | ▲ 8 | ▲ 1 |
| 180 | WR71 | Chris Bell | Miami Dolphins | 18.1 | 15.12 | ▲ 11 | ▲ 2 |
| 183 | WR72 | Ryan Flournoy | Dallas Cowboys | 19.03 | 16.03 | ▲ 12 | ▲ 3 |
| 185 | WR73 | Tre’ Harris | Los Angeles Chargers | 19.05 | 16.05 | ▲ 11 | ▲ 3 |
| 186 | WR74 | Adonai Mitchell | New York Jets | 19.06 | 16.06 | ▲ 11 | ▲ 3 |
| 187 | WR75 | Isaac TeSlaa | Detroit Lions | 19.07 | 16.07 | ▼ 17 | ▼ 9 |
| 189 | WR76 | Malik Washington | Miami Dolphins | 19.09 | 16.09 | ▲ 9 | ▲ 2 |
| 191 | WR77 | Antonio Williams | Washington Commanders | 20.01 | 16.11 | ▼ 16 | ▼ 8 |
| 199 | WR78 | Zachariah Branch | Atlanta Falcons | 20.09 | 17.07 | ▲ 11 | ▲ 4 |
| 203 | WR79 | Kayshon Boutte | New England Patriots | 21.03 | 17.11 | ▼ 16 | ▼ 7 |
| 206 | WR80 | Cooper Kupp | Seattle Seahawks | 21.06 | 18.02 | ▲ 6 | ▲ 4 |
| 209 | WR81 | Troy Franklin | Denver Broncos | 21.09 | 18.05 | ▲ 7 | ▲ 4 |
| 212 | WR82 | Jaylin Noel | Houston Texans | 22.02 | 18.08 | ▲ 7 | ▲ 4 |
| 216 | WR83 | Pat Bryant | Denver Broncos | 22.06 | 18.12 | ▲ 8 | ▲ 5 |
| 217 | WR84 | Jack Bech | Las Vegas Raiders | 22.07 | 19.01 | ▲ 15 | ▲ 7 |
| 220 | WR85 | Tyquan Thornton | Kansas City Chiefs | 22.1 | 19.04 | ▲ 54 | ▲ 19 |
| 227 | WR86 | Jahan Dotson | Atlanta Falcons | 23.07 | 19.11 | ▲ 13 | ▲ 6 |
| 228 | WR87 | Devontez Walker | Baltimore Ravens | 23.08 | 19.12 | ▲ 17 | ▲ 8 |
| 229 | WR88 | Skyler Bell | Buffalo Bills | 23.09 | 20.01 | ▲ 14 | ▲ 6 |
| 243 | WR89 | Tank Dell | Houston Texans | 25.03 | 21.03 | ▼ 39 | ▼ 9 |
| 247 | WR90 | Dontayvion Wicks | Philadelphia Eagles | 25.07 | 21.07 | ▲ 9 | ▲ 8 |
| 248 | WR91 | Darnell Mooney | New York Giants | 25.08 | 21.08 | ▼ 37 | ▼ 8 |
| 252 | WR92 | Christian Kirk | San Francisco 49ers | 26.02 | 21.12 | ▼ 32 | ▼ 5 |
| 253 | WR93 | De’Zhaun Stribling | San Francisco 49ers | 26.03 | 22.01 | ▲ 7 | ▲ 6 |
| 255 | WR94 | Ted Hurst | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 26.05 | 22.03 | ▲ 7 | ▲ 6 |
| 260 | WR95 | Keon Coleman | Buffalo Bills | 26.1 | 22.08 | ▼ 34 | ▼ 6 |
| 261 | WR96 | Malachi Fields | New York Giants | 27.01 | 22.09 | ▼ 32 | ▼ 6 |
| 263 | WR97 | Rashod Bateman | Baltimore Ravens | 27.03 | 22.11 | ▲ 6 | ▲ 4 |
| 264 | WR98 | Keenan Allen | Free Agent | 27.04 | 22.12 | ▲ 8 | ▲ 4 |
| 266 | WR99 | Chimere Dike | Tennessee Titans | 27.06 | 23.02 | ▼ 66 | ▼ 20 |
| 271 | WR100 | Tory Horton | Seattle Seahawks | 28.01 | 23.07 | ▲ 2 | ▲ 3 |
| 272 | WR101 | Elic Ayomanor | Tennessee Titans | 28.02 | 23.08 | ▼ 66 | ▼ 20 |
| 275 | WR102 | Elijah Sarratt | Baltimore Ravens | 28.05 | 23.11 | ▲ 4 | ▲ 4 |
| 276 | WR103 | Devaughn Vele | New Orleans Saints | 28.06 | 23.12 | ▼ 35 | ▼ 10 |
| 277 | WR104 | Chris Brazzell II | Carolina Panthers | 28.07 | 24.01 | ▲ 1 | ▲ 1 |
| 279 | WR105 | Hollywood Brown | Philadelphia Eagles | 28.09 | 24.03 | ▲ 2 | ▲ 2 |
| 280 | WR106 | Ja’Kobi Lane | Baltimore Ravens | 28.1 | 24.04 | NEW | NEW |
| 281 | WR107 | Zavion Thomas | Chicago Bears | 29.01 | 24.05 | ▲ 4 | ▲ 3 |
| 282 | WR108 | Andrei Iosivas | Cincinnati Bengals | 29.02 | 24.06 | — | — |
| 287 | WR109 | Bryce Lance | New Orleans Saints | 29.07 | 24.11 | ▼ 4 | — |
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