Top 45 Wide Receiver Rankings & Tiers - 2024 Fantasy Football

Introduction [Music] greetings and salutations everyone my name is as POF and welcome to my YouTube channel today I'm going to be talking about my updated top 45 wide receiver rankings for the 2024 fantasy football season now over the course of today's episode I'm going to be introducing these wide receivers on an individual basis giving you guys my thought process and opinions on each of them but of course presenting statistics in order to justify their overall rankings I know many of you will be drafting this upcoming weekend so I wanted to present these rankings so that you can make the most informed decisions in your upcoming drafts so with 45 wide receivers to talk about let's go ahead and begin with our CeeDee Lamb number one CD lamb of the Dallas Cowboys sure there's still a lot of speculation regarding his contract negotiation SL dispute with Jerry Jones and the organization from what we have seen in the past Jerry Jones has made players weight throughout the entirety of training camp before it reminds me of Ezekiel Elliott and his contract disputes back in 2019 but at the end of the day Ezekiel Elliott was paid and I'm anticipating for CD lamb to be paid and continue to maintain as the number one wide receiver in fantasy coming off of a season in which from weeks 1 through 19 going into the NFL playoffs was averaging 11 targets per game Tyreek Hill 19.54% Seasons 2022 and 2023 as a member of the Miami Dolphins so why not once again finish as the number two wide receiver considering of course he's one of the most elite wide receivers in the National Football League and quite frankly no one can cover him when you have a healthy Tua Tong of ioa in the lineup Tyreek Hill has been incredible over the course of the last two seasons 10.78 targets per game and 19.69 fantasy points per game amongst all wide receivers tight ends running backs does not matter the position last season Tyreek Hill had the highest Target rate in terms of a 36 point 31% that means he was targeted on 36% of the routes that he ran I mean again an incredible number but he was breaking records last season putting up a number of 3.82 yards per route run which is number one amongst all players in the last decade of football he'll continue to dominate as member of the Miami Dolphins on number Ja'Marr Chase three we have Jamar Chase who very similar to CD lamb is dealing with this contract negotiation the biggest difference being there's technically still two more years left on Jamar Chase's contract he has his fourth year which is this year and then he has the fifth year option considering he was a first round selection when he was drafted so there is still a little bit of a dispute there we know that Mike Brown the kind of owner of the Cincinnati Bangals president of the organization does not like to give out contracts during training camp if in fact we get closer to September and Jamar Chase still hasn't signed he could be in Jeopardy of missing games which will force me to lower his overall rankings but we're going to hold out hope that a deal can get done and of course Jamar Chase can return because when he's on the field he has been incredible from 2021 to 2023 he's always been top five in terms of fantasy points per game on average with a healthy Joe burrow amongst all wide receivers in fact last season was at an all-time best from weeks 3 through 10 in terms of his overall opportunities 11.71 targets per game and 19.11 fantasy points per game with a full healthy Joe burrow there is a chance that Jamar Chase could very easily finish as the number one overall wide receiver in 2024 he just needs to get on the field and get ready to play number four we have Alan Ross S brown who of course is a stud he continues to get himself a high volume of targets and Amon-Ra St. Brown delivers last season from weeks 1 through 21 even with the torn oblique he was still able to produce 10.42 targets per game of opportunity all for 16.63% there's a reason why last season Alan Ross Brown had an open Target rate of 81.5% as long as he continues to dominate in the slot position and stays healthy even if he doesn't stay healthy he has shown that he's a tough son of a gun that is going to play through injury Justin Jefferson number five to close out the S here we have Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings even without Kurt Cousins last season it was proven that Justin Jefferson can play with lesser quarterback talent and still find a healthy level of fantasy success last season in the final four games of the year where he had Nick Mullins or jiren Hall as a starting quarterback he was averaging 11.0 targets per game and 18.3 VI fantasy points per game and a half PPR scoring format this entire Kevin oconnell offense rolls through and flows through Justin Jefferson and as long as we're going to continue to see him get double digit targets every single week his talent level is far too high to rank him anywhere below the top five and with TJ hackinson most likely missing the first I would say 7even to eight weeks of the Season still recovering from that ACL Jordan Addison still dealing with an injury himself uh we had Brandon pow also dealing with an injury there's so many injuries within this offense Justin Jefferson could start the year averaging 15 targets per game and even with Sam darn it is not going to matter considering how incredible of a talent Justin Jefferson is at the wide receiver position now before we continue beginning with the a tier and AJ Brown 2024 Draft Guide & Rankings let's go ahead and remind you guys if you have not yet already subscribe to the channel we're making daily fantasy football content for the entirety of the Season trying to live stream more every single day additionally for those of you guys who want more content outside of just the videos you can go ahead and check out the patreon down below or check out Underdog fantasy all this down in the description if you head on over to Underdog 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okay so let's go ahead and begin the a A.J. Brown tier with AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles it's pretty simple AJ Brown has been a top seven wide receiver in fantasy football in each of the last two seasons as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles he's best friends with Jaylen Herz and with a new offensive coordinator in Kell Moore we should see an ation to this offense on all fronts and especially for AJ Brown despite the fact he's coming off of a season in which he set a career high in targets and receptions he should continue to improve every single season I mean last year 9.81 targets per game and 14.83 fantasy points per game yes he took a little bit of a step back in terms of his total touchdowns in comparison to the year prior in 2022 but he should very easily get back into that conversation considering how much more Superior this Philadelphia Eagles offense will be in 2024 in comparison to where they were in 2023 number seven we have Garrett Wilson the primary value that revolves around Garrett Wilson besides his individual Garrett Wilson Talent is the fact that he's now associated with Aaron roggers there's a reason why he was drafted as a top eight option last season and of course unfortunately due to the Aaron Rogers injury he wasn't able to meet that because Zack Wilson just really couldn't deliver the ball in fact only 67.9% of gett Wilson's targets last season were deemed catchable so when you bring in Aaron Rogers who his number one wide receiver if we look at Aaron Rogers entire career 2008 to 2022 his number one wide receivers always been able to average 131 targets 86 receptions 1,186 yards 10 receiving touchdowns those are pretty good numbers over the course of a very long time but if we look at the last two seasons of Devonte Adams in Green Bay with Aaron Rogers 10.96 targets per game 2.36 fantasy points per game the Jets offense should be far more Superior this season with the presence of Aaron roders and of course that is going to inherently allow Garrett Wilson to get into the top 12 conversation of the wide receiver position if not better than the number seven overall number eight we have pukaa of the Los Angeles Rams obviously last season came onto the Puka Nacua scene and immediately made an impact you know went ahead and broke the record for most receptions and receiving yards by a rookie wide receiver in NFL history of course he had went ahead and broken the records that were previously set by Jaylen WD just a couple years prior but nonetheless when we have seen puka nakua within this offense with a healthy Matthew Stafford and a healthy Cooper cup he's still been able to average 8.75 targets per game and 15.13 fantasy points per game when Shawn McVey put him in the quote unquote Cooper cup role and allowed him to take advantage of all the mismatches all over the field and of course you're associated with an elite quarterback like Matthew Safford who when healthy is going to lead him in the right direction there's a reason why pukan nakua had an open Target rate of 82% last season higher than Aman Ross Brown going into this upcoming year of course pukan dealing with a knee injury in training camp but going back to 2023 he showed his toughness he played through a lot of injuries throughout the entire season and he's only going to continue to do so and ball out in 202 24 Marvin Harrison Jr. on number nine we have Marvin Harrison Jr and yes he hasn't played a single game in his NFL career despite all that the talent level and the opportunity share that he is going to have within the Arizona Cardinals offense is going to be you know plentiful especially considering really where's the target competition outside of someone like Trey McBride and from what we have seen from the history of the wide receiver position since 2014 the last decade of the NFL there have been 11 wide receivers that were drafted within the top 10 picks of their NFL draft seven of those 11 wide receivers had a full healthy season they averaged 186 fantasy points in that given year seven touchdowns 1,55 receiving yards 77 receptions on 127 total targets of opportunity from what we have seen from Kyler Murray he's always been able to give his number one overall wide receiver when that has been an elite level Talent 10 or more targets per game we're going to continue to see that with Marvin Harrison JR this upcoming season a talent that we know is at an elite level already even coming out of college primarily because of what his father's been able to show him over the years I mean when your dad is a Hall of Famer in the National Football League and previously held the record for most receptions by a wide receiver in a single season I would assume that Marvin Harrison Jr is in pretty good hands Drake London moving on to our number 10 we have Drake London going into 2024 Fantasy Football Draft it seems that Drake London is a polarizing figure of sorts primarily because people don't believe in the talent level again we have seen year-over-year USC wide receivers come out and dominate and even though Drake lenon was not put in a situation which he could succeed to begin with obviously considering his quarterbacks over the course of the last two seasons have been Marcus Mariota Taylor hinek and Desmond Ritter now he gets huge upgrades across the board not only is he getting Kurt Cousins Kurt Cousins from 2018 to 2023 his number one wide receivers within those offenses over the course of that span of time were averaging 9.11 targets per game which on a 17 game basis is 155 targets 107 receptions 1,500 receiving yards nine touchdowns and 270 plus fantasy points in a half PPR scoring format anytime Drake London has been given eight or more targets throughout his career he's averaging 13.1 fantasy points per game and again that hasn't been very often over the course of the last two seasons primarily because the quarterback play and the offensive coordinator were not in place to help him succeed now you get a new offensive coordinator in Zach Robinson a former Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator the expectation is that Drake London should be the quote unquote puka nakua Cooper cup of this offense he's going to find himself a lot of opportunity especially with Kurt Cousins throwing to his number one receiver to Davante Adams begin the B tier we have our number 11 Devonte Adams who has moved up in my rankings most recently primarily because of the confirmation that Gardner mchu will in fact be the starting quarterback of the Las Vegas Raiders going into the 2024 season now as a member of the Raiders Devonte Adams over the course of the last two seasons has finished as the number three and the number 11 ranked wide receiver now this has been with either Derek Carr or specifically last season Jimmy Garoppolo and adid Connell not the most talented quarterbacks so even though he has Gardner mchu as a starting quarterback we still have a lot of hope that he's going to continue his reign of success I mean last season from weeks 9 through 18 he was averaging 10.78 targets per game and 13.17 fantasy points per game with Aiden oconnell a rookie quarterback at that now you bring in a more veteran quarterback like Gardner mchu who last season was able to almost get the Indianapolis Colts to the playoffs it was One Singular play which could have got them into the overall dance nonetheless Gardner menu last season with his number one overall Wide Receiver Michael Pitman Jr from weeks 1 through 14 in which games where we had gner mshu as the starting quarterback Pitman was averaging 10.61 targets per game and 13.38 fantasy points per game was able to get himself double digit Targets in nine of the 13 games in which he played with a starting Gardener menu the expectation is for Devonte Adams to have himself an elite level of opportunity once again this season which of course with his talent level will lead to a top 12 option number 12 Mike Evans speaking of a consistent option we have Mr consistency 10 consecutive years of 10,000 receiving yards has been a top 12 wide receiver in fantasy football half PPR in seven of the last 12 Seasons he has played 54 of his last 163 eligible games that's a 95% rate again Mike Evans is coming off with one of the best seasons of his career from weeks 1 through 20 with Baker Mayfield as a starting quarterback 8.44 targets per game and 14.92% ridiculous number but it wouldn't shock any of us that this future hall of fame wide receiver would be able to accomplish that if in fact he did in 2024 moving on to our number 13 we have Deebo Samuel Debo Samuel I do anticipate to see Brandon auk suit up as a 49er this season as to when that's going to happen we'll have to wait and see but until then Debo Samuel is going to be one of the primary options of this offense even if by the time we get to week one Brandon auk is on the field dbo Samuel has proven and has earned the right to be in this conversation of being a high-end wide receiver to if not a wide receiver one because in the last two full healthy Seasons he has played he's been a wide receiver one even last season he wasn't fully healthy and still finishes the number 12 overall wide receiver in fantasy primarily because last year he was averaging 6.62 targets per game 2.61 rushing attempts per game all for 16.03 fantasy points per game on average in fact last season in games in which he had four or more targets was averaging 17.9 eight fantasy points per game pretty ridiculous that was an 11 game Span in which he was able to get himself four or more targets now eight of those 11 games consisted of 13 1 half or more fantasy points he has been a consistent option in an offense that is going to continue to score the top offense in the National Football League last year in terms of total touchdowns scored should continue as such in 2024 Nico Collins on number 14 we had Nico Collins who last season was a incredible surprise many of us had him on our roster because I already had talked about him late last season in August as a sleeper option as the number one option of the Houston Texans offense and of course it panned out out beautifully now I didn't expect him to be putting up 15 fantasy points per game I thought maybe a wide receiver to at very best but my goodness from weeks 1 through 20 when healthy 15.43% receptions in each of the last four seasons you bring back tank Dell who many believe to be the number one receiving option of this offense the fact of the matter is niik Collins is the ex receiver on the outside he is the primary number one and as long as this offense is going to continue to throw the ball far more and they're going to be in Far More 11 personnel sets NCO Collins who had himself incredible overall statistics and metrics against man coverage last season especially against press coverage making up majority of his overall workload in those scenarios he can be a dominant number one wide receiver on the outside there's a reason why he got paid this off season number 15 the thumbnail of today's episode we have Chris olve of Chris Olave the New Orleans Saints I've thought about this for the last couple days and I keep mulling over do I want to have him ranked higher the fact of the matter is when you're associated with Derek Carr your overall potential upside is limited unless of course you're going to get yourself 180 plus targets because you just go back a couple years when Derek Carr was a member of the Las Vegas Raiders when he lit up you know Devonte Adams for 180 targets it allowed Devonte Adams to still be an extremely relevant wide receiver but again there's still a disparity in terms of talent level between Devonte Adams and Chris ol and even though you know Chris olve is improving every single season this last year 11.74 fantasy points per game on 8.63 targets per game there are still some questions as to whether or not he can get to the elite level of the top 12 conversation now again if his opportunity count increases I mean we're talking about 2023 in games in which he had eight or more targets 13.7 fantasy points per game so again with opportunity comes success and with the new offensive coordinator in Clint kubak the former offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings in 2021 allowed Justin Jefferson to get 160 Targets in that year the former passing game coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers in 2023 of course learned a lot from Kyle Shanahan in you know in terms of his overall schemes and helping get guys like auk and Debo open and able to make plays after the catch so if in fact this West Coast offense comes in and helps unlock ove would not be a surprise to me primarily because of the offensive coordinator and the primary focus being on getting Chris olve a boatload of targets we're hoping for 150 if he can get more that would be unbelievable moving on to our number six 16 we have D.J. Moore DJ Moore DJ Moore is very much so underrated going into this upcoming season he is playing with in my opinion the most talented arm that he has ever played with in his entire career and he's played with 10 plus starting quarterbacks whether it's been with the Carolina Panthers or with the Chicago Bears now he landed with the Chicago Bears last season in in games in which he played with a healthy Justin Fields he was averaging 8.25 targets per game and 6.81 fantasy points per game and again he is still being ranked as like wide receiver 2 2 based on ADP it's unbelievable DJ Moore should be coming off the board far earlier he's playing with a significantly better quarterback in Caleb Williams he gets a brand new offensive coordinator who focused on the passing game last season they were number 10 amongst all teams in terms of wide receiver targets while the Chicago Bears were ranked 31st in that category over the course of the last three seasons Shane Waldren as the offensive coordinator of the Seahawks has elevated DK Mecha to being the number 12 18 and 16 overall wide receiver in fantasy football while Tyler Lockett throughout that span of time was the number 13 13 and 33 wide receiver he's been able to support multiple wide receiver ones for quite a while so why not dj Moore continuing his success in 2024 number 17 we have Cooper cop who again continues to move up my ranking Cooper Kupp slowly but surely and we talked about it just last week in regards to players that are moving up draft boards this offseason but Cooper cup has really started to turn heads and maybe gotten himself into the conversation of perhaps dethroning pukan nakua as the number one wide receiver option of the you know Los Angeles Rams offense we know that Cooper cup is best friends with Matthew Stafford I mean they eat breakfast every morning they have a podcast together I mean they are pretty much Inseparable so if in fact we're going to get a full healthy Cooper Cup this upcoming season which we did not see at all last year considering the hamstring injury and he had even said that he was not healthy at all last season he was still managing to put up incredible numbers throughout that overall span of time from weeks 5 through 17 with a healthy Matthew Stafford he was averaging 8.7 targets per game and 12.75 fantasy points per game over a 17 game Pace it's 48 targets 217 fantasy points and the number 11 overall wide receiver in 2023 if he had sustained it again considering he's the number one target of Matthew Safford in the favorite Target there's a reason why Cooper cup had more Red Zone targets than puka AA last season despite the fact that Cooper cup again did not play four games to beginning to begin the season obviously due to his injury and Midway through the season left the game early due to injury against the Seattle Seahawks we're anticipating the number one target to potentially return to his prominence a former number one overall wide receiver just in 2021 and 2022 prior to his injury is our number 17 our Brandon Aiyuk number 18 we have Brandon auk my expectation going forward is that Brandon auk will be a member of the San Francisco 49s considering he has not been traded yet and has not you know been any more rumors regarding any other teams that could come forward to trade for Brandon auk the expectation is that he will be a 49er and he'll sign a contract before the beginning of the season now over the course of the last two years he has finishes the number 15 and the number 14 overall wide receiver in fantasy specifically last year 6.73 targets per game again not a lot of opportunity yet 13.85 fantasy points per game in games over the course of the last two seasons in which he has been given six or more targets he's been averaging 14.49 fantasy points per game once again my expectation is that he will sign he will be a member of this team and he will be suiting up for Monday night football against the New York Jets come week one number 19 we have Jaylen Wadd who over the course of Jaylen Waddle the last couple seasons has been incredible like I mentioned earlier with puka nakua the records that puka broke in 2023 three in terms of rookie records alltime receptions he broke Jaylen wat's records so just putting into perspective the level of talent we're talking about with Jaylen wat a guy that was the number seven overall wide receiver in 2022 with number 16 in 2021 we know that he has the potential of being a top 12 upside player in fact last season in healthy games that he played he was on Pace throughout a 17 Game season for 133 targets 92 receptions 1,276 receiving yards six touchdowns 209 fantasy points which would have had him at wider receiver 9 overall in healthy games with Tua over the course of the last two years 7.65 targets per game 13.87% per game you know McDaniel within this offense really knows how to scheme up his wide receivers to get them open and when you play opposite of Tyreek Hill it really is easy to get open considering double coverage is always going to be focused on Tyreek Hill number 20 we have Devonte Smith another DeVonta Smith one of these number two wide receivers who very similarly to Jaylen W back in 2022 was a top 12 wide receiver in fact he was the number 10 overall now last season unfortunately dropped to being the number 20 overall wide receiver but still great overall numbers 7.29 targets per game not the greatest overall numbers he could have seen but yet with that lack of opportunity 12.11 fantasy points per game and a half PPR scoring from him now you bring in a new offensive coordinator in Kell Moore now the other day during a live stream somebody had asked me Andrew who's a player that going into your upcoming draft you want to always leave your draft with and that was the vonte Smith that was my answer primarily because as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles with Kell Moore the expectation is that we're going to see a lot of slot utilization out of Devonte Smith Kell Moore has allowed and elevated you know Keenan Allen in 2023 based on the fact that he was the primary slot of that offense and in only 13 games was number six in Targets number four in receptions number nine in receiving yards within the slot position of course elevated him to being a top 12 option but CD lamb in 2022 finishes the number six overall wide receiver primarily because he was heavily utilized within the slot position third in targets second in receptions first in receiving yards within the slot roll so if that's what we're going to see of Devonte Smith we should see a jump in terms of his overall production I have him still ranked as my number 20 despite the fact that he landed there last season I think the number 20 overall ranking is the minimum we'll see out of him in 2024 to begin the D tier we have DK mcaf who has been very consistent D.K. Metcalf over the course of the last three years finishing as the number 12 18 and most recently the number 16 overall wide receiver in fantasy football even though he hasn't ranked as low as 21 the fact of the matter is there is a lot of talent at the wide receiver position and DK mchf is a guy that even though he is going to get himself opportunity just hasn't shown as much upside as some of these other options in quite some time the last time he was really in that top 12 conversation was back in 2021 even in 2020 in which he was making a lot of noise but as of late in 2023 only 7.44 targets per game and 12.03 fantasy points per game but now you have an opportunity going into 2024 with a new offensive coordinator in Ryan grub you know formerly an offensive coordinator at the University of Washington if in fact he can come in and unlock the Deep passing game of this offense which has been a focus over the course of the last couple years with Gino and DK meaf a guy that has been a dominant Force within the Red Zone itself but if he can get himself a lot of utilization within the Deep receiving game take the top off of opposing defenses and really dominate on a weekly basis even though he's competing with targets with guys like Tyler Lockett and jsn I do think that the number 21 overall spot is his base minimum number 22 we have Michael Pitman Jr we don't know what kind of Michael Michael Pittman Jr. Pitman Jr we're going to potentially see this season over the course of the last couple years he has fluctuated but still always been a wide receiver too he's been the number 15 the number 23 and the number 15 overall wide receiver in the last three years and last season you know prior to his injury from weeks 1 through 14 was great 13.38 fantasy points per game was a dominant force was able to get himself a lot of utilization in terms of total targets with Gardner mchu nine of the 13 games in which he played with mchu double digit targets incredible numbers but when we look at Weeks 1 through five with a healthy Anthony Richardson if we take the overall snaps that he played and the overall spectrum of time in terms of quarters in which they in which they played together with Anthony Richardson he was averaging 8.46 targets per game and 11.04 fantasy points per game a 26% Target share within the offense so if those numbers continue to stay consistent and there's even more touchdown upside considering there's more experience for Anthony Richardson more of a report built I think the number 22 spot is safe for Michael Pitman Jr number 23 we have Stefon digs Stefon Diggs I've moved him down in my rankings a little bit here even though he's coming off of four consecutive seasons of 100 plus receptions even though he's coming off of a year in which at the beginning of the Season prior to the offensive coordinator change 10.2 targets per game 16.53% desite the fact that he is competing with guys like Dotan Schultz Nico Collins and tank Dell for overall targets he is an elite route Runner and that is what makes him special and putting him within the Z rooll the slot receiver role of the Houston Texans offense as they continue to transition into having far more 11 personel sets the expectation should be that stafon digs in mismatches this upcoming season and against nickel quarterbacks that again aren't going to be able to cover him he's going to be dicing them up and finding a lot of success number 24 we Tee Higgins have t Higgins I've primarily moved T Higgins here because I'm expecting to see the best T Higgins yet over the course of the last three seasons with a healthy Joe burrow he's averaged 13.01 13.86% you know in that contract dispute to be the number one wide receiver of this offense if Jamar Chase takes time off and doesn't sign a contract and if that's going to be the case T Higgins as the number one you know wide receiver of a Joe burette offense we already know at a base minimum is's going to get himself 13 fantasy points per game if not even more so the number 24 spot even though there is risk for injury is still safe in my mind moving on to 25 we have Malik Malik Nabers neighbors the primary stat I wanted to mention is one that I mentioned earlier with Marvin Harrison Jr when we talk about the last decade of fantasy football wide receivers that were drafted within the top 10 of their respective draft there were 11 of those different wide receivers in the last 10 seasons seven of those 11 wide receivers had full healthy rookie Seasons they averaged 127 targets 77 receptions 1,55 receiving yards seven touchdowns and 186.65 so quite frankly the number 25 spot is a little bit low for Malik neighbors based on what we have seen on an average basis from these Elite wide receivers that were selected early within NFL drafts but the reason why I have them in this position is because even though there is no saquon Barkley and the offense should revolve completely around Malik neighbors and his talents Daniel Jones will determine the overall upside of what Malik neighbors can accomplish in 2024 he's going to be lited with targets but no one can guarantee that those targets are going to be accurate much less catchable and that is the biggest risk that many of you may be willing to take but but at the number 25 spot I think it's perfect for him number 26 to close out the D tier we have George Pickin again like I George Pickens mentioned earlier I do anticipate Brandon auk to be a San Francisco 49er so with that said going into this upcoming season with no Deontay Johnson which again opens up the potential of N9 to 10 targets per week that you know that is vacated now and again there really isn't much Target competition within this offense I guess his next biggest target competition is either van Jefferson or papermouth which again is nothing George Pickins with a quarterback upgrade going from guys like picket trabitz and Rudolph last year finishes a number 26 overall wide receiver goes into this year and still has a guy like Russell Wilson as his primary quarterback the question is is Russell Wilson good enough to get him past the number 26 spot because again I think the numbers that he put up last year th receiving yards five to six touchdowns 50 to 60 receptions very easily accomplishable but can he go even past that based on the talent that surrounds him whether it is that quarterback or the offensive line trying to keep that quarterback protected which again is the primary problem with this offense going on to our number 27 we have Amari Cooper who over the course Amari Cooper of the last couple weeks has been dealing with injuries but we did get confirmation yesterday that he did end up resuming practice he does have an elevated chance of reinjury but we're going to keep an eye on that because over the course of the last couple Seasons whether it's been with jacobe Brett Deshawn Watson in 2022 finishes the number nine overall wide receiver last season whether it was with guys like DeShaun Watson Joe flacko DTR PJ Walker still finishes the number 18 overall wide receiver and he missed a lot of time at the back end of the year so even though Amari Cooper dealt with injury he's getting up there on age still last season in games in which he played with deshun Watson 7.8 targets per game for 14.8 fantasy points per game I still think the number 27 rank may be a little bit too low I had him ranked a little bit higher earlier this month at like the number 24 overall spot I think I like the number 24 spot but the recent injuries he had sustained had me a little bit worried but I do think that Amari Cooper as the primary number one wide receiver of the Cleveland Browns again a safe selection as a wide receiver too number 28 we have tank Dell here's the thing about tank Dell last season in games in which he played 60% Tank Dell of the snaps or more with Nico Collins he had a higher Target share and a higher air yard share than Niko Collins there's a reason why people believe that tankel is going to be the number one wide receiver of this offense and I wouldn't blame you for believing so last season in games in which he played 60% or more of the offensive snaps 8.38 targets per game 16.23 Fantasy Point points per game in games in which he had seven or more targets 20.3 fantasy points per game we have seen only three times in the last what five seasons that there have been three wide receivers in a singular offense all B ranked within the top 32 of the wide receiver rankings by the end of the year those offenses being the 2021 Bengals the 2020 Panthers and the 2020 Steelers so again it is very much so possible and we're hoping that's going to continue to be the case this upcoming season with tankel being that best friend option similar to you know AJ brown with jayen Herz Cooper cup with Matthew Stafford if tank Dell is that best friend option for CJ shroud the number 28 spot may be far too low for him moving on to number 29 we have Terry mclen who in my opinion is being undervalued this upcoming season has a Terry McLaurin top 10 overall strength of schedule at the wide receiver position and is getting an improvement at the quarterback position primarily because last year Sam how was running for his life he was the most sacked quarterback in the National Football League and here's the thing when we go into 2024 with a new offensive coordinator and a vast majority of the overall targets being far more accurate I mean again Terry mcen last season 35% of his targets were deemed uncatchable so if you give him far more opportunity far more quality opportunities and you have an offensive coordinator that in the past Cliff Kingsbury has been able to elevate the likes of DeAndre Hopkins Mars Hollywood Brown and Christian Kirk to the next level all with the likes of you know Kyler Murray a quarterback the expectation is that Terry mclen with an improved quarterback I mean coming off of a season in which he had 9.98 fantasy points per game he's finishes the number 21 25 14 and 28 overall wide receiver fantasy four consecutive years of 77 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards minimum so those numbers should continue to grow in 2024 on number 30 we have Rashee Rice Rashi rice I've mentioned this in the past and I want to continue to mention it when we talk about rookie wide receivers that find an abundance of success in their rookie year specifically 8 and a half or more fantasy points per game there is a 75% chance that that wide receiver improves upon their Fantasy Point per game averages in The Following Season additionally when we when we talk about rookie wide receivers that ranked within the top 36 there's an 84% chance that they retain a top 36 standing and even improve upon that so when we talk about the potential of Rashi rice as maybe even the number one wide receiver of the Kansas City Chiefs offense I mean last season from weeks 7 through 17 7.4 targets per game 12.63 fantasy points per game and the number 17 overall wide receiver in terms of fantasy points per game on average throughout that span of time a 26% Target percentage number 10 amongst all wide receivers in yards per route run number four in Yak had a 77% catch rate was the number one receiving Target within the Red Zone in terms of targets and receiving touchdowns for the Kansas City Chiefs offense in 2023 and considering all the trust that he has built with Patrick Mahomes they're only going to continue to build upon that in 2024 number 31 again very similar to Rashi rice another one of these wide Zay Flowers receivers that has found immediate success in year one and should continue to improve upon their Fantasy Point per game averages and continue to maintain within the top 36 standing despite the fact that he is in an offense that with the return of Mark Andrew will make him the number two receiving option of the offense and quite frankly that doesn't even matter he's still going to have value primarily because he was a young player last year still inexperienced still was building a rapport with Lamar Jackson but now that we've gone ahead and helped him asend in year one due to the absence of Mark Andrews going into year two should be significantly better in games in which he played Without Mark Andrews was averaging 14.65 fantasy points per game and that was primarily because there was a consistent stream of touchdowns going in his Direction we're hoping that those touchdowns can retain within his overall score line because if they can and the receptions and the receiving yards continue to go up as they should considering the talent level is only going to continue to increase Z flowers could very easily be better than number 31 number 32 we have Chris Godwin Chris Godwin Chris Godwin's analysis is relatively easy last year he did not play up to his normal standard only seven and a half targets per game 9.8 fantasy points per game but now he moves back to the slot roll we heard from their offensive coordinator and of course the head coach they want to move Chris Godwin bat into the slot roll something that he participated in for his entire tenure with Tom Brady in this offense 2020 to 2022 throughout that span of time in the 38 games in which he played with Brady was averaging 13.24 fantasy points per game as the primary slot of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers you bring in a guy like Liam Cohen as the offensive coordinator of the team a former Los Angeles Rams coach who is going to use Chris Godwin as the Cooper cup of this offense get him a lot of opportunity within the slot roll that is going to lead him to Fantasy success on number 33 is Christian Kirk who has moved down quite Christian Kirk a bit primarily because if we're going to be in a scenario in which the Jacksonville Jaguars going into the season are going to use 30 to 40% you know 12 or 13 person out which is two or three tight end sets Christian Kirk is not going to be on the field we witnessed that a lot last season and Z Jones did end up getting injured early last year which allowed Christian Kirk to play in 12 personnel and 13 Personnel sets at times so if going into this year Brian Thomas Jr and of course Gabe Davis are going to be the primaries within those scenarios of course it'll leave less opportunities for targets for Christian Kirk but even with that said Christian Kirk's coming off of a year in 2023 8.1 targets per game and 11.73 fantasy points per game between weeks 2 through 12 throughout that span of time was the number 16 overall wide receiver 19 in terms of fantasy points per game could very easily get back into that overall position just needs to stay on the field and overthrow potential Gabe Davis within this offense number 34 we Jayden Reed have Jaden Reed another one of these rookies that yes found success in year one but it took him a little bit of time from weeks 10 through 18 is where Jaden Reed really began to shine throughout that eight game span scored seven touchdowns and was averaging 14.81% he was number eight amongst all wide receivers in terms of fantasy points per route run number five in terms of fantasy points per Target if they continue to give him opportunities he's going to find a lot of success I mean last year he was top 12 in terms of win rate against man coverage jayen Reed is a talented wide receiver and he's going to continue to prove that this upcoming year number 35 we have Calvin Ridley who we have heard all offseason Calvin Ridley from Brian Kahan the new head coach and offensive play caller for the Tennessee Titans former offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals we've heard all off season that he's going to utilize Calvin Ridley as the Jamar Chase of their offense the only difference is Jamar Chase is catching balls from Joe Burl while of course Calvin Ridley will be at the mercy of what will Levis is capable of but last season will Levis with DeAndre Hopkins throughout the span of time in which will Levis was healthy and the starting quarterback 8.63 targets and 13.4 fantasy points per game for DeAndre Hopkins so there is a possibility in which of course this is going to be a pass heavy offense primarily because the Bengals last year with Brian Callahan as the O OC were number two in terms of wide receiver targets amongst all teams if they're going to throw the ball a bunch Calvin Ridley should be implicated for a lot of fantasy points number 36 we have Deontay Johnson Deontay Johnson is the deao Diontae Johnson number one we have heard that from the mouth of the head coach and the primary play caller of the Carolina Panthers Dave Canales now the value of the number one wide receiver of a Dave Canales offense can be Quantified over the course of the last two seasons in 2022 DK mcaf while Dave Canales was with the Seattle Seahawks 8.94 targets per game 12.39 fantasy points per game last season Mike Evans 8.44 targets per game 14.92% that's how confident I am in Deontay Johnson this season moving on to Rome Odunze our number 37 we have Roman dun since 2014 like I mentioned earlier with Malik neighbors and of course a guy like you know Marvin Harrison Jr there have been 11 wide receivers selected within the top 10 picks of their NFL drafts seven of those 11 wide receivers had full healthy Seasons those wide receivers averaged 186 fantasy points 1,55 yards 77 receptions seven receiving touchdowns in their rookie season on average so going into this year the expectation is that radun should be able to be a top 36 ranked wide receiver based on his overall talent and the volume of opportunity that he should get and yes he's going to have to compete with Keenan Allen he's going to have to compete with DJ Moore Cole KT there was a lot of talent even DeAndre Swift Out of the backfield getting himself targets there's a lot of talent within that Chicago Bears offense but all seven of the wide receivers that we mentioned earlier that played full healthy Seasons that were drafted within the top 10 since 2014 all seven of them ranked within the top 36 wide receiver rankings the only reason I have Roman dun at 37 is primarily because of Keenan Allen moving Keenan Allen on to our number 38 speaking of Keenan Allen listen he's coming off an incredible season one of his best seasons 17.3 fantasy points per game number three overall in terms of fantasy points per game on average at the wide receiver position because he was getting 11.54 targets per game and even though that's the case going into this upcoming season I don't think that's going to be a reality within the Chicago Bears offense you have to remember last year as a member of the you know the Los Angeles Charters there was no Mike Williams for the vast majority of that time considering he tore his ACL the only other Target opportunities you know kind of distributed were to an injured Austin Eckler and or Josh Palmer which again are not top tier options therefore when you compete against guys like radun DJ Moore the expectation is that Keenan Allen will be taking a massive step back in 2024 moving on to our number 39 we Jaxon Smith-Njigba have Jackson Smith and jiga who I anticipate to see within this new Seattle seak offense within this new regime be a far more utilized wide receiver last season was still the number three option within this offense I anticipate to see him overtake Tyler Lockett in terms of opportunity share with a new offensive coordinator like Ryan grub and the fact that he wants to continue to utilize receivers within the Deep receiving game that's exactly what we saw with him as the OC of Washington with Michael penck in a dunesday the expectation is that of course DK meaf on the other side of the field should be pulling double coverage and when he does so if Jackson Smith and jiga can be on the field in a lot of 11 personnel sites should find himself open in many of Xavier Worthy occasions number 40 we have Xavier worthy another one of these rookie wide receivers in fact a wide receiver that as he joins the Kansas City Chiefs offense should immediately make an impact primarily because again he is a speed demon the fastest 40- yard dash time in NFL combine history additionally when you join the chief's offense that really needs to throw the ball to the wide receiver position over the course of the last couple Seasons they've had a watered down passing attack because their primary wide receivers were guys like Sky Moore cadarius Tony Marquez Valdez scantling and Justin Watson now you have rashy rice Maris Hollywood Brown and Xavier worthy Elite level Talent were going to be utilized in various different ways whether it is the Deep ball receiving game which again last season Patrick Mahomes only had 18 completions 20 or more yards down the field you go back to 2021 with Tyreek Hill was on the team 32 completions 20 or more yards down the field again that that number with the same amount of overall attempts was significantly higher because the talent that he was throwing to again was just Superior I think Xavier worthy gives an opportunity of this offense to expand this offense far down the field additionally he is going to be utilized heavily within the screen game that is something that Andy Reid controls 100% of and as long as Andy Reid can continue to cook up a lot of screen opportunities for Xavier worthy to catch the ball and make plays after the catch moving on to our number 41 we have Jordan Addison of course he's Jordan Addison currently dealing with an injury hopefully he's going to be fully healthy for the beginning of the year um mainly because T.J hackinson should be missing at least the first eight games of the Season still recovering from his ACL and in games in which we've seen Jordan Addison play with a healthy Justin Jefferson Jordan Addison is still averaging six targets per game and 12.06 fantasy points per game very similar to uh you know Jaylen W whenever you're playing the opposite of Tyreek Hill you're going to find a lot of success Jordan Addison whenever you're playing the opposite of Justin Jefferson pulling all the double coverage in the world you're going to find a lot of opportunity against number two quarterbacks in which again if he's healthy he is far more talented than a lot of the coverage that he's going to see this upcoming season even though he has Sam Darnell as his quarterback I still expect him to be a great option just got to be healthy moving on to our 42 we have Brian Thomas Jr who in my Brian Thomas Jr. mind could very easily be the next Calvin Ridley of this Jacksonville Jaguars offense Calvin Ridley of course found himself a lot of opportunity last season in the absence of Christian Kirk but even with Christian Kirk returning Brian Thomas Jr a rookie wide receiver a first round selection should immediately come in and find success since 2019 first round wide receivers that have played a minimum of 15 games in their rookie season averaged 72 receptions 955 yard six touchdowns which is 167.5 three fantasy points now of the eligible 13 wide receivers that were in this conversation since 2019 10 of them ranked within the top 36 wide receiver rankings in their rookie season that's a 77% success rate I don't know if Brian Thomas Jr is ready for the top set at 36 just yet but it wouldn't shock me if you got into the conversation number 43 we have courand Sutton yesterday we did Courtland Sutton hear that b Knicks in fact is going to be the starting quarterback which does give me more excitement for the potential of courtand Sutton primarily because he is going to be the deao number one of a Shawn Payton offense and that doesn't mean that he's going to be utilized like Michael Thomas rather that he's going to be like the Marcus Colston of this offense more like a discount Marcus coulston but still nonetheless similar in terms of the overall usage last season courland Sutton was able to manage to score 10 touchdowns last year I'm expecting those numbers to drop as long as the receiving yards and the receptions continue to stay I still think he's a potential candidate to score himself five or six touchdowns this year and still be fantasy relevant moving on to our number 44 we have jacobe Myers the last three seasons of Jakobi Meyers jacobe Meers career he is ranked as the number 24 28 and 33 wide receiver in fantasy football yet he sits significantly outside of those overall positions and I have him as my number 44 last season averaged 6.6 targets per game and 11.44 fantasy points per game all while having Jimmy Garoppolo and of course Aiden oconnell as a starting quarterback the expectation is that with Gardner mchu an upgrade of the quarterback position a new offensive coordinator which certainly should help his overall efforts he could get very easily back into the top 30 conversation and it would not surprise me but I think 44 considering the emergence of Brock Bowers is relatively safe in my mind to Christian Watson close out today's video we have Christian Watson as our number 45 wide receiver over the course of the last two seasons of his career in games in which he has played 70% of the offensive snaps or more he's averaging thir 1.59 fantasy points per game the only thing that holds back Christian Watson from the upside that he is capable of which is again nearly 14 fantasy points per game on average over the course of last two seasons in games in which again 70% of the snaps is just being a starter on the team the only thing that is holding him back is himself it's his injuries and quite frankly if we can get a full healthy season out of Christian Watson he could very easily overthrow Jaden weed that would not surprise me going into 2024 considering we know the talent level that he has so if he's a able to stay healthy for a full 17 games even if he stays healthy for 15 games the level of opportunity that he will get is not going to be a huge volume he's going to get himself six to seven targets per game but that is enough to catch two or three balls over the top of the opposing defense to make a lot of noise for Fantasy Football all right that's going to cover for me today thank you everybody for watching again if you enjoyed today's content be sure to subscribe like if you guys want my fantasy football draft guide the associated rankings all that kind of content be sure to check out Underdog fantasy and or patreon links are down in the description check that out with all the information down there I'll be back tomorrow with tight end rankings and until next time I'll see you guys peace [Music]