Fantasy WR Rankings - Top Fantasy Football Wide Receivers For 2025

Dynamic Tier Wide Receiver is a bit different than quarterback and tight end. Why? Because, at those positions, you generally only start one player. In virtually every league I’ve ever played in, there are a minimum of two dedicated wide receiver spots. So we obviously need to expand our list of locked in players at the top.

The problem folks run into with typical linear rankings, however, is that there are a wide variety of formats. Standard, half PPR, full PPR. There’s leagues with two WRs, three WRs, multiple flexes. You have to figure out a way to balance both safety and upside based on YOUR format.

That’s where the dynamic tier rankings come in. The goal here is to get you to think differently about how YOU view players. Who do you trust to start all season for you? Who do you think is “safe”? Who is risky with upside? Navigating those questions is how you build a winning roster. Let me explain how these rankings work so we can help.

Dynamic Tier Fantasy Football WR Strategy

Top 24

As I mentioned, virtually every league has two dedicated WR spots. So that is how we start. The top 24. We have two columns labeled WR1 and WR2 but all 24 of these guys absolutely have WR1 upside - and we’ve seen it. When you draft these guys, especially in a league with three WR spots, you expect to set them in your lineup and forget it. Get as many of them as you can. 

Dynamic Tier

This is where decisions need to be made. Once you get to this part of the rankings, you need to ask yourself how much safety you already have? Did you get a couple guys from the top 24? Good, go for upside. Did you only get one of them in a league with multiple WR spots and multiple flexes? You might need a little more safety. 

Safe WR3

This group we feel pretty good about. The targets should be there. They could even have upside we haven’t calculated in - I know there are a few of them that I really like. But, outside of the first few, they might not have crazy upside. Some of them are lower aDot guys that live on volume (which is typically better in PPR). You want to make sure you have a full lineup but you also want to avoid drafting too many “safe” players. You have to give yourself a chance at hitting the big one. 

Upside WR3

These are the wildcards. Some of these guys we don’t know what their role will be. Some of them might not even be full-time players. Some of them might be completely washed (or are veterans that aren’t even signed). You’ll notice that a good number of them have not played a single game in the NFL before. But part of that mystery also brings upside. Someone surprises us each year, like Ladd McConkey and Brian Thomas Jr, who were both labeled green in this column last year. You may be tempted to just draft guys from this column but that can also be a costly mistake - you can bleed too many games early without trustworthy guys to start. I mean, guys like Brian Thomas Jr and Amon-Ra St. Brown didn’t truly break out until the second half of their rookie years. You HAVE to give yourself a shot at upside but try to find a balance. 

The Rest

Despite it being labeled (WR3), that middle section has 50 players in it. So, along with the top 24, that’s 74 guys. If you play in really deep leagues or best ball or whatever else, we have you covered. The Rest is how we would rank guys from 75 to 100. After that, you are on your own. 

Color Code

Green players we are drafting at or above their ADP

Yellow players we will consider at ADP

Red players are ones we’re only considering if they slide past ADP

2025 Dynamic Tier Fantasy Football WR Rankings

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