2025 Fantasy Football Startup Dynasty League Wide Receiver Rankings

Michael Fabiano | May 19, 2025

Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase will be the consensus No. 1 wide receiver selected in fantasy dynasty startup drafts. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With May comes the start of dynasty league draft chatter. After all, the end of the NFL Draft means we now have a very clear idea of how rosters will look, who could end up where on team depth charts and what a player’s value projects to be in 2025.

For those who are unaware, dynasty leagues are the closest you'll get to running a real NFL team. You build a roster with a one-time “all-players” draft, followed by yearly “rookies-only” drafts for as long as the league exists. If this seems like something you’d like to do in addition to your seasonal leagues, well, these dynasty startup league rank lists are for you.  

The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings is primarily in examining the age of the players. For example, Mike Evans, who’ll be 31 next season, will be ranked ahead of younger guys such as Marvin Harrison Jr., Travis Hunter and Rome Odunze in traditional leagues. However, that trio has more value than Evans in dynasty leagues due to the fact that each of them is in the early 20s and hasn’t yet hit their primes.

With that said, here’s a look at my 2025 dynasty start-up league wide receiver rankings.

All Positions: QBs | RBs | TEs

2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty WR Rankings

Note: Ages listed are how old the player will be by the end of September.

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	10
2	Justin Jefferson	MIN	6
3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	10
4	Malik Nabers	NYG	14
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	8
6	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	8
7	Puka Nacua	LAR	8
8	Nico Collins	HOU	6
9	Drake London	ATL	5
10	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	9
11	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	8
12	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	8
13	A.J. Brown	PHI	9
14	Tee Higgins	CIN	10
15	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	14
16	Travis Hunter	JAC	8
17	Ladd McConkey	LAC	12
18	Rome Odunze	CHI	5
19	Devonta Smith	PHI	9
20	Rashee Rice	KC	10
21	Zay Flowers	BAL	7
22	Chris Olave	NO	11
23	Jordan Addison	MIN	6
24	Xavier Worthy	KC	10
25	Terry McLaurin	WAS	12
26	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	12
27	D.K. Metcalf	PIT	5
28	D.J. Moore	CHI	5
29	Jameson Williams	DET	8
30	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	9
31	Tyreek Hill	MIA	12
32	Emeka Egbuka	TB	9
33	Mike Evans	TB	9
34	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	14
35	George Pickens	DAL	10
36	Jayden Reed	GB	5
37	Chris Godwin	TB	9
38	Matthew Golden	GB	5
39	Ricky Pearsall	SF	14
40	Davante Adams	LAR	8
41	Tre Harris	LAC	12
42	Josh Downs	IND	11
43	Jayden Higgins	HOU	6
44	Courtland Sutton	DEN	12
45	Jakobi Meyers	LV	8
46	Khalil Shakir	BUF	7
47	Jauan Jennings	SF	14
48	Keon Coleman	BUF	7
49	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	11
50	Calvin Ridley	TEN	10
51	Luther Burden III	CHI	5
52	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	12
53	Jalen McMillan	TB	9
54	Jack Bech	LV	8
55	Stefon Diggs	NE	14
56	Jalen Royals	KC	10
57	Christian Kirk	HOU	6
58	Rashid Shaheed	NO	11
59	Pat Bryant	DEN	12
60	Jaylin Noel	HOU	6
61	Darnell Mooney	ATL	5
62	Cooper Kupp	SEA	8
63	Rashod Bateman	BAL	7
64	Cedric Tillman	CLE	9
65	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	12
66	Hollywood Brown	KC	10
67	Adonai Mitchell	IND	11
68	Tank Dell	HOU	6
69	Kyle Williams	NE	14
70	Tory Horton	SEA	8
71	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	10
72	Romeo Doubs	GB	5
73	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	14
74	Tai Felton	MIN	6
75	Chimere Dike	TEN	10
76	Savion Williams	GB	5
77	Keenan Allen	FA	N/A
78	Amari Cooper	FA	N/A
79	Xavier Legette	CAR	14
80	Quentin Johnston	LAC	12