2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings For Seasonal Leagues

Updated rankings: QB | RB | TE | K | DEF

The wide receiver position has become the one to target early in fantasy football drafts. This is still the case despite what was a down season for wideouts in 2025. Just one receiver finished in the top five overall, and only four were in the top 10. What’s more, a total of nine wideouts ranked in the top 25. This was due to a combination of injuries and unforeseen bad statistical seasons from a few elite players like CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson and Drake London, to name a few.

Heading into 2026 drafts, managers should expect to see more of the same … plenty of wide receivers will come off the board in the first 60 picks as they await running backs who aren’t projected to see featured roles, quarterbacks (in traditional leagues) and tight ends. In fact, some teams could draft three wideouts before adding their first runner.

That said, here are my 2026 draft fantasy football wide receiver rankings … now with auction values! I’ll be updating these often throughout the summer, so keep checking back.

Note: Auction values are based on a $200 budget.

2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Bye	Auction
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	6	$73
2	Puka Nacua	LAR	11	$68
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	11	$57
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	6	$52
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	14	$45
6	Justin Jefferson	MIN	6	$41
7	Drake London	ATL	11	$36
8	Nico Collins	HOU	8	$34
9	A.J. Brown	NE	11	$31
10	George Pickens	DAL	14	$29
11	Chris Olave	NO	8	$28
12	Rashee Rice	KC	5	$28
13	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	5	$25
14	Emeka Egbuka	TB	10	$24
15	Devonta Smith	PHI	10	$24
16	Zay Flowers	BAL	13	$24
17	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	13	$23
18	Tee Higgins	CIN	6	$23
19	Luther Burden III	CHI	10	$20
20	Malik Nabers	NYG	8	$20
21	Ladd McConkey	LAC	7	$19
22	Davante Adams	LAR	11	$18
23	Terry McLaurin	WAS	7	$18
24	Carnell Tate	TEN	9	$17
25	Christian Watson	GB	11	$17
26	Jaylen Waddle	DEN	10	$16
27	D.J. Moore	BUF	7	$16
28	Jameson Williams	DET	6	$15
29	Rome Odunze	CHI	10	$15
30	Makai Lemon	PHI	10	$15
31	Jordyn Tyson	NO	8	$14
32	Mike Evans	SF	8	$14
33	Alec Pierce	IND	13	$13
34	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	14	$13
35	DK Metcalf	PIT	9	$13
36	Parker Washington	JAC	7	$12
37	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	10	$12
38	Michael Wilson	ARI	14	$11
39	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	7	$9
40	Courtland Sutton	DEN	10	$8
41	Jordan Addison	MIN	6	$8
42	Quentin Johnston	LAC	7	$7
43	Jayden Reed	GB	11	$7
44	Ricky Pearsall	SF	8	$7
45	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	7	$6
46	KC Concepcion	CLE	11	$6
47	Xavier Worthy	KC	5	$5
48	Wan'Dale Robinson	TEN	9	$4
49	Matthew Golden	GB	11	$4
50	Michael Pittman Jr.	PIT	9	$4
51	Josh Downs	IND	13	$4
52	Jayden Higgins	HOU	8	$3
53	Romeo Doubs	NE	11	$3
54	Omar Cooper Jr.	NYJ	13	$3
55	Stefon Diggs	FA	N/A	$3
56	Khalil Shakir	BUF	7	$2
57	Jalen Coker	CAR	5	$2
58	Jalen McMillan	TB	10	$2
59	Antonio Williams	WAS	7	$2
60	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	11	$2
61	Jauan Jennings	MIN	6	$2
62	Travis Hunter	JAC	7	$2
63	Tre Tucker	LV	13	$2
64	Malik Washington	MIA	6	$2
65	Rashid Shaheed	SEA	11	$2
66	Deebo Samuel Sr.	FA	N/A	$2
67	Denzel Boston	CLE	11	$1
68	Jalen Nailor	LV	13	$1
69	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	6	$1
70	Tre Harris	LAC	7	$1
71	Darnell Mooney	NYG	8	$1
72	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	13	$1
73	Germie Bernard	PIT	9	$1
74	Malachi Fields	NYG	8	$1
75	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	14	$1
76	Zacahriah Branch	ATL	11	$1
77	Troy Franklin	DEN	10	$1
78	Calvin Ridley	TEN	9	$1
79	De'Zaun Stribling	SF	8	$1
80	Tank Dell	HOU	8	$1

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