Fab's Way-Too-Early 2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

Looking ahead to 2026, there are plenty of questions that need to be answered at the position.

2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings | Sports Illustrate

It's never too soon to look ahead to the next fantasy football season! Here's my Fab's Five top five fantasy wide receivers for 2026 ... did CeeDee Lamb make the list?

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— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) January 23, 2026

Wide receiver was the least reliable position in fantasy football this past season, at least as it pertained to the top players. Based on the average draft position data of the top 12 wideouts selected, only six finished the fantasy season ranked in the top 12. By comparison, 75 percent of running backs based on ADP hit that level.

The best player at the position was Puka Nacua, who scored 349 points. Other big names, such as Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ja’Marr Chase, Nico Collins and Davante Adams, were all as good as ever in the stat sheets based on their totals. 

Looking ahead to 2026, there are plenty of questions that need to be answered at the position. The NFL offseason has been far more active in recent years, so we’re in for a treat with future trades and player movement via free agency. (You will see an asterisk next to the runners who will be free agents, at some level, during the offseason). 

There are also several players who went down due to injuries whose recovery we’ll be monitoring, maybe none more important than Malik Nabers (knee), Garrett Wilson (knee) and Tyreek Hill (knee)). And of course, we’ll be watching the scouting combine and the 2026 NFL draft to find who could be useful fantasy options as rookies. 

With that being said, here are my initial 2026 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. I’ll be updating these often throughout the offseason, so keep checking back!

2026 fantasy football wide receiver rankings

RK	Player	Pos	Team
1	Puka Nacua	WR1	LAR
2	Ja'Marr Chase	WR2	CIN
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR3	DET
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR4	SEA
5	CeeDee Lamb	WR5	DAL
6	Drake London	WR6	ATL
7	Nico Collins	WR7	HOU
8	Chris Olave	WR8	NO
9	George Pickens*	WR9	DAL
10	Rashee Rice	WR10	KC
11	Justin Jefferson	WR11	MIN
12	Malik Nabers	WR12	NYG
13	A.J. Brown	WR13	PHI
14	Tetairoa McMillan	WR14	CAR
15	Emeka Egbuka	WR15	TB
16	Courtland Sutton	WR16	DEN
17	Zay Flowers	WR17	BAL
18	Tee Higgins	WR18	CIN
19	Davante Adams	WR19	LAR
20	Garrett Wilson	WR20	NYJ
21	Jameson Williams	WR21	DET
22	Mike Evans*	WR22	TB
23	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR23	IND
24	Michael Wilson	WR24	ARI
25	Jaylen Waddle	WR25	MIA
26	Devonta Smith	WR26	PHI
27	Ladd McConkey	WR27	LAC
28	Christian Watson	WR28	GB
29	DK Metcalf	WR29	PIT
30	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR30	ARI
31	Rome Odunze	WR31	CHI
32	Terry McLaurin	WR32	WAS
33	Wan'Dale Robinson*	WR33	NYG
34	Luther Burden III	WR34	CHI
35	Stefon Diggs	WR35	NE
36	Quentin Johnston	WR36	LAC
37	Parker Washington	WR37	JAC
38	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR38	JAC
39	Deebo Samuel Sr.*	WR39	WAS
40	Jauan Jennings*	WR40	SF
41	Alec Pierce*	WR41	IND
42	Ricky Pearsall	WR42	SF
43	D.J. Moore	WR43	CHI
44	Jakobi Meyers	WR44	JAC
45	Khalil Shakir	WR45	BUF
46	Jordan Addison	WR46	MIN
47	Matthew Golden	WR47	GB
48	Tyreek Hill	WR48	MIA
49	Chris Godwin	WR49	TB
50	Romeo Doubs*	WR50	GB
51	Xavier Worthy	WR51	KC
52	Jayden Higgins	WR52	HOU
53	Jayden Reed	WR53	GB
54	Josh Downs	WR54	IND
55	Brandon Aiyuk	WR55	SF
56	Troy Franklin	WR56	DEN
57	Chimere Dike	WR57	TEN
58	Travis Hunter	WR58	JAC
59	Elic Ayomanor	WR59	TEN
60	Rashid Shaheed*	WR60	SEA
61	Pat Bryant	WR61	DEN
62	Calvin Ridley	WR62	TEN
63	Keenan Allen*	WR63	LAC
64	Jerry Jeudy	WR64	CLE
65	Tre Tucker	WR65	LV
66	Jalen Coker*	WR66	CAR
67	Kayshon Boutte	WR67	NE
68	Isaac TeSlaa	WR68	DET
69	Keon Coleman	WR69	BUF
70	Isaiah Bond	WR70	CLE
71	Tory Horton	WR71	SEA
72	Dont'e Thornton	WR72	LV
73	Kyle Williams	WR73	NE
74	Cooper Kupp	WR74	SEA
75	Xavier Legette	WR75	CAR
76	Ryan Flournoy	WR76	DAL
77	Darnell Mooney	WR77	ATL
78	Cedric Tillman	WR78	CLE
79	Hollywood Brown*	WR79	KC
80	Rashod Bateman	WR80	BAL

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