Week 8 Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Rankings & Projections: Courtland Sutton Rises

The wide receiver position was an area of strength in Week 7, leading to 15 players scoring over 20.00 fantasy points in PPR formats. Ja’Marr Chase met his new best friend, Joe Flacco, who looked him 35 over the past two games (10/94/1 and 16/161/1). He held off DeVonta Smith (9/183/1) for the best wide receiver of the week.

Here's a look at the next 10 wideouts in Week 7 in fantasy points (PPR formats):

Keenan Allen (28.90)
A.J. Brown (28.10)
Chris Olave (26.80)
Davante Adams (26.50)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (26.30)
Xavier Legette (24.20)
Travis Hunter (24.10)
Rashee Rice (23.20)
CeeDee Lamb (22.00)
Jordan Addison (21.80)

The Best Fantasy Football Wide Receivers In 2025

Here are the top 12 wide receivers by scoring average after seven weeks:

Puka Nacua (23.13)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (22.29)
Ja’Marr Chase (21.54)
Amon-Ra St. Brown (20.96)
George Pickens (18.96)
Emeka Egbuka (16.66)
Drake London (15.98)
Keenan Allen (15.93)
Davante Adams (15.73)
Justin Jefferson (15.53)
Chris Olave (15.00)
Romo Odunze (14.98)

Week 7 Wide Receiver Bust

Week 7 Fantasy Football Bust: Rome Odunze, Chicago Bear — Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) celebrates after the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears

In a favorable matchup against the Saints, Odunze caught only two of his six targets for 31 yards. His struggles come on the heels of another down day (2/32). Six games into his sophomore season, he has 24 catches for 359 yards and five touchdowns on 46 targets, putting him into the breakout wide receiver conversation. Travis Hunter (28/298/1 on 45 targets) is still in contention to beat him over the back half of the season.

Runner Ups: Brian Thomas (3/31 on seven targets) came out of last week’s game with multiple injuries, meaning the bye week came at a perfect time. Tetairoa McMillan (3/33) and Nico Collins (4/27) underperformed expectations.

Each week, I’ll release my weekly depth charts and projections on Wednesday, with a neutral eye that is dictated by hinting stats from previous results or in-season injuries. These statistics represent baseline outlooks, with their potential already factored in. Touchdowns create impact scores and winning fantasy days, especially in non-PPR formats. Who scores them each week is the Holy Grail that the fantasy market searches for weekly.

My projections will be sorted into rankings, which won’t look anything close to the weekly consensus. My man, Matt Brandon, is in charge of finding a balance between my player outlooks and the public view of each week's rankings.

Week 8 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Projections

Here’s a look at our opening Week 8 top 12 wide receiver projections:

Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

A date with the Dallas Cowboys’ defense suggests an impact game for Sutton. He’s gained over 80 yards in four of his last five starts, with his highlight game (6/118/1) in Week 3. Dallas allowed over 100 receiving yards to three wide receivers (Wan’Dale Robinson – 8/142/1, Malik Nabers – 9/167/2, and Luther Burden – 3/101/1).

The Cowboys rank 31st in fantasy points allowed (273.20) to wide receivers despite facing only 119 targets. They’ve allowed 14.0 yards per catch to wideouts with 12 plays reaching the end zone.

Week 8 Waiver Wire Wide Receiver

Week 8 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickup: Tez Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneer — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson (15) runs for a gain during the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Raymond James Stadium. | Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images

Tez Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

With Mike Evans out again with a broken collarbone, Johnson is positioned to get WR2 targets until Chris Godwin shows he is healthy. His stock rose over his last three games (4/59, 1/45/1, and 4/58/1). Johnson has been on the field for 70% of the Buccaneers’ snaps over the past two games.

Over his last two seasons at Oregon, he caught 169 of his 212 targets for 2,080 yards and 20 touchdowns.

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Week 8 Wide Receiver Updates

Week 8 Fantasy Football Deep Sleeper: Curtis Samuel, Buffalo Bill — Buffalo Bills wide receiver Curtis Samuel (1) scores a touchdown against the New England Patriots during the second half at Highmark Stadium. | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Curtis Samuel, Buffalo Bills

Buffalo removed Samuel from the injury report, but he will continue to have short targets. He is playing his former team this week.

Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers

Late this week, Golden picked up a hip issue, putting him in questionable status against the Steelers. I expect him to play and made no changes to his projections.

Nico Collins, Houston Texans

The Texans ruled Collins out this week against the 49ers. I revamped Houston’s wide receiver projections. Christian Kirk would play either, but I already had him with no expected stats this week.

Darius Slayton, New York Giants

The Giants removed Slayton from the injury report in Week 8, giving him an WR2 opportunity in New York’s offense. Jalin Hyatt gets zeroed out while Lil’Jordan Humphrey remains their WR3 options despite still being listed on New York’s practice squad.

Josh Reynolds, New York Jets

The Jets downgraded Reynolds on Friday due to a hip issue. He practiced mid-week, so he could still play on Sunday.

AJ Brown, Philadelphia Eagles

After posting his best game (4/121/2), Brown (hamstring) isn’t healthy enough to play against the Giants. DeVonta Smith picks up a catch and some yards while Jahan Dotson gets an WR2 opportunity. Dallas Goedert also receives a slight bump.