Week 7 Wide Receiver Rankings & Projections: Amon-Ra St. Browns Climbs To WR1

Amon-Ra St. Brown climbs to the WR1 spot in our Week 7 fantasy football wide receiver rankings after another dominant stretch, while breakout stars like George Pickens continue to rise.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) reacts after a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half at M&T Bank Stadium. | Peter Casey-Imagn Images

On the main slate of games on Sunday, only five wide receivers scored more than 20.00 fantasy points. George Pickens (31.20) led the way, followed by Jaxon Smith-Njigba (30.20), Kayshon Boutte (26.30), Ja’Marr Chase (25.40), Ladd McConkey (23.00), and Brian Thomas (23.00). All these players ranked in our top 13 wide receivers rankings last week, except Boutte, who we identified as a value (WR36). The combination, paired with the best value plays at quarterback, should have led to a monster DFS day. 

Drake London (10/158/1 on 16 targets) dominated the Bills’ defense on Monday night, giving him back-to-back 100-yard receiving games at home. Marquise Brown (20.50) and Wan’Dale Robinson (20.40) were the other two wideouts to score over 20.00 fantasy points in Week 6.

The Panthers finally got Tetairoa McMillian his first NFL touchdown plus a bonus score, but he fell short of expectations in catches (3) and receiving yards (29). Jameson Williams broke through with his most active game (6/66/1 on seven targets) of the year.

Best Fantasy Football Wide Receivers in 2025

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

• Puka Nacua (23.13)
• Jaxon-Smith Njigba (21.62)
• Amon-Ra St. Brown (21.02)
• George Pickens (20.08)
• Ja’Marr Chase (18.78)
• Emeka Egbuka (17.80)
• Drake London (17.54)
• Rome Odunze (16.58)
• Garrett Wilson (19.04)
• Justin Jefferson (18.13)
• DK Metcalf (15.72)
• Deebo Samuel (17.72)

Week 6 Wide Receiver Busts

Based on all three players suffering injuries last week, I’m awarding a tie for the Week 6 bust at wide receiver. Puka Nacua (4.80), Emeka Egbuka (4.40), and Garrett Wilson (4.3) all underachieved by a wide margin in fantasy points. Anyone drafting these players was riding high after five games, but those teams could be in survival mode due to multiple-week injuries. 

Nacua (foot) has a chance to play this week. The Jets expect to be without Wilson (knee) for two games, followed by a bye in Week 9. Egbuka could have the same time frame, but his hamstring injury could lead to more missed starts.

Runner Ups: Marvin Harrison (2/32) left last week’s game after 17 plays due to a concussion. Jauan Jennings (1/7) has turned into a fantasy fraud due to multiple lingering injuries. Courtland Sutton (1/17 on three targets) was missing in action last week against the Jets.

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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.

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Week 7 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Projections Preview

Here’s a look at our opening Week 7 top 12 wide receiver projections:

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Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions

St. Brown will be the consensus WR1 this week. He had a floor of seven catches in five consecutive starts while scoring over 25.00 fantasy points in his two home games (9/122/3 and 7/702). In Week 2 last season, St. Brown had a season-high 18 targets against Tampa Bay (11/119), while also having success vs. the Bucs in 2023 (12/124/1 on 15 targets and 8/77/1 on 14 targets). 

This season, wide receivers have 70 catches for 909 yards and five touchdowns on 117 targets against Tampa Bay (rank 20th). Garrett Wilson (10/84/1), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (8/132/1), and Kendrick Bourne (5/142) have had the best success vs. the Bucs.

Week 7 Waiver Wire Wide Receiver

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker (18) with the ball in the fourth quarter at Bank of America Stadium. | Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Jalen Coker, Carolina Panthers

The high-stakes fantasy market started to add Coker over the past couple of weeks, and he appeared close to playing in Week 6. He remains on the injured reserve list for Carolina despite turning in all full practices last week. In his rookie season, Coker caught 32 of his 46 passes for 478 yards and two touchdowns while scoring double-digit fantasy points in four (4/68, 4/78/1, 4/110/1, and 7/62) of his 11 games. 

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Here's the wide receiver projection updates in Week 7:

Darnell Mooney, Atlanta Falcons

Mooney expects Mooney to play this week. I bumped him to WR2 status in the Falcons’ offense.

Jalen Coker, Carolina Panthers

I rated him earlier in the week, and Carolina confirmed that Coker will play against the Jets.

DJ Moore, Chicago Bears

Chicago cleared Moore to play on Sunday despite being limited this week with hip and groin issues.

Christian Kirk, Houston Texans

The Texans downgraded Kirk to questionable on Friday with a hamstring issue. Houston plays on Monday night, so he should suit up.

Josh Downs, Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis ruled out Downs this week, giving Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman, and Tyer Warren a slight bump in targets.

Allen Lazard, New York Jets

After sitting out last week’s game in London with a personal issue, Lazard is ready to roll this week vs. the Panthers. I added him to the Jets’ wide receiver projections this week.

Jakobi Meyers, Las Vegas Raiders

After missing practice midweek, Meyers bumps to a limited session on Friday. I have him rated to play, but he could be a late scratch.

Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers gave Johnston the green light to play this week against the Colts after missing Week 6 with a hamstring issue. He was unrated in my first projection update. Tre Harris loses his chance to get more targets.

Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers

Despite a gimpy outlook coming out of last week’s game with a rib issue, Jennings has been cleared of any injury status this week. He will battle Kendrick Bourne for targets this week. Ricky Pearsall will miss another game.

Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders

McLaurin will miss another game, and Deebo Samuel seems 50/50 to play. I downgraded the Commanders’ passing game, leaving a dart throw on who will emerge as their top wideout if Samuel can’t play.

Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams

The Rams will use the bye week to get Nacua back to full strength. He has been downgraded to out this week, giving Davanta Adams and Jordan Wittington more targets.

Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Bucs have suggested that Evans will play this week despite missing practice on Friday with his recovery from a lengthy hamstring issue. As a result, Cade Otton, Sterling Shepard, and Tez Johnson get downgraded in my projections.