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While 2024 was in many ways the Year of the Running Back, wide receivers are still the bedrock of PPR drafts in Fantasy. You should expect to see more receivers drafted in Round 1 of PPR leagues than running backs, as is evidenced by the wide receiver tiers below, while the inverse is true in non-PPR leagues. Obviously, managers need a healthy dose of both in Fantasy football drafts, no matter the format, but how do you know when to dip into one versus the other?

That's where positional tiers come in. When drafting using the tiers below, you can feel confident you'll be able to identify the drop-off point in talent at each position throughout your drafts. That will help you know when it's time to take one of the last receivers in a tier and plan ahead to project whether similar players at a position will be available the next time you pick.

Below, you can find Dave Richard's wide receiver tiers for both PPR and non-PPR leagues. Use them and all of Dave's positional tiers as cheat sheets to help you have success in your Fantasy football drafts in 2025.

Dave's rankings: QB tiers | RB tiers | WR tiers | TE tiers | K/DST tiers

Wide receiver PPR tiers

Round 1
Tier 1
J. Chase CIN Ja'Marr Chase CIN
J. Jefferson MIN Justin Jefferson MIN
C. Lamb DAL CeeDee Lamb DAL
N. Collins HOU Nico Collins HOU
A. St. Brown DET Amon-Ra St. Brown DET
M. Nabers NYG Malik Nabers NYG
Round 2
Tier 2
P. Nacua LAR Puka Nacua LAR
B. Thomas Jr. JAC Brian Thomas Jr. JAC
A. Brown PHI A.J. Brown PHI
D. London ATL Drake London ATL
T. Higgins CIN Tee Higgins CIN
Round 3
Tier 3
L. McConkey LAC Ladd McConkey LAC
J. Smith-Njigba SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA
M. Evans TB Mike Evans TB
D. Adams LAR Davante Adams LAR
M. Harrison Jr. ARI Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI
Round 4
Tier 4
T. Hill MIA Tyreek Hill MIA
C. Sutton DEN Courtland Sutton DEN
J. Williams DET Jameson Williams DET
T. McMillan CAR Tetairoa McMillan CAR
D. Metcalf PIT DK Metcalf PIT
G. Wilson NYJ Garrett Wilson NYJ
Round 5
Tier 5
X. Worthy KC Xavier Worthy KC
G. Pickens DAL George Pickens DAL
T. McLaurin WAS Terry McLaurin WAS
R. Pearsall SF Ricky Pearsall SF
E. Egbuka TB Emeka Egbuka TB
D. Smith PHI DeVonta Smith PHI
Round 6
Tier 6
C. Ridley TEN Calvin Ridley TEN
J. Jeudy CLE Jerry Jeudy CLE
J. Waddle MIA Jaylen Waddle MIA
D. Moore CHI DJ Moore CHI
R. Rice KC Rashee Rice KC
T. Hunter JAC Travis Hunter JAC
K. Coleman BUF Keon Coleman BUF
M. Golden GB Matthew Golden GB
R. Odunze CHI Rome Odunze CHI
Round 7
Tier 7
S. Diggs NE Stefon Diggs NE
J. Addison MIN Jordan Addison MIN
Z. Flowers BAL Zay Flowers BAL
D. Samuel WAS Deebo Samuel WAS
C. Olave NO Chris Olave NO
J. Meyers LV Jakobi Meyers LV
Round 8-9
Tier 8
C. Kupp SEA Cooper Kupp SEA
C. Godwin TB Chris Godwin TB
J. Jennings SF Jauan Jennings SF
C. Kirk HOU Christian Kirk HOU
J. Downs IND Josh Downs IND
R. Shaheed NO Rashid Shaheed NO
Rounds 10+
Solid Backups
M. Pittman IND Michael Pittman IND
D. Douglas NE Demario Douglas NE
K. Shakir BUF Khalil Shakir BUF
K. Allen LAC Keenan Allen LAC
J. Reed GB Jayden Reed GB
D. Mooney ATL Darnell Mooney ATL
B. Aiyuk SF Brandon Aiyuk SF
D. Thornton Jr. LV Dont'e Thornton Jr. LV
C. Tillman CLE Cedric Tillman CLE
L. Burden III CHI Luther Burden III CHI

Wide receiver non-PPR tiers

Round 1
Tier 1
J. Chase CIN Ja'Marr Chase CIN
J. Jefferson MIN Justin Jefferson MIN
C. Lamb DAL CeeDee Lamb DAL
N. Collins HOU Nico Collins HOU
M. Nabers NYG Malik Nabers NYG
Round 2
Tier 2
B. Thomas Jr. JAC Brian Thomas Jr. JAC
A. St. Brown DET Amon-Ra St. Brown DET
A. Brown PHI A.J. Brown PHI
T. Higgins CIN Tee Higgins CIN
P. Nacua LAR Puka Nacua LAR
Round 3
Tier 3
D. London ATL Drake London ATL
L. McConkey LAC Ladd McConkey LAC
M. Evans TB Mike Evans TB
D. Adams LAR Davante Adams LAR
T. Hill MIA Tyreek Hill MIA
Round 4
Tier 4
J. Smith-Njigba SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA
M. Harrison Jr. ARI Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI
C. Sutton DEN Courtland Sutton DEN
J. Williams DET Jameson Williams DET
D. Metcalf PIT DK Metcalf PIT
Round 5
Tier 5
T. McMillan CAR Tetairoa McMillan CAR
T. McLaurin WAS Terry McLaurin WAS
X. Worthy KC Xavier Worthy KC
G. Pickens DAL George Pickens DAL
G. Wilson NYJ Garrett Wilson NYJ
R. Pearsall SF Ricky Pearsall SF
E. Egbuka TB Emeka Egbuka TB
D. Smith PHI DeVonta Smith PHI
C. Ridley TEN Calvin Ridley TEN
Round 6
Tier 6
T. Hunter JAC Travis Hunter JAC
J. Jeudy CLE Jerry Jeudy CLE
J. Waddle MIA Jaylen Waddle MIA
D. Moore CHI DJ Moore CHI
R. Rice KC Rashee Rice KC
K. Coleman BUF Keon Coleman BUF
M. Golden GB Matthew Golden GB
R. Odunze CHI Rome Odunze CHI
Round 7
Tier 7
S. Diggs NE Stefon Diggs NE
J. Addison MIN Jordan Addison MIN
Z. Flowers BAL Zay Flowers BAL
C. Olave NO Chris Olave NO
D. Samuel WAS Deebo Samuel WAS
J. Meyers LV Jakobi Meyers LV
Rounds 8-10
Tier 8
C. Kupp SEA Cooper Kupp SEA
C. Godwin TB Chris Godwin TB
R. Shaheed NO Rashid Shaheed NO
J. Jennings SF Jauan Jennings SF
C. Kirk HOU Christian Kirk HOU
J. Downs IND Josh Downs IND
J. Reed GB Jayden Reed GB
M. Pittman IND Michael Pittman IND
Round 11+
Solid Backups
D. Mooney ATL Darnell Mooney ATL
K. Shakir BUF Khalil Shakir BUF
B. Aiyuk SF Brandon Aiyuk SF
K. Allen LAC Keenan Allen LAC
C. Tillman CLE Cedric Tillman CLE
D. Thornton Jr. LV Dont'e Thornton Jr. LV
D. Douglas NE Demario Douglas NE