Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings Tiers 5.0: How to draft the WR position and where value falls

Tier-based WR rankings to help you build out your Fantasy rosters

By Jamey Eisenberg

Aug 29, 2025 at 11:32 pm ET • 3 min read

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The preseason is over, so it's time to update the wide receiver tiers. For Tiers 5.0, I'm only going to list the players in each tier with any potential changes.

You can see the full breakdown of each player by clicking on Tiers 1.0 here. You can also see the full list of Tiers 2.0 here. You can find Tiers 3.0 here. You can find 4.0 here.

And for context, this is based on PPR, as well as one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving. Hopefully, these tiers can help with any draft decisions you have to make this year.

Tier 1

Ja'Marr Chase

CeeDee Lamb

Justin Jefferson

No change from Tiers 4.0.

Tier 2

Nico Collins

Malik Nabers

Brian Thomas Jr.

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Puka Nacua

No change from Tiers 4.0.

Tier 3

Drake London

A.J. Brown

No change from Tiers 4.0.

Tier 4

Tee Higgins

Ladd McConkey

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

No change from Tiers 4.0.

Tier 5

Mike Evans

Tyreek Hill

Davante Adams

Evans moved to the top of this tier with Chris Godwin (ankle) hurt. Even though Godwin won't start the season on the PUP list, it doesn't appear like he will play in the first month, which is a plus to Evans as a borderline No. 1 Fantasy receiver in all leagues.

Tier 6

Courtland Sutton

Tetairoa McMillan

DK Metcalf

Marvin Harrison Jr.

George Pickens

Pickens moved into this tier, and McMillan moved up after Adam Thielen was traded to Minnesota. I'm expecting McMillan to dominate targets for the Panthers in his rookie campaign.

Tier 7

Xavier Worthy

Jameson Williams

Garrett Wilson

Jerry Jeudy

DeVonta Smith

Emeka Egbuka

Ricky Pearsall

Jaylen Waddle

Calvin Ridley

Terry McLaurin

D.J. Moore

I moved a lot of players around in this tier, notably with Egbuka and Pearsall moving up. I would draft both breakout candidates as early as Round 6. Wilson is now in this tier, and the earliest I would draft him is Round 5.

Tier 8

Rashee Rice

Matthew Golden

Rome Odunze

Travis Hunter

Keon Coleman

Zay Flowers

Chris Olave

Coleman continues to rise as everyone recognizes his breakout potential with the Bills this season. He's worth drafting as early as Round 7. Odunze is another riser since he could be the No. 1 receiver for the Bears this year. Hunter falls into this tier over concern he might spend too much time on defense in his rookie campaign.

Tier 9

Deebo Samuel

Stefon Diggs

Jordan Addison

Cooper Kupp

Christian Kirk

Jakobi Meyers

Josh Downs

Michael Pittman

Samuel and Kirk are the biggest risers in this tier, as are Downs and Pittman. Samuel has the chance to do well with the Commanders, and Kirk should play a prominent role for the Texans. I also expect Downs and Pittman to benefit in a big way with Daniel Jones as the starting quarterback for the Colts.

Tier 10

Chris Godwin

Darnell Mooney

Jauan Jennings

Demario Douglas

Khalil Shakir

Luther Burden III

Jayden Reed

Marvin Mims

Rashid Shaheed

Cedric Tillman

A lot of movement with this tier with Mooney and Jennings moving down, and Douglas, Mims and Shaheed moving up. These are some of my favorite sleepers this season, and I plan to target several of these receivers in Round 10 or later.

Tier 11

Romeo Doubs

Keenan Allen

Wan'Dale Robinson

Jayden Higgins

Brandon Aiyuk

Dont'e Thornton Jr.

I moved Douglas, Mims and Shaheed out of this tier, and Thornton is now in this tier. He looks like he could be a prominent playmaker for the Raiders in his rookie campaign.

Tier 12

Marquise Brown

Rashod Bateman

Josh Palmer

Xavier Legette

Adam Thielen

Legette should have the chance to increase his chances for production with Thielen now in Minnesota. And Thielen could get off to a hot start in his return to the Vikings with Addison suspended for the first three games of the season.

Tier 13

Troy Franklin

Tre Harris

Isaac TeSlaa

Kyle Williams

Amari Cooper

Jalen Coker

Jalen McMillan

Dyami Brown

Elic Ayomanor

Alec Pierce

Jack Bech

Tory Horton

Pat Bryant

I dropped McMillan to this tier, and hopefully he won't be out long with his neck injury. There are some young receivers with plenty of upside in this tier, including Franklin, Harris, TeSlaa, Williams, Ayomanor, Bech and Horton. All of them could play vital roles for Fantasy managers at some point this season.