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The NFL season is just around the corner, and everyone is preparing to draft their favorite fantasy football wide receivers. The excitement is palpable. Of course, those drafting will always want to know which wide receivers to avoid in fantasy. They will want to avoid drafting fantasy football busts.
Clutchpoints provided an exclusive two-round fantasy football mock draft to help make those decisions. However, many of the players listed here will not go in the first two rounds. In fact, there will not be a single first-round or second-round draft pick here. Regardless, these five players have done well in the past, but their positions on the team are not guaranteed.
Here are five fantasy football wide receivers who might still do well. Yet, there is more of a likelihood that they will lose the most targets in 2025.
If you drafted DeVonta Smith last season, you were not happy. After starting the season hot, he fizzled out. Smith had a combined 28 targets over his first three games. Then, he had a Week 4 clunker when he only had four targets. Things got to the worst point in time, as Smith had just two targets in Week 6 against the New York Giants. While all this was happening, Smith was also dealing with a hamstring injury, which limited him.
Smith would go back to his seven targets after the Giants game. However, he would have another clunker, garnering three targets against the Dallas Cowboys. Smith averaged 6.85 targets, which was down, thanks in part to the addition of running back Saquon Barkley. Because the Eagles started running the ball with him more and dumping off targets, Smith lost a few. There is a chance it could get worse this season. While teammate A.J. Brown is on the top-15 wide receiver list, Smith is nowhere to be found.
Jaylen Waddle has –114 odds to hit over 925 yards in 2025, according to FanDuel. Somehow, he only finished with 744 yards. Waddle held himself accountable for last season’s bad performance. But that doesn’t mean he will do well this season.
Waddle averaged 5.5 targets last season and had three games where he only saw two targets. Currently, the Fins are going through a stretch where they are attempting to stay in contention. Amidst the drama with Tyreek Hill, the emergence of running back DeVon Achane, and the emergence of tight end Jonnu Smith could threaten Waddle’s targets. Also, Tua Tagovailoa has struggled with health issues, which impacts Waddle. That’s another thing to worry about when drafting the talented wide receiver.
Chris Olave is still the top receiver in New Orleans. However, he might still be one of the wide receivers losing targets, simply because of his quarterback. After averaging 5.5 targets last season with an aging Derek Carr, it will get...
