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Who is the best wide receiver in the NFL? The National Football League is more pass-happy than ever before and it’s coincided with arguably the greatest pool of receiving talent in league history. That’s why, when ranking the best NFL wide receivers, it’s difficult to narrow it down to just 10.
Let’s dive into our list of the 10 best NFL wide receivers right now as we head into the 2025 season.
Justin Jefferson is the best wide receiver in the NFL and he’s on a trajectory to be one of the best receivers ever. The Minnesota Vikings‘ sensation enters 2025 with the NFL record for receiving yards per game (96.5). Putting that into greater perspective, the next closest player (Ja’Marr Chase) is at 87.5 receiving yards per game. Even with Jefferson only playing 10 games in 2023, he has the NFL record for most receiving yards through five seasons (7,432). The second-closest player, Torry Holt, had 6,784 receiving yards in 80 games. We should all wait another decade before calling him one of the best receivers ever, but he’s certainly the best wide receiver in the NFL right now.
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The Cincinnati Bengals made wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase one of the highest-paid NFL players ever and for good reason. Chase ranks second among career leaders in receiving yards per game (87.5), performing even better than Calvin Johnson (86.1) and Antonio Brown (84.3). The reigning first-team All-Pro selection is also coming off a season where he led the NFL in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns. We’ve even seen Chase produce elite numbers – 100 receptions and 1,216 receiving yards in 2023 – in seasons where Joe Burrow missed seven-plus games. Coming off a campaign where he led the NFL in yards after catch (787) and placed fourth in yards per team pass attempt (2.62), Chase has consistently proven he’s in the cream of the crop.
Philadelphia Eagles‘ All-Pro wideout A.J. Brown is putting together a Hall of Fame-caliber resume. With a Super Bowl ring now in his trophy Case, Brown boasts three Pro Bowl selections with three consecutive second-team All-Pro selections. Brown has shown his ‘Inner Excellence’ since being traded to Philadelphia, averaging over 1,300 receiving yards per season with 25 touchdowns in 47 games played. While he doesn’t see the volume on a run-heavy team that some of the other best NFL wide receivers do, Brown’s track record and what he forces defenses to do make up for it.
