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It is finally time to build out your fantasy football draft strategies for the 2025 NFL season. With the start of the season just weeks away, starting to determine your draft plans now will help set you apart from your league mates. For the third installment of ClutchPoints’ positional rankings, let’s take a deep dive into the best fantasy football wide receivers in our rankings.
After Ja’Marr Chase took home top honors as WR1 last year, the Cincinnati offense will likely be one of the most pass-heavy units again this season – so is he in a position to lead all WRs again, or will someone else take the crown?
Any data regarding player stats from the 2024 fantasy season was pulled from Sleeper, and all rankings factor in a point-per-reception (PPR), single-QB league format. As always, utilize our rankings, but make sure to build out your pre-draft rankings to match the specific format of your fantasy football league.
1. Ja’Marr Chase
2024 Finish: WR1
Last year’s leader at the wide receiver position checks in atop his position again, as Ja’Marr Chase leads off ClutchPoints’ 2025 WR rankings. As the alpha wideout in a pass-happy offense, Chase is the beneficiary of catching a ton of passes from Joe Burrow every Sunday.
There isn’t much that needs to be said about Chase, who recorded career bests across the board last season. Chase’s 17 touchdowns catapulted the former LSU Tiger to the top WR spot for the first time in 2024, and with the Cincinnati Bengals looking to keep rolling out a heavy passing attack, Chase is once again in line for a season-winning workload for your fantasy football roster.
2. CeeDee Lamb
2024 Finish: WR8
Even after missing two games and Dak Prescott only suiting up in eight, CeeDee Lamb was still able to finish as the WR8 as the pass-catching leader for the Dallas Cowboys. Now, with Prescott once again healthy and George Pickens added to the offense, it is once again wheels up for Lamb’s stock for your fantasy football roster.
The Dallas offense seems to be transitioning to a heavier passing attack, with their lack of attention paid to improving their running game this offseason as the top clue. With Prescott having the two best WRs of his career on the roster, the Cowboys’ offense should take another step forward in the passing game. Look for Lamb to figure into the overall WR1 conversation this year as he will challenge his 2023 WR1 overall stats (135/1,749/12) in 2025.
3. Justin Jefferson
2024 Finish: WR2
Outside of his 10-game season back in 2023, Justin Jefferson has finished as a top-six wideout in every season of his career. Having finished as the WR2 last season, Jefferson will now be catching passes from J.J. McCarthy this season, which provides a bit of uncertainty in the offense.
It is clear that head coach Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings like what they are seeing from McCarthy,...
