The past month and a half have been absolute chaos for the fantasy football landscape with NFL Free Agency and then the 2026 NFL Draft.
The way things were at the end of last season are certainly not the way that they are now as we head into the quietest part of the NFL offseason, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be paying attention to how things have shifted.
This is the time to get ahead of the rest of your league, so with that in mind, here are how the WR rankings are shaping up as we head into May.
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2026 Fantasy Football WR Rankings
The Best Wide Receivers To Draft In Fantasy Football
1) Ja’Marr Chase, CIN
2) Puka Nacua, LAR
3) Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA
4) CeeDee Lamb, DAL
5) Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET
6) Justin Jefferson, MIN
7) Drake London, ATL
8) Rashee Rice, KC
9) Nico Collins, HOU
10) Malik Nabers, NYG
11) George Pickens, DAL
12) Chris Olave, NO
13) Tetairoa McMillan, CAR
14) A.J. Brown, PHI
15) Luther Burden III, CHI
16) Tee Higgins, CIN
17) Garrett Wilson, NYJ
18) DeVonta Smith, PHI
19) Ladd McConkey, LAC
20) Davante Adams, LAR
21) Emeka Egbuka, TB
22) Terry McLaurin, WAS
23) Zay Flowers, BAL
24) Jaylen Waddle, DEN
25) Mike Evans, SF
26) Rome Odunze, CHI
27) Jameson Williams, DET
28) Christian Watson, GB
29) DJ Moore, BUF
30) Alec Pierce, IND
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31) Michael Wilson, ARI
32) Chris Godwin Jr., TB
33) Marvin Harrison Jr., ARI
34) Carnell Tate, TEN
35) Courtland Sutton, DEN
36) Jordyn Tyson, NO
37) DK Metcalf, PIT
38) Makai Lemon, PHI
39) Parker Washington, JAC
40) Brian Thomas Jr., JAC
41) Wan’Dale Robinson, TEN
42) Jakobi Meyers, JAC
43) Ricky Pearsall, SF
44) Jordan Addison, MIN
45) Jayden Reed, GB
46) Michael Pittman Jr., PIT
47) Josh Downs, IND
48) Quentin Johnston, LAC
49) Romeo Doubs, NE
50) Khalil Shakir, BUF
51) Jayden Higgins, HOU
52) Xavier Worthy, KC
53) Matthew Golden, GB
54) KC Concepcion, CLE
55) Jalen Coker, CAR
56) Rashid Shaheed, SEA
57) Stefon Diggs, FA
58) Denzel Boston, CLE
59) Brandon Aiyuk, SF
60) Antonio Williams, WAS
61) Omar Cooper Jr., NYJ
62) Jerry Jeudy, CLE
63) Jauan Jennings, FA
64) Jalen McMillan, TB
65) Kayshon Boutte, NE
66) Adonai Mitchell, NYJ
67) Tyreek Hill, FA
68) Tre Harris, LAC
69) Deebo Samuel Sr., FA
70) Troy Franklin, DEN
71) Chris Bell, MIA
72) Isaac TeSlaa, DET
73) Calvin Ridley, TEN
74) Tre Tucker, LV
75) Jaylin Noel, HOU
76) Ja’Kobi Lane, BAL
77) Pat Bryant, DEN
78) Darnell Mooney, NYG
79) Travis Hunter, JAC
80) Dontayvion Wicks, PHI
81) Ryan Flournoy, DAL
82) Zachariah Branch, ATL
83) Elijah Sarratt, BAL
84) Jalen Nailor, LV
85) Germie Bernard, PIT
86) De’Zhaun Stribling, SF
87) Chimere Dike, TEN
88) Tank Dell, HOU
89) Skyler Bell, BUF
90) Chris Brazzell II, CAR
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91) Malachi Fields, NYG
92) Elic Ayomanor, TEN
93) Malik Washington, MIA
94) Ted Hurst, TB
95) Rashod Bateman, BAL
96) Tory Horton, SEA
97) Kyle Williams, NE
98) Jack Bech, LV
99) Christian Kirk, SF
100) Cooper Kupp, SEA
101) Marvin Mims Jr., DEN
102) Keon Coleman, BUF
103) Mack Hollins, NE
104) Keenan Allen, LAC
105) Devaughn Vele, NO
106) Darius Slayton, NYG
107) Xavier Legette, CAR
108) Hollywood Brown, PHI
109) Tyquan Thornton, KC
110) Jahan Dotson, ATL
111) Isaiah Bond, CLE
112) Andrei Iosivas, CIN
113) Tez Johnson, TB
114) Konata Mumpfield, LAR
115) Brenen Thompson, LAC
116) Cedric Tillman, CLE
117) Luke McCaffrey, WAS
118) Joshua Palmer, BUF
119) Savion Williams, GB
120) Bryce Lance, NO
121) Calvin Austin III, NYG
122) Jalen Royals, KC
123) Kevin Coleman Jr., MIA
124) Caleb Douglas, MIA
125) Treylon Burks, WAS
126) Cyrus Allen, KC
127) Dont’e Thornton Jr., LV
128) John Metchie III, CAR
129) Olamide Zaccheaus, ATL
130) Jaylin Lane, WAS
131) Xavier Hutchinson, HOU
132) DeMario Douglas, NE
133) Jalen Tolbert, MIA
134) Tutu Atwell, MIA
135) KaVontae Turpin, DAL
136) Devontez Walker, BAL
137) Kendrick Bourne, ARI
138) Zavion Thomas, CHI
139) Malik Benson, LV
140) Deion Burks, IND
141) CJ Daniels, LAR
142) DeAndre Hopkins, BAL
143) Kalif Raymond, CHI
144) Jordan Whittington, LAR
145) Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, IND
146) Roman Wilson, PIT
147) Greg Dortch, DET
148) Mitch Tinsley, CIN
149) Noah Brown, FA
150) Arian Smith, NYJ
The Top Wide Receivers To Target In Fantasy Football
Luther Burden, WR, Chicago Bears
The ADP (Average Draft Position) for Luther Burden could very quickly get out of control as the hype for him continues to build, but I may be willing to continue to follow it.
Burden’s chemistry with Caleb Williams started to really click at the tail end of last season and into the playoffs, which bodes well for his fantasy outlook going into 2026. He truly stepped into a larger role in the offense and proved that he can absolutely be a WR1 for a NFL team.
DJ Moore is no longer a member of the Chicago Bears and that’s going to open up the pathway for Burden to step into the WR1 role for this unit.
He’s a player I’m circling going into every single draft I’m in this year.
Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It was a glorious start to his rookie campaign last year, as Egbuka was the WR3 in fantasy football from Weeks 1-5 with an astronomical 18.0 Half PPR points per game average.
Unfortunately, Egbuka’s second half of the season was an utter train wreck as he dealt with injury and the wheels of the Bucs offense fell dramatically apart. From Weeks 6-17, Egbuka was the WR43 in fantasy football and averaging just 6.6 fantasy points per contest.
A hamstring injury that he suffered in Week 6 could very well be the cause for why Egbuka’s production tailed off. Additionally, Baker Mayfield got banged up around the same time too and the offensive structure had no answers for where to pivot when things went stale.
If Egbuka had a slow start to his rookie year, but ended his season with that type of run, we’d be ranking him easily inside the top 10 at the WR position for 2026. However, recency bias is greatly affecting people’s perception of the dynamic receiving threat and he’s being drafted routinely outside of the top 24 right now.
With Mike Evans gone now, there’s no reason to believe that Egbuka can’t return value on his ADP – and potentially get back to producing like he did right out of the gate last season.
