Fantasy football can be lost in the early rounds by selecting the wrong player, but it can absolutely be won by finding the hidden gem later on in your draft.
Think of players in recent years that have emerged and become incredibly consistent options for your fantasy lineup, despite being drafted in one of the final rounds! Hello, Puka Nacua?
While I can’t guarantee that we’ll find the next Puka in this article, we can start to look through the long list of Consensus ADP and find which players at the WR position could become values where they’re going right now outside the top 120 overall.
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Matthew Golden, WR, Green Bay Packers
Just like with Pacheco listed above, there aren’t a whole lot of positive statistics that we can point to for building a case of why we should draft Matthew Golden in fantasy football this season.
The former first-round pick out of Texas had just 29 receptions for 361 yards and zero touchdowns during the regular season in his rookie campaign, while having zero games from Week 8 through Week 17 where he played more than 55% of the snaps for Green Bay.
Earlier on in the year, he was routinely playing more than 55% of the snaps, but it seemed as though the coaching staff realized that they needed to go with other options as the rookie seemed to be in over his head. And it certainly helped that they had other players to turn to in their WR rotation.
Heading into 2026 though, there aren’t many other options left to turn to and bring Golden off the field…
Romeo Doubs left in free agency and is now a member of the New England Patriots, while Dontayvion Wicks was traded earlier on this offseason to the Philadelphia Eagles.
This leaves Christian Watson and Jayden Reed as the other starting wideouts for the Packers, while bench players like Savion Williams and Bo Melton make up the rest of the room.
As a result, the days of the Packers rotating WRs through heavily are most likely done. Additionally, Jayden Reed quite simply does not play in 2WR sets, which leaves Watson and Golden as the main options.
We have questions about the talent translating to the NFL level, but at the WR50 price tag, that’s worth taking the chance on for someone that we know is going to be on the field a ton in a good offense.
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Antonio Williams, WR, Washington Commanders
Antonio Williams was a favorite of mine in the pre-draft process due to his sure hands and solid route-running acumen out of the slot.
Add on his top-end athleticism that he showcased at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine and I felt very confident that he was going to get high enough draft capital to turn heads in the NFL Draft.
Unfortunately, he slid a bit further than I was projecting into the third round, but his landing spot is incredible for fantasy purposes.
He now joins a offense that is led by Jayden Daniels, who dealt with injury last season but was stellar in his rookie campaign, and has Terry McLaurin and virtually no one else to deal with for target competition.
Williams will be the starting slot option from day one for this offense and he could easily see 100+ targets right out of the gate this season, which instantly makes his ADP of 172 overall (WR65) laughable.
He’s currently being drafted between players like Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel, two veterans who aren’t even on teams currently! Don’t let the rookie unknown stop you from drafting a very talented player in one of the final rounds of your draft.
The Latest WR Rankings Update
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 | Nico Collins, HOU
9 | A.J. Brown, NE
10 | George Pickens, DAL
11 | Chris Olave, NO
12 | Rashee Rice, KC
13 | Tetairoa McMillan, CAR
14 | Malik Nabers, NYG
15 | Luther Burden III, CHI
16 | Tee Higgins, CIN
17 | DeVonta Smith, PHI
18 | Garrett Wilson, NYJ
19 | Ladd McConkey, LAC
20 | Emeka Egbuka, TB
21 | Zay Flowers, BAL
22 | Terry McLaurin, WAS
23 | Davante Adams, LAR
24 | Jaylen Waddle, DEN
25 | Jameson Williams, DET
26 | Mike Evans, SF
27 | Christian Watson, GB
28 | DJ Moore, BUF
29 | Rome Odunze, CHI
30 | Alec Pierce, IND
31 | Carnell Tate, TEN
32 | Michael Wilson, ARI
33 | Marvin Harrison Jr., ARI
34 | Courtland Sutton, DEN
35 | Chris Godwin Jr., TB
36 | Parker Washington, JAC
37 | DK Metcalf, PIT
38 | Brian Thomas Jr., JAC
39 | Jordyn Tyson, NO
40 | Makai Lemon, PHI
41 | Jakobi Meyers, JAC
42 | Michael Pittman Jr., PIT
43 | Jordan Addison, MIN
44 | Wan’Dale Robinson, TEN
45 | Ricky Pearsall, SF
46 | Jayden Reed, GB
47 | Quentin Johnston, LAC
48 | Josh Downs, IND
49 | Jayden Higgins, HOU
50 | Khalil Shakir, BUF
51 | Xavier Worthy, KC
52 | Matthew Golden, GB
53 | Romeo Doubs, NE
54 | KC Concepcion, CLE
55 | Jalen Coker, CAR
56 | Rashid Shaheed, SEA
57 | Jerry Jeudy, CLE
58 | Jauan Jennings, MIN
59 | Denzel Boston, CLE
60 | Omar Cooper Jr., NYJ
61 | Adonai Mitchell, NYJ
62 | Kayshon Boutte, NE
63 | Jalen McMillan, TB
64 | Travis Hunter, JAC
65 | Tre’ Harris, LAC
66 | Troy Franklin, DEN
67 | Tre Tucker, LV
68 | Antonio Williams, WAS
69 | Jaylin Noel, HOU
70 | Isaac TeSlaa, DET
71 | Pat Bryant, DEN
72 | Ryan Flournoy, DAL
73 | Calvin Ridley, TEN
74 | Darnell Mooney, NYG
75 | Chimere Dike, TEN
76 | De’Zhaun Stribling, SF
77 | Dontayvion Wicks, PHI
78 | Malik Washington, MIA
79 | Jalen Nailor, LV
80 | Elic Ayomanor, TEN
81 | Rashod Bateman, BAL
82 | Germie Bernard, PIT
83 | Elijah Sarratt, BAL
84 | Zachariah Branch, ATL
85 | Tank Dell, HOU
86 | Ted Hurst III, TB
87 | Cooper Kupp, SEA
88 | Chris Bell, MIA
89 | Jack Bech, LV
90 | Christian Kirk, SF
91 | Tory Horton, SEA
92 | Keon Coleman, BUF
93 | Kyle Williams, NE
94 | Marvin Mims Jr., DEN
95 | Malachi Fields, NYG
96 | Mack Hollins, NE
97 | Chris Brazzell II, CAR
98 | Xavier Legette, CAR
99 | Tyquan Thornton, KC
100 | Darius Slayton, NYG
