2025 Fantasy Football Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings

Trey Daubert / Fantasy Football, NFL / May 21, 2025

Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings — The 2025 Fantasy Football rookie wide receiver rankings are fresh out of the oven. I know you want a taste, so click the post for more! (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

2025 Fantasy Football Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings

Hey. You. 2025 Fantasy Football Rookie wide receiver rankings are coming in hot! I know you want some, so let’s get right down to business!

We’ve already done quarterbacks. We’ve done running backs. Now it’s time for the wideouts. Click here for the QB list. Click here for the RB list. No time to waste. Let’s get into it.

🟩 Target | 🟨 Monitor | 🟧 Caution | 🟥 Avoid

💚 Green Box = Dynasty
🔵 Blue Box = Redraft

Same format. Dynasty plus redraft outlook. Color code included. Let’s dive in.

15: Jack Bech (Las Vegas Raiders)

💚 🟥 Dynasty
🔵 🟥 Redraft

Tight end recruit. Can’t win outside. Raiders already have Jakobi Meyers playing that power slot role. Plus, tight end is their deepest group with Brock Bowers being a total unicorn. Total stay away in redraft. Maybe… and I mean maybe… a dynasty stash.

14: Jimmy Horn (Carolina Panthers)

💚 🟧 Dynasty
🔵 🟨 Redraft

Great Combine. McMillan can play X, Horn could be the speed complement. Real juice. Real bend. Just depends on how much you trust Bryce Young.

13: Savion Williams (Green Bay Packers)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟧 Redraft

Gadget type. Could be the better receiving version of Cordarrelle Patterson. Best ball only — don’t try this in managed leagues. Way too volatile.

12: Jalen Royals (Kansas City Chiefs)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟧 Redraft

Chiefs think he’s the next Rashee Rice — I don’t. JUCO walk-on. Senior Bowl was just OK. Still… Mahomes landing spot is hard to ignore.

11: Isaac TeSlaa (Detroit Lions)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟨 Redraft

Great hands. Lions traded up to get him. Third banana behind Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams. Floor play more than ceiling dart, but worth a roster spot in deeper leagues.

2025 NFL Scouting Combine: Wide Receiver Notes

10: Matthew Golden (Green Bay Packers)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟧 Redraft

First-round capital. Don’t love the player. Packers rarely go that high at WR, so usage will come, but blocking effort is laughable. We’ll see. Think the whole thing around Golden is largely a joke, so I can’t wait to be proven right here.

9: Dont’e Thornton (Las Vegas Raiders)

💚 🟩 Dynasty
🔵 🟧 Redraft

Boom or bust. Best ball weapon. Big plays or total zero. Understand the variance and you’ll be fine.

8: Kyle Williams (New England Patriots)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟩 Redraft

New deep threat. Stefon Diggs is there, but not much else. Maye Year 2 + McDaniels calling plays again = dart throw with upside.

7: Jayden Higgins (Houston Texans)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟨 Redraft

Basketball body. Opposite Nico Collins. Stroud’s the kind of QB who gives his guys chances — Higgins just has to win some of them.

6: Tory Horton (Seattle Seahawks)

💚 🟩 Dynasty
🔵 🟨 Redraft

Elite route runner. Sneaky speed. Not much in front of him beyond JSN and Kupp. Day one contributor with upside.

5: Luther Burden (Chicago Bears)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟨 Redraft

YAC monster… when he wants to be. Combine effort was pathetic. Tons of mouths to feed. High ceiling, low floor. Chicago needs to not screw him up.

4: Emeka Egbuka (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

💚 🟨 Dynasty
🔵 🟧 Redraft

Slot-only. Evans and Godwin are already there. Not to mention Jalen McMillian who actually looked damn good as a rookie. Feels more like a safety blanket than a ceiling swing. Baker isn’t forever. Still, he’ll catch balls and probably works better as a long term PPR guy.

3: Tre Harris (Los Angeles Chargers)

💚 🟩 Dynasty
🔵 🟨 Redraft

Let’s be real, Quentin Johnston stinks and Harris is his replacement. Explosive YPRR monster. Needs route refinement, but Harbaugh is perfect for that. Love this one.

2: Travis Hunter (Jacksonville Jaguars)

💚 🟩 Dynasty
🔵 🟨 Redraft

Would be WR1 if I knew for sure he was full-time offense. Obviously freakish. Don’t overthink it.