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Long-term WRs

No obvious No. 1 wide receiver in dynasty leagues

There’s no obvious No. 1 wide receiver in dynasty leagues, as far as I can see. Justin Jefferson is very good, but there are two other LSU receivers who are right there with him, I think. And three other wide receivers who would get some No. 1 votes if you polled 20-30 team owners.

Jefferson has the benefit of being paired with a great offensive play-caller; Kevin O’Connell knows how to feature him, getting him the ball not on short, possession-type balls but more impactful downfield shots. Jefferson is averaging 17.8 yards per catch, and he closed last year at close to 16.

With Ja’Marr Chase, he’s working with one of the best passers. I think he’s right there with Jefferson.

Malik Nabers is only four games into his career, but he’s looking like another Jefferson-Chase kind of receiver, with an insane workload. He’s averaging almost 9 catches per week. He’s 4 years younger than Jefferson and 3 years younger than Chase.

And others, I think, can be given at least some consideration for that No. 1 spot. CeeDee Lamb put up some of the best receiving numbers of all-time in the final two thirds of last year. Marvin Harrison hasn’t been used too much in his first four games, but he’s shown the ability to put the ball in the end zone. And Nico Collins right now is on pace to finish with over 2,000 receiving yards.

After the initial half dozen, I think we’re getting into very good players, but not guys you’d consider with the No. 1 spot at the position.

My stab at a top 80 appears below. On these rankings, they’re crafted by hand (rather than the 2024-only projections, where I’m projecting stats for each guy at each category). On this one, I’m just forming a list of 80, then combing down the list a few times, looking at the ages and moving just up and down a few spots until it feels right.

I turn my attention to dynasty leagues every Saturday during the regular season, rotating between the four notable positions. I’m assuming a 12-team league that uses PPR scoring, with owners holding the rights to players indefinitely. So I’m looking not just at 2024, but 2025 and beyond (if a 26-year-old looks comparable to a 29-year-old right now, the younger player will appear higher). Rookies are tagged with black dots.

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DYNASTY LEAGUE WIDE RECEIVERS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.MINJustin Jefferson25.3
2.CINJa'Marr Chase24.6
3.NYG• Malik Nabers21.2
4.DALCeeDee Lamb25.5
5.ARI• Marvin Harrison22.2
6.HOUNico Collins25.5
7.DETAmon-Ra St. Brown24.9
8.PHIA.J. Brown27.3
9.SEADK Metcalf26.8
10.ATLDrake London23.2
11.LARPuka Nacua23.4
12.GBJayden Reed24.4
13.NOChris Olave24.3
15.SFDeebo Samuel28.7
14.NYJGarrett Wilson24.2
16.CHIDJ Moore27.5
18.MIATyreek Hill30.6
17.PITGeorge Pickens23.6
19.PHIDeVonta Smith25.9
21.BALZay Flowers24.1
20.SEAJaxon Smith-Njigba22.6
22.CHI• Rome Odunze22.3
23.KCRashee Rice24.5
24.INDMichael Pittman27.0
25.BUFKhalil Shakir24.7
26.MIAJaylen Waddle25.9
27.JAC• Brian Thomas22.0
28.KC• Xavier Worthy21.5
29.MINJordan Addison22.7
30.WASTerry McLaurin29.1
31.SFBrandon Aiyuk26.6
32.CARDiontae Johnson28.2
33.DETJameson Williams23.5
34.BUF• Keon Coleman21.4
35.TBChris Godwin28.6
36.CLEAmari Cooper30.3
37.DENCourtland Sutton29.0
38.HOUTank Dell24.9
39.LAC• Ladd McConkey21.9
40.GBChristian Watson25.4
41.TBMike Evans31.1
42.LARCooper Kupp31.3
43.ATLDarnell Mooney26.9
44.LVJakobi Meyers27.9
45.NORashid Shaheed26.1
46.CINTee Higgins25.7
47.CAR• Xavier Legette23.7
48.JACChristian Kirk27.9
49.HOUStefon Diggs30.9
50.LVDavante Adams31.8
51.LACQuentin Johnston23.1
52.SFJauan Jennings27.2
53.NYGWan'Dale Robinson23.7
54.INDJosh Downs23.1
55.TENCalvin Ridley29.8
56.GBDontayvion Wicks23.3
57.KCMarquise Brown27.3
58.TENDeAndre Hopkins32.3
59.SF• Ricky Pearsall24.1
60.CIN• Jermaine Burton23.3
61.NE• Ja'Lynn Polk22.5
62.LVTre Tucker23.6
63.DALJalen Tolbert25.6
64.NYJMike Williams30.0
65.BALRashod Bateman24.9
66.IND• Adonai Mitchell22.0
67.SEATyler Lockett32.0
68.ARIMichael Wilson24.6
69.NEDeMario Douglas23.8
70.WAS• Luke McCaffrey23.5
71.LAR• Jordan Whittington24.0
72.DALBrandin Cooks31.0
73.DENJosh Reynolds29.6
74.GBRomeo Doubs24.5
75.NYJAllen Lazard28.8
76.MINJalen Nailor25.6
77.INDAlec Pierce24.4
78.CINAndrei Iosevisis24.9
79.LACJoshua Palmer25.0
80.CLEJerry Jeudy25.4

—Ian Allan

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