Working on the dynasty rankings for Monday's update, and I don't mind saying it's a really difficult process. Everyone can have different opinions on whether a guy should be on a roster, or is just a waste of a valuable spot.
We go 75-80 deep at the key positions of running back and wide receiver. At first, you might think that's plenty. But it's really not. Especially at wide receiver.
With 32 NFL teams, if you rank 75 wide receivers, you're limited to an average of 2.3 per team. Some teams will get 3 wideouts on the list, most will get just 2. And if you've got a team that needs to have four ranked, there will logically be a team with just one. Maybe I'm belaboring this, but the point is that there will be some of the NFL's projected 64 starting wide receivers who don't make the top 75, and a whole lot of No. 3 wideouts, too.
For me personally, I'm age averse and injury averse, and if a guy is really old, really injury inclined, or has been around for a few years without showing much, there's a good chance I'm cutting them from the list.
The list isn't final, but here are 10 wide receivers who are, as they say, on the bubble right now.
1. Chris Godwin, T.B. At 30 years old, Godwin is younger than a few guys firmly on the list (Sutton, McLaurin, former teammate Mike Evans). He's also healthy now. But it's an old 30, with Godwin missing half of each of the last two seasons, and with the Bucs having a lot of young whippersnappers at the position ready to emerge. I think he's going to make the list, but it's close.
2. Jerry Jeudy, Cle. Jeudy's not exactly old, he's 27. He's probably Cleveland's No. 1 wideout for at least one more year, which counts for something. But not a lot to get excited about. In the last three seasons the only time he's put up significant numbers was when Jameis Winston was lighting up the night a couple of years ago. Now Jeudy has some combination of Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson hurling it his way, and he's competing with a pair of top-40 draft picks. He's never been a great scorer. Probably on the list, but not a desirable dynasty option.
3. Calvin Ridley, Ten. Ridley has his selling points. He's managed to go over 1,00o yards for three different teams, including the Titans two years ago, which is hard to believe. But he's also 31 years old, coming off injury, and certainly the 3rd-best dynasty wideout on his own team (behind Carnell Tate and Wan'Dale Robinson). Not sure if he's going to make the cut.
4. Romeo Doubs, N.E. Doubs is just 26 years old, and a couple of months ago was potentially the No. 1 in New England. But now he's definitely behind A.J. Brown in the pecking order, and the Patriots also have several capable youngsters vying for snaps: Kayshon Boutte (a trade candidate, but he's still there), DeMario Douglas, and last year's third-rounder Kyle Williams. Mack Hollins was a factor last year, when healthy. Most likely, Doubs is the No. 2 in New England this year, but hard to get excited about him, either this year or long-term.
5. Rashod Bateman, Bal. I don't want to pick on Bateman. Just last week Ravens GM Eric DeCosta was talking him up. But the reality is he's entering his sixth season and averages 2.5 catches and 34 yards per game for his career. He caught 9 TDs in 2024, which is impressive, but 6 total in his other four seasons. I think he's the No. 2 this year and you'll see a positive thing said about him in the Update, but with Baltimore drafting wide receivers in the third and fourth rounds this year, Bateman is on borrowed time.
6. Stefon Diggs. This is a tough one, with Diggs having a big year just last season. But nobody is lining up to sign the guy, he turns 33 during the season, and some teams maybe just don't the potential headache.
7. Darnell Mooney, Giants. Mooney is only 28 and nearly reached 1,000 yards for Atlanta in 2024. We can discount last year's quiet season as him trying to come back too soon from an injury. Just maybe he's the Giants' slot receiver this year. But he's also one of a handful of potential candidates for that job, with New York drafting a third-round rookie and having several other veterans competing for snaps, including others definitely not making these rankings, Odell Beckham, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Calvin Austin, etc. I'm just not seeing it for Mooney and am willing to take the chance of missing out on his modest upside.
8. Marvin Mims, Den. I'm pretty certain Mims will be sneaking onto the list, but when even he's talking about how he knows he won't get a lot of opportunities this season, what can we realistically do? Sutton, Waddle, Franklin, Bryant -- all those guys are probably seeing more snaps than Mims. Maybe next year.
9. Malik Washington, Mia. Washington is the leading receiver of Dolphins still on the roster from last year. He might be their No. 1 this year. But can I really justify rostering him in dynasty over a pair of third-round rookies, Caleb Douglas or Chris Bell? Maybe Bell, because coming off an ACL tear, he might not play at all this year. But whatever Washington does this year (it probably won't be much, in this passing game), he's on borrowed time.
10. Tyreek Hill. Hill has been a fantastic player, no question. But he was released in my dynasty league this week and has not yet been picked up. He says he has "no power" in the leg he injured early last year, so seems safe to say he's not going to be contributing to a team in 2026. I'm not writing him off totally, but it's certainly possible he's played his last NFL snaps.
