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2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Wide Receiver Rankings: Ja'Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., Ladd McConkey, Tetairoa McMillan

Malik Nabers - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL DFS Picks

RotoBaller's early 2025 fantasy football best ball wide receiver rankings. These pre-NFL Draft WR best ball rankings are for Underdog, DraftKings, NFFC, and more.

The 2025 NFL season is several months away, but it's already time for early best ball drafts, and nailing your wide receiver picks will be key to a successful campaign. Wideout production was down overall in 2024, so let's see if next year presents a bounceback campaign. If you're already drafting best ball teams, our NFL team's early 2025 fantasy football best ball wide receiver rankings are here to help. Use these early best ball rankings for Underdog, DraftKings, NFFC, FanDuel, and more.

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Tier
WR
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Ja'Marr Chase WR 2
1 2 Justin Jefferson WR 3
1 3 Puka Nacua WR 5
2 4 Nico Collins WR 6
2 5 CeeDee Lamb WR 8
2 6 Malik Nabers WR 9
2 7 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 10
2 8 Brian Thomas Jr. WR 12
2 9 A.J. Brown WR 20
3 10 Tee Higgins WR 22
3 11 Ladd McConkey WR 23
3 12 Mike Evans WR 29
3 13 Drake London WR 32
3 14 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 33
3 15 Tyreek Hill WR 34
4 16 Garrett Wilson WR 39
4 17 George Pickens WR 40
4 18 Davante Adams WR 44
4 19 DJ Moore WR 46
4 20 Chris Godwin WR 49
4 21 Chris Olave WR 50
5 22 Terry McLaurin WR 51
5 23 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR 52
5 24 Xavier Worthy WR 53
5 25 Cooper Kupp WR 54
5 26 DeVonta Smith WR 55
5 27 Jordan Addison WR 57
5 28 Zay Flowers WR 59
5 29 DK Metcalf WR 62
5 30 Jameson Williams WR 63
5 31 Courtland Sutton WR 64
6 32 Rashee Rice WR 65
6 33 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR 66
6 34 Jauan Jennings WR 69
6 35 Jerry Jeudy WR 72
7 36 Tetairoa McMillan WR 75
7 37 Jayden Reed WR 80
7 38 Jaylen Waddle WR 82
8 39 Rome Odunze WR 85
8 40 Brandon Aiyuk WR 86
8 41 Rashid Shaheed WR 88
8 42 Calvin Ridley WR 89
8 43 Khalil Shakir WR 90
8 44 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 95
8 45 Jakobi Meyers WR 96
8 46 Josh Downs WR 97
8 47 Keenan Allen WR 99
8 48 Travis Hunter WR 104
8 49 Jalen McMillan WR 105
8 50 Darnell Mooney WR 110
8 51 DeAndre Hopkins WR 114
8 52 Amari Cooper WR 118
8 53 Marquise Brown WR 120
8 54 Romeo Doubs WR 130
8 55 Ricky Pearsall WR 131
8 56 Keon Coleman WR 132
8 57 Rashod Bateman WR 135
8 58 Quentin Johnston WR 138
8 59 Adam Thielen WR 139
8 60 Christian Kirk WR 141
9 61 Diontae Johnson WR 142
9 62 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 144
9 63 Luther Burden III WR 148
9 64 Cedric Tillman WR 149
9 65 Marvin Mims Jr. WR 153
9 66 Xavier Legette WR 155
9 67 Andrei Iosivas WR 161
9 68 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 162
9 69 Michael Wilson WR 163
9 70 Dontayvion Wicks WR 164
9 71 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 165
9 72 Alec Pierce WR 166
9 73 Emeka Egbuka WR 167
9 74 DeMario Douglas WR 169
9 75 Devaughn Vele WR 170
10 76 Jordan Whittington WR 172
10 77 Stefon Diggs WR 176
10 78 Jalen Coker WR 178
10 79 Malik Washington WR 179
10 80 Gabe Davis WR 181
10 81 Demarcus Robinson WR 185
10 82 Jermaine Burton WR 191
10 83 Mike Williams WR 192
10 84 Brandin Cooks WR 193
10 85 Tyler Lockett WR 198
10 86 Darius Slayton WR 199
10 87 Joshua Palmer WR 200
10 88 Calvin Austin III WR 203
10 89 Tre Tucker WR 204
10 90 Adonai Mitchell WR 205
11 91 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 206
11 92 Jalen Tolbert WR 207
11 93 Jalen Nailor WR 208
11 94 Roman Wilson WR 209
11 95 Elijah Moore WR 215
11 96 Allen Lazard WR 216
11 97 Luke McCaffrey WR 217
11 98 Tyler Boyd WR 219
11 99 Tre Harris WR 224
11 100 Tez Johnson WR 226
11 101 Jahan Dotson WR 230
11 102 Devontez Walker WR 236
11 103 Noah Brown WR 237
11 104 Curtis Samuel WR 239
11 105 Jalen Royals WR 243
12 106 Savion Williams WR 246
12 107 Jalin Hyatt WR 250
12 108 Malachi Corley WR 255
12 109 DJ Chark Jr. WR 256
12 110 Greg Dortch WR 259
12 111 Isaiah Bond WR 264
12 112 Parker Washington WR 269
12 113 Kalif Raymond WR 272
12 114 KaVontae Turpin WR 274
12 115 Kendrick Bourne WR 276
12 116 Elic Ayomanor WR 278
12 117 Evan Stewart WR 280
12 118 Josh Reynolds WR 283
12 119 Tutu Atwell WR 289
12 120 Mack Hollins WR 295
13 121 Troy Franklin WR 304
13 122 Jacob Cowing WR 308
13 123 Jayden Higgins WR 310
13 124 Kyren Lacy WR 311
13 125 Jaylin Noel WR 312
13 126 Ja'Lynn Polk WR 314
13 127 Xavier Restrepo WR 315
13 128 Javon Baker WR 319
13 129 Jonathan Mingo WR 321
13 130 Treylon Burks WR 323
13 131 Zay Jones WR 324
13 132 Trey Palmer WR 325
13 133 Brenden Rice WR 327


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Pots Two Goals in Sunday's Win
Bobby McMann

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Alexander Wennberg

Without Timeline for Return
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Officially Steps Into the Top Role
Troy Franklin

Ready to Take on an Even Larger Role?
Troy Terry

Adds Three Points in Return to Lineup
Leo Carlsson

Picks Up Trio of Points on Sunday
José Ramírez

Jose Ramirez is Day-to-Day with Shoulder Inflammation
Brendan Gallagher

Rejoins Canadiens Lineup Sunday
Daniil Tarasov

Starting Against Kraken
Ty Emberson

Remains Out Sunday
Bobby Brink

Questionable Sunday
Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Unavailable Against Wild
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

a Game-Time Call Sunday
Corbin Carroll

to Resume Playing Defense This Week
John Carlson

Set for Ducks Debut
Francisco Lindor

Non-Committal About Status for Opening Day
Nathan Eovaldi

Named Rangers' Opening Day Starter
Hayden Birdsong

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Marcelo Mayer

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Zach Neto

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Denny Hamlin

Should Contend for Another Vegas Win
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Ty Gibbs

Could Ty Gibbs Finally Break Through With a Win at Las Vegas?
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Carter Verhaeghe

Anton Lundell Expected to Return Sunday
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Should Kyle Larson be Considered A Favorite for Las Vegas?
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