X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Value Picks
Compare Any Players
News and Alerts

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Wide Receiver Rankings: CeeDee Lamb, Terry McLaurin, Davante Adams, Jameson Williams, Chris Olave, DJ Moore

Terry McLaurin - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

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

Best ball draft season has already kicked off, and we're just over three months away from the start of the 2025 NFL campaign! To get started on best ball prep, check out our 2025 fantasy football best ball wide receiver rankings. Use these early best ball rankings for Underdog, DraftKings, NFFC, FanDuel, and more.

Be sure to check out all of our fantasy football best ball articles. And if you're looking for even more of an edge, check out our Best Ball Draft Kit and Tools, including the best ball live draft assistant, best ball mock draft simulator, and best ball draft cheat sheets -- all part of the Best Ball Team Sync platform.

Two of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts -- Phil Clark and Nick Mariano -- have put together their consensus staff rankings, which will be updated regularly through the start of the 2025 fantasy football offseason. Let's see where key best ball WRs such as CeeDee Lamb, Terry McLaurin, Davante Adams, Jameson Williams, Chris Olave, and DJ Moore stand, among all others.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

2025 Best Ball Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football

For anyone who isn't very familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are essentially draft-only leagues with no moves during the season. Once a best ball draft is completed, nothing else happens -- no setting weekly lineups, no trading, no waiver wire moves.

Every week of the season, the best combo of fantasy players on your team is automatically calculated and used to determine the highest possible scoring outcome. Best ball drafts always start earlier than regular drafts, and they are already in high gear!

Be sure also to check out our 2025 fantasy football rankings dashboard. It's already loaded up with tons of other great rankings. In case you missed it, you can also see our Dynasty League rankings, and 2025 NFL Rookie rankings. Bookmark that page, and prepare for all of your drafts.

WR
Tier
WR
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Ja'Marr Chase WR 1
1 2 Justin Jefferson WR 2
1 3 CeeDee Lamb WR 5
2 4 Puka Nacua WR 7
2 5 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 8
2 6 Brian Thomas Jr. WR 9
2 7 Nico Collins WR 10
2 8 Malik Nabers WR 11
2 9 A.J. Brown WR 18
3 10 Drake London WR 19
3 11 Tee Higgins WR 23
3 12 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 26
3 13 Ladd McConkey WR 27
3 14 Terry McLaurin WR 28
3 15 Mike Evans WR 31
4 16 Garrett Wilson WR 32
4 17 Davante Adams WR 36
4 18 Tyreek Hill WR 37
4 19 DJ Moore WR 40
4 20 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR 44
4 21 Zay Flowers WR 45
5 22 Jameson Williams WR 47
5 23 Courtland Sutton WR 48
5 24 DK Metcalf WR 49
5 25 Travis Hunter WR 50
5 26 DeVonta Smith WR 51
5 27 Rashee Rice WR 53
5 28 Jaylen Waddle WR 55
5 29 Jordan Addison WR 57
5 30 Xavier Worthy WR 58
5 31 Jauan Jennings WR 60
6 32 George Pickens WR 61
6 33 Chris Olave WR 62
6 34 Calvin Ridley WR 64
6 35 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR 65
7 36 Jerry Jeudy WR 66
7 37 Chris Godwin WR 68
7 38 Tetairoa McMillan WR 69
8 39 Rome Odunze WR 70
8 40 Khalil Shakir WR 79
8 41 Brandon Aiyuk WR 80
8 42 Ricky Pearsall WR 83
8 43 Jayden Reed WR 88
8 44 Jakobi Meyers WR 90
8 45 Matthew Golden WR 94
8 46 Cooper Kupp WR 99
8 47 Josh Downs WR 101
8 48 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 102
8 49 Darnell Mooney WR 103
8 50 Stefon Diggs WR 105
9 51 Luther Burden III WR 112
9 52 Jayden Higgins WR 117
9 53 Christian Kirk WR 118
9 54 Rashid Shaheed WR 122
9 55 Keon Coleman WR 123
9 56 Emeka Egbuka WR 126
9 57 Tre Harris WR 127
9 58 Marvin Mims Jr. WR 132
9 59 Jack Bech WR 137
9 60 Marquise Brown WR 140
9 61 Cedric Tillman WR 141
10 62 Kyle Williams WR 142
10 63 Romeo Doubs WR 143
10 64 Keenan Allen WR 146
10 65 Rashod Bateman WR 148
10 66 Jaylin Noel WR 155
10 67 Quentin Johnston WR 159
10 68 Jalen McMillan WR 162
10 69 Adam Thielen WR 164
10 70 DeAndre Hopkins WR 165
10 71 Amari Cooper WR 169
10 72 Pat Bryant WR 173
10 73 Joshua Palmer WR 177
10 74 Tyler Lockett WR 178
10 75 Xavier Legette WR 185
11 76 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 190
11 77 Jalen Royals WR 193
11 78 Dontayvion Wicks WR 196
11 79 DeMario Douglas WR 199
11 80 Alec Pierce WR 202
11 81 Andrei Iosivas WR 204
11 82 Darius Slayton WR 209
11 83 Mike Williams WR 211
11 84 Michael Wilson WR 213
11 85 Tim Patrick WR 216
11 86 Calvin Austin III WR 218
11 87 Dyami Brown WR 220
11 88 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 221
11 89 Elijah Moore WR 224
11 90 Jalen Coker WR 225
12 91 Jordan Whittington WR 226
12 92 Jalen Tolbert WR 228
12 93 Jonathan Mingo WR 229
12 94 Brandin Cooks WR 234
12 95 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 240
12 96 Tutu Atwell WR 241
12 97 Christian Watson WR 242
12 98 Elic Ayomanor WR 244
12 99 Devaughn Vele WR 247
12 100 Roman Wilson WR 250
13 101 Savion Williams WR 251
13 102 Malik Washington WR 254
13 103 Tyler Boyd WR 256
13 104 Jacob Cowing WR 260
13 105 Diontae Johnson WR 261
13 106 Tyler Scott WR 263
13 107 Adonai Mitchell WR 265
13 108 Tre Tucker WR 266
13 109 Tai Felton WR 267
13 110 Parker Washington WR 272
13 111 Ray-Ray McCloud III WR 273
13 112 Jalen Nailor WR 274
13 113 Noah Brown WR 280
13 114 Demarcus Robinson WR 283
13 115 Tory Horton WR 285
14 116 Gabe Davis WR 287
14 117 Curtis Samuel WR 288
14 118 Troy Franklin WR 291
14 119 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 293
14 120 Jalin Hyatt WR 295
14 121 Kayshon Boutte WR 296
14 122 Mack Hollins WR 297
14 123 Isaac TeSlaa WR 298
14 124 Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR 299
14 125 Treylon Burks WR 301
14 126 Luke McCaffrey WR 302
14 127 Jermaine Burton WR 305
14 128 Jahan Dotson WR 308
14 129 Josh Reynolds WR 312
14 130 Greg Dortch WR 314
15 131 KaVontae Turpin WR 315
15 132 Ja'Lynn Polk WR 317
15 133 Jimmy Horn Jr. WR 318
15 134 Tank Dell WR 320
15 135 Jaylin Lane WR 321
15 136 K.J. Osborn WR 323
15 137 Xavier Hutchinson WR 324
15 138 Allen Lazard WR 326
15 139 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 327
15 140 John Metchie III WR 328
15 141 Arian Smith WR 330
15 142 Nick Nash WR 336
15 143 Sterling Shepard WR 339
15 144 Malachi Corley WR 340

 

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Player Outlooks

Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders

Year after year, Terry McLaurin cobbled together 1,000-yard seasons despite mediocre quarterback play. Through the seasons with Case KeenumTaylor HeinickeSam Howell, and more, the fantasy community wondered: What if McLaurin played with a top quarterback under center? That wish finally came true when Jayden Daniels took the league by storm in his rookie season. McLaurin's yardage and reception numbers stayed mostly consistent.

The touchdown total spiked. He hauled in 13 in 2024 after 14 combined in the previous three seasons. There's concern that McLaurin won't be able to replicate that, considering his history and Washington's addition of another red zone threat, Deebo Samuel Sr. Nevertheless, fantasy managers can pencil in 1,000 yards and approximately 80 receptions from the consistent McLaurin. Touchdowns will determine if he's a WR2 or sneaks back into the top 12 in 2025.

- Andrew Ball

DJ Moore, Chicago Bears

D.J. Moore should sustain his role as Chicago's WR1 after a transformative offseason that should produce multiple improvements in the Bears' offense and increased competition for targets. The shortcomings in Chicago's coaching staff during 2024 contributed to the Bears' deficiencies on offense, but that issue should be rectified through the arrival of Ben Johnson. Caleb Williams should also operate more effectively under Johnson, while benefiting from the Bears' offseason additions to their offensive line.

Those factors could also elevate Moore's numbers beyond the results that he attained during 2024. Moore's 140 targets (8.2 per game) represented the second highest total of his career, while his 98 receptions established a career-high.
 However, his yardage total dropped significantly when contrasted with 2023 (1,364/966), while he also registered career-lows in yards per target (6.9), aDOT (7.1), yards per route run (1.44), and air yards share (25.1 percent). Moore also finished 28th in points per game (14.0), after rising to sixth in 2023 (16.9).

Moore's competition for targets will intensify after Chicago selected Colston Loveland (10th overall) and Luther Burden III (39th overall) during April's NFL draft, while Rome Odunze could exceed the 19 percent target share that he secured in 2024. Moore should still deliver WR2 production, but is unlikely to exceed the expectations of his Round 4 ADPs in best ball leagues.

- Phil Clark

Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints

2024 was a disaster for New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave. He was notably left out of New Orleans' scoring outburst at the beginning of the season. Then, just when he was getting on track, quarterback Derek Carr (shoulder) went out with an abdominal injury. One week later, Olave sustained his first concussion, converting his lone target on 3% of snaps.

The 24-year-old sat out the following week and returned with a big eight-catch, 107-yard performance on 14 targets, but suffered another concussion in the ensuing game and never took another snap. Though it's still the offseason, the turmoil hasn't quit for the Saints. The team announced Carr's issues with his shoulder, and he ultimately retired, leaving a hole in the Saints' lineup anyway. To fill the job, QBs Spencer RattlerJake Haener, and second-round rookie Tyler Shough will compete, offering an uninspiring trio of field generals.

Despite a ton of talent, the uncertainty around the Saints' offense and a lack of experience in the QB room undoubtedly lowers his ceiling. The Ohio State product was once regarded as a rising asset and should still operate as the top option. Still, it's possible we don't see his best this year with New Orleans' offense in transition. He slots in as RotoBaller's WR29 and No. 59 overall player.

- Alex Ciulla



Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App

Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy football app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, rankings, starts/sits & more. All free!

More Fantasy Football Analysis


Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.




POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Value Picks
Compare Any Players
News and Alerts

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Corbin Carroll

Injures Hand on Wednesday, X-Rays Come Back Negative
Michael King

Likely Out Through All-Star Break
Tyrese Haliburton

Officially Questionable for Game 6
Bucky Irving

Not Resting on Laurels Ahead of Second Season
Denver Broncos

Mario Goodrich Signs with Denver
Maverick McNealy

May Need To Be Avoided at TPC River Highlands
MLB

Brewers-Cubs Postponed on Wednesday
Shedeur Sanders

Issued Citation for Excessive Speeding
MLB

Cardinals-White Sox Postponed on Wednesday
Wyndham Clark

Avoid Wyndham Clark at the Travelers Championship
Rickie Fowler

a Very Risky Option at TPC River Highlands
Russell Henley

Has Elite Value at TPC River Highlands
Ben Griffin

Once Again a Solid Option for Travelers Championship
Jason Day

an Intriguing Option at TPC River Highlands
MLB

Pirates-Tigers Postponed on Wednesday
PGA

Sungjae Im Still Totally Useless For DFS Ahead of Travelers Championship
Patrick Cantlay

Looking to Bounce Back After Messy U.S. Open
Ryan Fox

Looks to Continue Hot Run at TPC River Highlands
Jordan Spieth

Makes a Strong Case at Travelers Championship
Tyjae Spears

Has Impressed this Offseason
Cam Skattebo

Agrees to Terms on Rookie Deal
Beaux Collins

Working with Giants Starters
Marquise Brown

Feels 100% Healthy
Damon Arnette

Texans Signing Damon Arnette
Jaire Alexander

Inks One-Year Deal with Ravens
Jared Wiley

Wearing Knee Brace at Minicamp
Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Looks to Continue Momentum Into Travelers Championship
Anders Carlson

Jets Release Anders Carlson
Malik Nabers

Will be Ready for Training Camp
TreVeyon Henderson

Unclear if TreVeyon Henderson is a Future Bell-Cow Back
Hideki Matsuyama

Searching for Consistency at Travelers Championship
Justin Thomas

Looks to Bounce Back at Travelers Championship
Travis Hunter

More Comfortable on Defense?
Adam Scott

Looks to Rebound After Disappointing U.S. Open Finish
Collin Morikawa

Eyeing Another Strong Performance at Travelers
Shane Lowry

a High-Upside Play at Travelers
Tommy Fleetwood

Looks to Rebound at Travelers
Corey Conners

Withdraws from Travelers with Wrist Injury
Keegan Bradley

in Solid Form Ahead of Travelers Championship
Gary Woodland

Hit-or-Miss at the Travelers
Sepp Straka

Expected to Contend at Travelers Championship
Tyrese Haliburton

to Be a Game-Time Call Thursday
Roman Josi

Expects to Return for 2025-26 Campaign
Sam Bennett

Wins Conn Smythe Trophy
Matthew Tkachuk

Reveals Multiple Injuries
Aleksander Barkov

Posts Two Assists in Cup-Clinching Win
Carter Verhaeghe

Collects Hat Trick of Assists in Tuesday's Win
Sam Reinhart

Scores Four Goals in Cup-Clincher
Cal Raleigh

Homers, Drives in Six on Tuesday
Andy Pages

Homers Twice in Win Over Padres
Cam Smith

Launches Two Home Runs in Victory
Salvador Perez

Homers Twice, Plates Four Tuesday
Michael Toglia

Homers Twice, Plates Three Tuesday
Javier Báez

Javier Baez Collects Three Hits, Homers Twice Tuesday
Las Vegas Raiders

Jeremy Chinn Will Continue to Play Multiple Roles With Raiders
Christian Wilkins

Absent at Minicamp
Las Vegas Raiders

Raiders to Add Cornerback Help?
Rafael Devers

Expected to Play First Base in San Francisco
Will Warren

Strikes Out 11 in Quality Start
Elijah Ellis

Signs with Chargers
Jashaun Corbin

Heading to Atlanta
Kyren Williams

Rams Progressing Toward Extension
Jaxson Dart

Showing Well Early
Max Scherzer

Could Rejoin Blue Jays Next Week
John Klingberg

Rejoins Oilers Lineup Tuesday
Tylor Megill

Placed on 15-Day Injured List, Out 4-5 Weeks With Elbow Sprain
Kasperi Kapanen

Returns to Oilers Lineup for Game 6
Stuart Skinner

Back in Oilers Crease Tuesday
Gabriel Moreno

Scratched on Tuesday With Sore Hand
Jurickson Profar

Starting Rehab Assignment on Tuesday
Will Vest

Likely to Avoid Injured List
Rafael Devers

Expected to Make Giants Debut on Tuesday
Chet Holmgren

Has Tough Shooting Night in Game 5 Against Pacers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Outstanding at Both Ends Monday
Jalen Williams

Erupts for 40 Points in Game 5 Win
Pascal Siakam

Has Best Game of Finals Monday
Tyrese Haliburton

Determined to Battle Through Calf Injury
LeBron James

Progressing Well From Knee Injury
Lucas Giolito

Strikes Out Season-High 10 in Monday's Win
Logan Gilbert

Fans 10 in Return on Monday
Stephen Curry

"Not Even Close" to Retirement
Jonathan Kuminga

Linked to Bulls, Heat
Kevin Durant

Has "No Desire" to be Traded to Minnesota
Jarace Walker

Remains Sidelined for Game 5
Kamaru Usman

Gets Back In The Win Column
Joaquin Buckley

Winning Streak Comes To An End
Miranda Maverick

Drops Decision At UFC Atlanta
Rose Namajunas

Wins Decision At UFC Atlanta
Andre Petroski

Suffers Unanimous-Decision Loss
Edmen Shahbazyan

Wins Back-To-Back Fights
Raoni Barcelos

Wins Third Fight In A Row
Chase Elliott

Ends Mexico City with A Great Finish of Third
Christopher Bell

has A Strong Runner-Up Performance At Mexico City
Chase Briscoe

Wild Day Ends with A Top-10 Finish
Michael McDowell

Leaves Mexico City with A Top-Five Finish
Cody Garbrandt

Loses Back-To-Back Fights
Cody Brundage

Defeated After Accidental Clash Of Heads
Cody Brundage

Mansur Abdul-Malik Defeats Cody Brundage By Technical Decision
Oumar Sy

Suffers His First Loss
Alonzo Menifield

Scores Upset Win
Alex Bowman

Delivers Bravura Performance After Michigan Injury
Tyler Reddick

Inexplicably Mediocre on his Once-Best Track Type
John Hunter Nemechek

Canny Strategy Gives John Hunter Nemechek Best Career Road-Course Finish
Cole Custer

Earns Best Finish Since Cup-Series Comeback at Mexico City
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

on the Move to Memphis
Cole Anthony

Dealt to the Grizzlies
Desmond Bane

Traded to Orlando
Steven Adams

Rockets Agree to Three-Year Contract Extension
Ty Dillon

Is a Respectable Cap Flexiblity-Focused DFS Option For Mexico City
Corey Perry

Produces 10th Postseason Goal
Connor McDavid

Scores First Finals Goal
John Hunter Nemechek

Is John Hunter Nemechek Worth Rostering In Mexico City DFS Lineups?
Sam Bennett

Nets Another Road Goal in Game 5 Win
Eetu Luostarinen

Earns Two Points Saturday
Brad Marchand

Pots Two Goals in Game 5 Victory
Sergei Bobrovsky

Ties NHL Record with 10th Road Win
Ross Chastain

Trackhouse Racing's Mexico Focus Makes Ross Chastain a Leading Contender for the Win
Kyle Busch

One of Two Past Mexico City Winners in the Field
Ryan Preece

Earns Surprising Front-Row Start
Austin Cindric

Not as Strong of a Road Racer as People Think
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace Stronger on Infield Road Courses Than Purpose-Built Ones
Joey Logano

Seemingly Alternating Between Good and Mediocre Races
Brad Keselowski

One of the Few Drivers with Mexico City Experience
Denny Hamlin

Ryan Truex Makes First Cup Series Start Since 2014
Erik Jones

Mexico City Will Likely be a Struggle for Erik Jones
Noah Gragson

Front Row Motorsports' Speed May Make Noah Gragson a Decent DFS Option
Ricky Stenhouse Jr

Road Courses Are Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s Worst Track Type
Evander Kane

Drops to Fourth Line Saturday
Kasperi Kapanen

Won't Play on Saturday
Calvin Pickard

Starts Game 5 for Oilers
Tyrese Haliburton

Struggles in Friday's Loss to OKC
Chet Holmgren

Dominates the Glass in Game 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Leads the Way in Game 4
Jalen Williams

Has a Quality Showing on Friday Night
Russell Westbrook

to Decline Player Option
Joaquin Buckley

Set For Main Event
Kamaru Usman

An Underdog At UFC Atlanta
Miranda Maverick

Set For Co-Main Event
Rose Namajunas

Looks To Bounce Back
Andre Petroski

Looks To Extend His Win Streak To Four
Edmen Shahbazyan

A Favorite At UFC Atlanta
Raoni Barcelos

Set To Take On Former Champion
Cody Garbrandt

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF