Fantasy Football No. 2 Wide Receivers to Target in 2025 Drafts

Quincy Milton III's No. 2 wide receivers to target in 2025 fantasy football drafts. Which No. 2 wide receivers should be on your fantasy team in 2025? Read the expert fantasy analysis.

NFL offenses will often support at least one fantasy-relevant pass-catcher. In an age in which teams are passing more than ever, it is difficult not to. Only the truly horrendous offenses are unable to do so. On the flip side, the best offenses in the league can often support multiple pass-catchers in fantasy.

No. 2 wide receivers are not backups. Most teams have at least two wide receivers on the field at a time, and the most vertical offenses will often deploy three. Even the most run-heavy teams pass the ball the majority of the time, which leaves many opportunities for multiple wide receivers to receive solid volume.

Of course, for No. 2 wide receivers to produce for fantasy, they must be highly talented in their own right and/or have a good to great quarterback. Those requirements narrow the pool, but there are still several players who should be targeted in fantasy drafts. Let's dive in and see which No. 2 wide receivers should be on your fantasy radar in 2025.

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Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Tee Higgins is likely the most elite No. 2 wide receiver in the league. If you put him on just about any other team, he would be a No. 1 wide receiver. While there is not a lot of value to be found in Higgins' draft position, as he is often drafted as a WR1 for fantasy, when healthy, Higgins produces as such.

Higgins has missed at least three games in three of his five NFL seasons. Yet, he has still produced two 1,000-yard seasons in that same span. Higgins missed five games in 2024 and still produced 911 yards and 10 touchdowns. Had he been healthy all season, he would have had a career year.

Higgins and fellow wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase are both now signed to long-term contracts and should continue playing off each other at a high level. If Higgins plays between 15 to 17 games this season, fantasy managers will be more than happy with his production. As far as No. 2 wide receivers are concerned, you cannot do much better than Higgins from a production perspective.

Davante Adams, Los Angeles Rams

For the first time since the beginning of his career, Davante Adams will not be the top target in his offense. Puka Nacua takes that mantle in Los Angeles, but there should be plenty of fantasy fun to go around in this offense.

Adams can still play. In just 14 games in 2024, Adams tallied his sixth straight season with at least 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns. The guy is a machine, and he will be experiencing an upgrade at quarterback in 2025 after catching passes from a rotation of Aidan O'Connell, Gardner Minshew II, and a washed-up Aaron Rodgers over the last couple of seasons.

#Rams Davante Adams says he has been impressed by Matthew Stafford and sees a big season in LA pic.twitter.com/J6SZKBKOJ1

— NFL Rumors (@nflrums) May 3, 2025

Adams is going to be drafted as a high-end WR2 in 2025, so there is unlikely to be great draft value, similarly to Higgins. However, Adams is likely going to provide a great return on investment. He is a safe player who could anchor your wide receiving corps and provide consistency for your fantasy team throughout the season.

Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks

Cooper Kupp's days of winning the triple crown may be behind him, but this is still a talented and productive wide receiver. Kupp's issue over the last three seasons has been staying on the field. When healthy, he has not shown signs of slowing down in a significant way. Despite missing five games in each of the last two seasons, Kupp produced at least 710 yards and five touchdowns in each season.

Kupp finds himself as a new member of the overhauled Seahawks wide receiving corps. He should work opposite Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who projects to be the No. 1 target in the offense. This offense will be run-heavy, but Kupp is a quarterback's best friend who demands targets in the short range of the field. He is also a red-zone monster.

Kupp has been counted out throughout the draft process. He is currently being drafted outside of the top 30 at the position, and that does not necessarily project to change much by the time the main draft season is upon us. This is a guy with the potential to push for 1,000 yards and five to eight touchdowns. He is a value at his current draft position.

Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings

Addison followed up a solid rookie season with a slow start in Year 2. Once he rediscovered his footing, he finished the season strong and totaled 879 yards and nine touchdowns in 15 games. Addison did so by benefiting from the presence of Justin Jefferson on the other side of the field. He was also a favorite target of former quarterback Sam Darnold.

Darnold is now in Seattle and J.J. McCarthy will take over in Minnesota. The ceiling of McCarthy is higher than that of Darnold's but we have not seen him play a regular season NFL game yet. However, McCarthy has been in the building for a year learning and developing behind the scenes. McCarthy is not going to play like a rookie this season.

Year 3 Jordan Addison is here😈 pic.twitter.com/toccHKTeRS

— ALISSA (@MissAlissaS) May 5, 2025

Additionally, the presence of head coach Kevin O'Connell assuages any concerns about the quarterback change. We have seen this Vikings offense hum over the last couple of seasons with a combination of Darnold, Nick Mullens, Kirk Cousins, and Joshua Dobbs behind center. O'Connell can make magic with anyone.

Addison will be a value in drafts, given some people's fear around the quarterback change and the fact that Addison plays second fiddle to Jefferson. However, he should be a target as he has a great chance to outperform his ADP. He has finished no lower than WR23 in his first two seasons.

Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans

Rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins was one of the better selections during the 2025 NFL Draft. The Texans grabbed him at the top of the second round, and he is going to be a matchup nightmare as another 6-foot-4 wide receiver opposite Nico Collins. Higgins is currently being drafted outside of the top 50 at the position, but he has the potential to far exceed that draft position.

Jayden Higgins is 6’4, 220lbs and moving like this…

This angle shows his INSANE movement ability 🤯 pic.twitter.com/dfd6JKivUC

— NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) January 30, 2025

Given the lack of talent in the Texans wide receiver room outside of Collins, Higgins figures to be a Day 1 starter for this offense. The hope is that the Texans offense can get back on track after a tough season marred by injuries and poor offensive line play in 2024. However, we know what C.J. Stroud is capable of and hopefully the team made internal adjustments to keep him protected and produce a better scheme for his wideouts.

Higgins has the talent to produce WR2 upside this season, although the most likely scenario is weekly flex value with upside for more. You better hope that there are no videos of highlight-worthy catches from Higgins in camp because he could be one of the best values in this year's fantasy drafts, and we all know what camp videos do to draft positions. This guy is squarely on the sleeper radar and could be talked about in a much different light heading into next season.

Darnell Mooney, Atlanta Falcons

Darnell Mooney quietly finished as the WR31 in 2024. However, at one point, he was performing like a top-20 player at the position. Most of the production came with a hobbled Kirk Cousins behind center. After switching to Michael Penix Jr., the Falcons adopted a run-heavy approach to protect the young quarterback. He also heavily targeted wide receiver Drake London, which limited Mooney's volume.

If Penix takes a large step forward this season, Mooney will surely benefit. Mooney is a downfield threat who should fare well with a quarterback with an arm like Penix's. With few high-end options outside of London to steal volume from Mooney, there is no reason why he should not have a solid season if Penix is the real deal.

Mooney has a 1,000-yard season to his name already, and he only fell eight yards short in 2024. This offense could very well have two 1,000-yard wide receivers between Mooney and London. He is a great target for fantasy and could provide serious value for his draft position outside of the top 50.

Darnell Mooney regularly going 110+ on a full PPR site is so wild pic.twitter.com/HNRv6j4U49

— Certified Ball Knower 🫡 (@___CBK) April 15, 2025

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