Fantasy Football WR Projections - Updated Wide Receivers Include Tyreek Hill, Drake London, Rashee Rice, Davante Adams, DK Metcalf, Travis Hunter

August 12, 2025

RotoBaller's 2025 wide receiver (WR) fantasy football projections, updated for August. Win your drafts with our updated 2025 fantasy football WR projections.

Digging into fantasy football rankings is a staple of draft preparation, but also be sure to check out these fantasy football wide receiver (WR) projections to see how rankings are determined. In the wide receiver projections below, you will find out how key pass-catchers such as Nico Collins, Drake London, Davante Adams, DK Metcalf, DJ Moore, Rashee Rice, and Travis Hunter are expected to perform throughout the 2025 NFL campaign.

Our WR fantasy football projections for 2025 are put together by Nick Mariano. Along with these projections for 2025, you should also check out the most recent fantasy football injury news and updates for the preseason.

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Fantasy Football Wide Receiver (WR) Projections

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2025 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Outlooks

Drake London, Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London broke out in a huge way last season. His 100 catches were the seventh-most in the league, and he finished top-four in targets (157), target rate (30.3%), red zone targets (25), and receiving yards (1,271). His 42.7% red zone share propelled him to nine touchdowns, more than double his previous career high, and a WR5 finish. His success can also be attributed to offensive coordinator Zac Robinson lining him up in the slot 38.2% of the time, where he can utilize his size advantage over nickel corners and his speed advantage over linebackers and safeties.

Most importantly, London was far and away quarterback Michael Penix's favorite target when he took over the starting role, feeding him the ball on 37% of his routes, resulting in an elite 3.52 yards per route run according to PFF. London averaged 23 PPR points per game with Penix under center, which would have been second-best behind only Ja'Marr Chase.

Heading into 2025, London should pick up right where he left off as an elite WR1 option. Bijan Robinson is arguably the best running back in football, Darnell Mooney is a stellar WR2 and deep-threat option, and Kyle Pitts should hopefully develop further in the second year of Zac Robinson's offense.

These supporting weapons will make it difficult for opposing defenses to key in on London. Despite his size, he has big-play ability and can turn even the slightest mistake into a house call, and at just 24 years old, he is just scratching the surface of becoming the dominant player he is capable of being.

Unfortunately, for fantasy managers, early drafters are in on the secret as London's ADP sits at WR9 in the second round. It may seem like a heavy price to pay for a wide receiver on a running offense, but he is the perfect WR1 to pair with an elite running back because he can produce first-round production without costing managers their first pick. Some fantasy minds are skeptical of London paying off on his high ADP and repeating his breakout season, but they should be worried about missing out if his breakout season was only the beginning.

- Frank Dyevoich

Nico Collins, Houston Texans

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins continued to produce as a big-play machine even as the offense took a step back, tallying 1,006 yards and seven touchdowns on 68 catches while limited to 12 games. He's yet to play in 16 games across his four-year career, but the elite dynamism now has the alpha volume to make a splash worthy of the first round.

With Tank Dell recovering from his serious leg injury, Collins will now line up next to Christian Kirk (coming off a broken collarbone) and 2025 second-round pick, Jayden Higgins. Lining up as a powerful X receiver, this remains his team. Collins is also the only receiver to rank within the top eight in yards per route run against both man and zone coverage in both 2023 and '24.

We won't need C.J. Stroud to put up top-five QB metrics like he did as a rookie for the efficient Collins to hit it big, but a full rebound from Stroud could produce a top-three fantasy WR year. Will you gamble on Stroud's Year 3 and Collins' health this early?

- Nick Mariano

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 ADP.

- Phil Clark

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