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There are 7 Wide Receivers I'm taking whenever I can in every league I'm in right now, the market hasn't caught up to any of them yet.
Here's why:
#7 A.J. Brown
He’s coming off the worst season of his career but just got a major QB upgrade.
Brown was still the WR11 last year at 12.1 PPG on 121 targets and a 29.5% target share (9th) and his 4-year averages are 131 targets, 85 catches & 1259 yards.
Now he lands with Drake Maye, who beat every single one of Hurts best season numbers last year: 4394 yards (4th), 31 TDs (3rd) & 8.9 yards per attempt (1st)…
#6 Ricky Pearsall
His 2025 line was ugly on the surface, but through 4 weeks before his injury he averaged a 20% target share and 82 receiving yards per game.
He was among the league leaders in yards through 1 month and now Jauan Jennings is gone George and Kittle is coming off an Achilles at 33 years old.
The only real competition is a 33-year-old Mike Evans. Pearsall is a strong option in the middle to late rounds…
#5 Carnell Tate
He was the 1st WR off the board in the NFL Draft & the Titans WR room is a wide open.
Last year's top 2 WRs both barely cleared 500 yards, and Wan'Dale Robinson will likely be pure slot receiver in this offense.
Brian Daboll is the new OC, the same guy who turned Malik Nabers and Stefon Diggs into elite fantasy options…
#4 Josh Downs
He’s coming off the worst year of his career, but the main guy taking his work just left. Michael Pittman is gone, and he leaves behind 111 targets and 80 catches.
Daniel Jones is coming off an Achilles tear, which means fewer deep balls and more underneath work, exactly where Downs operates.
Tyler Warren is the main target competition, but the team has said publicly Downs is expected to take on a much larger role in 2026, especially on the outside…
#3 Garrett Wilson
Through 5 weeks of 2025 before his injury, Wilson averaged 15.7 PPG on a 34.3% target share (2nd in the NFL). And he did it with Justin Fields throwing him the ball.
Now he gets Geno Smith who averaged 545 attempts and 4075 passing yards across the 3 years before 2025. This could be the best QB of Wilson's career.
Wilson also cleared 1100 yards in 2024 sharing a field with Davante Adams, his competition this year is much softer than it was in 2024…
#2 Terry McLaurin
He just had 171 targets vacated from his offense, has an MVP-candidate throwing him the ball, and is still going in Round 5.
In 2024 with a healthy Daniels, McLaurin was the WR15 averaging 13.3 points with a career-high 13 total TDs.
Deebo & Ertz are gone (122 catches vacated) & nothing was added to replace them.
Plus, new OC David Blough has said publicly he wants McLaurin at 10 targets a game…
#1 Christian Watson
In just 10 games last year Watson was the WR17 at 11.5 points per game and from Week 11 on he hit 13.2 points per game on a 23.5% target share.
He ranked Top 5 in WR efficiency last season, which led to the Packers giving him a massive contract extension.
Romeo Doubs & Wicks are both gone (131 targets vacated) and the only real competition is Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden, who combined for very little in 2025…
— Sal
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