Top 100 Wide Receiver Rankings for Non-PPR Leagues

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While the values in running backs vary a great deal between PPR and Standard scoring formats, the differences at the wide receiver position are more subtle. While there are a few target beasts like Michael Thomas (well, maybe not just like him) and a few deep-ball specialists like A.J. Brown, the roles of most wide receivers aren’t as clear as they once were. You’ll see this as you scan through our Consensus Wide Receiver Rankings for Non-PPR formats. Good receivers are just good receivers and with a few exceptions, you won’t see huge swings in value from PPR to Non-PPR.

Meet the Rankers

Below are the analysts that will be pouring over our Wide Receiver Rankings for the next few months. We’ve included their initials so that you know who is who in the rankings table and also their Twitter handles so you can give them a follow and let them know what you think of their rankings.

MC – Mick Ciallela – @themick23
ND – Nathan Dokken – @NathanDokken
CY – Corbin Young – @corbin_young21
TL – Taylor Lambert – @TaylorSLambert
BL – Brent Langlois – @_FootballJesus_

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2020 Wide Receiver Rankings for Non-PPR Leagues

Below you’ll find PPR Wide Receiver Rankings from four of our top analysts. They are ranked by the consensus now, but you can also sort by each analyst.

Cons. Rnk	Player	MC	ND	CY	TL	BL
1	Michael Thomas	1	1	1	2	1
2	Davante Adams	3	3	3	1	3
3	Tyreek Hill	4	2	2	3	4
4	Julio Jones	2	4	5	4	5
5	Chris Godwin	5	6	4	6	6
6	DeAndre Hopkins	6	5	7	8	2
7	Kenny Golladay	7	8	8	5	8
8	Mike Evans	8	9	6	12	7
9	Allen Robinson	13	11	10	7	12
10	D.J. Moore	11	7	14	10	16
11	Cooper Kupp	9	18	9	17	9
12	Adam Thielen	15	13	17	11	11
13	Amari Cooper	16	20	16	13	10
14	Calvin Ridley	19	15	13	16	13
15	Odell Beckham Jr.	17	12	12	14	23
16	JuJu Smith-Schuster	14	10	15	9	31
17	Robert Woods	12	21	11	15	24
18	A.J. Brown	10	16	23	18	21
19	Keenan Allen	18	22	18	23	14
19	Tyler Lockett	21	14	21	20	19
21	Courtland Sutton	20	17	20	24	17
22	T.Y. Hilton	24	26	29	19	15
23	Terry McLaurin	22	23	22	22	28
24	D.K. Metcalf	30	19	25	26	18
25	D.J. Chark	31	30	19	21	25
26	Stefon Diggs	28	28	24	27	22
27	Tyler Boyd	23	24	28	37	30
28	Marquise Brown	35	27	32	25	29
29	Jarvis Landry	32	29	26	35	27
30	Michael Gallup	29	31	31	31	33
30	A.J. Green	25	38	33	33	26
32	DeVante Parker	26	44	27	29	32
33	Marvin Jones	27	25	39	30	40
34	Brandin Cooks	34	39	30	28	34
35	Julian Edelman	33	34	37	32	36
36	Will Fuller	36	32	36	39	35
37	Christian Kirk	39	37	34	34	37
38	Deebo Samuel	41	42	42	38	20
39	Diontae Johnson	37	36	40	47	45
40	Sterling Shepard	42	35	46	46	44
41	Jamison Crowder	40	33	51	36	54
42	Mecole Hardman	48	48	44	43	38
43	Darius Slayton	43	56	38	51	39
43	John Brown	46	41	43	55	42
45	Mike Williams	49	53	41	44	41
46	Anthony Miller	47	43	54	41	57
46	Emmanuel Sanders	38	47	56	58	43
48	Golden Tate	45	40	53	61	48
49	Preston Williams	51	45	35	64	55
50	Jerry Jeudy	44	46	69	42	50
51	Robby Anderson	57	49	48	57	49
52	DeSean Jackson	55	57	50	40	60
53	Justin Jefferson	58	52	52	48	53
54	Henry Ruggs	53	50	62	49	51
55	CeeDee Lamb	50	51	61	54	52
56	Sammy Watkins	52	60	47	69	46
57	Jalen Reagor	62	59	55	45	61
58	Alshon Jeffery	74	73	45	53	47
59	N'Keal Harry	54	65	66	50	58
60	Curtis Samuel	60	63	49	63	59
61	Michael Pittman Jr.	59	54	63	56	66
62	Allen Lazard	61	64	57	59	64
63	Brandon Aiyuk	66	55	74	52	83
64	Parris Campbell	63	69	75	65	65
65	Corey Davis	67	67	64	71	73
66	Breshad Perriman	56	76	68	66	78
67	Larry Fitzgerald	65	79	65	74	62
68	Denzel Mims	84	72	60	60	75
69	Randall Cobb	68	68	79	70	71
70	James Washington	70	81	78	62	67
71	John Ross	81	78	72	67	63
72	Hunter Renfrow	80	61	76	72	74
73	Kenny Stills	73	74	71	77	69
74	Dede Westbrook	64	62	70	103	68
75	Tee Higgins	77	71	67	81	72
76	Josh Reynolds	83	75	59	83	76
76	Cole Beasley	72	66	83	73	82
78	Tyrell Williams	69	70	58	NR	56
79	Devin Funchess	99	58	84	68	86
80	Mohamed Sanu	78	77	82	84	81
81	Tre'Quan Smith	86	80	80	97	77
82	Jakobi Meyers	NR	86	85	93	85
83	Steven Sims Jr.	76	NR	77	76	NR
84	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	NR	83	73	NR	80
85	Zach Pascal	88	84	NR	NR	70
86	Josh Gordon	NR	82	87	NR	79
87	Russell Gage	79	NR	88	82	NR
88	Chris Conley	75	NR	90	85	NR
89	Danny Amendola	71	NR	89	92	NR
90	Dante Pettis	NR	85	86	NR	84
91	Kendrick Bourne	89	NR	81	86	NR
92	Chase Claypool	91	NR	99	95	NR
92	Miles Boykin	82	NR	NR	78	NR
94	Laviska Shenault Jr.	93	NR	NR	80	NR
95	KJ Hamler	87	NR	NR	89	NR
96	J.J. Arcega-Whiteside	NR	NR	101	79	NR
97	Antonio Gandy-Golden	94	NR	NR	87	NR
98	Adam Humphries	85	NR	97	NR	NR
99	Bryan Edwards	NR	NR	98	88	NR
100	Tyler Johnson	NR	NR	100	91	NR
101	Albert Wilson	97	NR	NR	98	NR
102	Devin Duvernay	98	NR	NR	100	NR
103	Jalen Hurd	NR	NR	NR	75	NR
104	Phillip Dorsett II	90	NR	NR	NR	NR
104	Andy Isabella	NR	NR	NR	90	NR
106	Auden Tate	NR	NR	91	NR	NR
107	Equanimeous St. Brown	NR	NR	92	NR	NR
107	Willie Snead IV	92	NR	NR	NR	NR
109	Marquise Goodwin	NR	NR	93	NR	NR
110	Marqise Lee	NR	NR	94	NR	NR
110	Demarcus Robinson	NR	NR	NR	94	NR
112	Allen Hurns	NR	NR	95	NR	NR
112	Tajae Sharpe	95	NR	NR	NR	NR
114	Hakeem Butler	NR	NR	96	NR	NR
114	David Moore	96	NR	NR	NR	NR
114	Trent Taylor	NR	NR	NR	96	NR
117	Ted Ginn Jr.	NR	NR	NR	99	NR
118	Jakeem Grant	100	NR	NR	NR	NR
119	Donovan Peoples-Jones	NR	NR	NR	101	NR
120	Scotty Miller	NR	NR	102	NR	NR
120	Van Jefferson	NR	NR	NR	102	NR

Breaking Down the Position

Mick Ciallela

In 2019, 55 receivers played at least eight games and averaged double-digit fantasy points per game in PPR leagues. That number dropped to just 16 in standard leagues. However, that does not necessarily mean you have to panic and take a bunch of wide receivers early. When drafting, you must consider marginal cost, specifically as it relates to wide receivers versus running backs. Thomas led the world with 14.1 non-PPR points per game last season. Golden Tate finished 28th at 9.4, a difference of 4.7 points. The only running back within 4.7 points of Christian McCaffrey on a per-game basis was Derrick Henry. Only six running backs were within 4.7 points of Henry. There is a reason running backs are at a premium in non-PPR leagues, and that is because they are worth it.
As productive as the top-tier wide receivers are, I cannot advocate taking them in non-PPR formats. Their stats are much easier to find throughout the draft than those of their counterparts at running back. I have no issue waiting until the middle rounds to select my first wideout in non-PPR leagues. The 2020 season will feature arguably the most talented crop of incoming rookie receivers in NFL history. There was a long-standing theory that stated that receivers did not fully breakout until their third NFL season. However, many a receiver in recent years has hit the ground running into fantasy stardom. A.J. Brown, Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel, and DK Metcalf all produced top-30 seasons in standard leagues last year, while a handful of second-year players reached that mark. Several rookies can immediately become startable in fantasy, and most of them currently have a triple-digit ADP.

Nathan Dokken

For Non-PPR leagues, the wide receiver position gets a little dicier. You don’t have to spend early on the volume-based guys like Jarvis Landry. However, you also don’t get the late-round cushion of the Julian Edelman types who might only net 70 yards per week but will haul in 7-8 passes. Guys like Tyreek Hill and Kenny Golladay become even more elite, and the splash-play high-ceiling guys like Marquise Brown and Will Fuller V become more enticing in the middle rounds.
On another note, while this was an incredibly talented rookie crop, the lack of a typical offseason is going to hurt them substantially. They won’t get anywhere near as many reps with their quarterback as normal to perfect their timing. It’s not looking like things will get markedly better any time soon, so I’ll continue to push the rookie receivers down. You don’t often get big seasons from rookie wideouts anyway.

Corbin Young

In PPR leagues, I like to look at wide receivers on teams that might throw a lot. I also try to have a balance of players with high upside like Will Fuller, Mike Williams, and Curtis Samuel. Big play wide receivers like Fuller, Williams, and Samuel are also great non-PPR targets because we’ve seen make explosive plays. There’s usually more wide receivers available on waivers than other positions. Some late round wide receivers I like are Curtis Samuel, N’Keal Harry, Allen Lazard, and Steven Sims Jr.

Taylor Lambert

The beginnings of my drafts each year are uniformly flooded with a mix of running backs and wide receivers. Shining the spotlight on the receiver position specifically, I find that more often than not, the middle rounds of the drafts house my future receiving corps. If the board plays out the right way, my preference is to draft back-to-back members of my backfield in the first two rounds, sneak in another either in the third or the fourth, and then lock-in and assemble a solid group of receivers. When I take this approach, I’m looking at guys like Allen Robinson, D.J. Moore, or with any luck, Kenny Golladay. Outside of my utopian draft scenario, when my plans come crashing down, as they’re liable to do when playing with skilled competitors, I play with a degree of flexibility. If Julio Jones stumbles his way down to the middle of the second round, to hell with a second running back, you’d better believe he’s first in my queue.
My view of receivers shifts depending on the format I’m playing in. When I’m playing PPR, receivers such as Robert Woods and D.J. Moore rise in my rankings due to the volume of receptions I’m projecting them to have. Conversely, the low-catch, high-touchdown guys like Kenny Golladay take a slight dip. While the arrangement of my top-tier guys is reconstructed a bit, it’s the pass-catchers going later in drafts that see the biggest movement. Take Jamison Crowder and Julian Edelman for instance. Crowder is a contender, and arguably the favorite to haul in the most receptions on his team, which in PPR makes him an attractive late-round candidate. In Non-PPR, however, his limited scoring potential hampers him enough for me to consider other options when I see his name nearing the top of the player list in the draft pool.
The one aspect of my gameplay that remains consistent between formats is my predilection for stockpiling receivers and running backs early. This rings even truer in 3WR leagues or leagues that start 2-3 flex spots. Remember kids, draft your multiplayer positions first.

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