2024 Fantasy Football Season in Review: Wide receivers

• WR Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals: Chase significantly outperformed his positional peers in 2024 as Joe Burrow‘s favorite target.

• WR Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars: Thomas is already an elite WR1 after his impressive rookie campaign.

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The 2024 NFL wide receiver position was expected to be dominated by a familiar cast of established veterans, with August average draft positions generally reflecting the 2023 season’s top 24 positional results. The position instead experienced significant turnover as highly efficient youngsters shouldered their way past the old guard. The 2025 landscape should more closely resemble 2024’s results, though volatility will always exist. The article below breaks down the 2024 NFL wide receiver position’s results and touches on its outlook in 2025.

The table below ranks the top 24 wide receivers in order by total PPR fantasy points among wide receivers in Weeks 1-17.

Top 24 Fantasy Wide Receivers	Total Points in 2024	PFF Offensive Grade in 2024	Total Points in 2023	PFF Offensive Grade in 2023
WR Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals	377.4 (WR1)	85.6	256.8 (WR10)	85.3
WR Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings	309.1 (WR2)	90.0	166.2 (WR37)	91.1
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions	302.5 (WR3)	87.9	303.5 (WR3)	91.3
WR Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars	266.7 (WR4)	82.1	N/A	N/A
WR CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys	263.4 (WR5)	78.3	367.7 (WR1)	91.1
WR Malik Nabers, New York Giants	256.2 (WR6)	87.3	N/A	N/A
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks	247.7 (WR7)	82.9	145.4 (WR45)	63.3
WR Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders	247.6 (WR8)	78.4	191.6 (WR32)	75.1
WR Garrett Wilson, New York Jets	242.8 (WR9)	80.0	207.8 (WR23)	73.2
WR Drake London, Atlanta Falcons	240.1 (WR10)	84.9	166.3 (WR36)	78.9
WR Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns	228.6 (WR11)	74.3	124.9 (WR53)	67.8
WR Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers	224.4 (WR12)	80.1	N/A	N/A
WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers	222.5 (WR13)	88.3	277.3 (WR7)	81.9
WR Davante Adams, New York Jets	220.5 (WR14)	74.7	249.8 (WR11)	79.1
WR Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos	219.5 (WR15)	72.2	189.0 (WR33)	76.0
WR A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles	216.9 (WR16)	91.2	289.7 (WR4)	90.0
WR D.J. Moore, Chicago Bears	216.0 (WR17)	72.1	276.1 (WR8)	89.3
WR Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins	214.2 (WR18)	73.2	355.2 (WR2)	93.5
WR Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals	212.8 (WR19)	88.6	137.6 (WR48)	72.1
WR Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings	211.5 (WR20)	75.6	205.6 (WR27)	68.6
WR Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams	206.6 (WR21)	92.8	284.4 (WR5)	90.2
WR Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens	206.4 (WR22)	82.7	206.4 (WR25)	76.3
WR Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions	202.8 (WR23)	75.4	80.3 (WR82)	62.8
WR DeVonta Smith, Philadelphia Eagles	199.4 (WR24)	83.2	227.6 (WR16)	75.4
WR Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers	198.3 (WR25)	82.6	51.5 (WR108)	74.1
WR Nico Collins, Houston Texans	195.8 (WR26)	91.2	225.9 (WR18)	91.4
WR Darnell Mooney, Atlanta Falcons	193.2 (WR27)	74.0	78.9 (WR83)	55.2
WR Jayden Reed, Green Bay Packers	191.9 (WR28)	71.9	202.0 (WR28)	74.0
WR Jakobi Meyers, Las Vegas Raiders	190.7 (WR29)	75.2	197.0 (WR31)	70.2
WR Calvin Ridley, Tennessee Titans	188.9 (WR30)	72.5	207.3 (WR24)	72.0
WR Xavier Worthy, Kansas City Chiefs	187.2 (WR31)	65.9	N/A	N/A
WR Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Bills	182.5 (WR32)	76.9	96.6 (WR68)	76.7
WR Keenan Allen, Chicago Bears	180.9 (WR33)	65.3	278.9 (WR6)	86.3
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals	179.2 (WR34)	76.6	N/A	N/A
WR D.K. Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks	176.9 (WR35)	74.0	223.4 (WR19)	80.3
WR Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams	175.0 (WR36)	71.2	164.4 (WR39)	71.9

2024 Fantasy Football Season in Review: Wide receivers

Best Performer Overall: WR Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals