It's never too soon to look ahead to the next fantasy football season! Here's my Fab's Five top five fantasy wide receivers for 2026 ... did CeeDee Lamb make the list?
— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) January 23, 2026
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Wide receiver was the least reliable position in fantasy football this past season, at least as it pertained to the top players. Based on the average draft position data of the top 12 wideouts selected, only six finished the fantasy season ranked in the top 12. By comparison, 75 percent of running backs based on ADP hit that level.
The best player at the position was Puka Nacua, who scored 349 points. Other big names, such as Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ja’Marr Chase, Nico Collins and Davante Adams, were all as good as ever in the stat sheets based on their totals.
Looking ahead to 2026, there are plenty of questions that need to be answered at the position. The NFL offseason has been far more active in recent years, so we’re in for a treat with future trades and player movement via free agency. (You will see an asterisk next to the runners who will be free agents, at some level, during the offseason).
There are also several players who went down due to injuries whose recovery we’ll be monitoring, maybe none more important than Malik Nabers (knee), Garrett Wilson (knee) and Tyreek Hill (knee)). And of course, we’ll be watching the scouting combine and the 2026 NFL draft to find who could be useful fantasy options as rookies.
With that being said, here are my initial 2026 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. I’ll be updating these often throughout the offseason, so keep checking back!
2026 fantasy football wide receiver rankings
| RK | Player | Pos | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puka Nacua | WR1 | LAR |
| 2 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR2 | CIN |
| 3 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR3 | DET |
| 4 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR4 | SEA |
| 5 | CeeDee Lamb | WR5 | DAL |
| 6 | Drake London | WR6 | ATL |
| 7 | Nico Collins | WR7 | HOU |
| 8 | Chris Olave | WR8 | NO |
| 9 | George Pickens* | WR9 | DAL |
| 10 | Rashee Rice | WR10 | KC |
| 11 | Justin Jefferson | WR11 | MIN |
| 12 | Malik Nabers | WR12 | NYG |
| 13 | A.J. Brown | WR13 | PHI |
| 14 | Tetairoa McMillan | WR14 | CAR |
| 15 | Emeka Egbuka | WR15 | TB |
| 16 | Courtland Sutton | WR16 | DEN |
| 17 | Zay Flowers | WR17 | BAL |
| 18 | Tee Higgins | WR18 | CIN |
| 19 | Davante Adams | WR19 | LAR |
| 20 | Garrett Wilson | WR20 | NYJ |
| 21 | Jameson Williams | WR21 | DET |
| 22 | Mike Evans* | WR22 | TB |
| 23 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR23 | IND |
| 24 | Michael Wilson | WR24 | ARI |
| 25 | Jaylen Waddle | WR25 | MIA |
| 26 | Devonta Smith | WR26 | PHI |
| 27 | Ladd McConkey | WR27 | LAC |
| 28 | Christian Watson | WR28 | GB |
| 29 | DK Metcalf | WR29 | PIT |
| 30 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR30 | ARI |
| 31 | Rome Odunze | WR31 | CHI |
| 32 | Terry McLaurin | WR32 | WAS |
| 33 | Wan'Dale Robinson* | WR33 | NYG |
| 34 | Luther Burden III | WR34 | CHI |
| 35 | Stefon Diggs | WR35 | NE |
| 36 | Quentin Johnston | WR36 | LAC |
| 37 | Parker Washington | WR37 | JAC |
| 38 | Brian Thomas Jr. | WR38 | JAC |
| 39 | Deebo Samuel Sr.* | WR39 | WAS |
| 40 | Jauan Jennings* | WR40 | SF |
| 41 | Alec Pierce* | WR41 | IND |
| 42 | Ricky Pearsall | WR42 | SF |
| 43 | D.J. Moore | WR43 | CHI |
| 44 | Jakobi Meyers | WR44 | JAC |
| 45 | Khalil Shakir | WR45 | BUF |
| 46 | Jordan Addison | WR46 | MIN |
| 47 | Matthew Golden | WR47 | GB |
| 48 | Tyreek Hill | WR48 | MIA |
| 49 | Chris Godwin | WR49 | TB |
| 50 | Romeo Doubs* | WR50 | GB |
| 51 | Xavier Worthy | WR51 | KC |
| 52 | Jayden Higgins | WR52 | HOU |
| 53 | Jayden Reed | WR53 | GB |
| 54 | Josh Downs | WR54 | IND |
| 55 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR55 | SF |
| 56 | Troy Franklin | WR56 | DEN |
| 57 | Chimere Dike | WR57 | TEN |
| 58 | Travis Hunter | WR58 | JAC |
| 59 | Elic Ayomanor | WR59 | TEN |
| 60 | Rashid Shaheed* | WR60 | SEA |
| 61 | Pat Bryant | WR61 | DEN |
| 62 | Calvin Ridley | WR62 | TEN |
| 63 | Keenan Allen* | WR63 | LAC |
| 64 | Jerry Jeudy | WR64 | CLE |
| 65 | Tre Tucker | WR65 | LV |
| 66 | Jalen Coker* | WR66 | CAR |
| 67 | Kayshon Boutte | WR67 | NE |
| 68 | Isaac TeSlaa | WR68 | DET |
| 69 | Keon Coleman | WR69 | BUF |
| 70 | Isaiah Bond | WR70 | CLE |
| 71 | Tory Horton | WR71 | SEA |
| 72 | Dont'e Thornton | WR72 | LV |
| 73 | Kyle Williams | WR73 | NE |
| 74 | Cooper Kupp | WR74 | SEA |
| 75 | Xavier Legette | WR75 | CAR |
| 76 | Ryan Flournoy | WR76 | DAL |
| 77 | Darnell Mooney | WR77 | ATL |
| 78 | Cedric Tillman | WR78 | CLE |
| 79 | Hollywood Brown* | WR79 | KC |
| 80 | Rashod Bateman | WR80 | BAL |
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Fab's Way-Too-Early 2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings.
