Welcome to Sports Illustrated’s 2026 NFL position rankings, where we’ll stack up the top 10 players across the league at each spot on the field over the coming weeks leading into training camp. We begin with wide receivers.
High-powered passing offenses have become the norm in the NFL in recent years, which makes the wide receiver position all the more valuable. That much is evident in the way that wideout contracts have skyrocketed in recent years. Top wide receivers earn nearly twice as much as top running backs and tight ends.
