Fantasy Football 2020: PPR wide receiver rankings (1-25)

Fantasy Football 2020: PPR wide receiver rankings (1-25)

Without any sports going on right now, you might as well get started off preparing for your fantasy draft. Why not? Lucky for you, I’ve made projections for all 32 teams and I’m starting off my rankings with the top 25 wide receivers in a PPR scoring format. I projected their receiving and rushing stats, but I’m not listing the projected rushing stats for most players, due to being too insignificant to list.

Remember I’m not writing these to be 100% agreed with, just to give advice and some reasoning behind my thoughts and opinions on every player on your draft board.

Also remember that a slight tweak in my projections can move a player many spots up or down in the rankings. Wide receiver is a very deep position this year and there isn’t much to separate large tiers of players.

With that being said, let’s get into the rankings.

Tier 1

The first tier consists of all the wide receivers I would draft in the first round. I don’t like taking a receiver with my first pick, but I can’t ignore the value of having one of these three on your roster. Tier 1 receivers are all extremely safe bets to produce at an elite level, they won’t bust at the rate that early running backs do, and are projected to outscore many of my first round running backs.

Projections: 167 targets, 127 receptions, 1461 yards, 9 TDs, 327.1 Fantasy Points

If you look at last season’s receiving stats, you might think that Michael Thomas was playing against high-school defenses. His catch rate of 80.5% was completely unrivaled among wide receivers, with the second highest being Adam Humphries with 78.7%. Humphries had 47 targets. Thomas led the league with 185 targets. The next highest catch rate from a receiver with over 100 targets was Tyler Lockett, with 74.5%. Thomas also scored 98.5 more fantasy points than the WR2 last year. He should be a top-6 pick this year.

Projections: 172 targets, 112 receptions, 1344 yards, 10 TDs, 306.4 Fantasy Points

Davante Adams will not lose you any week this season. He is currently on a 34-game streak of games with at least 4 receptions. The last game he played in that he didn’t catch 4 passes was in October 2017. Aaron Rodgers hasn’t had another target close to Adams in talent during this span, but the Packers did not add anybody who could threaten Adams’ targets over the offseason.  It wouldn’t surprise me if he finished above Thomas, but don’t bet on it, as Thomas is rocking a 4-reception streak that spans 42 games.

Projections: 160 targets, 102 receptions, 1428 yards, 6 TDs, 280.8 Fantasy Points

Julio’s worst  season-long stats of the past seven seasons include 5.5 receptions per game and 90.3 yards per game, which is an 88 reception, 1445 yard pace. You should feel nervous about drafting most 31-year old wide receivers, but you shouldn’t feel nervous about Julio. The Falcons are a lock for over 600 passing attempts, and Matt Ryan’s connection with Julio Jones is about as solid as they come. Feel confident taking him in the late first round.