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

By Ben Grivas

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 05: Anthony Harris #41 and Andrew Sendejo #34 of the Minnesota Vikings attempt to tackle Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints during the first half in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 05, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 05: Anthony Harris #41 and Andrew Sendejo #34 of the Minnesota Vikings attempt to tackle Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints during the first half in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 05, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 15: DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Houston Texans celebrates a touchdown reception by teammate Kenny Stills #12 (not pictured) during the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

Fantasy football WR PPR Tier 2

If you draft a Tier 1 receiver, don’t draft a Tier 2 receiver for the sake of your running backs. If you didn’t, these players will prove a good value if they fall to the middle of the second round. Tier 2 has players with a few more question marks than Tier 1 players, but similar upside.

WR. Deandre Hopkins. 4. player. 32. Scouting Report. Arizona Cardinals. Pick Analysis

Projections: 150 targets, 98 receptions, 1274 yards, 8 TDs, 274.9 Fantasy Points

The trade to Arizona prevents superstar Deandre Hopkins from being as safe a bet as the top three, but he’s still a top wideout in the NFL. His numbers under Deshaun Watson‘s first few seasons were elite, and there’s no reason why he can’t establish an equally good connection during Kyler Murray‘s developmental years. However, this chemistry could take some time to develop, especially with a potentially shortened offseason and/or limited practices.

Pick Analysis. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Chris Godwin. player. 48. Scouting Report. WR. 5

Projections: 132 targets, 90 receptions, 1350 yards, 7 TDs, 268 Fantasy Points

The Buccaneers have many good receivers, a new quarterback who won’t throw it as much as their old one, and will be running 12 personnel as their “base” offense. These are all reasons why Chris Godwin won’t replicate his breakout WR2 campaign of last year, but he’s not just going to fall off. Assuming this isn’t the year of reckoning for Tom Brady, the Bucs will have a high-volume passing attack, and ask Julian Edelman if Brady likes targeting his slot receiver. Godwin was on pace for 315 points last year and has the potential to repeat, but there are a lot of variables in this year’s Bucs offense, which makes Godwin a more risky investment than the people around him.

. . Kansas City Chiefs. Tyreek Hill. 6. 124. WR. player

Projections: 127 targets, 83 receptions, 1245 yards, 9 TDs, 265.7 Fantasy Points

Tyreek Hill is one of the NFL’s premier deep-ball threats and is lucky enough to be paired with Patrick Mahomes, who is not just the best quarterback in football right now, but also someone with 2nd and 4th place finishes in the NFL in yards/attempt. Hill won’t receive the consistency that Tier 1 players have, but he has similar upside, finishing WR3 in 2018 (albeit during Mahomes’ MVP season). Hill is someone with a high ceiling and floor from a season-long perspective, but a very high ceiling and a fairly low floor on a week-by-week basis due to the nature of the Chiefs offense and their many weapons.

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