We are so back! With landing spots secured, all that is left to do is speculate for months on end. Before we know it, August preseason action will be upon us! Let's go!
Dynasty Wide Receiver Rookie Rankings
TIER 1
WR1 -- Travis Hunter, Jacksonville Jaguars
WR2 -- Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers
TIER 2
WR3 -- Luther Burden, Chicago Bears
WR4 -- Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers
WR5 -- Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WR6 -- Tre Harris, Los Angeles Chargers
WR7 -- Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans
WR8 -- Kyle Williams, New England Patriots
TIER 3
WR9 -- Jaylin Noel, Houston Texans
WR10 -- Jack Bech, Las Vegas Raiders
WR11 -- Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions
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Risers
It was not Luther Burden, but Jayden Higgins who was the fifth receiver selected in this class. He'll get to play with C.J. Stroud as part of a receiver room with an already-present dominant X-receiver. This frees Higgins up to fill his ideal role as "big slot." The only reason that he's not even higher in my rankings is my fierce belief that Jaylin Noel is one of the best wide receivers in this draft class. Higgins better ball out! He's already proven capable of convincing Iowa State to make him the primary first-read option over Noel, and he clearly convinced the Texans that he was worth investing in!
New England grabbing Kyle Williams with the fifth pick in Round 3 was a huge vote of confidence, and he could quickly become Drake Maye's favorite target. Legit separation skills showed up all over the speedster's collegiate film.
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Fallers
Elic Ayomanor may have a path to playing time as a rookie, but it was definitely disappointing to see 19 receivers leave the board before his name was called. Be careful investing in him this draft season. The 19th receiver selected before Ayomanor was Jalen Royals. Players who were barely on my radar -- namely, Arian Smith, Jaylin Lane, and Chimere Dike -- were selected ahead of him. The landing spot is awesome, as Royals may become Rashee Rice's replacement in a couple of years, but his already-risky profile looks decidedly worse with late Round 4 draft capital attached to it.
Tory Horton belongs in this group, unfortunately. He was the 23rd receiver selected. I've legitimately never heard of Jordan Watkins, and the 49ers picked him ahead of Horton. Seattle landed him with pick 30 in Round 5. I love the skill set, and there's a chance that Horton gets on the field during his rookie season. It also could be a redshirt year, we don't know where he's at in his recovery.
