The wide receiver position is the deepest of any position in fantasy football, and it’s the perfect place to land some excellent values for your dynasty roster. Early picks will of course be spent on young, electric playmakers, but the sheer depth of the position presents a smorgasbord of value to be picked over for both younger players and aging veterans alike.

Just because a wide receiver is valued outside of the top 24 options at the position does not mean they can’t out-produce that value and give you and your fantasy roster a stellar season.

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WR3s With WR1 Potential

Jerry Jeudy (WR – CLE)

Jerry Jeudy enjoyed the best season of his career in 2024 — a season that saw him finish as a top-12 option at the position by season’s end. He was ninth in the NFL in targets with 145, more than notable players like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Davante Adams, DJ Moore and Terry McLaurin.

All of those targets turned into 90 catches, 1,229 yards and four touchdowns. The Browns find themselves in an interesting spot regarding the quarterback position. While we don’t know what their solution will ultimately be, if it’s a high-end rookie such as Miami’s Cam Ward, the ceiling could even be higher for Jeudy. Regardless, we saw him produce despite lackluster quarterback play in 2024. The path to do so again in 2025 is easy to identify. Entering his age-26 season, the upside is there for Jeudy to once again outproduce his current value.

Xavier Worthy (WR – KC)

There will be more variance with a player like Xavier Worthy, but his big-play ability remains undeniable. While the receiving totals weren’t massive in his rookie season (59 receptions for 638 yards) he managed to find the end zone a total of nine times between his receiving and rushing scores.

The fact remains Worthy is tied to one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL — Patrick Mahomes. His role figures to grow in 2025, especially if Rashee Rice has to miss time either due to his recovery from injury or due to suspension from last season’s off-field incident.

If Worthy can find more consistent receiving production to couple with what he chips in as a rusher, he possesses a game-breaking upside. The upside doesn’t come without a slightly lower floor, but the ceiling is massive.

Mike Evans (WR – TB)

Mike Evans is a textbook example of the difference in valuing a wide receiver in dynasty versus redraft formats. Evans often finds himself sliding down dynasty rankings due to his age, but he remains as productive as ever. Evans extended his 1,000-yard receiving streak to its 11th season in 2024. He should remain a focal point of the Tampa Bay passing attack in 2025.

Understandably, the plethora of young talented options available at the wide receiver position pushes Evans down most rankings, but the key lies in pouncing when the opportunity is right in startup drafts before 2025. If you can draft Evans as your third wide receiver, you should feel comfortable expecting low-end WR1 or high-end WR2 production in 2025. In startup drafts, I’m looking to contend as quickly as possible.

Selecting Evans doesn’t have to be a selection where you’re taking him instead of younger options at the position. You can still do that early while drafting Evans later. A true have your cake and eat it too scenario.

Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – IND)

Michael Pittman’s value has swung wildly following a disappointing 2024 season. He’s coming off a season with 69 receptions, 808 yards and three touchdowns after having 40 more receptions just a year prior (109).

This is a situation though where talent isn’t the issue — it was quarterback play. Anthony Richardson struggled mightily in 2024 to find any semblance of consistency, and that’s a massive detriment to Pittman’s game.

The Colts seem set on bringing in competition for Richardson this offseason, which should benefit everyone involved, including Pittman.

With even remotely consistent quarterback play, we know Pittman is a player worthy of seeing 140+ targets in a team’s passing attack and turning that into worthwhile production. Pittman is an extreme value at his current price and also still a player who should be in their prime rather than at the tail end of it.

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