When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football players below. And you can check out which experts are higher or lower than our expert consensus rankings using our Fantasy Football Rankings Comparison Tools.
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Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Wide Receivers Experts Love
Let’s dive into wide receivers our experts love to draft.
Fantasy Football Draft Picks to Target
Despite splitting time between the Raiders and Jets last season, Davante Adams still posted his fifth straight 1,000-yard campaign and finished as the WR14 (WR10 in points per game). He averaged over 2.0 yards per route run and ranked top-5 in both red-zone targets and targets share (27%), showing no signs of an age-related decline. Pairing with Matthew Stafford only boosts his outlook, especially under dome conditions in a highly competitive NFC West. Adams should feast as a reliable WR2, and his ceiling only rises if Puka Nacua misses time entering his third season.
– Andrew Erickson
Mike Evans wrapped up another stellar campaign in 2024, finishing as the WR9 despite playing just 14 games and extending his streak to 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons. After a mid-season hamstring injury, he came back strong, posting 68+ yards in eight straight games and leading the league in top-3 weekly finishes (tied with Ja’Marr Chase). He also set a career-high in yards per route run (2.52), proving he’s not slowing down. Evans saw a notable boost in production without Chris Godwin (17.3 vs. 11.8 PPG) but still led the Bucs in high-value opportunities. He remains a volatile but lethal fantasy WR2 with true week-winning upside.
– Andrew Erickson
Jaylen Waddle took a backseat in the Miami offense with Jonnu Smith and De’Von Achane vacuuming up the underneath targets. And the games that Tagovailoa missed further cratered Waddle’s numbers. However, Waddle is just 26 years old, and part of his down year was related to a lack of TDs. Given how the Miami Dolphins’ season ended, I can’t imagine they run back the same offense they deployed in 2024. If Tyreek Hill continues his downward trajectory or Miami moves on from the speedy WR, Waddle will benefit greatly.
– Andrew Erickson
Calvin Ridley quietly returned solid value in 2024, topping 1,000 yards and leading the NFL in air yard share (48%). He surged late in the year, averaging 11.6 points per game (WR26) after DeAndre Hopkins was traded. With Nick Westbrook-Ikhine gone and No. 1 pick Cam Ward stepping in, Ridley remains the clear WR1 in Brian Callahan’s offense. He’s never finished worse than WR26 in a healthy season, making him a strong bet to beat his ADP again in 2025.
– Andrew Erickson
Jameson Williams finally broke out in 2024, finishing as the WR19 in total points (WR20 per game) with over 1,000 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in 15 games. Despite competing for targets in a crowded Lions offense, he shined with elite efficiency – ranking 3rd in YAC per reception – and delivered three top-6 weekly finishes. From Week 10 on (post-suspension), Williams was the WR10, averaging nearly 14 fantasy points per game while commanding a 21% target share, nearly matching Amon-Ra St. Brown down the stretch. New OC John Morton has already dubbed 2025 a “breakout year” for Jamo – and if the offense shifts away from being so Sun God-centric, Williams’ ceiling could grow even higher.
– Andrew Erickson
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