3 Fantasy Football League Winners: Wide Receivers (2025)

Several factors go into building a championship-caliber fantasy football team. While finding average draft position (ADP) values and avoiding busts are critical, fantasy players must hit on league winners to bring home the title. Therefore, let’s dive into my favorite potential fantasy football league winners that are Wide Receivers.

Fantasy Football League Winners: Wide Receivers

Calvin Ridley (WR – TEN) | ADP: 55.5 (WR32)

Some believe Calvin Ridley will be this year’s Terry McLaurin — a veteran having a career season thanks to a massive upgrade at quarterback. Last season, McLaurin was the WR31 drafted in ADP but finished as the WR7, averaging 15.8 PPR fantasy points per game, a career high. Meanwhile, Ridley was the WR28 last year, averaging 11.7 fantasy points per game, a career low. However, he was significantly better with Mason Rudolph than with Will Levis under center.

Calvin Ridley’s Production	Will Levis Starting	Mason Rudolph Starting
Target Share*	20.9%	24.4%
Target Per Route Run Rate*	22%	25%
Yards Per Route Run*	1.81	2.46
First Read Target Share*	27.3%	34.8%
Fantasy Points Per Route Run*	0.38	0.43
Fantasy Points Per Game	10.5	14.8
17-Game Pace Total & Finish	178.5 (WR38)	251.6 (WR11)

* via Fantasy Points Data

Not only was Ridley far more productive with Rudolph than Levis, but his targets (8.6 vs. 6.2) and receiving yards (84 vs. 49.8) per game also significantly improved. Meanwhile, the Titans let Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and his team-high nine receiving touchdowns leave in free agency, replacing him with past his prime Tyler Lockett and a pair of Day 3 rookie picks. Imagine how well Ridley will play with Cam Ward under center and no meaningful target competition.

Marvin Mims Jr. (WR – DEN) | ADP: 129.5 (WR60)

Marvin Mims Jr. shined late last season, becoming a weekly starting option for fantasy players. He was the WR22 over the final six weeks, averaging 17.5 PPR fantasy points per game, a higher average than A.J. Brown (16.2), Tyreek Hill (14.9) and his teammate Courtland Sutton (15.1). Furthermore, Mims averaged 1.12 fantasy points per route run during those six weeks, the highest average among 100 wide receivers with at least 50 routes, per Fantasy Points Data.

More importantly, many expected the Broncos to add a big-name wide receiver in free agency or the NFL Draft this offseason. Instead, the team’s only meaningful addition was Evan Engram, who missed half of last year with multiple injuries. Meanwhile, Mims finished last season on fire, ranking as the WR3, averaging 6.5 receptions for 77 receiving yards, two touchdowns and 26.2 fantasy points per game over the final two weeks, making several big-time plays.

Cedric Tillman (WR – CLE) | ADP: 142.5 (WR62)

While Jerry Jeudy was the WR13 last season, averaging 14.2 PPR fantasy points per game, 16.8% of his production for the year came in one game. More importantly, Cedric Tillman is the Browns’ wide receiver fantasy players want to target in their drafts this season. Not only is he getting drafted nearly 75 picks later than Jeudy, but Tillman was the team’s top wide receiver following the Amari Cooper trade before suffering a season-ending concussion.

After totaling 3.4 fantasy points over the first six weeks, the former Tennessee star had 18.1 in his first game without Cooper. According to Fantasy Points Data, Tillman had a better target per route run rate (22% vs. 18%), yards per route run average (1.69 vs. 1.67), first-round target share (25.7% vs. 23.5%) and fantasy points per route run (0.41 vs. 0.30) than Jeudy during the five weeks where both were healthy following the Cooper trade.