Below are wide receivers I am targeting in the late rounds this year when using a Zero WR fantasy football draft strategy. Ideally, I want to leave my draft with at least four of these wide receivers on my team.
- Fantasy Football Draft Kit
- 2025 Fantasy Football Expert Rankings
- Fantasy Football ADP
- Fantasy Football Trade Tools
Zero WR Fantasy Football Draft Targets
Round 9 & 10 Targets
Matthew Golden (WR – GB) | ADP: 101.2 (WR44)
The Packers ended a 23-year drought by selecting Matthew Golden with their first-round draft pick. That should stress how much the team likes the former Texas star and feels they need a difference-maker on the outside.
Golden has been Green Bay’s top wide receiver in training camp. Don’t be surprised if the Packers trade Romeo Doubs or Dontayvion Wicks during roster cutdown, creating even more snaps and targets for Golden.
Ricky Pearsall (WR – SF) | ADP: 106.2 (WR45)
San Francisco traded away Deebo Samuel earlier this offseason. Meanwhile, Brandon Aiyuk likely won’t be ready for Week 1 coming off a torn ACL. Furthermore, Jauan Jennings is battling a calf injury for the second time this offseason.
Ricky Pearsall missed the first six weeks of last year recovering from a gunshot during an attempted robbery. Yet, the former Florida star averaged 21.6 PPR fantasy points per game in the three contests with six or more targets, scoring three receiving touchdowns. Pearsall is one of my favorite draft targets.
Late-Round Targets
Darnell Mooney (WR – ATL) | ADP: 129.8 (WR52)
Fantasy players should have high hopes for Drake London in 2025. However, don’t forget about Darnell Mooney. Unfortunately, he suffered a shoulder injury early in training camp but should be ready for Week 1.
The veteran is underrated, ranking outside the top 48 wide receivers in average draft position (ADP) after finishing last year as the WR31, averaging 12.1 PPR fantasy points per game, totaling a career-high five receiving touchdowns. According to Fantasy Points Data, Mooney ranked inside the top 36 wide receivers in air-yard share (33%), first-read target share (26.2%) and deep targets (17).
Marvin Mims Jr. (WR – DEN) | ADP: 156.2 (WR56)
Marvin Mims Jr. was the WR22 from Week 13 through Week 18, averaging 17.5 PPR fantasy points per game, a higher average than A.J. Brown (16.2), Tyreek Hill (14.9) and teammate Courtland Sutton (15.1).
More importantly, his efficiency was on par with or better than several superstars, including Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, Nico Collins and Brian Thomas Jr. Those four superstars each had at least a 71.8% route participation rate. By comparison, Mims had a 28.1% route participation rate last season. He is primed for a third-year breakout with enough volume.
|
Player |
Route Participation* |
Target Per Route Run* |
Yards Per Route Run* |
Fantasy Points Per Route Run* |
|
Justin Jefferson |
92.2% |
26% |
2.66 |
0.55 |
|
Puka Nacua |
71.9% |
38% |
3.59 |
0.75 |
|
Nico Collins |
71.8% |
29% |
2.94 |
0.62 |
|
Brian Thomas Jr. |
82.8% |
26% |
2.56 |
0.57 |
|
Marvin Mims Jr. (Full Season) |
28.1% |
28% |
2.78 |
0.72 |
|
Marvin Mims Jr. (Weeks 13-18) |
41.1% |
32% |
4.37 |
1.12 |
*via Fantasy Points Data
Cedric Tillman (WR – CLE) | ADP: 206.6 (WR67)
While Jerry Jeudy was the WR12 last season, averaging 14.2 PPR fantasy points per game, Cedric Tillman was the Browns’ top wide receiver following the Amari Cooper trade before suffering a season-ending concussion.
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.
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