Below are wide receivers I am targeting in the middle 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 5 Targets
DK Metcalf (WR – PIT) | ADP: 49.6 (WR22)
Last year, DK Metcalf took a backseat to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The former Ole Miss star was the WR32, averaging 12.7 PPR fantasy points per game, the lowest average of Metcalf’s career since his rookie season in 2019. Yet, he is primed for a bounce-back year after getting traded to the Steelers this offseason.
Metcalf is the team’s only meaningful weapon in the passing game. More importantly, Aaron Rodgers loves targeting his No. 1 wide receiver. Last season, his top wide receiver averaged 10.7 targets and 17.4 fantasy points per game.
Xavier Worthy (WR – KC) | ADP: 57.2 (WR25)
Xavier Worthy was the WR10 during last year’s fantasy playoffs, averaging 21 PPR fantasy points per game, totaling 19.6+ points in every outing. According to Fantasy Points Data, his 0.61 fantasy points per route run ranked 15th out of 88 wide receivers with at least 50 routes during the fantasy playoffs, posting a higher average than Ja’Marr Chase (0.47).
Rashee Rice is facing a potentially heavy suspension to start the 2025 season, giving Worthy a chance to build off his rookie year and become Patrick Mahomes‘ top wide receiver.
Round 6 Targets
Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR) | ADP: 67.2 (WR30)
While Carolina won’t have an elite passing offense, expect Bryce Young to make Tetairoa McMillan a weekly starting fantasy receiver. The rookie has shined during training camp.
Meanwhile, he was one of the top pass-catchers in college football last year, ranking sixth in yards per route run (2.87), second in missed tackles forced (29) and fourth in contested catches (18) among 42 wide receivers with at least 100 targets, per Pro Football Focus (PFF).
More importantly, no one on the team will keep McMillan from seeing at least 125 targets as a rookie.
Calvin Ridley (WR – TEN) | ADP: 68.8 (WR31)
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, Ridley was significantly better with Mason Rudolph starting than with Will Levis.
Ridley averaged more PPR fantasy points per game (14.8 vs. 10.5), a higher yards per route run (2.46 vs. 1.81) and nearly twice as many receiving yards per contest (84 vs. 49.8) with the veteran quarterback. Imagine how well Ridley will play with Cam Ward under center and no meaningful target competition.
Round 7 & 8 Targets
Jordan Addison (WR – MIN) | ADP: 83.4 (WR36)
After a successful rookie year, Jordan Addison was outstanding with Sam Darnold. He was the WR21, averaging 14.2 PPR fantasy points per game, posting a higher average than Tyreek Hill (12.8). Furthermore, Addison is one of the NFL’s top touchdown scorers. He had 10 touchdowns on 108 targets in 17 games as a rookie.
Last season, the star receiver had nine receiving touchdowns on 99 targets in 15 games. After ranking in the top 10 in receiving scores in back-to-back years, I’m all in on Addison in 2025 despite a likely suspension.
Stefon Diggs (WR – NE) | ADP: 89.2 (WR40)
Unfortunately, Stefon Diggs suffered a torn ACL last season. However, the veteran was playing well before getting hurt, ranking as the WR6 over the first seven weeks, averaging 7.9 targets and 15.6 PPR fantasy points per game despite splitting targets with Nico Collins and Tank Dell.
More importantly, he is the unquestioned No. 1 wide receiver in what will be a significantly improved Patriots passing attack. Diggs should end the year no lower than a high-end WR3 after avoiding the physically unable to perform list (PUP) to start training camp.
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