NFL 2026 Wide Receiver Projections
As of August 28, 2026 at 9:45 AM, our model ranks 363 qualified wide receivers for 2026, led by Puka Nacua at 355 projected PPR points on a 17-game pace.
Updated 2026-08-28T05:45:25-04:00
Who are the top projected WRs in 2026?
Ranked boards include players projected for at least 8 games. Backups and contingency options keep full projections and remain searchable, but are not ranked — a per-17-game pace is not a meaningful ranking for a player projected to play two games.
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Showing 50 of 363 players
1
LA
Puka Nacua
WR
LAAge 25
PPR
354.8
G17.0
Tgt173
Rec126.1
Rec Yds1,626
Rec TD9.7
Rush Yds47
2
SEA
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
SEAAge 24
PPR
317.6
G17.0
Tgt154
Rec108.8
Rec Yds1,463
Rec TD10.1
Rush Yds22
3
CIN
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
CINAge 26
PPR
314.5
G17.0
Tgt164
Rec112.5
Rec Yds1,400
Rec TD10.1
Rush Yds17
4
DET
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
DETAge 26
PPR
291.0
G17.0
Tgt148
Rec105.8
Rec Yds1,255
Rec TD9.7
Rush Yds16
5
KC
Rashee Rice
WR
KCAge 26
PPR
287.8
G17.0
Tgt148
Rec102.2
Rec Yds1,192
Rec TD10.3
Rush Yds21
6
PHI
DeVonta Smith
WR
PHIAge 27
PPR
260.0
G17.0
Tgt134
Rec93.4
Rec Yds1,186
Rec TD7.8
Rush Yds10
7
DAL
CeeDee Lamb
WR
DALAge 27
PPR
257.0
G17.0
Tgt143
Rec92.4
Rec Yds1,206
Rec TD7.0
Rush Yds17
8
HOU
Nico Collins
WR
HOUAge 27
PPR
256.6
G17.0
Tgt134
Rec84.3
Rec Yds1,220
Rec TD8.0
Rush Yds15
9
ATL
Drake London
WR
ATLAge 25
PPR
256.3
G17.0
Tgt142
Rec88.7
Rec Yds1,161
Rec TD8.4
Rush Yds11
10
MIN
Justin Jefferson
WR
MINAge 27
PPR
255.8
G17.0
Tgt142
Rec90.7
Rec Yds1,214
Rec TD7.1
Rush Yds12
11
BAL
Zay Flowers
WR
BALAge 25
PPR
252.9
G17.0
Tgt125
Rec85.0
Rec Yds1,181
Rec TD7.6
Rush Yds34
12
NO
Chris Olave
WR
NOAge 26
PPR
239.0
G17.0
Tgt134
Rec86.8
Rec Yds1,081
Rec TD7.2
Rush Yds10
13
NE
A.J. Brown
WR
NEAge 29NEW TEAM
PPR
233.8
G17.0
Tgt121
Rec78.8
Rec Yds1,097
Rec TD7.4
Rush Yds9
14
DAL
George Pickens
WR
DALAge 25
PPR
227.9
G17.0
Tgt118
Rec75.2
Rec Yds1,088
Rec TD7.2
Rush Yds7
15
LAC
Ladd McConkey
WR
LACAge 24
PPR
226.9
G17.0
Tgt122
Rec80.7
Rec Yds1,043
Rec TD6.8
Rush Yds9
16
NYJ
Garrett Wilson
WR
NYJAge 26
PPR
226.8
G17.0
Tgt132
Rec85.4
Rec Yds992
Rec TD6.8
Rush Yds13
17
NYG
Malik Nabers
WR
NYGAge 23
PPR
223.5
G17.0
Tgt126
Rec78.4
Rec Yds993
Rec TD7.4
Rush Yds12
18
CHI
Rome Odunze
WR
CHIAge 24
PPR
219.4
G17.0
Tgt130
Rec69.4
Rec Yds1,017
Rec TD7.9
Rush Yds11
19
WAS
Terry McLaurin
WR
WASAge 30
PPR
218.3
G17.0
Tgt110
Rec72.9
Rec Yds986
Rec TD7.6
Rush Yds10
20
CAR
Tetairoa McMillan
WR
CARAge 23
PPR
213.8
G17.0
Tgt121
Rec71.8
Rec Yds1,015
Rec TD6.6
Rush Yds12
21
GB
Christian Watson
WR
GBAge 27
PPR
211.8
G17.0
Tgt105
Rec64.1
Rec Yds1,024
Rec TD7.3
Rush Yds15
22
IND
Alec Pierce
WR
INDAge 26
PPR
211.8
G17.0
Tgt108
Rec62.5
Rec Yds1,080
Rec TD6.7
Rush Yds9
23
PIT
DK Metcalf
WR
PITAge 28
PPR
209.0
G17.0
Tgt114
Rec69.1
Rec Yds985
Rec TD6.5
Rush Yds12
24
ARI
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR
ARIAge 24
PPR
204.7
G17.0
Tgt126
Rec70.8
Rec Yds997
Rec TD5.5
Rush Yds10
25
DEN
Jaylen Waddle
WR
DENAge 27NEW TEAM
PPR
204.5
G17.0
Tgt111
Rec72.3
Rec Yds954
Rec TD5.9
Rush Yds15
26
TB
Emeka Egbuka
WR
TBAge 23
PPR
204.1
G17.0
Tgt122
Rec65.5
Rec Yds972
Rec TD6.7
Rush Yds15
27
CIN
Tee Higgins
WR
CINAge 27
PPR
202.6
G17.0
Tgt106
Rec66.7
Rec Yds892
Rec TD7.7
Rush Yds6
28
JAX
Parker Washington
WR
JAXAge 24
PPR
197.4
G17.0
Tgt109
Rec67.2
Rec Yds918
Rec TD6.1
Rush Yds19
29
BUF
DJ Moore
WR
BUFAge 29NEW TEAM
PPR
188.1
G17.0
Tgt102
Rec65.6
Rec Yds803
Rec TD6.4
Rush Yds31
30
DET
Jameson Williams
WR
DETAge 25
PPR
186.8
G17.0
Tgt91
Rec57.7
Rec Yds917
Rec TD5.6
Rush Yds22
31
LA
Davante Adams
WR
LAAge 33
PPR
183.7
G17.0
Tgt103
Rec58.5
Rec Yds781
Rec TD7.8
Rush Yds6
32
JAX
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR
JAXAge 23
PPR
183.0
G17.0
Tgt101
Rec60.2
Rec Yds874
Rec TD5.5
Rush Yds16
33
DEN
Courtland Sutton
WR
DENAge 30
PPR
181.5
G17.0
Tgt103
Rec61.4
Rec Yds816
Rec TD6.3
Rush Yds6
34
LAC
Quentin Johnston
WR
LACAge 24
PPR
181.4
G17.0
Tgt97
Rec58.9
Rec Yds807
Rec TD6.8
Rush Yds9
35
BUF
Khalil Shakir
WR
BUFAge 26
PPR
179.2
G17.0
Tgt96
Rec71.1
Rec Yds772
Rec TD5.0
Rush Yds9
36
GB
Jayden Reed
WR
GBAge 26
PPR
177.6
G17.0
Tgt87
Rec62.7
Rec Yds805
Rec TD5.1
Rush Yds39
37
CHI
Luther Burden III
WR
CHIAge 22
PPR
172.4
G17.0
Tgt89
Rec61.6
Rec Yds807
Rec TD4.7
Rush Yds20
38
CLE
Jerry Jeudy
WR
CLEAge 27
PPR
170.3
G17.0
Tgt110
Rec62.0
Rec Yds836
Rec TD3.9
Rush Yds11
39
ARI
Michael Wilson
WR
ARIAge 26
PPR
170.3
G17.0
Tgt103
Rec64.5
Rec Yds809
Rec TD4.0
Rush Yds6
40
JAX
Jakobi Meyers
WR
JAXAge 29
PPR
169.0
G17.0
Tgt98
Rec64.9
Rec Yds766
Rec TD4.4
Rush Yds9
41
TEN
Carnell Tate
WR
TENAge 21ROOKIE
PPR
166.3
G17.0
Tgt94
Rec59.4
Rec Yds769
Rec TD4.8
Rush Yds12
42
PIT
Michael Pittman
WR
PITAge 28NEW TEAM
PPR
165.9
G17.0
Tgt99
Rec66.3
Rec Yds708
Rec TD4.7
Rush Yds7
43
TB
Chris Godwin Jr.
WR
TBAge 30
PPR
162.9
G17.0
Tgt88
Rec60.9
Rec Yds720
Rec TD4.9
Rush Yds7
44
NE
Romeo Doubs
WR
NEAge 26NEW TEAM
PPR
159.2
G17.0
Tgt85
Rec55.2
Rec Yds720
Rec TD5.2
Rush Yds6
45
MIN
Jordan Addison
WR
MINAge 24
PPR
158.9
G17.0
Tgt88
Rec52.1
Rec Yds718
Rec TD5.3
Rush Yds21
46
TEN
Wan'Dale Robinson
WR
TENAge 25NEW TEAM
PPR
158.6
G17.0
Tgt102
Rec66.9
Rec Yds687
Rec TD3.6
Rush Yds11
47
KC
Xavier Worthy
WR
KCAge 23
PPR
158.1
G17.0
Tgt90
Rec54.5
Rec Yds694
Rec TD4.6
Rush Yds43
48
LV
Tre Tucker
WR
LVAge 25
PPR
154.6
G17.0
Tgt91
Rec55.6
Rec Yds702
Rec TD4.3
Rush Yds27
49
MIA
Jalen Tolbert
WR
MIAAge 27NEW TEAM
PPR
154.3
G17.0
Tgt89
Rec54.6
Rec Yds703
Rec TD4.7
Rush Yds14
50
IND
Josh Downs
WR
INDAge 25
PPR
151.1
G17.0
Tgt92
Rec61.5
Rec Yds650
Rec TD4.1
Rush Yds2
| # | Player | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Rush Yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puka Nacua WR | 17.0 | 173 | 126.1 | 1,626 | 9.7 | 47 | 354.8 |
| 2 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR | 17.0 | 154 | 108.8 | 1,463 | 10.1 | 22 | 317.6 |
| 3 | Ja'Marr Chase WR | 17.0 | 164 | 112.5 | 1,400 | 10.1 | 17 | 314.5 |
| 4 | Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 17.0 | 148 | 105.8 | 1,255 | 9.7 | 16 | 291.0 |
| 5 | Rashee Rice WR | 17.0 | 148 | 102.2 | 1,192 | 10.3 | 21 | 287.8 |
| 6 | DeVonta Smith WR | 17.0 | 134 | 93.4 | 1,186 | 7.8 | 10 | 260.0 |
| 7 | CeeDee Lamb WR | 17.0 | 143 | 92.4 | 1,206 | 7.0 | 17 | 257.0 |
| 8 | Nico Collins WR | 17.0 | 134 | 84.3 | 1,220 | 8.0 | 15 | 256.6 |
| 9 | Drake London WR | 17.0 | 142 | 88.7 | 1,161 | 8.4 | 11 | 256.3 |
| 10 | Justin Jefferson WR | 17.0 | 142 | 90.7 | 1,214 | 7.1 | 12 | 255.8 |
| 11 | Zay Flowers WR | 17.0 | 125 | 85.0 | 1,181 | 7.6 | 34 | 252.9 |
| 12 | Chris Olave WR | 17.0 | 134 | 86.8 | 1,081 | 7.2 | 10 | 239.0 |
| 13 | A.J. Brown WR | 17.0 | 121 | 78.8 | 1,097 | 7.4 | 9 | 233.8 |
| 14 | George Pickens WR | 17.0 | 118 | 75.2 | 1,088 | 7.2 | 7 | 227.9 |
| 15 | Ladd McConkey WR | 17.0 | 122 | 80.7 | 1,043 | 6.8 | 9 | 226.9 |
| 16 | Garrett Wilson WR | 17.0 | 132 | 85.4 | 992 | 6.8 | 13 | 226.8 |
| 17 | Malik Nabers WR | 17.0 | 126 | 78.4 | 993 | 7.4 | 12 | 223.5 |
| 18 | Rome Odunze WR | 17.0 | 130 | 69.4 | 1,017 | 7.9 | 11 | 219.4 |
| 19 | Terry McLaurin WR | 17.0 | 110 | 72.9 | 986 | 7.6 | 10 | 218.3 |
| 20 | Tetairoa McMillan WR | 17.0 | 121 | 71.8 | 1,015 | 6.6 | 12 | 213.8 |
| 21 | Christian Watson WR | 17.0 | 105 | 64.1 | 1,024 | 7.3 | 15 | 211.8 |
| 22 | Alec Pierce WR | 17.0 | 108 | 62.5 | 1,080 | 6.7 | 9 | 211.8 |
| 23 | DK Metcalf WR | 17.0 | 114 | 69.1 | 985 | 6.5 | 12 | 209.0 |
| 24 | Marvin Harrison Jr. WR | 17.0 | 126 | 70.8 | 997 | 5.5 | 10 | 204.7 |
| 25 | Jaylen Waddle WR | 17.0 | 111 | 72.3 | 954 | 5.9 | 15 | 204.5 |
| 26 | Emeka Egbuka WR | 17.0 | 122 | 65.5 | 972 | 6.7 | 15 | 204.1 |
| 27 | Tee Higgins WR | 17.0 | 106 | 66.7 | 892 | 7.7 | 6 | 202.6 |
| 28 | Parker Washington WR | 17.0 | 109 | 67.2 | 918 | 6.1 | 19 | 197.4 |
| 29 | DJ Moore WR | 17.0 | 102 | 65.6 | 803 | 6.4 | 31 | 188.1 |
| 30 | Jameson Williams WR | 17.0 | 91 | 57.7 | 917 | 5.6 | 22 | 186.8 |
| 31 | Davante Adams WR | 17.0 | 103 | 58.5 | 781 | 7.8 | 6 | 183.7 |
| 32 | Brian Thomas Jr. WR | 17.0 | 101 | 60.2 | 874 | 5.5 | 16 | 183.0 |
| 33 | Courtland Sutton WR | 17.0 | 103 | 61.4 | 816 | 6.3 | 6 | 181.5 |
| 34 | Quentin Johnston WR | 17.0 | 97 | 58.9 | 807 | 6.8 | 9 | 181.4 |
| 35 | Khalil Shakir WR | 17.0 | 96 | 71.1 | 772 | 5.0 | 9 | 179.2 |
| 36 | Jayden Reed WR | 17.0 | 87 | 62.7 | 805 | 5.1 | 39 | 177.6 |
| 37 | Luther Burden III WR | 17.0 | 89 | 61.6 | 807 | 4.7 | 20 | 172.4 |
| 38 | Jerry Jeudy WR | 17.0 | 110 | 62.0 | 836 | 3.9 | 11 | 170.3 |
| 39 | Michael Wilson WR | 17.0 | 103 | 64.5 | 809 | 4.0 | 6 | 170.3 |
| 40 | Jakobi Meyers WR | 17.0 | 98 | 64.9 | 766 | 4.4 | 9 | 169.0 |
| 41 | Carnell Tate WR | 17.0 | 94 | 59.4 | 769 | 4.8 | 12 | 166.3 |
| 42 | Michael Pittman WR | 17.0 | 99 | 66.3 | 708 | 4.7 | 7 | 165.9 |
| 43 | Chris Godwin Jr. WR | 17.0 | 88 | 60.9 | 720 | 4.9 | 7 | 162.9 |
| 44 | Romeo Doubs WR | 17.0 | 85 | 55.2 | 720 | 5.2 | 6 | 159.2 |
| 45 | Jordan Addison WR | 17.0 | 88 | 52.1 | 718 | 5.3 | 21 | 158.9 |
| 46 | Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 17.0 | 102 | 66.9 | 687 | 3.6 | 11 | 158.6 |
| 47 | Xavier Worthy WR | 17.0 | 90 | 54.5 | 694 | 4.6 | 43 | 158.1 |
| 48 | Tre Tucker WR | 17.0 | 91 | 55.6 | 702 | 4.3 | 27 | 154.6 |
| 49 | Jalen Tolbert WR | 17.0 | 89 | 54.6 | 703 | 4.7 | 14 | 154.3 |
| 50 | Josh Downs WR | 17.0 | 92 | 61.5 | 650 | 4.1 | 2 | 151.1 |

















































