2025 Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR

Malik Nabers swears he’s happy catching passes from Russell Wilson, Puka Nacua makes a case for WR1 overall status, and A.J. Brown attempts to move on from a disappointing first appearance.

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Week 2 Receivers

1Puka NacuaLARat TEN2CeeDee LambDALvs. NYG3Ja’Marr ChaseCINvs. JAC4Malik NabersNYGat DAL5Justin JeffersonMINvs. ATL6Nico CollinsHOUvs. TB7Amon-Ra St. BrownDETvs. CHI8Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAat PIT9Brian Thomas Jr.JACat CIN10Garrett WilsonNYJvs. BUF11A.J. BrownPHIat KC12Drake LondonATLat MIN13Ladd McConkeyLACat LV14Mike EvansTBat HOU15Tee HigginsCINvs. JAC16Zay FlowersBALvs. CLE17Tyreek HillMIAvs. NE18Davante AdamsLARat TEN19Courtland SuttonDENat IND20Marvin Harrison Jr.ARIvs. CAR21Jameson WilliamsDETvs. CHI22Emeka EgbukaTBat HOU23Marquise BrownKCvs. PHI24Ricky PearsallSFat NO25Jerry JeudyCLEat BAL26DK MetcalfPITvs. SEA27Tetairoa McMillanCARat ARI28Terry McLaurinWASat GB29George PickensDALvs. NYG30Jakobi MeyersLVvs. LAC31DeVonta SmithPHIat KC32Michael Pittman Jr.INDvs. DEN33Deebo Samuel Sr.WASat GB34Rome OdunzeCHIat DET35Keon ColemanBUFat NYJ36Kayshon BoutteNEat MIA37DJ MooreCHIat DET38Travis HunterJACat CIN39Chris OlaveNOvs. SF40Khalil ShakirBUFat NYJ41Calvin RidleyTENvs. LAR42Jaylen WaddleMIAvs. NE43Keenan AllenLACat LV44Stefon DiggsNEat MIA45Jayden ReedGBvs. WAS46Rashid ShaheedNOvs. SF47Quentin JohnstonLACat LV48Cedric TillmanCLEat BAL49Josh PalmerBUFat NYJ50Matthew GoldenGBvs. WAS51Wan’Dale RobinsonNYGat DAL52Romeo DoubsGBvs. WAS53DeMario DouglasNEat MIA54Cooper KuppSEAat PIT55Calvin Austin IIIPITvs. SEA56Tyquan ThorntonKCvs. PHI57Ray-Ray McCloud IIIATLat MIN58Marvin Mims DENat IND59Rashod BatemanBALvs. CLE60Josh DownsINDvs. DEN61Dyami BrownJACat CIN62Elic AyomanorTENvs. LAR63JuJu Smith-SchusterKCvs. PHI64Xavier LegetteCARat ARI65Troy FranklinDENat IND66Dont’e Thornton Jr.LVvs. LAC67Jalen NailorMINvs. ATL68DeAndre HopkinsBALvs. CLE69Dontayvion WicksGBvs. WAS70Tre TuckerLVvs. LAC71Jayden HigginsHOUvs. TB72Olamide ZaccheausCHIat DET73Hunter RenfrowCARat ARI74Adam ThielenMINvs. ATL75Michael WilsonARIvs. CAR76Noah BrownWASat GB77Isaac TeSlaaDETvs. CHI

WR Notes: Puka Nacua has become such a usage monster that I think the time has come to throw his hat in the ring for WR1 overall status. … Ja’Marr Chase posted the fourth fewest yards of his career in Week 1. A “so, uhh, that happened” if there ever was one. Onwards and upwards vs. a Jags defense that wasn’t tested in the opener. … Nico Collins pulled a similar Week 1 disappearing act. Unlike Chase, there are reasons to remain concerned about Collins’ offense going forward. Like Chase, you just have to shake them off and move on. The Bucs are typically a good matchup for this kind of thing. … I thought Jaxon Smith-Njigba could be a dark horse contender for this season’s targets crown. Week 1 didn’t exactly disprove the notion. In theory, the Steelers are a tough matchup, but they just got burned by the Jets’ Garrett Wilson, who is in a similar situation to JSN in that he’s the only legit passing-game weapon in an offense predicated on the run. … Which brings us to Garrett Wilson. Who knows if he can really get away with this, but that was the most intelligently designed Jets offense we’ve seen in some time. The Bills are hardly a plus matchup, but as the Ravens showed in Week 1, they aren’t necessarily stay away, either.

You just throw Brian Thomas Jr.’s Week 1 out the window. The Jags were screwing around against the Panthers for the larger part of three quarters. This Sunday’s hoped-for shootout with the Bengals will be much more telling as to which way this offense is headed under new coach Liam Coen. … Which means it’s time to talk about Travis Hunter. It was nothing fancy for the rookie in his NFL debut. In fact, it was rather dull. Hunter’s 6.8 average intended air yards put him in the bottom third of the league for Week 1. Now Coen is claiming Hunter will spend more Week 2 time on defense. For now, consider Hunter a strict PPR-based WR3. … A.J. Brown was the bank examiner’s best friend in Week 1. You just have to shake your head and move on. Maybe the superstar’s knee is still a concern, but especially with Dallas Goedert (knee) back on the shelf, fantasy managers should expect a massive Week 2 course correction in the targets department for Brown. … Drake London is going to play through his shoulder injury against the Vikings. Now, will he play well? That’s another story with the Vikes offering a stiff challenge for young starter Michael Penix Jr.

We spent all summer wondering if Zay Flowers had a “second breakout” in his range of outcomes. It certainly looked like it in Week 1, with the third-year pro stuffing the stat sheet even before the game went gonzo mode. … Davante Adams was a near every-snap player in his Rams debut and commanded eight targets. Puka Nacua is the No. 1, but Adams is the “only other target.” The WR2 case remains very strong. … Jerry Jeudy had a quiet Week 1 and is now trash talking the Ravens’ secondary for some reason. Unwise, though it would be equally unsound to expect Harold Fannin to lap Jeudy in the targets department again. Jeudy is on the WR2/3 borderline for a contest where Joe Flacco will have to throw early and often. … Marvin Harrison Jr.’s usage appears little changed on his rookie season. We will continue to bet on increased overall crispness leading to a better sophomore campaign. It would help, of course, if Kyler Murray could connect on things like Week 1’s aforementioned missed 97-yard touchdown. … Jameson Williams is a boom-bust player in a boom-bust offense. 4/23s are going to happen, perhaps even multiple weeks in a row.

Emeka Egbuka was as advertised in Week 1. That includes as the clear-cut No. 2 behind Mike Evans. Thankfully this is an offense where even the No. 2 wideout can push for occasional WR1 fantasy value. Ebuka remains one of this season’s most exciting upside bets. … Xavier Worthy is going to attempt to play through his shoulder injury, though it doesn’t seem terribly likely for Week 2. That leaves Marquise Brown as a targets-based WR2. Hollywood has soaked up looks every one of the rare times he’s managed to take the field for the Chiefs. … if Brown is the “safe” option, Patriots castoff Tyquan Thornton offers some last-gasp WR4 appeal as what is looking like the preferred deep option for the best quarterback on planet earth, Patrick Mahomes. … No Week 1 wideout posted a higher average intended air yards than Ricky Pearsall’s 19.8. That was with Brock Purdy under center, but we saw Week 2 starter Mac Jones play this game with Brian Thomas Jr. last season. Then again, with nearly every other 49er injured, Pearsall will probably see an increase in targets and decrease in aDOT. Famous last words, but even Kyle Shanahan will have a hard time screwing this one up.

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