The 2025 NFL Draft class is as soon as once more going to be characteristic a cluster of broad receivers chosen within the first couple rounds. Perhaps not fairly as many as 2024, however it’s a stable group.
With that being stated, there are some nice free brokers in the marketplace at broad receiver, together with a possible No. 1 receiver possibility and a slew of growing old numbers twos. We polled a gaggle of writers from round SB Nation to assemble consensus rankings in regards to the gamers. Whereas there are not any unanimous picks among the many bunch as of us worth completely different WR traits, our teams stands out into some outlined tiers.
We’ll take away gamers from the record as they re-sign with their present groups all the best way as much as the opening of free company in March.
Different receiving votes: Darius Slayton, Donale Moore, Mike Williams, TuTu Atwell, Demarcus Robinson, Olamide Zaccheus, Tim Patrick, Josh Palmer,Nick Westbrook, Elijah Moore
10. Zay Jones, Arizona Cardinals
The previous Payments, Raiders, and Jaguars receiver, Jones has been relegated to a supporting function with the Cardinals in 2024. He topped out in 2022 with 823 yards and 5 touchdowns however was phased out in Jacksonville. He’s averaged 9.5 yards per reception the final two seasons.
9. Noah Brown, Washington Commanders
Brown has by no means topped 600 yards in a season, however his per-catch stats are nice. As a complementary piece, he may be superb. He has averaged 13.3 yards per reception in his profession and remains to be on the correct aspect of 30.
8. Diontae Johnson, Baltimore Ravens
The Panthers traded Johnson this yr to rid themselves of the distraction after which the Ravens benched him for conduct detrimental to the staff. Let’s simply say he’s a polarizing determine, eh? He has a Professional Bowl and an 1100-yard season on his resume, however can even be becoming a member of his fourth staff in three years. He’s turning 29 this offseason and if a staff can get his head proper, he may very well be a steal.
7. Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
Brown missed many of the 2024 season with an harm, so it’s exhausting to even qualify his lone season in Kansas Metropolis due to pattern dimension. He turns 28 this offseason, making him one of many youthful gamers on this record. For his profession, he has averaged 11.6 yards per reception and simply over 50 yards per sport, and he solely has one 1000-yard season to his title. Two of our voters had him at third of their rankings, although.
6. Keenan Allen, Chicago Bears
The previous Chargers receiver spent one season with the Chicago Bears and their offense left quite a bit to be desired. His numbers mirrored that. Allen was the third receiver within the Windy Metropolis, and at this level in his profession, that’s in all probability the place he’s going to be in 2025 at age 33.
5. De’Andre Hopkins, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
The Chiefs traded for Hopkins on the deadline so as to add some firepower and he’s performed very properly for them. Nonetheless, he turns 33 this offseason and has been coping with nagging accidents all yr. On three groups in three years, his yards per reception was the bottom of his profession in 2024.
4. Amari Cooper, Buffalo Payments
Cooper was traded to Buffalo throughout the 2024 season and accidents nagged him by means of his time with the Payments. One voter had him as excessive as second in our polling, however others had him as little as eight. It could converse to Cooper’s intrinsic motivation, as he tends to take a look at if his staff scenario isn’t the perfect. He turns 31 this offseason and will not be a staff’s prime possibility anymore.
3. Stefon Diggs, Houston Texans
Diggs is coming off a season-ending knee harm in 2024 and has clearly misplaced a step since his All-Professional seasons in Buffalo. Even earlier than the harm, he was averaging simply 10.6 yards per reception because the third possibility in Houston’s passing assault and his success fee was down with numerous receptions behind the road of scrimmage. In case you add him, don’t depend on him to be a monster at age 31, however he can nonetheless be a stable contributor.
2. Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Godwin has benefited from being the second-best receiver on the Bucs for a number of years whereas Mike Evans ate up the bracketed protection. An harm ended his 2024 season, and he’s about to show 29, however he was nonetheless very efficient when wholesome in 2024.
1. Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals
Practically a unanimous primary on our ballots, Higgins is coming off large success because the second possibility within the Bengals’ passing sport. Can he hack it as a primary receiver is the large query, however his stats are simple. The one factor that has slowed him down are some accidents through the years, so he doesn’t have an 1100-yard season on his resume. UPDATE: The Bengals used the franchise tag on Higgins.
Different free agent broad receivers
- Brandin Cooks
- Robert Woods
- Okay.J. Osborn
- Nelson Agholor
- Ashton Dulin
- DJ Chark
- Odell Beckham, Jr.
- Mack Hollins
- Tyler Boyd
- Zach Pascal
- Braxton Berrios
- Brandon Powell
- Trent Sherfield
- Justin Watson
- Chris Conley
- Steven Sims Jr.
- Jamison Crowder
- Gunner Olszewski
- Khadarel Hodge
- Van Jefferson
- Deonte Harty
- Scotty Miller
- Dyami Brown
- JuJu Smith-Schuster
- Deandre Carter
- Tyler Johnson
- David Moore
- Mecole Hardman
- Marquez Valdes-Scantling
- Greg Dortch
- Malik Taylor
- Nsimba Webster
- Simi Fehoko
- Tylan Wallace
- Juwann Winfree
- Britain Covey (RFA)
- Anthony Schwartz (RFA)
- D.J. Turner (RFA)
- Irvin Charles (RFA)
- Tim Jones (RFA)
Lately launched broad receivers
These WRs have been launched after our rankings have been put collectively within the lead as much as the 2025 league yr.
Free agent quarterbacks who have been signed to new offers
- The Bengals positioned the franchise tag on Tee Higgins
