Pre-draft wide receiver rankings for 2021 fantasy football

The 2021 NFL Draft is on the horizon while free agency has gone through its initial burst. That brings us to our next fantasy rankings update. We’ll take into account all of the signings, but will continue to steer clear of ranking rookies. These are based on .5 PPR scoring.

There has been plenty of wide receiver movement this offseason, with Kenny Golladay landing with the Giants as the biggest move. His fantasy upside doesn’t get a huge bump in New York, but there is room for upside if the team and Daniel Jones can take a step forward offensively.

Corey Davis parlayed his strong 2020 into a nice contract with the Jets and whoever they have at quarterback in 2021. Will Fuller’s upside in Miami also depends on the the Dolphins young quarterback Tua Tagovaila. Curtis Samuel will join Terry McLaurin and Ryan Fitzpatrick in Washington for what should be an inconsistent, but high-upside fantasy spot. The Patriots brought in Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne, but we’ll need to see that offense get more pass friendly before looking at either in fantasy.

We had T.Y. Hilton and JuJu Smith-Schuster stick with their respective teams, likely keeping their fantasy upside somewhat depressed compared to what a new team might have brought. And there were a lot of other moves involving third and fourth string receivers to shift them around in the rankings.