PPR wide receiver rankings for 2021 fantasy football leagues

UPDATED 8/22

We’re just a month out from real, live NFL football, and with that, we’re kicking off our 2021 fantasy football drafts. Ahead of our first matchup of the season, Cowboys vs. Bucs, we’ve compiled all of the information we can find from depth charts, coaching changes, training camp updates, injury reports and more to present our 2021 PPR fantasy football wide receiver rankings.

2021 PPR Fantasy Football rankings: Wide receivers

If your league observes a point-per-reception (PPR) scoring format, one of the best places to capitalize on value is, of course, the wide receiver position. There are always bound to be receivers who don’t need to rely on a heavy target volume to be among the top scorers in fantasy football, like AJ Brown, Kenny Golladay and Mike Evans, who each rank top-five in yards per reception since the 2018 season (min. 150 targets). However, for those who aren’t quite as efficient with their targets, there is still plenty of opportunity to be a top-end producer.

Topping our list of 2021 wide receiver rankings is Davante Adams, who has scored more PPR points in fantasy football than any wide receiver since the 2018 season. He falls in a similar tier with other receiving studs like Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill and DeAndre Hopkins, who each find themselves on a top-end NFL offense and are bound for an abundant target-share as their team’s WR1.

Beyond the obvious, you’ll note some players that we have higher than you might expect in our 2021 wide receiver rankings. We’ve got Chris Godwin primed for a bounceback season, ranking as our WR10 in 2021 draft rankings. He returns to the Bucs to play on the franchise tag this season — hopefully healthier than we saw him throughout 2020. Other names we’ve got primed for a bounceback include Odell Beckham Jr., who is set to return from a torn ACL, and D.J. Chark Jr., who gets an upgrade at quarterback with generational prospect Trevor Lawrence under center.

When making your draft selections in PPR leagues, always remember that you can compensate for a lack of efficiency with volume. In this scoring format, one catch is equally as valuable as 10 receiving yards — meaning you can chase those “possession receivers,” even when they’re not being targeted deep down the field or scoring a ton of touchdowns.