Who is the top wide receiver in Standard?

Puka Nacua, our WR1 with a 156.2-point median; Jaxon Smith-Njigba is WR2.

Frozen at Week 1 kickoff — Wed, Sep 9, 2026, 8:20 PM ET. 2026 drafts are done: this board stays as it was at kickoff so it can be scored. For this week use the weekly rankings; for the rest of the year, rest of season. Back-filled Sep 29 with draft-time information only.

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2026 Standard Draft Rankings — Wide ReceiverFrozen · Sep 9

By Red Zone Rank engine · 12-team defaults: 1QB · 2RB · 2WR · 1TE · 1FLEX · K · DST, 6 bench, 15 rounds · ranked by season points; VORP against this league’s replacement · ADP from FantasyFootballCalculator · back-filled with draft-time information

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Puka Nacua is our WR1 for 2026 Standard drafts, ahead of Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Ja'Marr Chase.

The replacement line · what VORP is measured against in a 12-team league

season points

QB replacementQB13 · 214.8Jaxson Dart

RB replacementRB33 · 93.5Jacory Croskey-Merritt

WR replacementWR29 · 96.7Quentin Johnston

TE replacementTE13 · 74.7Hunter Henry

K replacementK stream · 137.6weekly streaming (8.6 ppg)

DST replacementDST stream · 153.7weekly streaming (9.61 ppg)

Flex seats (12)4 WR · 8 RB · 0 TEbest left after the starters

HowFill all 12 teams’ starting seats by projected season points, give the 12 flex seats to the best RB/WR/TE left, and the next player at each position is replacement. Kickers and defenses are measured against the weekly streaming level instead — the best matchup left on waivers each week (8.6 ppg for a kicker, 9.61 ppg for a defense), because in a league with waivers that is what an unrostered kicker is worth. VORP = season points − that level. Your league differs? The draft room measures it for your rules.

Top 36 · of 72 · ranked by season points

2026 Standard · 12-team · VORP = season points over the replacement above · Season = the engine’s median with its 20–80 range (bar; tick = median) · Games = expected games played · Value = FFC ADP − our overall rank (positive: drafted later than we rank him) · tiers from the engine: a new tier where the drop to the next player is more than twice the typical drop nearby and at least 2 points
Rank	Player	Pos	Team · bye	VORP	Season · 20–80	Games	FFC ADP	Value
Tier 14 WR
1	Puka NacuaWR · LA · bye 11	WR1	LA · 11	72.1	156 105–229	13.6	3.1	−6
2	Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · SEA · bye 11	WR2	SEA · 11	67.3	152 101–219	14.4	5.1	−5
3	Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN · bye 6	WR3	CIN · 6	65.7	152 99–220	14.0	3.9	−7
4	Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET · bye 6	WR4	DET · 6	60.1	146 98–209	14.1	8.0	−5
Tier 24 WR
5	George PickensWR · DAL · bye 14	WR5	DAL · 14	36.0	125 82–175	13.9	19.6	−7
6	Drake LondonWR · ATL · bye 11	WR6	ATL · 11	31.7	119 81–171	13.9	12.1	−17
7	CeeDee LambWR · DAL · bye 14	WR7	DAL · 14	30.1	120 78–171	13.6	12.5	−18
8	Nico CollinsWR · HOU · bye 8	WR8	HOU · 8	30.1	118 75–173	13.3	20.0	−12
Tier 34 WR
9	Chris OlaveWR · NO · bye 8	WR9	NO · 8	23.4	112 72–160	13.2	22.7	−16
10	Justin JeffersonWR · MIN · bye 6	WR10	MIN · 6	21.1	109 72–158	14.0	14.2	−30
11	Zay FlowersWR · BAL · bye 13	WR11	BAL · 13	20.0	108 71–156	14.0	24.9	−21
12	A.J. BrownWR · NE · bye 11	WR12	NE · 11	19.5	110 67–159	13.0	19.1	−28
Tier 45 WR
13	Tee HigginsWR · CIN · bye 6	WR13	CIN · 6	14.2	100 62–153	13.2	36.0	−19
14	Tetairoa McMillanWR · CAR · bye 5	WR14	CAR · 5	13.6	102 67–148	14.2	30.4	−26
15	Davante AdamsWR · LA · bye 11	WR15	LA · 11	12.7	100 63–149	13.1	37.8	−20
16	Malik NabersWR · NYG · bye 8	WR16	NYG · 8	12.4	101 64–148	13.1	25.9	−34
17	Rashee RiceWR · KC · bye 5	WR17	KC · 5	12.2	102 61–152	11.8	15.2	−46
Tier 51 WR
18	Jameson WilliamsWR · DET · bye 6	WR18	DET · 6	10.1	98 66–144	13.8	39.2	−24
Tier 612 WR
19	Ladd McConkeyWR · LAC · bye 7	WR19	LAC · 7	4.9	93 59–138	13.8	40.8	−32
20	DK MetcalfWR · PIT · bye 9	WR20	PIT · 9	4.6	93 61–137	13.3	64.9	−9
21	Emeka EgbukaWR · TB · bye 10	WR21	TB · 10	3.9	94 61–136	13.9	34.1	−42
22	Garrett WilsonWR · NYJ · bye 13	WR22	NYJ · 13	3.8	93 59–136	13.1	30.9	−46
23	Carnell TateWR · TEN · bye 9	WR23	TEN · 9	3.2	92 58–135	13.8	75.7	−3
24	Courtland SuttonWR · DEN · bye 10	WR24	DEN · 10	2.4	90 57–136	13.3	59.8	−20
25	DeVonta SmithWR · PHI · bye 10	WR25	PHI · 10	2.2	92 57–135	13.3	31.2	−50
26	Alec PierceWR · IND · bye 13	WR26	IND · 13	1.6	90 57–135	13.5	62.7	−21
27	Brian Thomas Jr.WR · JAX · bye 7	WR27	JAX · 7	1.5	90 59–134	13.8	70.5	−14
28	Jaylen WaddleWR · DEN · bye 10	WR28	DEN · 10	0.5	89 55–135	13.3	47.6	−39
29	Quentin JohnstonWR · LAC · bye 7	WR29	LAC · 7	0.0	88 56–133	13.2	87.7	−1
30	Michael WilsonWR · ARI · bye 14	WR30	ARI · 14	-0.9	89 57–130	13.5	74.6	−18
Tier 77 WR · continues below
31	Rome OdunzeWR · CHI · bye 10	WR31	CHI · 10	-3.0	86 54–129	13.4	49.1	−49
32	Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · TEN · bye 9	WR32	TEN · 9	-3.8	85 55–126	13.9	93.0	−6
33	Deebo Samuel Sr.WR · SF · bye 8	WR33	SF · 8	-4.3	86 54–127	13.1	100.5	even
34	Marvin Harrison Jr.WR · ARI · bye 14	WR34	ARI · 14	-5.6	82 52–125	13.3	67.0	−37
35	Jordan AddisonWR · MIN · bye 6	WR35	MIN · 6	-7.0	82 52–123	13.2	86.0	−24
36	Christian WatsonWR · GB · bye 11	WR36	GB · 11	-7.2	82 49–126	12.5	55.8	−55
37	Mike EvansWR · SF · bye 8	WR37	SF · 8	-8.7	80 47–124	12.1	53.9	−60
Tier 813 WR
38	Jakobi MeyersWR · JAX · bye 7	WR38	JAX · 7	-12.6	78 49–115	12.9	86.8	−36
39	Terry McLaurinWR · WAS · bye 7	WR39	WAS · 7	-14.0	75 44–118	12.2	45.3	−83
40	Michael PittmanWR · PIT · bye 9	WR40	PIT · 9	-14.9	76 47–111	13.2	81.0	−50
41	Parker WashingtonWR · JAX · bye 7	WR41	JAX · 7	-16.1	74 46–111	13.3	64.9	−67
42	DJ MooreWR · BUF · bye 7	WR42	BUF · 7	-17.3	73 45–111	12.9	45.6	−89
43	Makai LemonWR · PHI · bye 10	WR43	PHI · 10	-17.3	73 46–110	13.2	111.2	−25
44	Omar Cooper Jr.WR · NYJ · bye 13	WR44	NYJ · 13	-17.6	72 45–109	13.1	—	—
45	KC ConcepcionWR · CLE · bye 11	WR45	CLE · 11	-17.8	73 45–109	13.2	117.5	−20
46	Khalil ShakirWR · BUF · bye 7	WR46	BUF · 7	-18.9	72 45–106	13.2	109.4	−32
47	Jayden ReedWR · GB · bye 11	WR47	GB · 11	-19.9	71 41–109	12.2	87.7	−54
48	Romeo DoubsWR · NE · bye 11	WR48	NE · 11	-19.9	69 41–107	12.7	107.0	−36
49	Jauan JenningsWR · MIN · bye 6	WR49	MIN · 6	-20.1	70 42–107	12.6	—	—
50	Tre TuckerWR · LV · bye 13	WR50	LV · 13	-21.0	69 42–104	13.4	129.0	−19
Tier 94 WR
51	Stefon DiggsWR · WAS · bye 7	WR51	WAS · 7	-24.3	67 38–103	12.0	95.7	−64
52	Keenan AllenWR · IND · bye 13	WR52	IND · 13	-24.7	66 40–101	12.9	—	—
53	Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI · bye 10	WR53	CHI · 10	-25.5	65 42–98	13.3	57.1	−107
54	Troy FranklinWR · DEN · bye 10	WR54	DEN · 10	-25.9	65 40–98	13.4	—	—
Tier 105 WR
55	Xavier WorthyWR · KC · bye 5	WR55	KC · 5	-28.5	63 38–94	13.0	—	—
56	Kayshon BoutteWR · HOU · bye 8	WR56	HOU · 8	-28.9	61 36–95	12.8	—	—
57	Keon ColemanWR · BUF · bye 7	WR57	BUF · 7	-28.9	62 36–96	12.4	—	—
58	Josh DownsWR · IND · bye 13	WR58	IND · 13	-29.9	60 36–93	13.0	92.5	−88
59	Jerry JeudyWR · CLE · bye 11	WR59	CLE · 11	-30.7	60 39–91	13.0	—	—
Tier 1111 WR · 1 CB
60	De'Zhaun StriblingWR · SF · bye 8	WR60	SF · 8	-34.9	56 33–86	12.6	128.9	−68
61	Elic AyomanorWR · TEN · bye 9	WR61	TEN · 9	-35.0	56 33–86	13.1	—	—
62	Denzel BostonWR · CLE · bye 11	WR62	CLE · 11	-35.2	56 33–86	12.8	—	—
63	Germie BernardWR · PIT · bye 9	WR63	PIT · 9	-35.6	56 32–87	12.7	—	—
64	Jalen CokerWR · CAR · bye 5	WR64	CAR · 5	-37.3	54 29–85	11.8	—	—
65	Rashid ShaheedWR · SEA · bye 11	WR65	SEA · 11	-39.2	51 28–82	11.3	—	—
66	Chris Godwin Jr.WR · TB · bye 10	WR66	TB · 10	-41.0	50 26–81	10.3	76.3	−146
67	Jalen McMillanWR · TB · bye 10	WR67	TB · 10	-41.6	50 27–80	11.0	—	—
68	Travis HunterCB · JAX · bye 7	CB68	JAX · 7	-42.9	48 25–79	10.9	—	—
69	Calvin RidleyWR · TEN · bye 9	WR69	TEN · 9	-43.0	49 26–79	11.3	—	—
70	Cooper KuppWR · SEA · bye 11	WR70	SEA · 11	-45.4	45 25–74	11.7	—	—
71	Chimere DikeWR · TEN · bye 9	WR71	TEN · 9	-45.7	46 27–72	13.0	—	—
Tier 121 WR
72	Tez JohnsonWR · TB · bye 10	WR72	TB · 10	-48.1	43 25–70	12.4	—	—

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No season leakDraft-time onlyProjections read nothing from Week 1 on — the weekly truncation rule, extended to seasons.

Method checkJon’s v3 · exactQB15 298.7 · RB33 131.8 · WR39 127.0 · TE15 118.1; flex 10 WR / 4 RB; 136 VORPs within 0.1.

Scored on the accuracy page at season’s end against actual league-scored points, alongside ADP alone. The method check re-runs the replacement code on Jon’s hand-built 14-team board and reproduces his levels and every VORP.

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