With Julio Jones out of the picture, Ridley should now see his 25.1% target share rise. Ridley had 90 catches for 1,374 yards and nine touchdowns with Atlanta last year. However, Aaron Rodgers’ potential absence clouds his fantasy projection this year. Green Bay added only rookie Amari Rodgers this offseason. His 34.1% target share led the NFL when healthy. RankingĪdams finished 2020 with 1,374 yards and 18 touchdowns in just 14 games. Any of these receivers could finish as the WR1. Receivers in the second tier possess elite talent but have some minor barrier to production. Losing Sammy Watkins without a clear replacement, Hill should be locked into elite volume and efficiency in 2021. Hill has to compete with Travis Kelce, but the narrow target distribution still allowed him to see 23.2% of the targets. Playing in a Patrick Mahomes-led offense, Hill easily eclipsed 1,000 yards last year for the third time. With Josh Allen playing at an elite level, Diggs has a clear path to WR1 status in 2021. Last year Diggs had a 29.3% target share in one of the NFL’s pass-heaviest offenses. The Bills lost John Brown and only added Emmanuel Sanders. Rankingĭiggs led the NFL in targets (166), receptions (127) and yards receiving (1,535) last year. They are the true difference makers at the position. The two wide receivers in this tier combine elite target shares with elite offenses. Fantasy Football Tiers: 2021 Wide Receiver Rankings Tier 1 With that said, here are the 2021 fantasy football tier rankings for wide receivers in half-PPR leagues on Yahoo, ESPN, CBS and more. This creates an inherent way to rank and value players.

One way to help break down the position is breaking players into tiers.

Despite being a deeper position overall, the elite assets are scarcer than ever. While more receivers put up productive seasons, fewer receivers tally elite WR1 seasons of the past. More teams continue to implement three-receiver sets as their base formation. With the NFL shifting to a more pass-heavy approach in the last decade, NFL fantasy football has also adapted.

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