2022 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Wide receiver rankings updated as Draft Day looms

Wide receiver saw a ton of turnover this offseason, with big names like Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, A.J. Brown, Marquise Brown, and Amari Cooper (among others!) finding new homes for the 2022 season. Which lends some real uncertainty to a position that for a long time has been viewed as a safe harbor for Fantasy drafters. If you didn’t love the running backs on the board when you were picking, you could generally find a wide receiver you feel pretty confident in, but that isn’t necessarily the case anymore. 

If you want to sum up the state of the wide receiver position heading into 2022 drafts — something I did in-depth right here — consider this: Wide receivers make up just nine of my top 24 and 19 of the top 48 overall players, but then 48 of the next 102 players are WR. The position is lighter on obvious impact players than we’ve gotten used to in recent years, but it remains as deep as ever with contributors.   

And, of course, it’s entirely possible Adams, Hill, Brown, and the rest will be as good as ever, while Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase continue to ascend to dizzying new heights, which would just make wide receiver better than ever. There’s certainly no shortage of talent, even amid the question marks. 

Here are my latest WR rankings: 

1. Cooper Kupp *
2. Justin Jefferson 
3. Davante Adams *
4. Ja’Marr Chase
5. Stefon Diggs *
6. Mike Evans
7. CeeDee Lamb *
8. Tyreek Hill
9. A.J. Brown *
10. Deebo Samuel
11. D.J. Moore
12. Tee Higgins
13. Diontae Johnson
14. Keenan Allen
15. Brandin Cooks *
16. Michael Pittman Jr.
17. Mike Williams
18. Marquise Brown
19. Jaylen Waddle
20. Chris Godwin
21. Terry McLaurin
22. Allen Robinson
23. DK Metcalf *
24. JuJu Smith-Schuster
25. Robert Woods
26. Michael Thomas
27. Darnell Mooney *
28. Jerry Jeudy
29. Rashod Bateman
30. Adam Thielen
31. Amon-Ra St. Brown
32. DeAndre Hopkins
33. Gabriel Davis
34. Courtland Sutton *
35. Elijah Moore
36. Kadarius Toney
37. Amari Cooper
38. Drake London
39. Tyler Lockett
40. DeVonta Smith
41. Brandon Aiyuk 
42. Hunter Renfrow
43. Russell Gage
44. Jarvis Landry
45. Chase Claypool
46. Chris Olave
47. Garrett Wilson*
48. Julio Jones
49. Jahan Dotson
50. George Pickens
51. DeVante Parker
52. Tyler Boyd
53. Skyy Moore
54. Allen Lazard
55. Corey Davis
56. Christian Kirk
57. Rondale Moore
58. Treylon Burks
59. Kenny Golladay
    
    
60. Romeo Doubs
61. Isaiah McKenzie
62. K.J. Osborn
63. DJ Chark
64. Donovan Peoples-Jones *

*End of a tier