If you are someone who reads this website daily (I hope you are), this may look like a redundant article because Jonathan Krone just did a Top 5 WR tandem this week. Sadly for him, his timing couldn’t be worse, as on the very next day the Cowboys traded for WR George Pickens, pairing him with superstar CeeDee Lamb.
Position rankings are one of the funniest things to discuss in the offseason, at least to me. Everyone has their own rankings, and fans are livid if they don’t see the players on their favorite teams here. As we are still 17 Sundays away from football, why not use this very long time to dwell on position rankings?
Also, don’t ask me why I chose a Top 8 and not a Top 5 or 10 because I don’t know either.
#8: Tyreek Hill & Jaylen Waddle (Miami Dolphins)
One year ago, it would have been crazy to put them at 8th. Hill was just coming off back-to-back 1700 yards seasons and had 13 TDs in 2024. Waddle had his third-straight 1000-yard season. The Dolphins’ offense seemed unstoppable (until January, at least). And then they both failed to reach 1000 yards in 2025.
Of course, part of this was due to QB Tua Tagovailoa missing 6 games with injuries, but he missed 4 in 2022, and Hill still had 1700 yards and Waddle had the best year of his career. They have the potential to climb this ranking again, but based on 2025, it’s hard to put them higher.
#7: Mike Evans & Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
For some people, having Evans and Godwin as the 7th-best duo in the league may be too much, and I understand the argument. Still, they are just so good. Evans managed to keep his 1000-yard season streak alive in the last snap of the regular season, and he keeps showing up when the Bucs need him.
Godwin missed most of the season with a brutal ankle injury, but was on pace to have another great season, with almost 600 yards and 5 TDs in just 7 games. The Bucs have added young talent to their WR room in the last two Drafts, but make no mistake: these two are still running the show in Florida.
#6: Amon-Ra St. Brown & Jameson Williams (Detroit Lions)
If Evans and Godwin could surprise for being too high, St. Brown and Williams may look to be too low, but I have a reason for that. The five duos ahead of them have: A) two receivers who could be a WR1 and/or B) one of the three best wide receivers in the league.
As a Vikings fan, I hate Amon-Ra St. Brown a lot. As a football fan, I love watching him. He’s a great route runner, has great hands, is a good run blocker, and is a great leader. I also love his name. Jameson Williams finally had a season that he wasn’t rehabbing or suspended for betting, and showed why the Lions traded up to draft him in 2022.
It’s not fair to them because they are both very good players, but I also think I need to see how they are used now that Ben Johnson left for the Bears’ head coaching job.
#5: Puka Nacua & Davante Adams (Los Angeles Rams)
I may have had the L.A. Rams duo lower if it was still Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, but Adams changed a lot for me. Kupp is still good and had one of the best seasons ever by a WR in 2021. The problem is that 2021 was also the last time he had over 1000 yards and more than 6 TDs.
Nacua took the league by storm as a 5th-round rookie in 2023, smashing the rookie receiving yards record (1486). He almost had another 1000-yard season despite missing 6 games, but in only two seasons, he established himself as one of the best pass catchers in the NFL.
Davante Adams isn’t the player he was when in his prime, but is still a future Hall-of-Famer with gas on the tank, and you can’t pass the opportunity to have this type of player on your team. With Nacua, Adams, and Matthew Stafford at QB, the Rams are looking for a probable last shot at another title with Stafford under center.
#4: CeeDee Lamb & George Pickens (Dallas Cowboys)
It’s because of this newly formed duo that I’m writing this ranking. Lamb is, to me, the 4th-best receiver in the league. His only “knock” is that A.J. Brown, Ja’Marr Chase, and Justin Jefferson exist. Lamb doesn’t have any flaws in his game and continuously shows up for the Dallas Cowboys. He was basically a one-man show on offense after Dak Prescott’s injury in 2024.
Pickens can be a very good receiver and has some exquisite catches on his tape. If he had some better QB play in Pittsburgh, he’d probably be higher on a few WR rankings. We can’t know if the Cowboys see him as a future core of their offense or just a one-year rental to pair with Lamb. In either case, this is a duo to be afraid of in 2025.
#3: A.J. Brown & DeVonta Smith (Philadelphia Eagles)
To me, the Top 3 can be arranged in any way, and there are arguments to defend whoever you want at all three spots. Brown was a good receiver for the Titans in the first three years of his career, but he took a massive leap forward when he arrived in Philly. Since joining the Eagles in 2022, he has averaged over 1300 yards, 87 receptions, and 8 TDs per season. Although he isn’t especially big, he is built in a way that he looks and plays way bigger than his size, being truly a matchup nightmare for opposing cornerbacks.
Smith is a perfect fit to complement A.J. Brown, with a quick twitch and speed to take advantage of how defenses have to focus on Brown. The Eagles have a loaded offense, with Saquon Barkley at RB, one of the best offensive lines in football, Dallas Goedert at TE, and Jalen Hurts. However, I doubt they would have the success they have without Brown and Smith on the roster.
#2: Justin Jefferson & Jordan Addison (Minnesota Vikings)
The Vikings fan in me really wanted to put Jefferson and Addison at the top, but I couldn’t.
Justin Jefferson is the best wide receiver in football, and you can argue with a wall about that. In just 10 games in 2023, he had almost 1100 yards and 5 TDs, with the last 5 games of that season with a combo of Joshua Dobbs, Jaren Hall, and Nick Mullens as his quarterbacks. Before his hamstring injury, he was even better than the 2022 version that earned him Offensive Player of the Year honors. He is by far the most double-teamed receiver in the NFL and still manages to make plays and light up stat sheets. If he continues his trend in 2025, you can already give him his gold jacket.
Jordan Addison is a ~very~ underrated wide receiver, and that’s because he plays alongside Jefferson. If you watch Addison on Sundays, you’ll see a savvy route runner with great hands to pair with. He stepped up in 2023 when Jefferson was injured and took advantage in 2024 when defenses focused too much on Jefferson, like the game against the Bears in Chicago. He also has 19 TDs in his first two seasons, 12th best in NFL history.
#1: Ja’Marr Chase & Tee Higgins (Cincinnati Bengals)
I know some people have either A.J. Brown/DeVonta Smith or Justin Jefferson/Jordan Addison at #1, but Chase and Higgins are the clear choice to me. Ja’Marr Chase is the second-best receiver in the NFL, and there’s an argument for him to be the best. Tee Higgins missed quite a few games since 2023, but when healthy, is a fringe-Top 10 receiver as well.
They are both receivers with very few, if any, flaws to their game. Chase wouldn’t be the WR1 only in Minnesota, while Higgins could be the primary target for teams even on this list. Ja’Marr Chase can beat you in any way, either on deep passes or catching a screen pass, or anything shorter, break a few tackles, and take it to the house. Higgins is the more traditional “X” receiver, using every bit of his 6’4″, 219 lbs frame to win at the catch point. Even playing in only 12 games last season, Higgins managed 10 touchdowns.
