My Dynasty Off-Season: 2025 Dynasty Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings

Well, that was fun. Another year in the books, and hopefully you were able to grab that dynasty league championship. While the games are thrilling and the results matter, this is the time of year I really look forward to. Yes, the off-season is my favorite part of fantasy football. I love diving into the NFL Draft, analyzing rookies, re-assessing the veteran dynasty landscape, and giving you all the info I can to help you get ready for the upcoming season.

This year, I’m continuing my series – My Dynasty Off-Season. This is where I pull back the curtain a little to share what I’m doing in terms of team building, roster evaluation, player assessments, trade possibilities, value changes, and anything else that’s on my mind. I hope this series helps guide you through the off-season and positions you for success next year. Over the coming weeks, I’m going to share my positional rankings for the rookies in detail. If you missed it, this was the preview version. Today, let’s jump into the wide receivers.

Wide Receivers

1.) Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

There are a number of players vying to be this year’s WR1 in rookie drafts, but the favorite is clearly McMillan, who posted another great season in the desert with a 84/1,319/8 line last season.  When you consider he was playing at less than 100% for most of the year, that’s impressive. He may not have truly elite speed, but he’s fast enough. When you consider he’s clearly the most versatile receiver in the class, it may not matter anyway. NFL teams are going to fall in love with his vast skill set and could use him on the outside, in the slot or anywhere else all over the field. As a receiver who is as “plug and play” ready as we’ve seen in some time, he’s going to be highly sought after in fantasy and reality. While not a truly elite-level prospect like Malik Nabers or Marvin Harrison last year, McMillan looks pretty close to a “can’t miss” player.

McMillan has been popularly mocked to Dallas, Las Vegas, and New Orleans in the top 12 in recent weeks and any of them could be good landing spots. Again, McMillan may not have an unbelievable ceiling, but it’s really hard to look at him and not think his floor is that of a low-level WR1 or top-end WR2 when all is said and done. The plan for him is going to be a key to his value as dynasty managers are going to need to be convinced he’s in a spot for a heavy volume, but it’s hard to see another receiver going higher than he does in fantasy or reality.

2.) Luther Burden, Missouri

Burden was a 5-star recruit, top 10 overall prospect nationally, and MaxPreps National Player of the Year coming out of High School, so dynasty managers aren’t exactly unfamiliar with him. In fact, many believed he was destined for stardom from the start and things certainly looked good early. He was productive at Missouri in 2023, earning Second-team Associated Press All-American honors, and being named first-team All-SEC. He also ranked ninth in the FBS with 1,212 receiving yards and led the team with 86 receptions, and nine receiving TDs. Last season was also impressive but only in parts as he was again named All-SEC first team, but only posted a 61/676/6 line for the Tigers, which was highly disappointing. The question with Burden is simple – did he take a step back or was the offense at Missouri just bad enough to hold him back? His testing numbers are solid and borderline superb, showing us he really could have been the victim of circumstance, especially when you consider Missouri only had 14 total passing touchdowns on the season. He’s turned from a “can’t miss” prospect to a “boom or bust” player, but there’s still a lot to like here.

3.) Travis Hunter, Colorado

You just don’t see two-way players who could honestly be stars at both spots, but this is what we have with Hunter, who looks like a modern-day Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders. There just hasn’t been a prospect this polarizing in dynasty leagues for years. Maybe ever. On one hand, he was truly elite as a pass catcher, posting a 96/1,258/15 line last season at Colorado. The challenge is he actually may be better as a Cornerback at the next level. If he was charged with the task of just being a receiver, he’d be a top-three pick in rookie drafts. If not, all bets are off. Hunter’s value is going to be completely dependent on which team drafts him and what their plans are for him moving forward. It’s highly likely he becomes a part-way player on both sides of the ball and while that’s great in reality, it may not be great in fantasy. If he really does become a situational receiver and full-time cornerback, he could be one of the best players in the NFL and mostly unplayable in fantasy leagues, which would be a real disappointment. The challenge is counting stats matter in the NFL and Hunter is going to need to find a team that wants him to play receiver for him to have real value. He could honestly be ranked anywhere on this list from #1 to completely un-draftable. Having fun, yet?

4.) Matthew Golden, Texas

Texas is known for providing solid receivers, just like Iowa is for tight ends. They actually bring two to the table this year and the first is Golden, who posted a 58/987/9 line last year for the Longhorns, leading them in both yards and touchdowns. After running a 4.29 40 at the NFL Draft Combine, his stock is clearly on the rise and we all know speed kills in the NFL. Even better, he projects as a player who can win one-on-one matchups at all three levels in the NFL because of his strength. While he’s not truly elite in one particular category, Golden looks like this year’s fast riser after the NFL Draft Combine and could be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft as a result. Texas receivers have translated to the NFL pretty well over the past decade and while Golden isn’t a sure-fire star, he seems destined for a big role early in his career.

5.) Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

After a down year in 2023, Egbuka posted a solid 81/1,011/10 line for Ohio State this past year. While those aren’t numbers that are eye-popping, he was part of a well-balanced offense and receivers from Ohio State always get a bump because of their historical performance at the next level. Believe it or not, he actually holds the school record with 205 career catches. He also tracks the ball well (it could be because of his baseball background) and projects as a solid slot receiver. As such, PPR dynasty managers may be really intrigued. Egbuka looks like one of the receivers in play at the back end of round one, though his landing spot will be important. The great part that could materialize is the fact he’s expected to be taken in the mid-to-late first round, becoming a player who could go to a solid team early in his career and not to a dumpster fire where he’s asked to do too much in his career.

6.) Tre Harris, Mississippi

I’m personally a sucker for production from any position in the SEC and Harris has delivered that with nearly 3,000 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns at Ole Miss over the past three seasons. He projects more as an “X” receiver and may not be as versatile as other receivers in this class, but it’s hard to argue with what he’s done. He’ll need to prove he can do more down the field and not rely on just hitches and screens to be effective, but Harris really does look the part. His landing spot is going to be important as he doesn’t project as an immediate difference-maker. However, his skill set does lend itself to a PPR league and while he’s not going to necessarily be a giant red zone threat, his talent translates to the next level and fits in with what dynasty managers may want – targets.

7.) Elic Ayomanor, Stanford

In just two years at Stanford, Ayomanor put up over 1,800 yards and 12 touchdowns, showing solid production for a team that wasn’t exactly dominant offensively. He also has Pro-level size and athletic traits that look like they’ll translate to the next level. The problem again is the fact Stanford just wasn’t great and he likely got more work than he would have on other teams because they didn’t have many choices of where to throw the ball. Still, he has 4.4-level speed and some real upside many just may not recognize. He tests out as a high-level athlete and could be a diamond in the rough. If he falls into the right situation, there’s a lot to like here.

8.) Jalen Royals, Utah State

A foot injury derailed what was looking like another promising season for Royals, the Utah State receiver who posted 15 touchdowns the year prior. Now apparently fully healed, this is a prospect where the numbers simply don’t tell the story. His Combine, however, might. He posted a 4.42 40 and finished in the top seven in total wide receiver score. He may not be incredibly explosive, but his feel for the game and knack for making plays is evident. At 6′ and 205, he may not be the biggest or tallest, but there seems to be something here that screams value in a rookie draft.

9.) Isaiah Bond, Texas

Bond famously predicted he would run a 4.20 40 at the NFL Draft Combine and also famously failed to do that with a 4.39.  While that’s not exactly “Dad Jogger” speed, it illustrated something pretty consistent – Bond has just never lived up to expectations. After all, the former Alabama and Texas wideout never posted more than 700 yards or 50 catches in a season, recording just ten career touchdowns as well. The profile for Bond is simple – he’s a “boom or bust” prospect with a ceiling that matches that of McMillan or Hunter, and a floor that matches, well, the floor. He’ll likely fall in the NFL Draft and dynasty managers are going to need to exhibit some risk tolerance to take the plunge on him. Still, he’s a likely second round rookie pick, so taking someone with immense upside isn’t a bad thing.

10.) Savion Williams, TCU

Williams is going to fit in the potential-over-production category as he posted fewer than 1,600 receiving yards and 137 total catches for TCU, despite being on the roster for five seasons. He’s big, strong, and fast, though.  While he needs major refinement and is an older prospect, Williams could simply be a late bloomer or sleeper. Take into account he had over 300 rushing yards on sweeps and other mis-directional plays and it becomes even more enigmatic. A team could take him and use him as a gadget player (think Antwaan Randle-El) or try to turn him into a more complete player. There’s a lot to like here, but not enough to move him higher on my list, despite some pretty enticing athletic traits.

Just missed: Jayden Higgins, Tez Johnson, Xavier Restrepo