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2015 Wide Receiver Draft Rankings

August 5, 2015 by Kurt Turner

Antonio Brown knows he's the best - he's the consensus #1 wide receiver in most rankings.
Antonio Brown knows he's the best - he's the consensus #1 wide receiver in most rankings.

Here's our staff rankings at the wide receiver position for the 2015 fantasy football draft. Rankings like these are great when used to identify upside players in the middle to late rounds of the draft. It's a great tool because it's easy to spot players that are ranked higher than the average. Do you see a player on the list below that's ranked higher than most? There's probably a reason the analyst is high on them so do some research and post your comments below. We will update all of our draft rankings as needed until the start of the 2015 NFL season.

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Antonio Brown, PIT, WR11111
Demaryius Thomas, DEN, WR23335
Dez Bryant, DAL, WR35524
Julio Jones, ATL, WR42242
Odell Beckham, NYG, WR56453
A.J. Green, CIN, WR64676
Calvin Johnson, DET, WR78769
Alshon Jeffery, CHI, WR879128
Randall Cobb, GB, WR911887
Mike Evans, TB, WR1016151116
T.Y. Hilton, IND, WR111510913
DeAndre Hopkins, HOU, WR129161315
Jarvis Landry, MIA, WR1312121811
Brandin Cooks, NO, WR1410171017
Jordan Matthews, PHI, WR1518181420
Keenan Allen, SD, WR1614111510
Andre Johnson, IND, WR1713132514
Jeremy Maclin, KC, WR1817142312
Brandon Marshall, NYJ, WR1919223021
Emmanuel Sanders, DEN, WR2022202219
Julian Edelman, NE, WR2121192018
Allen Robinson, JAC, WR2220211722
Golden Tate, DET, WR2325231623
Amari Cooper, OAK, WR2423251924
DeSean Jackson, WAS, WR2538352425
Anquan Boldin, SF, WR2630263527
Charles Johnson, MIN, WR2731292830
Eric Decker, NYJ, WR2828243826
Steve Smith Sr., BAL, WR2927284229
Roddy White, ATL, WR3029274528
Sammy Watkins, BUF, WR3132313333
Vincent Jackson, TB, WR3237372637
Mike Wallace, MIN, WR3335333434
Pierre Garcon, WAS, WR3434323732
Davante Adams, GB, WR3526612138
Marques Colston, NO, WR3636344036
Nelson Agholor, PHI, WR3744432745
Martavis Bryant, PIT, WR3853363147
Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ, WR3924473950
John Brown, ARZ, WR4045402942
Kendall Wright, TEN, WR4152393241
Stevie Johnson, SD, WR4239414343
Devin Funchess, CAR, WR4333525035
Brandon LaFell, NE, WR4465305531
Doug Baldwin, SEA, WR4543425344
Torrey Smith, SF, WR4651504440
Breshad Perriman, BAL, WR4742455148
Michael Floyd, ARZ, WR4848464949
Kenny Stills, MIA, WR4947445746
Michael Crabtree, OAK, WR5050494852
Dwayne Bowe, CLE, WR5149485451
Brian Quick, STL, WR5258534156
Rueben Randle, NYG, WR5341389939
Victor Cruz, NYG, WR5446585862
Eddie Royal, CHI, WR5567653653
Stedman Bailey, STL, WR5654515954
Marvin Jones, CIN, WR5757556059
DeVante Parker, MIA, WR5856545258
Cole Beasley, DAL, WR5963604664
Cecil Shorts, HOU, WR6059566160
Terrance Williams, DAL, WR6155774776
Markus Wheaton, PIT, WR6240757057
Marqise Lee, JAC, WR6360576661
Percy Harvin, BUF, WR6464626355
Robert Woods, BUF, WR6561596263
Andrew Hawkins, CLE, WR6662636465
Greg Jennings, MIA, WR6766646567
Justin Hardy, ATL, WR6872705671
Malcom Floyd, SD, WR6968666768
Dorial Green-Beckham, TEN, WR7069676866
Jaelen Strong, HOU, WR7170686969
Allen Hurns, JAC, WR7271697170
Mohamed Sanu, CIN, WR7373717272
Harry Douglas, TEN, WR7474727373
Kenny Britt, STL, WR7575737474
Cody Latimer, DEN, WR7676747575
Danny Amendola, NE, WR77777676-
Donte Moncrief, IND, WR78797877-
Josh Huff, PHI, WR79807978-
Nick Toon, NO, WR80-8079-
I probably have Beckham ranked lower than most but it's for good reasons. Cruz will be back in the fold at 100 percent, defenses have a year of footage to use against him and there's no way I'm chasing his ridiculous stats from last year. Final word of wisdom is don't sleep on Fitzgerald in the 2015 draft. He's a solid WR2 when Palmer is in the pocket and the only reason I ranked him as a WR3 is due to Palmer's injury history.
  • For me, the top five guys are just about interchangeable. Brown, Jones, Beckham, Nelson and Bryant are all going to put up star type numbers almost every week. The one note that I would make is that by this time next year, Beckham may be the runaway top choice among receivers. I would even listen to the argument that he already is this year. Jordy Nelson is gone, this is a big blow to Green Bay. 
  • Demaryius Thomas gets a bit of a downgrade because I'm not sure how healthy Peyton Manning is. The end of 2014 looked like the tail end of Manning's career so it will be interesting to see how he comes back.
  • Calvin Johnson should be able to muster a top ten season with Golden Tate taking some of the pressure off of him.
  • I like Andre Johnson to have a comeback year with Andrew Luck at the helm, but I still like T.Y. Hilton better.
  • Update:Kelvin Benjamin has torn his ACL and is out for 2015. Get him off your draft boards.
  • Even with RGIII and his questionable skills, I think that Desean Jackson can create enough on his own to warrant a top-30 spot. I like Jackson a bit better with the announcement that Cousins is starting, but this is a volatile situation.
  • Martavis Bryant is an interesting case because he is so touchdown reliant. He should be a real boom or bust type, but when he goes off he could win some matchups on his own. I still love Bryant's big play ability, but wait on him a bit now that he is out for the first four games.
  • Devin Funchess gets a big bump in value now that Benjamin is out for 2015. Draft him alongside high risk-high reward players like Martavis Bryant and Vincent Jackson.
  • Davante Adams is up in my productive-but-questionable range. I like the potential, but he has a lot to prove before moving up more.
  • Torrey Smith is relegated to a fringe starter with his exile to San Francisco.
  • Eddie Royal gets a solid bump in value with the injury to Kevin White. He should see a lot more passes this year with the inexperienced backups on the Bears roster.
  • Markus Wheaton gets a bump in value as he will  be the unquestioned starter for the first four weeks. He still has a lot to prove before I'll trust him.
  • Keep an eye on Marvin Jones, he could be worth a stash. I know, he missed all of 2014 but he looked like he was about to break out before injuries struck.
  • Andrew Hawkins should still have some value in PPR leagues after the Browns inexplicably did not address the wide receiver position in the offseason.
  • Kevin White has a stress fracture that will require potentially season-ending surgery. As of now, I would probably avoid him in drafts.
I changed the rankings up quite a bit, but I tried to really study the top 30.  I think my top 7 are the clear tier 1.  With that being said Demaryius Thomas and Dez Bryant are the clear top 2 in my mind.  Without DeMarco Murray in Dallas I think that will make Dallas lean on the pass a little more and Bryant is a beast, in his prime right now, as is Thomas. Calvin Johnson's big play ability still puts him in the top 5 even though he is getting up in age. I feel that Mike Evans and Jameis Winston could really become a good young duo if Winston can get him the ball.  Plus, Evans has a great catch radius and is easy to throw to.  He should be Winston's favorite target.    

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