Fantasy Football ADP Risers & Fallers: Wide Receiver (2024)

Welcome to our latest fantasy football feature, “Fantasy Football ADP Risers and Fallers,” where we delve into the shifting tides of player valuations over the past month; July 14th – June 14th to be exact.

As the NFL preseason approaches and teams begin to take shape, understanding these movements in Average Draft Position (ADP) can be crucial in planning your draft strategy as things shift due to training camp news. In this article, we’ll explore the players who have seen their stock soar and those who have dipped since mid-June to shed light on potential reasons behind these changes.

To enhance your experience and analysis, we’ve included a variety of charts and graphics. These visual aids will help you better understand the magnitude of these shifts and the trends that could be impacting player valuations. Whether you’re gearing up for your league’s draft or simply staying informed on the fantasy landscape, these insights will provide you with a clearer picture of the current fantasy football market dynamics. The graphics are provided by FantasyPros and BettingPros data scientist, Sam Hoppen. The charts are aggregated ADP from best ball ADP, which includes BB10s, Underdog Fantasy, Drafters and RTSports.

To provide a thorough analysis, the article is organized by position — quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends — allowing you to see the trends specific to each category. This breakdown will help you pinpoint where the most significant changes are happening and how they might affect your draft strategy across different positions.

Join us as we break down the biggest risers and fallers in fantasy football ADP, providing you with the knowledge to make informed decisions and potentially find value picks that could make or break your fantasy season.

Fantasy Football ADP Risers and Fallers

WIDE RECEIVERS

RISERS

Rank Name Team Prior Rank Delta
14 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI 16 2
24 Jaylen Waddle MIA 29 5
31 Cooper Kupp LAR 35 4
33 DK Metcalf SEA 37 4
46 George Pickens PIT 50 4
53 Christian Kirk JAC 56 3
57 Terry McLaurin WAS 59 2
70 Rashee Rice KC 79 9
72 Diontae Johnson CAR 76 4
82 Christian Watson GB 84 2
84 Ladd McConkey LAC 89 5
90 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA 93 3
94 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC 97 3
108 Curtis Samuel BUF 111 3
122 Joshua Palmer LAC 129 7
129 Brandin Cooks DAL 133 4
163 Ja’Lynn Polk NE 167 4
167 DeMario Douglas NE 187 20
170 Wan’Dale Robinson NYG 179 9
191 Demarcus Robinson LAR 200 9
206 Tyler Boyd TEN 211 5
208 Devontez Walker BAL 237 29
210 Darius Slayton NYG 212 2
215 Jalen McMillan TB 246 31
216 Jalin Hyatt NYG 222 6
217 Jalen Tolbert DAL 236 19
221 Greg Dortch ARI 248 27
244 K.J. Osborn NE 264 20
247 Tre Tucker LV 275 28
248 Cedric Tillman CLE 340 92
250 Calvin Austin III PIT 254 4
257 Chase Claypool BUF 263 6
259 Xavier Gipson NYJ 281 22
260 Andrei Iosivas CIN 266 6
263 Bo Melton GB 265 2
267 Noah Brown HOU 269 2
268 Allen Lazard NYJ 317 49
270 Tutu Atwell LAR 283 13
282 Van Jefferson PIT 337 55
311 John Metchie III HOU 335 24
327 Donovan Peoples-Jones DET 333 6

The top takeaway: draft Jaylen Waddle before it’s too late. The same is true for Rashee Rice, who drafters are taking more confidently with the potential suspension looking like it will happen later rather than sooner. He’s already starting to quietly creep back up the rankings and in ADP. Rice’s ADP fell dramatically concerning his off-the-field issues earlier this year, so it’s anybody’s guess when or how long Rice will be suspended with the most likely outcome somewhere from 4-to-6 games.

Fantasy managers tend to never quite accurately predict the suspension length and when it occurs, given the appeal and legal processes, etc. It’s entirely possible Rice could be suspended for fewer games and it may not even happen until the 2025 season.

Recall Alvin Kamara’s suspension was dragged through 18 months before he served a three-game suspension at the start of 2023. One way or another, once we get concrete information about Rice, you are either going to see his ADP rise or the ADPs of his WR Chiefs teammates — Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy — jump after news breaks.

Recall that Brown has had stretches of WR1 production. In 2022, Brown was the WR6 through the first six weeks of the 2022 season. In the eight games played without DeAndre Hopkins, Brown averaged nearly 12.3 points per game in half-PPR (WR15).

The Bears receivers are also down across the board because there are “too many mouths to feed.” Mike Williams is down big as well, obviously based on him featured in my latest video of “8 Fantasy Football Players You Should Avoid Drafting at ALL COSTS” in 2024. Sorry, Big Mike. I’m a company man. Pro Bowler Marvin Mims Jr. is also down 15 spots. Yes, he was a Pro Bowler last season. Give ’em hell Marv.

Can’t say the same for Steelers rookie WR Roman Wilson. Nothing positive has come out of Steelers camp about any WR after George Pickens.

Ergo…the MUTH IS LUTH.

FALLERS

Rank Name Team Prior Rank Delta
32 DJ Moore CHI 26 -6
35 Stefon Diggs HOU 31 -4
56 Keenan Allen CHI 52 -4
85 Xavier Worthy KC 81 -4
88 Rome Odunze CHI 86 -2
95 Keon Coleman BUF 91 -4
114 Tyler Lockett SEA 110 -4
119 Khalil Shakir BUF 116 -3
130 Mike Williams NYJ 121 -9
133 Jerry Jeudy CLE 131 -2
139 Josh Downs IND 137 -2
141 Jahan Dotson WAS 139 -2
144 Dontayvion Wicks GB 142 -2
146 Adonai Mitchell IND 144 -2
157 Quentin Johnston LAC 152 -5
158 Adam Thielen CAR 153 -5
164 Michael Wilson ARI 162 -2
168 Ricky Pearsall SF 165 -3
174 Jermaine Burton CIN 172 -2
176 Troy Franklin DEN 171 -5
185 Marvin Mims Jr. DEN 170 -15
188 Roman Wilson PIT 169 -19
189 Rashod Bateman BAL 180 -9
199 Malachi Corley NYJ 193 -6
213 Zay Jones ARI 208 -5
220 Javon Baker NE 205 -15
223 Elijah Moore CLE 216 -7
229 A.T. Perry NO 219 -10
233 Rondale Moore ATL 223 -10
249 DJ Chark Jr. LAC 242 -7
256 Josh Reynolds DEN 249 -7
258 Malik Washington MIA 253 -5
264 Jonathan Mingo CAR 261 -3
271 Jauan Jennings SF 250 -21
277 Kadarius Toney KC 259 -18

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