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Wide Receiver Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (2025 Fantasy Football)

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2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings: Wide Receiver

Here are our latest wide receiver Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings from our consensus of fantasy football experts. You can find the latest wide receiver Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings and sync your fantasy football league for specific advice.

Wide Receiver Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (2025 Fantasy Football) | FantasyPros
RK PLAYER NAME BEST WORST AVG. STD.DEV
1 Tetairoa McMillan 1 1 1 0
2 Luther Burden III 2 3 2.3 0.4
3 Emeka Egbuka 3 4 3.3 0.4
4 Travis Hunter 2 6 4.4 1.4
5 Tre Harris 4 8 5.3 1.3
6 Isaiah Bond 5 10 6.6 1.6
7 Elic Ayomanor 6 9 7.4 0.9
8 Matthew Golden 5 11 7.6 1.9
9 Xavier Restrepo 7 11 9.1 1.4
10 Jalen Royals 8 12 9.4 1.4
11 Tez Johnson 10 16 11.5 1.8
12 Jayden Higgins 10 14 12.4 1.1
13 Jaylin Noel 13 16 14.4 1
14 Tory Horton 15 19 17 1.2
15 Jack Bech 13 30 18.5 5.6
16 Jacorey Brooks 16 25 18.8 2.9
17 Savion Williams 12 21 16.4 2.7
18 Tai Felton 14 29 19.6 4.4
19 Kyren Lacy 14 38 20.1 7.9
20 Evan Stewart 13 22 17.2 3.6

Dynasty Rookie Draft Outlook

Jaylin Noel (Iowa State)

Stats:

  • 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
    • Yards per route run: 29th
    • PFF receiving grade: 26th
  • 2023 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
    • Yards per route run: 36th
    • PFF receiving grade: 84th

Scouting report:

  • Noel is an impressive route runner. He adds subtle jab steps, pacing shakeups, and head fakes to his routes. Noel was primarily a slot receiver in college (72.7% slot), but he also has the skills to win from the perimeter. Noel can also win downfield and has solid ball tracking.
  • Noel attacks defenders with a varied release package. He has smooth, easy acceleration with the raw speed to nail big plays downfield. He can pull away from corners in routes and in the open field.
  • Noel plays through contact well. He has the upper body strength and the route skills to beat physical corners and press coverage. Noel flashed an increasingly dependable set of hands in college, with a 4.8% drop rate in his final season and a 52% contested catch rate.
  • His play strength shows up at the catch point as he has more than a few snags with multiple defenders competing with him for the ball. He attacks the ball outside of his frame with aggressive hands.

Player Comp: Khalil Shakir

Elic Ayomanor (Stanford)

Stats:

  • 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
    • Yards per route run: 137th
    • PFF receiving grade: 84th
    • aDOT: 50th (14.2)
  • 2023 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
    • Yards per route run: 78th
    • PFF receiving grade: 64th
    • aDOT: 59th (14.1)

Scouting report:

  • Ayomanor adds many of the little details to his routes that you look for with strong route runners. He has some variance in his release packages. He has good pacing and bend in his routes against zone coverage. He has a quick first step off the line and at the top of his stem with comebacks and curls.
  • He still has some areas in his route running that he can improve upon with leverage and timing. Ayomanor will telegraph his breaks at the top of his stem at times. He can also create more late separation with corners by selling his vertical push better or utilizing leverage better with in and out-breaking routes. Overall, he has a solid down-to-down attack plan against secondaries. The little nuances added to his game could help take it to the next level.
  • Ayomanor isn’t a dynamic YAC threat. He can produce some YAC with his physicality and quick feet, but it won’t be a hallmark of his game in the NFL.
  • He has solid hands despite an 8.7% drop rate over the last two seasons. Ayomanor does lose some balls in 50/50 situations or after physical hits from corners. With his play strength flashing in other areas of his game, this is something he can improve upon in the NFL.
  • Ayomanor separates well late against zone coverage overall. He sinks his hips well and gears down quickly for a receiver of his size. Ayomanor also will flash the occasional special play as he adjusts to targets outside of his frame with some one-handed snags or back shoulder grabs.

Player Comp: Michael Wilson

Jayden Higgins (Iowa State)

Stats:

  • 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
    • Yards per route run: 27th
    • PFF receiving grade: 1st
  • 2023 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
    • Yards per route run: 16th
    • PFF receiving grade: 18th

Scouting report:

  • Physical X wide receiver. Higgins’ play strength shows up in his routes and against press. He has no issues playing through contact and dealing with physical corners. It shows up consistently at the catch point, as he had a 2.2% drop rate or lower in each of the last three seasons and a 55.6% contested catch rate in college.
  • Higgins excels in the short/intermediate areas of the field with surprisingly nimble footwork for his size. He gets open at will on slants and out routes where his footwork shines, and he can use his size to box out corners. I wouldn’t be surprised if he were to transition to big slot in the NFL. If Sean Payton drafts him don’t be surprised if his turns him into Michael Thomas 2.0.
  • Higgins has a decent second gear, but I question his long speed. I wonder in the NFL if he has the raw speed to stack corners on the perimeter downfield consistently. Higgins has plenty of route nuance in the short and intermediate routes, but he has to continue to add tricks to the bag as a downfield receiver. He struggles to get separation on go routes, but he wasn’t asked to run them much at Iowa State. Higgins also needs to sell the vertical push on comebacks and curls consistently. He’ll get lax here at times, and it leaves corners glued to him after his route break.
  • He has nice body control in the air and some nice back-shoulder grabs, especially in the red zone. His strong hands and ability above the rim should help him on the perimeter and in the red zone in the NFL.
  • Higgins isn’t a dynamic YAC threat. He looks more like an athletic tight end after the catch. He can provide some YAC, though, with his physicality with tackle-breaking.

Player Comp: developmental Michael Thomas

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