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Ranking the top 50 wide receivers in standard leagues

The SB Nation crew ranks the top 50 wide receivers in standard leagues heading into the 2018 season. Check out our full 2018 Fantasy Football Draft guide!

By Jason Marcum Updated

The fantasy football season is almost here now that the preseason schedule is getting underway across the league. It won’t be long until you’re in the middle of your fantasy draft hoping to build a championship-caliber team for the 2018 season.

When it comes to wide receiver, you’ll have a very deep group of big-time pass-catchers from which to choose. If you take one with your first pick, it’s hard to go against DeAndre Hopkins, who finished No. 1 in fantasy scoring among receivers in 2017. However, he may even outdo that in 2018 if he has a healthy DeShaun Watson for 16 games.

In his last four games with Watson, Hopkins racked up 24 grabs for 402 yards and six scores. Unfortunately, Watson tore his ACL midway through the year, but Hopkins still finished as the top fantasy wideout, and he could easily do the same again this year.

As good as Hopkins was, it was Antonio Brown who led the league in receiving yards (1,533) to go with 101 grabs and nine scores. No receiver has been as consistently dominant as Brown since the 2013 season, so starting your team off with him is always a good move.

Standard league wide receiver rankings, preseason

(JM: Jason Marcum; DG: Derek Gordon; SK: Scott Kaliska; AW: Alex Welch)

WR standard rankings

Rk Consensus Tm JM DG SK AW
Rk Consensus Tm JM DG SK AW
1 Antonio Brown PIT 1 1 1 1
2 DeAndre Hopkins HOU 2 2 2 2
3 Odell Beckham Jr. NYG 4 4 3 3
4 Julio Jones ATL 3 3 4 4
5 Michael Thomas NO 5 5 5 6
6 Keenan Allen LAC 9 6 6 5
7 A.J. Green CIN 6 8 7 7
8 Davante Adams GB 8 9 8 8
9 Doug Baldwin SEA 7 7 11 10
10 T.Y. Hilton IND 11 10 10 11
11 Mike Evans TB 12 12 9 12
12 Stefon Diggs MIN 10 11 13 13
13 Adam Thielen MIN 20 17 12 9
14 Amari Cooper OAK 13 13 15 20
15 Tyreek Hill KC 15 16 14 19
16 JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT 13 14 20 22
17 Demaryius Thomas DEN 17 19 19 15
18 Josh Gordon CLE 16 15 24 16
19 Larry Fitzgerald ARI 18 20 17 17
20 Alshon Jeffery PHI 19 18 18 18
21 Allen Robinson CHI 22 27 16 14
22 Golden Tate DET 21 22 23 23
23 Marvin Jones Jr. DET 24 24 21 21
24 Brandin Cooks LAR 23 23 22 26
25 Michael Crabtree BAL 25 26 28 27
26 Emmanuel Sanders DEN 26 21 31 30
27 Chris Hogan NE 31 30 26 24
28 Sammy Watkins KC 28 28 25 31
29 Jarvis Landry CLE 27 25 27 33
30 Pierre Garçon SF 30 29 30 25
31 Corey Davis TEN 34 32 29 29
32 Devin Funchess CAR 32 33 33 28
33 Robert Woods LAR 37 31 32 32
34 Robby Anderson NYJ 29 36 34 39
35 Cooper Kupp LAR 36 34 35 34
36 Randall Cobb GB 35 37 36 36
37 Jamison Crowder WAS 38 35 38 38
38 DeVante Parker MIA 39 39 40 35
39 Marquise Goodwin SF 44 41 37 41
40 Marqise Lee JAC 33 38 48 45
41 Julian Edelman NE 41 40 45 42
42 Sterling Shepard NYG 43 46 43 44
43 Will Fuller V HOU -- -- 39 37
44 Nelson Agholor PHI 45 44 42 48
45 Martavis Bryant OAK 40 43 -- --
46 Rishard Matthews TEN -- 48 47 40
47 Jordy Nelson OAK -- 42 46 47
48 Allen Hurns DAL 42 50 49 46
49 Kelvin Benjamin BUF -- -- 44 43
50 Kenny Stills MIA -- -- 41 50
-- DeSean Jackson TB 46 45 -- --
-- Tyler Lockett SEA 49 47 -- --
-- Josh Doctson WAS 47 49 -- --
-- Mohamed Sanu ATL 48 -- -- --
-- Mike Williams LAC -- -- -- 49
-- Kenny Golladay DET -- -- 50 --
-- John Ross CIN 50 -- -- --