- Jaxon Smith-Njigba maintains the No. 1 spot: Despite a quiet outing against Arizona, Smith-Njigba still leads the league in PFF receiving grade and yards per route run.
- Two Bengals in the top five: Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase have both beasted for Cincinnati‘s red-hot offense in 2026.
- Rookies gaining traction: Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion, Carnell Tate and Antonio Williams all find themselves placing among the top 32.
Welcome to the post-Week 9 edition of our wide receiver rankings for the 2026 season.
Preseason priors previously carried a lot of weight, but eight weeks of football have given us a much stronger foundation for our analysis. Now, the rankings are driven primarily by what receivers have shown through their usage and performance in 2026, while we've removed players with long-term injuries.
With that in mind, here are our wide receiver rankings heading into Week 10.
1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks (no change)
Smith-Njigba was held to 51 yards in the Seahawks’ win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, his lowest output of the season and just the second time all year that he has been limited to under 100 receiving yards in a game. On the season, he still leads the NFL with 3.49 yards per route run and is the only wide receiver with more than 1,000 receiving yards at this point.
2. Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers (up 2)
Watson was dominant in the Packers’ win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, turning eight targets into seven receptions for 171 yards and a touchdown. His 6.11 yards per route run in the game were a season high, and he now trails only Smith-Njigba and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans with a 2.98 yards-per-route-run-average on the year.
3. Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals (down 1)
After racking up 303 receiving yards between Weeks 7 and 8, Higgins was held to just 32 yards on five catches against the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid, but two of those receptions did go for touchdowns. Through the first nine weeks of the season, only Smith-Njigba and Evans have produced a higher PFF receiving grade than Higgins’ 91.9.
4. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys (down 1)
Lamb drops one spot after leading the NFL in receiving yards in Week 9, but the fact that he had a fumble, coupled with the rise of Christian Watson, causes the slight dip. He is the only wide receiver other than Smith-Njigba to produce at least 900 yards through the first nine weeks of the season and ranks inside the top 10 in both PFF receiving grade and yards per route run.
5. Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals (up 5)
Chase has set season highs in receiving yards in back-to-back weeks, going for 155 yards on 10 catches in the Bengals’ win over the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid on Sunday. He had a slow start to the year production wise but ranks fourth in PFF receiving grade and 11th in yards per route run average through nine weeks of the season.
6. Drake London, Atlanta Falcons (up 1)
London averaged almost 10 targets per game between Weeks 5-7 but has been targeted just five times in each of the past two weeks. That made sense in the monsoon that the Falcons’ offense faced against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but it was less logical in a game they were chasing against the Cincinnati Bengals this past week. His 2.65 yards per route run through the halfway point of the season is tied for eighth at the position.
7. Malik Nabers, New York Giants (up 1)
Nabers is coming off his second-lowest-graded game of the season but moves up one spot with Mike Evans dropping out due to time missed. Being held to 43 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles broke a streak of four straight games with at least 100 receiving yards.
8. Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints (up 3)
Olave saw 11 targets in the Saints’ overtime win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, turning them into seven receptions for 98 yards and earning a 74.0 PFF grade in the process. Through nine weeks, he ranks eighth at the position with an 87.8 PFF receiving grade.
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9. Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears (up 3)
Burden has separated himself among the Bears’ wide receivers and has eclipsed 90 receiving yards in three of his past four games. He is tied for eighth among wide receivers with an average of 2.65 yards per route run and has dropped just 2.0% of the catchable targets thrown his way in 2026.
10. Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers (up 3)
Golden caught all 10 targets thrown his way for 164 yards and a touchdown in the Packers’ win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. He ranks fourth at the position with 783 receiving yards so far this season, but also has the third-worst drop rate among wide receivers at 14.5%.
11. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions (up 3)
St. Brown had one of his best games of the season in Sunday’s win over the Miami Dolphins, turning 10 targets into eight receptions for 86 yards. Through nine weeks of the season, he ties for 12th with 2.39 yards per route run and has dropped just 3.2% of the catchable targets thrown his way.
12. Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens (down 3)
Problems at the quarterback position have seen Flowers produce just six receiving yards over the past two weeks. Despite that, he incredibly still ranks fifth at the position with 2.90 yards per route run. The trade for Jacoby Brissett should give him better quarterback play, which should allow the Ravens’ offense to flow through him like it did earlier in the season.
13. Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers (up 2)
McMillan found the end zone for the first time since Week 4 in the Panthers' loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, with the score coming in a game that saw him produce 56 yards on four receptions. Through the first nine weeks of the season, he has seen his yards per route run increase from 1.85 as a rookie to 2.01 in 2026.
14. Garrett Wilson, New York Jets (up 2)
Wilson missed the Jets’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs after suffering a concussion but moves up a couple of spots with others dropping out after being sidelined multiple weeks. He saw 12 targets in the Jets’ defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8, the third time this season he has recorded a double-digit target total in a game. He turned those 12 targets into six receptions for 83 yards and ranks 19th at the position with 527 receiving yards and 17th with an 80.5 PFF receiving grade this season.
15. Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars (up 2)
Washington gained a 50-yard touchdown reception against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, but his other six targets in the game netted just one reception for 11 yards. His target volume has fluctuated weekly, but he is currently tied for 15th at the position with 2.33 yards per route run.
16. Nico Collins, Houston Texans (up 2)
Collins was targeted just four times in the Texans’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday but caught all four for 55 yards and a touchdown. He has dropped just 3.4% of the catchable targets thrown his way this season but hasn’t been targeted more than five times in a game since Week 5.
17. George Pickens, Dallas Cowboys (up 2)
Pickens missed the Cowboys’ overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday and was targeted just three times in the loss to the Arizona Cardinals the week before. He is tied for fourth among wide receivers with 13 contested catches through nine weeks, but his production hasn’t been consistent in this offense so far this year.
18. Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions (up 2)
Williams was targeted only twice in the Lions’ win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, but still managed to pull in a reception for 31 yards. That’s been the story of Williams’ season, ranking 46th out of the 65 wide receivers with 30 or more targets with a 62.2% catch rate, but placing fifth among that same group with a 16.7 yards-per-catch average.
19. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings (up 2)
Jefferson is crying out for better play at the quarterback position in Minnesota after turning nine targets into just three receptions for 58 yards in the Vikings’ loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. He has dropped a pass in each of the past two weeks, but both Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz have also just flat out missed throws to him too.
20. Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears (up 2)
Despite Luther Burden III distinguishing himself among Bears wide receivers, Odunze has still had a strong season in his own right. He has dropped a pass in two of the past three weeks, but still has a drop rate of just 5.9% through the first nine weeks of the season. Odunze ranks seventh among receivers with a 16.5 yards-per-reception average.
21. Denzel Boston, Cleveland Browns (up 10)
Boston is our current pick for Offensive Rookie of the Year, leading all rookie wide receivers with 507 yards through the first nine weeks of the season. He has shown a reliable pair of hands too, dropping just one of the 33 catchable passes thrown his way in 2026.
22. Tre Tucker, Las Vegas Raiders (up 4)
A week after seeing just one target in the Raiders’ win over the New York Jets, Tucker converted eight targets into four receptions for 55 yards in the loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He has produced 255 yards over his past four games but has dropped two passes over the past three outings.
23. KC Concepcion, Cleveland Browns (up 4)
The Browns have two Offensive Rookie of the Year contenders in Concepcion and Boston, and it’s going to be interesting to see who can be the most productive over the second half of the season. Concepcion produced just his second drop of the season in the Browns’ overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints, but his 2.02 yards per route run in the game was his third-best in his nine-game career so far.
24. Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Bills (up 5)
Shakir caught all four passes thrown his way for 58 yards in the Bills’ win over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday. He has averaged 2.06 yards per route run so far this season, which ranks 21st at the position. That’s even more impressive when you consider that his average depth of target is tied for the third-lowest among wide receivers.
25. Carnell Tate, Tennessee Titans (up 3)
Tate and the Titans had a bye week in Week 9, and he missed their overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals due to a shoulder injury the week prior. However, he moves up here due to others dropping out because of multi-week injuries. He leads all rookie wide receivers with at least 30 targets with 2.00 yards per route run.
26. Jalen Coker, Carolina Panthers (down 1)
Coker caught four passes from six targets in the Panthers’ loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, but they went for just 29 yards. He got off to a fast start in 2026, racking up 204 yards over the first two weeks of the season but was then slowed by an injury and has totalled 189 yards since Week 3.
27. Demario Douglas, New England Patriots (unranked)
Douglas set season highs with nine targets and 102 receiving yards in the Patriots’ defeat to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. He has become a much bigger part of the Patriots’ passing game over the past five weeks, averaging over 2.60 yards per route run in four of his past five games.
28. Jakobi Meyers, Jacksonville Jaguars (unranked)
Meyers was targeted five times in the Jaguars’ win over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, gaining four receptions for 65 yards. His 74.4 PFF receiving grade ranks 25th at the position so far this season, and his 1.80 yards per route run average is 30th.
29. DJ Moore, Buffalo Bills (unranked)
Moore has missed some time in his first season with the Buffalo Bills but has been productive when he has featured. Among wide receivers with at least 30 targets through nine weeks, his 2.10 yards per route run is tied for 17th, while his 77.4 PFF receiving grade ranks 22nd.
30. Keenan Allen, San Francisco 49ers (unranked)
Allen has had a solid season in Indianapolis, with 40 receptions for 351 yards on 59 targets through the first nine weeks of the season. His 72.3 PFF receiving grade is tied for 27th at the position, while his 1.69 yards per route run average slots 33rd. He’ll take his talents to San Francisco after being added prior to Tuesday’s trade deadline.
31. Devaughn Vele, New Orleans Saints (down 1)
Vele caught two passes for 17 yards from four targets in the Saints’ victory over the Cleveland Browns this past week. With rookie Jordyn Tyson now healthy, it will be interesting to see how Vele’s targets are impacted. He has dropped just 5.4% of the catchable targets thrown his way this year, but has averaged a meager 1.14 yards per route run.
32. Antonio Williams, Washington Commanders (no change)
The Commanders rookie had his worst game of the season so far in the loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, dropping the first catchable target of his career and setting a career low with an average of just 0.68 yards per route run. He’s had a solid start to his career in the NFL, but it was definitely a disappointing week.
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