2025 Finest NFL Extensive Receivers: Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase Lead High 10 Rankings

The NFL preseason is nearing its finish and the common season is true across the nook, which implies it is nearly time to blare the FOX NFL theme track.

Coming into the 2025 season, the FOX Sports activities NFL Employees is rating their high 10 gamers at choose positions. Listed here are their high 10 huge receivers.

2025 Finest Extensive Receivers

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Carmen Vitali: Nothing actually must be stated concerning the former Offensive Participant of the 12 months, does it? Jefferson is extensively acclaimed as one among, if not the very best receivers within the league. His solely actual competitors is his former faculty teammate Ja’Marr Chase, who gained the Triple Crown final yr. The Vikings’ offense is considerably altered when Jets isn’t on the sector, which is the mark of a real affect participant.

2024 rank: 1st

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Greg Auman: The controversy of who’s the NFL’s greatest receiver was break up evenly by our six-writer panel between Chase and Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson, but it surely’s Chase who’s coming off a Triple Crown season, main the NFL with 127 catches, 1,708 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns. He is nonetheless solely 25, with 4 Professional Bowls in 4 years in Cincinnati — it is onerous to think about him and Joe Burrow having a greater connection than that they had in 2024, and simply to match final yr’s manufacturing looks as if an unimaginable problem. Not many offenses will throw the ball greater than the Bengals will, and that can at all times begin with Chase. One actual shot at historical past for Chase in 2025? Solely two NFL receivers have ever caught 30+ touchdowns over back-to-back seasons: Jerry Rice and Randy Moss. Chase solely wants 13 this yr to affix them, although Rice’s two-year file of 37 in 1986-87 might be secure.

2024 rank: 4th (+2)

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Vitali: There is probably not a extra dependable receiver within the league than Amon-Ra St. Brown. He’s received a catch charge of 81.6%, which is the very best amongst huge receivers with at the very least 55 targets. St. Brown additionally led the league in passing EPA among the many similar group. It could have one thing to do with the truth that he can line up everywhere in the subject and run any route requested to near-perfection. Years along with his quarterback, Jared Goff, have additionally constructed up a rapport between the 2 that enable them to energy one of many league’s greatest offenses.

2024 rank: seventh (+4)

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Vacchiano: His numbers could have taken a dip final season (101 catches, 1,194 yards, 6 touchdowns), however that is largely due to a shoulder harm and the truth that he performed half the season with out his quarterback, Dak Prescott. He’s nonetheless the identical man who caught 135 passes for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2023 when each protection knew he was the Cowboys’ solely actual offensive possibility. Now he’s received George Pickens to assist take among the defensive strain off him. Positive, Pickens could take a number of of Lamb’s catches, however he’s additionally going to open the sector for his teammate. If each he and Prescott can keep wholesome, Lamb is perhaps primed for a very monster yr.

2024 rank: third (-1)

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Vacchiano: He performs on a crew that likes to run the soccer, and subsequent to a different receiver (DeVonta Smith) who places up some fairly large numbers too. But when he’s wholesome he’s nonetheless good for at the very least 90 catches and 1,400 yards. He could not dominate video games like among the different elite receivers, however he’s nonetheless able to doing it infrequently, if that’s what the Eagles want. He’s nonetheless received pace at age 28 and few are higher at discovering the open seams in a protection. He could possibly be a dominant offensive participant if that’s what his crew wanted. However the Eagles want him to share the wealth. That’s generally a little bit of a problem for him, however he’s nonetheless at all times there once they want him.

2024 rank: fifth

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Vitali: If Evans doesn’t get into the Corridor of Fame, we riot. It is a man who has set the file for many seasons with 1,000 or extra yards to begin a profession, and will he do it once more in 2025 he’ll break Jerry Rice’s file for many consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, interval. He’s a Tremendous Bowl Champion and performed an integral function on a number of playoff and division-winning groups, being the primary goal for quarterbacks Jameis Winston, Tom Brady and Baker Mayfield. If that doesn’t scream a man who performs the sport the fitting method, I don’t know what does.

2024 rank: tenth (+4)

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Eric D. Williams: With Cooper Kupp transferring on this offseason and becoming a member of the NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks, Nacua is predicted to turn out to be L.A.’s unquestioned No. 1 possibility. Nacua was slowed by a knee harm suffered throughout coaching camp in his second season however nonetheless completed with 79 catches for 990 yards and three touchdowns in 11 video games final yr. In accordance with Subsequent Gen Stats, from his return in Week 8 to the tip of the common season, Nacua led huge receivers with a goal charge of 39.8% (min. 150 routes). Nacua additionally decreased his drops from 13 his rookie season to only one in 2024. This season, Nacua stated he’s positioned an emphasis on creating extra separation on the line of scrimmage and on the high of his routes and expects to profit from the addition of Davante Adams in L.A.’s receiver room.

2024 rank: Honorable point out

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Auman: Simply 22, he was completely prolific as a rookie, catching 109 passes for 1,204 yards and 7 touchdowns. He did all that whereas lacking two video games and catching passes from … Daniel Jones, Drew Lock and Tim Boyle. And Nabers may very properly add touchdowns from one other three QBs this season. He set an NFL file as probably the most focused rookie ever final yr with 170 targets, and will simply high that in 2025 if he stays wholesome. The shortage of a strong No. 2 receiver means defenses can focus additional consideration on him in protection. Double-digit touchdowns? Looks as if a pure step in his second yr within the league

2024 rank: Unranked

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Vacchiano: He is probably not flashy or electrical, however he has been some of the constantly good receivers over the past 5 years. He’s topped 1,000 yards every of these seasons, hasn’t missed a sport since 2020 and have become an enormous weapon for Jayden Daniels final season, catching 13 landing passes. He’s by no means going to place up Ja’Marr Chase-like numbers. In reality, he solely topped 100 yards in a sport 5 instances final yr (and by no means greater than 125). However he’s as regular and dependable as they arrive, and that’s invaluable to a still-young quarterback. McLaurin does flip 30 in September, and he’ll possible by no means be thought of a High 5 receiver, however he’s positively some of the underrated gamers within the sport.

2024 rank: Unranked

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Ben Arthur: Thomas is on the verge of turning into the following celebrity receiver out of LSU (alongside his former teammate and Giants star Malik Nabers). As a rookie, he completed third within the NFL in receiving yards (1,282) — and that got here with Trevor Lawrence lacking seven video games. His ascension seems inevitable, with a full NFL season beneath his belt and Lawrence again wholesome.

2024 rank: Unranked

Honorable point out:

2025 NFL Positional Rankings

2025-26 NFL Offensive Participant of the 12 months Odds

Saquon Barkley, Eagles: +650 (guess $10 to win $75 complete)Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals: +950 (guess $10 to win $105 complete)Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions: +950 (guess $10 to win $105 complete)Bijan Robinson, Falcons: +1600 (guess $10 to win $170 complete)Nico Collins, Texans: +1700 (guess $10 to win $180 complete)Justin Jefferson, Vikings: +1700 (guess $10 to win $180 complete)Derrick Henry, Ravens: +1800 (guess $10 to win $190 complete)Puka Nacua, Rams: +2000 (guess $10 to win $210 complete)CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys: +2000 (guess $10 to win $210 complete)Christian McCaffrey, 49ers: +2200 (guess $10 to win $230 complete)Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions: +3000 (guess $10 to win $310 complete)Tyreek Hill, Dolphins: +3000 (guess $10 to win $310 complete)Malik Nabers, Giants: +3000 (guess $10 to win $310 complete)Brian Thomas Jr., Jaguars: +3500 (guess $10 to win $360 complete)Lamar Jackson, Ravens: +4000 (guess $10 to win $410 complete)

These rankings have been compiled by:

Ben Arthur (@benyarthur)Greg Auman (@gregauman)Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis)Eric D. Williams (@eric_d_williams)Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano)Carmen Vitali (@CarmieV)

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