2025 Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR

Tetairoa McMillan comes off a breakout performance, A.J. Brown keeps battling DeVonta Smith for targets, and Justin Jefferson hopes for better looks from J.J. McCarthy.

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Updated 11/22 at 10:30 PM ET. Removed Matthew Golden.

Week 12 Receivers

1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at TEN
2	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. TB
3	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. BUF
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. NYG
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs. PHI
6	Rashee Rice	KC	vs. IND
7	Emeka Egbuka	TB	at LAR
8	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. NE
9	Davante Adams	LAR	vs. TB
10	George Pickens	DAL	vs. PHI
11	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at SF
12	Stefon Diggs	NE	at CIN
13	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. NYG
14	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at GB
15	DeVonta Smith	PHI	at DAL
16	Chris Olave	NO	vs. ATL
17	A.J. Brown	PHI	at DAL
18	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at KC
19	Michael Wilson	ARI	vs. JAC
20	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. NYJ
21	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. PIT
22	DK Metcalf	PIT	at CHI
23	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	at DET
24	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. CAR
25	Alec Pierce	IND	at KC
26	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. MIN
27	Darnell Mooney	ATL	at NO
28	Christian Watson	GB	vs. MIN
29	Chris Godwin	TB	at LAR
30	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	at ARI
31	Jordan Addison	MIN	at GB
32	Khalil Shakir	BUF	at HOU
33	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. PIT
34	Ricky Pearsall	SF	vs. CAR
35	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. NE
36	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at LV
37	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. IND
38	Greg Dortch	ARI	vs. JAC
39	Xavier Legette	CAR	at SF
40	Kayshon Boutte	NE	at CIN
41	Rashid Shaheed	SEA	at TEN
42	Parker Washington	JAC	at ARI
43	Jayden Higgins	HOU	vs. BUF
44	Josh Downs	IND	at KC
45	Darius Slayton	NYG	at DET
46	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. CLE
47	Cooper Kupp	SEA	at TEN
48	Luther Burden III	CHI	vs. PIT
49	Tez Johnson	TB	at LAR
50	Mack Hollins	NE	at CIN
51	Jalen Coker	CAR	at SF
52	Marquise Brown	KC	vs. IND
53	Jalen Nailor	MIN	at GB
54	Matthew Golden	GB	vs. MIN
55	Joshua Palmer	BUF	at HOU
56	Tyler Lockett	LV	vs. CLE
57	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	at BAL
58	Van Jefferson	TEN	vs. SEA
59	Cedric Tillman	CLE	at LV
60	John Metchie	NYJ	at BAL
61	Isaiah Hodgins	NYG	at DET
62	DeMario Douglas	NE	at CIN
63	Calvin Austin III	PIT	at CHI
64	Chimere Dike	TEN	vs. SEA
65	Christian Kirk	HOU	vs. BUF
66	Roman Wilson	PIT	at CHI
67	Sterling Shepard	TB	at LAR
68	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	vs. BUF
69	Jaylin Noel	HOU	vs. BUF
70	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	vs. MIN
71	Kendrick Bourne	SF	vs. CAR
72	Kyle Williams	NE	at CIN

WR Notes: With Ja’Marr Chase unable to locate a “second spitter,” his suspension has been upheld and he will be out for Week 12. That means Tee Higgins has “all the targets,” but also “all the Christian Gonzalez.” Even if it’s not necessarily Gonzalez every snap, Higgins will be the one getting the Pats defense’s best shot. Good news/bad news followed by the best news of Joe Burrow (toe) making his long-awaited return. … Look at me … George Pickens is the WR1 now? In four games since CeeDee Lamb’s return, Pickens has produced 26/383/1 on 35 targets to Lamb’s 24/335/2 on 37 looks. As you can see, the difference is small, but the fact you can barely even spot the difference means we have probably been ranking Lamb a little bit too high and Pickens a lotta bit too low. The Eagles are a tough matchup, but both wideouts got their numbers against the Broncos a few weeks ago. … Stefon Diggs has been feast or famine all season. Thankfully most wideouts continue to feast against the Bengals. Helping Diggs’ spiked week odds are Joe Burrow’s return, though the Bengals could ultimately struggle to match points with Ja’Marr Chase (suspension) on the shelf.

I was beginning to give up on my “where there’s floor, there’s ceiling” principle with Tetairoa McMillan. Enter 8/130/2 against what was supposedly the league’s best pass defense. This is a funny game we play. It was also a ridiculous outlier for wideout and quarterback alike. Expectations must be tempered, though you can certainly remain cautiously optimistic as McMillan faces a 49ers D that just gave up the most receiving yards by any player all season to Michael Wilson. … Jameson Williams in two games since head coach Dan Campbell coup’d John Morton for play-calling duties: WR1 and WR8. It wasn’t always pretty in Week 11 — particularly his touchdown celebration — but it’s abundantly clear this was a Campbell priority, one that will be far easier to implement against the Giants than Eagles. … Michael Pittman Jr. always provides a nice floor. In theory, there is Week 12 ceiling potential with the Chiefs/Colts game total exceeding 50. There’s also immense downside for Daniel Jones vs. Kansas City’s strong defense. You will probably play Pittman this week. You just aren’t counting on him to win you your matchup.

Justin Jefferson in three games since J.J. McCarthy’s return: WR19, WR42 and WR25. Depending on what kind of person you are, it could be either hopeful or scary those numbers aren’t even worse, because they certainly felt worse. There are no quick-fixes, while the Vikings could be loath to seek them, anyways, as they fall out of the NFC playoff race. It makes Jefferson more of a WR2 than WR1 even though we are assuming he maintains WR1 overall upside even with “Nine” under center. … A.J. Brown cried and moaned his way to season highs in catches (seven) and targets (11) last Sunday. He still turned them into just 49 yards, a total DeVonta Smith has bettered six times. Smith is averaging a weekly 5/67. Brown, 4/51. Which player would you rank higher against the Cowboys’ revolving-door pass defense? If the rank debate is moot, the same is true for the start/sit decision: You play anyone you’ve got against the Cowboys, even if their defense has improved since the trade deadline.

What do you do with a player who produced 28.3 percent of his 2025 fantasy production in just 1-of-10 appearances? Who somehow didn’t score a touchdown in the process? Michael Wilson’s 185 yards against the 49ers were the most by any wideout all season. There are outlier games, then there’s that happening in Week 11. So we aren’t expecting a repeat. We are getting a repeat of Marvin Harrison Jr.’s (appendicitis) absence. He has already been declared out again. Sifting through it all, you will probably arrive at: You have to play Wilson, but you must be ready to get hurt. That’s where “low-end WR2” comes in. … Whether it’s Aaron Rodgers (wrist) or Mason Rudolph (Mason Rudolph) slinging it against the Bears, DK Metcalf’s outlook remains the same. He’s unlikely to compile but will have stronger than usual big-play odds vs. Chicago. … Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) appears to be back just in time to make an already-confusing Jaguars receiver corps that much more so. What’s not confusing is that BTJ remains a more explosive overall player than Jakobi Meyers, and few NFLers were in greater need of both a physical and mental reset. Facing a Cardinals defense getting smithereens’d of late, I’ll go against my better judgment and put Thomas on the WR2/3 borderline.

You’re not exactly dying to start either of Romeo Doubs or Christian Watson, but with Josh Jacobs (knee) sidelined, the Packers might finally be forced into a greater passing-game commitment. Doubs and Watson have firmly separated from the post-Tucker Kraft pack. Settling back into their ancient rhythms, Doubs is a better touchdown bet, Watson a better spiked-week chase. … Darnell Mooney frankly doesn’t deserve another 2025 chance. I will give one to him, anyways, as the last Falcon standing for a plus Saints matchup. … Painful as Khalil Shakir’s one-catch Week 11 was, there’s little evidence his 5-6 catch floor has gone on permanent vacation. … Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker seem like particularly poor “point chasing” bets, but as is the case with Tetairoa McMillan, their surprising Week 11 performances are being followed up by a mouthwatering matchup. You could do worse in your desperation WR4 spot. … Luther Burden is rising as Olamide Zaccheus has fully faded. If ever a wideout were to go off, it would be against the Steelers. … Somehow not a bit: All Isaiah Hodgins has ever done as a Giant is command targets and catch 4-5 passes. You’re not going to take a zero if forced to start him in a 14-teamer.