College football is underway, which means we are so close to September. Wide receivers are the most fun to rank, so today, I dove in, ranked, and put the top 60 receivers for 2024 in tiers. If you want to check out the same concept but for running backs, the link will be below. Enjoy, and happy football season!

Tier 1 (WR1 Upside)

1. Tyreek Hill

2. Ceedee Lamb

3. Amon-Ra St. Brown

4. Ja’Marr Chase

5. Justin Jefferson

If I’m planning to draft a wide receiver in the first round, this is my shortlist. You can disagree on the order, but to me, the gap between these five guys and the next few is noticeable. Every one of them has a top 5 finish under their belt in their career, and they’re all in great spots with either a good QB, a great coordinator, or, in some cases, both. Any of them could be the WR1 at the end of the year, and I think all of them end up in the top 10, barring injuries.

Tier 2 (High Upside Plays)

6. A.J. Brown

7. Garrett Wilson

8. Puka Nacua

9. Marvin Harrison Jr

Tier 2 has guys that have tons of talent and potential but don’t have quite the track record of the first tier. They also have solid floors with their expected target volume within their respective offenses. Even Harrison, as a rookie, seems like a lock for 130+ targets and is as polished of a route runner as you can expect from a rookie.

Tier 3 (High Risk, High Reward)

10. Mike Evans

11. Drake London

12. Davante Adams

13. Chris Olave

14. Nico Collins

15. Brandon Aiyuk

16. Deebo Samuel

Many people have mentioned their disdain for the mid-late second-round wide receiver options this year. None of these guys are sure things, and all of them seem to have plausible worst-case scenarios in which they grossly underperform. Evans and Adams are aging, and the question is whether they have another top-10 season left or not. London perhaps has the highest ceiling of the group but is unproven. Olave is simply here because he is attached to Derek Carr. Collins may or may not be the alpha in the Houston receiving corps, and Aiyuk and Samuel have some questions about usage and consistency, especially with Aiyuk’s 2024 team potentially changing.

Tier 4 (Solid WR2)

17. DK Metcalf

18. Jaylen Waddle

19. Cooper Kupp

20. DJ Moore

21. Devonta Smith

22. Amari Cooper

23. Malik Nabers

24. Tee Higgins

25. Michael Pittman Jr

There are a few guys on this list who feel like high-floor, low-ceiling guys who are dependable but won’t win you a lot of games on their own (Metcalf, Waddle, Smith, Higgins, Pittman), but a few others are likely more boom or bust either on a game to game basis (Moore, Cooper) or on the year as a whole (Kupp, Nabers). I would be fine with any of these guys as my WR2 and ecstatic if they’re my WR3/flex.

Tier 5 (Comfortable Flex Plays)

26. Tank Dell

27. Stefon Diggs

28. George Pickens

29. Zay Flowers

30. Terry McLaurin

31. Rashee Rice

32. Christian Kirk

33. Calvin Ridley

34. Diontae Johnson

35. Chris Godwin

36. Keenan Allen

This tier is littered with question marks. The answers to those questions could make or break your season if you hit on someone in this list or not. What do we make of the Houston receiving room? Will Russel Wilson or Justin Fields be able to support someone like Pickens? Will Rice ever get suspended? Is Jayden Daniels the best passer McLaurin has had in the league?

Will Kirk gain or lose targets after the exit of Ridley and the additions of Gabe Davis and Brian Thomas Jr? Will Diontae Johnson get the targets that Adam Thielen got last year? Is Chris Godwin ever going to come close to his 2019 numbers? How will Keenan Allen do as he ages and has to compete with DJ Moore and Rome Odunze for targets?

Tier 6 (Could Be Starters if Things Go Right)

37. Christian Watson

38. Jayden Reed

39. Xavier Worthy

40. Marquise Brown

41. DeAndre Hopkins

42. Courtland Sutton

43. Josh Palmer

44. Tyler Lockett

45. Jaxon Smith-Njigba

46. Jakobi Meyers

47. Khalil Shakir

48. Darnell Mooney

A lot of these guys have questions about what their role or target share will be on their team. Teams like the Packers and Chiefs and Seahawks will try to support a multitude of receivers while teams like the Broncos, Chargers and Raiders will likely have sub-par passing attacks.

Tier 7 (Bye Week Fill-Ins With High Potential)

49. Rome Odunze

50. Brian Thomas Jr.

51. Jordan Addison

52. Ladd McConkey

53. Keon Coleman

54. Rasheed Shaheed

55. Romeo Doubs

56. Mike Williams

57. Curtis Samuel

58. Gabe Davis

59. Jerry Jeudy

60. Jameson Williams

Almost all of these players could be a tier or two higher if their circumstances were slightly better. The rookies are either the third wide receiver on their team or are in a bad passing offense. Guys like Gabe Davis and Jameson Williams are better best ball players than standard fantasy options. Still, these are guys you can survive with in a pinch, and if a few things go right, they could significantly outperform their ADP.