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Below I continue my with WR rankings for the 2025 DraftKings NFL Best Ball season.
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30. George Pickens, Dallas Cowboys
This ranking on Pickens is kind of conservative considering the situation he’s about to enter. Going from an Arthur Smith-led, prehistoric run-heavy offense with no quarterback, to playing opposite CeeDee Lamb and catching passes from Dak Prescott is about as big of an upgrade as you can get.
Pickens is only 24 years old and has played in 48 of a possible 51 games to start his NFL career. He’s coming off a 987-yard, four touchdown season despite playing on a team that ranked 28th in pass play percentage last season. If things break right, there is potential double-digit touchdown upside here that you can get in the sixth round of drafts.
38. Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks
Kupp’s final season in Los Angeles was one to forget, as he posted just 710 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games played. His yardage total was the lowest it’s been since 2018, and the games played total has been 12 or fewer in three straight seasons.
Even with that said, Kupp’s move to Seattle to play opposite Jaxson Smith-Njigba could potentially rejuvenate his career. The Seahawks just signed Sam Darnold to be their new QB, who’s coming off a 4,500-yard, 36-touchdown renaissance season for the Vikings last year.
Kupp will be 32 in June, but absolutely has one more elite season in him. It will just come down to health.
44. Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers
Green Bay lost Christian Watson in last year’s playoffs to a torn ACL, who is expected to miss the majority of the 2025 season. That means their wide receiver depth is just Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks. None of those three are WR1s, so Golden will have every opportunity to be the alpha in this offense from day one.
The Packers took Golden with the 23rd overall pick in this year’s draft, marking the first time the’ve selected a first-round wide receiver since Javon Walker in 2002. It’s quite obvious Matt LaFleur has big plans for him. Golden ran the forty-yard dash at the NFL combine in 4.29 seconds, which ranked first among all wideouts and second among all players.
The Packers will surely run special packages for Golden to get him the ball in space as often as possible, and that should lead to a ton of catches in his rookie season. This ranking may be too conservative.
48. Josh Downs, Indianapolis Colts
Despite having arguably the worst thrower of the football in the NFL — Anthony Richardson — slinging him the rock for most of last season, Downs still scored 15 or more FPTS in seven of his 14 games played. Overall, he caught 72 passes for 803 yards and six touchdowns, and now will have Daniel Jones as his new quarterback.
Jones is nothing to write home about by any means, but Richardson had trouble even completing 50% of his passes, so almost anything is an upgrade at this point. In addition, the Colts offense could be a bit more balanced this year with Jones at QB and the addition of tight end Tyler Warren in the draft, which should lead to more open looks for the speedy Downs.
With a current ADP of just 103.2 on DraftKings right now, Downs provides an extremely safe floor for anyone entering the ninth round without a strong WR room. He is a no-brainer selection in this spot.