In fantasy football auctions, wide receiver is far and away the most frustrating position for projecting dollar values. Of course, a player’s auction price could get driven up higher than their projection if several of your leaguemates are itching to land him, but the most significant determining factor in auctions is the time in which a player gets nominated. Fortunately, FantasyPros' 2023 fantasy WR auction values give you an idea of approximately how much each player should go for.
Understanding these projected auction values can help you deter from overextending on a single player. Maintaining your budget and pouncing on value throughout the auction is usually the best strategy.
With the timing of nominations so critical, there are always those instances where a WR ranked lower in a tier like, say, Chris Olave, gets nominated before a higher-ranked wideout like CeeDee Lamb. This can easily result in Olave costing more than Lamb. Additionally, if most owners have expended a good chunk of their budgets, you could see a lower-ranked WR, like Jaylen Waddle, go for significantly more than an early tier-one guy, like Cooper Kupp. Fantasy owners with outstanding cash might shell out their remaining budget to snag the last remaining bona fide WR2.
If a top-tier wide receiver like Tyreek Hill gets nominated early, there’s a chance he gets bid up to $60, well past his $45-plus valuation. While winning a bidding war and snagging an elite WR like Hill is nice, the fantasy owner who leaves the auction with Keenan Allen, Amari Cooper, and Drake London for a combined total of $55 might have the upper hand entering the season.
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That said, if that same owner who shelled out $60 on Hill also hits a cheap breakout wide receiver like Jordan Addison for $3, they probably won’t get too hung up on going all-out for a WR1.
2023 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
QBs | RBs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Overall
We certainly won't fault you for securing an elite WR like Hill, Kupp, or Ja’Marr Chase for north of $45 and rounding out your WR corps with a few $15-18 dollar wideouts and boom-or-bust guys late. However, we will be skeptical of your season-long success if you overspend on top-tier wide receivers and bank on your army of $1-2 fliers playing to their ceilings every week.
2023 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP
There’s always an off chance that strategy works out, but considering how deep the wide receiver pool is this season, finding valuable pass-catchers in the middle stages of your auction and cheap sleepers late is probably your best bet for success.
2023 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP
You’re not going to win every bidding war you’re in, but if you have a good sense of these WRs' valuations and don’t overextend yourself you’ll leave your auction draft in a favorable spot and ready to compete for a fantasy championship.
2023 POSITION TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST
We'll update these WR auction values right up until Week 1's kickoff, so check back for updates.
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Fantasy Football WR Auction Values 2023: Wide receiver dollar projections for standard leagues
Dollar values courtesy of FantasyPros and based on 12-team leagues with $200 budgets.
Scoring based on standard, non-PPR formats
All players not listed are valued at $0
Rank Player Proj. Value
1 Justin Jefferson, MIN $51
2 Ja'Marr Chase, CIN $48
3 Tyreek Hill, MIA $46
4 Cooper Kupp, LAR $45
5 CeeDee Lamb, DAL $40
6 Stefon Diggs, BUF $37
7 Davante Adams, LV $37
8 A.J. Brown, PHI $33
9 Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET $28
10 Jaylen Waddle, MIA $28
11 Garrett Wilson, NYJ $26
12 Deebo Samuel, SF $24
13 Chris Olave, NO $23
14 Tee Higgins, CIN $23
15 Christian Watson, GB $22
16 Amari Cooper, CLE $22
17 DK Metcalf, SEA $22
18 DeVonta Smith, PHI $21
19 Calvin Ridley, JAC $20
20 DJ Moore, CHI $18
21 Mike Evans, TBINJ $17
22 Keenan Allen, LAC $17
23 Mike Williams, LAC $17
24 Terry McLaurin, WAS $16
25 DeAndre Hopkins, TEN $15
26 Christian Kirk, JAC $14
27 Jerry Jeudy, DEN $13
28 Tyler Lockett, SEA $12
29 Brandon Aiyuk, SF $12
30 Drake London, ATL $12
31 Chris Godwin, TB $11
32 Jahan Dotson, WAS $11
33 Gabe Davis, BUF $10
34 Marquise Brown, ARI $10
35 George Pickens, PIT $10
36 Diontae Johnson, PIT $9
37 Michael Pittman Jr., IND $7
38 Brandin Cooks, DAL $7
39 Jordan Addison, MIN $7
40 Treylon Burks, TEN $6
41 Courtland Sutton, DEN $6
42 Zay Flowers, BAL $5
43 Michael Thomas, NO $5
44 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA $5
45 JuJu Smith-Schuster, NE $5
46 Kadarius Toney, KC $3
47 Allen Lazard, NYJ $3
48 Nico Collins, HOU $3
49 Odell Beckham Jr., BAL $3
50 Jakobi Meyers, LV $2
51 Tyler Boyd, CIN $2
52 DJ Chark Jr., CAR $2
53 Marquez Valdes-Scantling, KC $2
54 Michael Gallup, DAL $1
55 Darnell Mooney, CHI $1
56 Quentin Johnston, LAC $1
57 Romeo Doubs, GB $1
For full standard WR rankings, click here.
Fantasy Football WR PPR Auction Values 2023: Wide receiver dollar projections
Dollar values courtesy of FantasyPros and based on 12-team leagues with $200 budgets.
Scoring based on full-point PPR formats
All players not listed are valued at $0
Rank Player Proj. Value
1 Justin Jefferson, MIN $57
2 Ja'Marr Chase, CIN $53
3 Cooper Kupp, LAR $51
4 Tyreek Hill, MIA $51
5 CeeDee Lamb, DAL $45
6 Stefon Diggs, BUF $42
7 Davante Adams, LV $41
8 Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET $37
9 A.J. Brown, PHI $33
10 Garrett Wilson, NYJ $30
11 Jaylen Waddle, MIA $30
12 Chris Olave, NO $27
13 Tee Higgins, CIN $26
14 DK Metcalf, SEA $26
15 DeVonta Smith, PHI $25
16 Keenan Allen, LAC $25
17 Calvin Ridley, JAC $24
18 Deebo Samuel, SF $23
19 Amari Cooper, CLE $22
20 Christian Watson, GB $22
21 Chris Godwin, TB $21
22 DeAndre Hopkins, TEN $20
23 Mike Evans, TB $19
24 DJ Moore, CHI $18
25 Terry McLaurin, WAS $18
26 Mike Williams, LAC $18
27 Christian Kirk, JAC $18
28 Tyler Lockett, SEA $17
29 Diontae Johnson, PIT $16
30 Drake London, ATL $16
31 Marquise Brown, ARI $16
32 Jerry Jeudy, DEN $13
33 Brandon Aiyuk, SF $13
34 Michael Pittman Jr., IND $13
35 Jahan Dotson, WAS $11
36 George Pickens, PIT $9
37 JuJu Smith-Schuster, NE $9
38 Brandin Cooks, DAL $8
39 Jordan Addison, MIN $8
40 Gabe Davis, BUF $8
41 Michael Thomas, NO $8
42 Courtland Sutton, DEN $7
43 Treylon Burks, TEN $7
44 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA $5
45 Zay Flowers, BAL $5
46 Jakobi Meyers, LV $5
47 Nico Collins, HOU $4
48 Rondale Moore, ARI $4
49 Tyler Boyd, CIN $3
50 Allen Lazard, NYJ $3
51 Kadarius Toney, KC $3
52 Zay Jones, JAC $3
53 Odell Beckham Jr., BAL $2
54 Romeo Doubs, GB $2
55 Darnell Mooney, CHI $2
56 Michael Gallup, DAL $2
57 Adam Thielen, CAR $1
58 Hunter Renfrow, LV $1
59 DJ Chark Jr., CAR $1
60 Quentin Johnston, LAC $1
61 Skyy Moore, KC $1
For full WR PPR rankings, click here.
