Wide Receiver (WR) Red Zone Targets 2025

Bigger bodied wide receivers are used much more in the red zone than smaller receivers. While there are some exceptions, we look at the sure-handed guys who have advantages over smaller cornerbacks. WR1s can dominate in the red zone for usage, mainly because of their size differential. Mike Evans is a prime example of that, who has had a few weeks with multiple red zone targets. In some cases, that is not the same, like Julio Jones seeing two red zone targets through the first six weeks of the season. Much like the other positions, red zone targets correlate with scoring touchdowns, which means fantasy points. Guys with higher targets are ahead of others when looking at the touchdown leaders. DeAndre Hopkins is a prime example, who has five red zone touchdowns this season, and 11 red zone targets. His total for the year so far is eight receiving touchdowns.

Bigger bodied wide receivers are used much more in the red zone than smaller receivers. While there are some exceptions, we look at the sure-handed guys who have advantages over smaller cornerbacks. WR1s can dominate in the red zone for usage, mainly because of their size differential. Mike Evans is a prime example of that, who has had a few weeks with multiple red zone targets. In some cases, that is not the same, like Julio Jones seeing two red zone targets through the first six weeks of the season. Much like the other positions, red zone targets correlate with scoring touchdowns, which means fantasy points. Guys with higher targets are ahead of others when looking at the touchdown leaders. DeAndre Hopkins is a prime example, who has five red zone touchdowns this season, and 11 red zone targets. His total for the year so far is eight receiving touchdowns.

NAME TEAM Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Total Avg Rec Catch % TD
JuJu Smith-Schuster KC 1 4 5 0 0 0% 0
Romeo Doubs GB 2 1 3 6 2 0 0% 0
Amon-Ra St. Brown DET 1 4 2 2 9 1 0 0% 0
Davante Adams LAR 5 3 2 10 0 0 0% 0
Greg Dortch ARI 2 2 0 0 0% 0
Jauan Jennings SF 2 2 4 2 0 0% 0
Jaylen Waddle MIA 1 1 1 2 5 1 0 0% 0
Matthew Golden GB 2 2 0 0 0% 0
Puka Nacua LAR 1 2 3 0 0 0% 0
Stefon Diggs NE 2 2 0 0 0% 0
Tee Higgins CIN 1 2 3 0 0 0% 0
Tyquan Thornton KC 1 2 3 0 0 0% 0
Wan'Dale Robinson NYG 1 1 2 4 1 0 0% 0
Brandin Cooks NO 1 1 0 0 0% 0
Ben Skowronek PIT 1 1 0 0 0% 0
Cooper Kupp SEA 1 1 2 0 0 0% 0
Chris Olave NO 1 1 2 1 5 1 0 0% 0
Courtland Sutton DEN 1 1 1 3 1 1 100% 0
Cedric Tillman CLE 1 1 1 3 1 1 100% 1
Drake London ATL 2 1 3 2 0 0% 0
DK Metcalf PIT 1 1 1 3 0 0 0% 0
Deebo Samuel Sr. WAS 1 1 2 0 0 0% 0
Dont'e Thornton Jr. LV 1 1 0 0 0% 0
George Pickens DAL 4 3 1 8 0 0 0% 0
Jerry Jeudy CLE 1 1 0 0 0% 0
Joshua Palmer BUF 2 1 1 4 2 1 50% 0
Kalif Raymond DET 1 1 0 0 0% 0
Luke McCaffrey WAS 1 1 0 0 0% 0
Marquise Brown KC 3 1 4 3 1 33.3% 0
Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI 1 2 1 4 1 1 100% 1
Mack Hollins NE 1 1 2 0 0 0% 0
Michael Pittman Jr. IND 1 1 1 3 0 0 0% 0
Rashid Shaheed NO 1 2 1 1 5 1 0 0% 0
Savion Williams GB 1 1 2 1 1 100% 0
Troy Franklin DEN 3 1 1 5 0 0 0% 0
Travis Hunter JAX 1 1 2 1 1 100% 0
Alex Bachman LV 0 0 0 0% 0
A.J. Brown PHI 3 3 0 0 0% 0
Ashton Dulin IND 0 0 0 0% 0
Adonai Mitchell IND 0 0 0 0% 0
Alec Pierce IND 1 1 2 1 0 0% 0
Arian Smith NYJ 0 0 0 0% 0
Bryce Oliver TEN 0 0 0 0% 0
Brian Thomas Jr. JAX 3 3 0 0 0% 0
Brycen Tremayne CAR 0 0 0 0% 0
Calvin Austin III PIT 1 1 2 1 1 100% 1
Chimere Dike TEN 3 2 5 0 0 0% 0
Charlie Jones CIN 0 0 0 0% 0
CeeDee Lamb DAL 1 1 0 0 0% 0
Chris Moore WAS 0 0 0 0% 0

Bigger bodied wide receivers are used much more in the red zone than smaller receivers. While there are some exceptions, we look at the sure-handed guys who have advantages over smaller cornerbacks. WR1s can dominate in the red zone for usage, mainly because of their size differential. Mike Evans is a prime example of that, who has had a few weeks with multiple red zone targets. In some cases, that is not the same, like Julio Jones seeing two red zone targets through the first six weeks of the season. Much like the other positions, red zone targets correlate with scoring touchdowns, which means fantasy points. Guys with higher targets are ahead of others when looking at the touchdown leaders. DeAndre Hopkins is a prime example, who has five red zone touchdowns this season, and 11 red zone targets. His total for the year so far is eight receiving touchdowns.