Top 10 Fantasy WR Seasons of 2017
Topping the 2017 wide receiver board was DeAndre Hopkins, whose Texans campaign produced 310 points over 16 contests, an average of 19 per game, and a peak week of 36. Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers finished second at 308 points, also at 19 per game, while Keenan Allen of the Los Angeles Chargers took third at 278. Hopkins led the position on the strength of a full season at the top scoring rate, which makes him the clear head of the 2017 class.
What Were the Ten Best Fantasy Wide Receiver Seasons of 2017?
The table below lists the full top ten at wide receiver for 2017, ranked by total fantasy points. Every figure comes straight from the season records.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points per game | Best week | | 1 | DeAndre Hopkins | Houston Texans | 16 | 310 | 19 | 36 | | 2 | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 308 | 19 | 42 | | 3 | Keenan Allen | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 278 | 17 | 40 | | 4 | Jarvis Landry | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 260 | 16 | 25 | | 5 | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 259 | 16 | 34 | | 6 | Michael Thomas | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 258 | 16 | 28 | | 7 | Julio Jones | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 252 | 16 | 51 | | 8 | Adam Thielen | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 240 | 15 | 31 | | 9 | Tyreek Hill | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 239 | 15 | 36 | | 10 | A.J. Green | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 227 | 14 | 30 |
How Did the 2017 Wide Receiver Rankings Take Shape?
The top of the board was a two-player race. DeAndre Hopkins at 310 points and Antonio Brown at 308 points share the same 19 points per game figure, and both played 16 games, so the ordering between them comes down to the smallest possible margin in total points. Below that pair, Keenan Allen sits at 278 points and 17 per game, and the drop from second to third is where the standings separate most sharply.
The middle of the list is tightly packed. Jarvis Landry, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Thomas, and Julio Jones occupy the fourth through seventh spots at 260, 259, 258, and 252 points respectively, all with 16 points per game. Three of those four are within two points of each other, so a single week's swing could have reordered them. Adam Thielen at 240 and Tyreek Hill at 239 are nearly tied for eighth and ninth, and A.J. Green closes the list at 227 points and 14 per game, the lowest per-game figure in the group.
Which 2017 Wide Receiver Had the Biggest Single Week?
Julio Jones owns the standout best week in the top ten at 51 points, the highest single-game figure on the board and well beyond his per-game level of 16. Antonio Brown's best week of 42 and Keenan Allen's best week of 40 also clear the 36-point weeks posted by DeAndre Hopkins and Tyreek Hill. Jones finishing seventh in total points while holding the top single week is the most striking disagreement in the 2017 numbers between peak performance and season-long accumulation.
The per-game column otherwise tracks the total ranking closely. Hopkins and Brown share the lead at 19 per game, Allen stands alone at 17, four receivers sit at 16, Thielen and Hill at 15, and Green at 14. Because every receiver in the top ten played 16 games, the per-game ordering matches the points ordering almost exactly, with only the packed middle four and the near-tie between Thielen and Hill offering any ambiguity.
Common questions
Who was the number one fantasy wide receiver in 2017?
- DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans, with 310 fantasy points over 16 games, 19 fantasy points per game, and a best week of 36.
How many fantasy points did Antonio Brown score in 2017?
- Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers scored 308 fantasy points in 2017, with 19 points per game and a best week of 42, finishing second among wide receivers.
Which wide receiver had the biggest single fantasy week in 2017?
- Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons, whose best week of 51 points was the largest single-game total among the top ten wide receivers of 2017.
Which teams had a top ten fantasy wide receiver in 2017?
- The Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, and Cincinnati Bengals each had one receiver in the top ten.
Where was the tightest cluster in the 2017 wide receiver top ten?
- Positions four through seven: Jarvis Landry at 260 points, Larry Fitzgerald at 259, Michael Thomas at 258, and Julio Jones at 252, all with 16 points per game. Adam Thielen at 240 and Tyreek Hill at 239 were similarly close at eighth and ninth.