Top 10 Fantasy Wide Receivers of 2020
Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers posted the top fantasy wide receiver season of 2020, scoring 358 fantasy points across 16 games for an average of 22 points per game. Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs and Stefon Diggs of the Buffalo Bills tied at 329 points to fill out the top three, while the rest of the top ten stretched from DeAndre Hopkins down to Adam Thielen at 252 points. Adams finished comfortably clear of the field, and no other receiver in 2020 came within shouting distance of his total.
The Complete 2020 Wide Receiver Top 10
The 2020 season produced one of the deepest wide receiver boards in recent memory, and the table below shows exactly how the ten best seasons stacked up. Every number comes from the final scoring record: rank, player, team, games, total fantasy points, points per game, and each receiver's best single week.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Davante Adams | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 358 | 22 | 45 | | 2 | Tyreek Hill | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 329 | 21 | 58 | | 3 | Stefon Diggs | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 329 | 21 | 42 | | 4 | DeAndre Hopkins | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 288 | 18 | 30 | | 5 | Calvin Ridley | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 280 | 17 | 34 | | 6 | DK Metcalf | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 271 | 17 | 40 | | 7 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 270 | 17 | 38 | | 8 | Tyler Lockett | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 265 | 17 | 53 | | 9 | Allen Robinson | Chicago Bears | 16 | 263 | 16 | 28 | | 10 | Adam Thielen | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 252 | 16 | 32 |
How Adams Separated From the Tied Pair Behind Him
The most distinctive feature of the 2020 wide receiver race is the tie at the top that never actually threatened the leader. Tyreek Hill and Stefon Diggs both finished at 329 points with matching 21-point per-game averages, yet Davante Adams outscored both by a wide margin at 358 points while averaging 22 per contest. Adams also posted a 45-point best week, higher than Diggs managed in any single game, though Hill's own best week towered over the entire board.
Below the tied pair, DeAndre Hopkins anchored the second tier at 288 points and 18 per game, a notch ahead of the four receivers who clustered between 265 and 280 points. That cluster is where the 2020 season gets interesting for fantasy managers: Calvin Ridley, DK Metcalf, Justin Jefferson, and Tyler Lockett all finished within a razor-thin band of one another, making draft position among them essentially a coin flip on the final numbers.
The Per-Game View: Three Averages Inside a Crowded Middle
The points-per-game column sharpens the picture of the middle tier. Ridley, Metcalf, Jefferson, and Lockett all averaged 17 points per game, while Allen Robinson and Adam Thielen sat just behind at 16. In per-game terms, the difference between finishing fifth and finishing eighth was nothing at all, since those four receivers were inseparable on a weekly basis and only total points separated them.
At the very top, the per-game view confirms Adams rather than complicating him: his 22-point average is the highest on the board, and he paired it with the highest season total. The only place the weekly column disagrees with the ranking is between Hill and Diggs, who were identical in both measures, and at the bottom, where Robinson's 16 per game and Thielen's 16 per game mirror their near-identical totals of 263 and 252.
Single Weeks That Shaped the Standings
Tyreek Hill owns the biggest single fantasy week of any receiver in 2020 at 58 points, a game that stands well clear of every other best week in the top ten. Tyler Lockett's 53-point week is the second-highest single-game figure on the list, remarkable for a receiver who finished eighth in total points, and it shows how much of his season arrived in concentrated bursts.
Adams posted a 45-point best week, third-highest among the ten, which fit his profile as both the steadiest and the most explosive receiver of the year. At the other end, DeAndre Hopkins reached only 30 points in his best game and Allen Robinson only 28, the two lowest best-week figures in the group. Hopkins in particular built his fourth-place season on consistent production rather than a single eruption, since his 18-point average came with the quietest peak of anyone in the top five.
Which Teams Placed Two Receivers in the Top 10
Two organizations landed a pair of receivers on this list. The Seattle Seahawks finished with DK Metcalf sixth and Tyler Lockett eighth, combining 271 and 265 points from the same offense. The Minnesota Vikings also placed two wideouts here, with Justin Jefferson seventh at 270 points and Adam Thielen tenth at 252.
That concentration mattered for fantasy managers who stacked teammates in 2020 drafts. Jefferson and Thielen finished within 18 points of each other in total output, and Metcalf and Lockett were even closer at six points apart, so managers who rostered either tandem received near-equal value from both halves of the pair.
Common questions
Who was the best fantasy wide receiver in 2020?
- Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers was the best fantasy wide receiver of 2020, scoring 358 fantasy points in 16 games with 22 points per game and a 45-point best week. He led all receivers in both total points and per-game average.
How many fantasy points did Tyreek Hill score in 2020?
- Tyreek Hill scored 329 fantasy points in 2020 for the Kansas City Chiefs, averaging 21 points per game across 16 games. His best single week of the season was 58 points, the highest of any wide receiver that year.
Which wide receivers tied in 2020 fantasy points?
- Tyreek Hill and Stefon Diggs tied at 329 fantasy points in 2020, with identical 21-point per-game averages. Hill's 58-point best week and Diggs's 42-point best week were the only places their seasons differed in the record.
Did Justin Jefferson finish as a top 10 fantasy wide receiver in 2020?
- Yes. Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings finished seventh among wide receivers in 2020 with 270 fantasy points, 17 points per game, and a 38-point best week.
Which 2020 wide receiver had the biggest single fantasy week?
- Tyreek Hill had the biggest single fantasy week of any wide receiver in 2020, posting 58 points in his best game. Tyler Lockett was next at 53 points, followed by Davante Adams at 45 points.
How many receivers in the 2020 top 10 averaged at least 17 points per game?
- Eight of the ten highest-scoring wide receivers of 2020 averaged at least 17 points per game. Only Allen Robinson and Adam Thielen, both at 16 points per game, fell below that mark.