Top 10 Fantasy WR Seasons of 2021
Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams produced the number one fantasy wide receiver season of 2021, scoring 438 fantasy points over 17 games at 26 points per game. Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers finished second at 344, and Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers took third at 339. No other wide receiver in this group matched Kupp's 438 points for the 2021 season.
The Complete 2021 Wide Receiver Scoring Table
Here are the ten best fantasy wide receiver seasons of 2021, ranked by total fantasy points, with games played, points per game and best single week taken directly from the season records.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 438 | 26 | 38 | | 2 | Davante Adams | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 344 | 20 | 38 | | 3 | Deebo Samuel | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 339 | 20 | 36 | | 4 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 330 | 19 | 37 | | 5 | Ja'Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 305 | 18 | 56 | | 6 | Tyreek Hill | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 296 | 17 | 48 | | 7 | Stefon Diggs | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 286 | 17 | 30 | | 8 | Diontae Johnson | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 272 | 16 | 30 | | 9 | Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 262 | 15 | 32 | | 10 | Hunter Renfrow | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 259 | 15 | 29 |
How Far Kupp Ran Away With the 2021 Receiver Race
The distance between first and second is the defining feature of this board. Kupp's 438 points tower over Adams' 344, a lead so large that no other receiver came within striking distance of it. His 26 points per game also topped the list, so both the total column and the per-game column point to Kupp as the leader among these 2021 wide receivers.
Adams and Samuel formed a near-tie for second, separated by just a handful of points at 344 and 339, and both posted 20 points per game. Justin Jefferson sat just behind them at 330, which meant three receivers bunched tightly in the chase pack while the leader ran alone.
Ja'Marr Chase Owned the Biggest Single Week
The best-week column belongs to Chase, whose 56-point explosion was the largest single game recorded by anyone on this list. That is 8 points beyond Tyreek Hill's best week of 48 and well past Kupp's top outing of 38, even though Chase finished fifth in total points at 305. Hill's 48 stands as the second-highest single week here, showing how the Kansas City Chiefs speedster delivered his scoring in dramatic bursts.
Kupp and Adams each posted a best week of 38, remarkable consistency for players who also finished first and second in season-long scoring. At the other end, Hunter Renfrow's best week of 29 was the smallest peak in the group, yet his 259 points were enough to hold the tenth spot for the Las Vegas Raiders.
What the Per-Game Column Reveals About the 2021 Top Ten
Reading down the per-game column traces a clean descent: 26 for Kupp, 20 for both Adams and Samuel, 19 for Jefferson, 18 for Chase, 17 for both Hill and Diggs, 16 for Johnson, and 15 for Evans and Renfrow. The agreement between the totals column and the per-game column is total here, with no receiver ranked by volume who underperformed his rank on a weekly basis.
Ten different teams placed a receiver in this top ten, with one club per spot: the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Las Vegas Raiders. These receivers spanned several different offenses, with totals ranging from 259 to 438 points in 2021.
Common questions
Who had the best fantasy WR season in 2021?
- Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams, with 438 fantasy points over 17 games at 26 points per game. No other receiver in 2021 came close to that total.
Which wide receivers finished in the top 5 for fantasy points in 2021?
- Cooper Kupp (438), Davante Adams (344), Deebo Samuel (339), Justin Jefferson (330) and Ja'Marr Chase (305) were the five highest scoring wide receivers of 2021.
Which receiver had the highest single-game fantasy score in 2021?
- Ja'Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals, whose best week of the 2021 season was 56 fantasy points, the largest single week on the wide receiver top ten board.
How many teams had a top 10 fantasy wide receiver in 2021?
- Ten different teams, one per spot on the list: the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Las Vegas Raiders.
Was Cooper Kupp clearly ahead of Davante Adams in 2021 fantasy scoring?
- Yes. Kupp scored 438 points to Adams' 344, and his 26 points per game also beat Adams' 20, so both measures point to the same dominant verdict.