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Video: Top 5 Rookie WRs Plus 4 Sleepers

If Travis Hunter commits to WR, he could be a star. But what about the rest of this year's rookie class? Let's talk through the pros and cons of the top names ... and then dig up four sleepers!

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Fri, Apr 11 2025 2:13 PM UTC

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The top 5 in our rookie WR rankings hold the same guys as most fantasy football rankings ... but NOT in the same order. We're dishing fantasy football advice on the most prominent rookie WRs ahead of your dynasty rookie draft -- including what could go wrong! We're especially focused on the unique case of Travis Hunter. AND we've got four potential sleepers lingering lower in the rookie WR rankings.

0:00 Intro

2:40 Travis Hunter

7:59 Tetairoa McMillan

11:47 Matthew Golden

17:59 Emeka Egbuka

22:48 Luther Burden

31:15 Jayden Higgins

35:12 Jalen Royals

38:29 Tory Horton

40:08 Jack Bech

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Matt Schauf, Editor

Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.