Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: Tee Higgins Leads Standout WR2s To Target

With training camps in full swing and actionable nuggets dropping daily, let's dive into the dynasty fantasy football rankings and highlight a handful of standout WR2s that I'm paying more attention to.

WR2s That Stand Out In Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings

George Pickens, WR - Cowboys

Certain players are just a bit more fun to watch than others. That's how I feel whenever I watch George Pickens play or go back and watch his weekly highlight-reel catches.

A successful first season in Dallas saw him compile quite the stat line:

• 137 targets
• 93 receptions
• 1,429 receiving yards
• 9 TDs

Now playing on a one-year, $23M franchise tag, Pickens will be motivated to put together another strong campaign. Playing alongside CeeDee Lamb, he'll make up one of the league's most dangerous receiver rooms.

Our projections have Lamb & Pickens easily outpacing Ryan Flournoy (No. 3 option).

Pickens has been remarkably durable throughout his career, playing in all 17 games in three of four seasons. His last season in Pittsburgh (2024) still saw him play in 14 games, so we have no reason to be concerned about anything health-wise.

The Cowboys are loaded on offense and, once again, figure to be one of the top-scoring teams in the league this season. Dak Prescott is firmly in his prime and is coming off a season that saw him attempt a career-high 600 passes that resulted in over 4,500 passing yards and 30 TDs. I would expect a similar, high-powered aerial assault from Dallas again in 2026.

If you can snag Pickens at a "discount" because he's only the WR2 on his own team, scoop up that value and enjoy rostering one of the league's most fun players to watch.

Jordyn Tyson, WR - Saints

Before the NFL Draft this past spring, the following description for Jordyn Tyson showed up on our website, and I absolutely loved it:

Three-level alpha with big-play DNA and red flags.

This was before the New Orleans Saints made him their No. 2 option behind Chris Olave, immediately giving the Saints a potential matchup nightmare for opposing defenses this season. Heading into the draft process, it was hard to ignore the aforementioned red flags:

• Torn ACL, MCL, PCL
• Fractured clavicle
• Hamstring setbacks

In addition, Tyson had missed 17 of a possible 51 games (33%). That's … not great. Even so, it was hard to ignore how dominant he was when healthy. The Saints carefully managed his reps throughout the summer and, as of this writing, the reports out of training camp have nothing but glowing praise for the No. 8 overall selection.

I've mentioned in prior pieces that I love targeting offense with condensed passing attacks. The Saints fit that description perfectly. While Tyson might be the WR2 on his own team, both Olave and Tyson are projected to break 200 PPR this season.

The No. 3 wideout in New Orleans? Yeah, his projection is all the way down at 81 PPR.

Don't let the depth chart make you think anything less of Tyson in both dynasty and redraft formats. The stars are aligning for the Saints to be one of the more trendy sleeper teams heading into 2026. Combine that with a very winnable NFC South division, and we could be talking about this Saints wideout tandem as one of the best in the league this time next season.

Rome Odunze, WR - Bears

I've been as high as anyone on Luther Burden this offseason, but a recent groin injury has forced me (and likely many others) to ease up on the hype train a bit and give some well-earned credit to third-year wideout Rome Odunze.

Within the last few weeks, Burden finally overtook Odunze in dynasty value, so technically, Odunze fits my "WR2 on his own team" narrative just fine.

As a sophomore in 2025, Odunze was well on his way to a massive breakout campaign before, out of nowhere, he fell out of favor following the Week 5 bye. From Weeks 1-4, he averaged:

• 8.7 targets
• 74 receiving yards
• 1.2 TDs
• 19.9 PPR

From Weeks 6-13, he posted just two games with double-digit fantasy points and scored just once. Then, a stress fracture in his foot ended any hope for a strong finish to the season. However, as of early August, it sounds like he's doing well and should play a key role for both Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams this season.

Perhaps even more noteworthy is not his own injury history, but a new injury to his teammate.

Specific to the receivers, Burden and Odunze are miles ahead of the No. 3 option at the position, with both near or well above the 200-point threshold and Kalif Raymond down at a measly 50.

Like everything else in fantasy football (and in life, honestly), additional context is needed. The Bears obviously have massive plans for their star TE Colston Loveland, so he'll be quite involved as well.

Even so, the departure of DJ Moore and now a banged-up Burden give Odunze even more opportunity to step into a featured role this season.

Tee Higgins, WR - Bengals

I've been a Tee Higgins fan since his time at Clemson, so it's hard to believe he's heading into Year 7 in the NFL.

He'll always be "my guy".

Enough of that. As the running mate for Ja'Marr Chase over the last five years, Higgins has remarkably held his own, especially on a per-game basis. I say that because, unfortunately, injuries have become a regular part of the Higgins experience each year. Over the last three seasons, he's played in 12, 12 and 15 games.

Fortunately for dynasty fantasy football managers, Higgins has been a TD machine over the last two seasons, scoring 10 times in 2024 and 11 times in 2025.

The return of Joe Burrow (again) should bode well for Chase and Higgins. In his last full season (2024), Burrow threw for nearly 5,000 yards and 43 TDs. Chase and Higgins combined for 27 of those. That's exactly the type of condensed target volume I want to see.

Here's how we have it projected for the 2026 season:

As you've seen throughout this column, whenever there's a massive drop-off from the top-two wideouts to whoever the third option is, that's where I like to look for value in my dynasty fantasy football startup drafts and trade discussions.

The AFC is loaded with talented QBs, so the Bengals offense will continue to funnel through Burrow, Chase and Higgins. It sounds like the Bengals have been extremely careful in monitoring Higgins' reps this offseason, so pending a healthy season, 10+ TD receptions is almost certainly in the cards for the third straight season.