When it comes to 2025 NFL top-10 WR rankings, Detroit Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown continues to climb.
By now, Amon-Ra St. Brown isn’t catching anyone by surprise.
The Detroit Lions ’ 2021 fourth-round pick may have been the 16th receiver off the board that draft cycle, but in four seasons, he’s already established himself as a top-10 receiver in the entire league. After back-to-back-to-back 1,000-yard and 100-catch seasons, that much isn’t up for debate. The question is: how high can he climb?
In ESPN’s survey of NFL executives, coaches, and scouts, St. Brown has climbed to the No. 6 receiver in the league , trailing only Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill, CeeDee Lamb, and A.J. Brown. One person placed St. Brown in the top three, another had him outside the top-10 completely.
“He doesn’t have the size but he has these high-level traits: Feet, hands, instincts, run-after-catch, competitive toughness,” an NFC executive told ESPN.
St. Brown has steadily improved his ranking in these annual surveys since coming into the league. After his first 1,000-yard season in 2022, St. Brown didn’t make the 2023 top-10 but was among the honorable mentions. Last year, he catapulted into the top-10, ranking seventh in the NFL. Now, he sits just outside the top-five after back-to-back All-Pro seasons.
“Has elite football instincts for the position,” an NFL coordinator said. “Understands how to attack leverage. Runs hard every play. Plays inside and outside. Makes all the tough catches on high-leverage downs. Blocks, plays physical. The only thing he doesn’t do is win outside the red line [close to the sideline], but that’s not how the game works anyways.”
Also worth noting is that while Jameson Williams did not place in the top 10, nor was he listed as one of the six honorable mentions, he did receive top-10 votes, per the article. If he could make the jump that some within the Lions organization are expecting, maybe he’s on next year’s list?
Here’s where other Lions have ranked on these ESPN top-10 surveys:
QB: Jared Goff — 8th
RB: Jahmyr Gibbs — 3rd
TE: Sam LaPorta — 3rd
OT Penei Sewell — 2nd
EDGE: Aidan Hutchison — 7th
DT: None (Alim McNeill received votes)
LB: None (Jack Campbell received votes)
S: Brian Branch — 2nd; Kerby Joseph — 5th
ESPN will release their final positional rankings (cornerbacks) on Thursday.