More so than any other position, the wide receiver role makes it obvious how dependent their performance is on the players around them — the most important one of those being the quarterback. If you aren't marched up with a high-volume passing offense or a talented quarterback, it’s simply far more difficult to put up numbers at the position.
For these rankings, it’s not a one-to-one reflection of the receiver’s talent — that’s what our position rankings are for — although that plays a factor when it comes to the share of targets and routes we assume the wideout will get.