NFL 2023: Ranking the 5 best wide receiver groups in the league

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: JaMarr Chase #1 of the Cincinnati Bengals warms up prior to the NFL Super Bowl LVI football game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /

No. 2 best wide receiver group in the NFL in 2023: Cincinnati Bengals

Ja’Marr Chase
Tee Higgins
Tyler Boyd
Charlie Jones
Andre Iosivas
Trenton Irwin

The Cincinnati Bengals were crowned the top wide receiver unit in 2022. They fall to the second position in 2023. The Bengals’ wide receiving unit, similar to the top 3 groups that make up this list, is armed with two WR1s which is a luxury only a few teams possess. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins both finished the season with over 1,000 receiving yards each and Tyler Boyd came close with a respectable 762 yards with 5 touchdowns.

Already armed with such weapons the Bengals elected to draft another receiver, Purdue’s Charlie Jones in the fourth round. Jones will inevitably go through his rookie aches and pains but should be a contributor down the stretch. The Bengals also took Iosivas in the 6th round for additional depth. These rookies may hear their names called sooner rather than later considering Chase missed 5 games in 2022. Irwin can be effective and overall the Bengals receiver room is not lacking in active participants for Joe Burrow to throw to.

The Bengals, while still making a deep run in the postseason, did not make a return trip to the Super Bowl. They lost to the Chiefs by only three points (the same amount the Bengals beat the Chiefs by in 2022) missing their opportunity.

The Bengals’ lone receiving touchdown went to Higgins and no receivers were able to hit triple digits in receiving yards. The Bengals finished the regular season with an astonishingly low 10.8 yards per completion average placing them 19th in that category. The Bengals also landed 12th in completions over 20 yards with 54, falling just behind the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans surprisingly. Their saving grace was finishing second overall in receiving touchdowns with 35, just behind the Chiefs.

The Bengals wide receiver group as a whole is elite and the difference between the Bengals and the team that came in first on this year’s list is razor-thin. The Bengals could arguably maintain the #1 position two years in a row. When it comes to potential and ceiling vs floor you’ll have to read on and understand why we have a new #1 this season.

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