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Let's rank the NFC North's top running acks and wide receivers.

Ranking The NFC North's Running Backs and Wide Receivers

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Let's start by ranking the top five running backs in the NFC North.

Running Back Rankings

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/dandre-swift/1363">Swift</a> nearly eclipsed career-best numbers in his first season with the Bears. He finished with 959 yards and six touchdowns. 2025 will be Ben Johnson’s first season as Chicago’s head coach, and he is familiar with Swift. Either Swift has a career year or <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/roschon-johnson/1756">Roschon Johnson</a> and <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/kyle-monangai/86441">Kyle Monangai</a> cut into his workload.

5. D'Andre Swift, Chicago Bears

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/david-montgomery/2103">Montgomery</a> is Detroit’s short-yardage back and should lead the team in goal-line carries in the upcoming season. He finished 2024 with 775 yards and 12 touchdowns. After Jahmyr Gibbs’ massive season, Montgomery could shoulder more work if the coaching staff wants to cut back on Gibbs’ carries.

4. David Montgomery, Detroit Lions

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/aaron-jones/1994">Jones Sr.</a> is coming off a season in which he played in every game for the third time in his career. He finished with 1,138 yards and five touchdowns. He enters 2025 at 30 years old, and backup <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/jordan-mason/2648">Jordan Mason</a> could cut into Jones’ workload if age starts to factor into his production.

3. Aaron Jones Sr., Minnesota Vikings

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/josh-jacobs/1784">Jacobs</a> saw success in his first season with Green Bay. He finished with 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns. Jacobs can finish with career-best numbers in 2025.

2. Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers

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In his second season, <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/jahmyr-gibbs/2151">Gibbs</a> rushed for 1,412 yards and 16 touchdowns. He saw more usage in the receiving game, resulting in 517 yards and four touchdowns. Gibbs should see identical usage and finish the season as a top NFL running back.

1. Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions

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Now let's rank the top ten wide receiv in the NFC North.

Wide Receiver Rankings

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/matthew-golden/86081">Golden</a> enters his rookie season after finishing his final season at Texas with 987 yards and nine touchdowns. He may be WR3 heading into week one, but that will quickly change. He should be expected to be the first 1,000-yard Packers receiver in a handful of years.

10. Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/dontayvion-wicks/2032">Wicks</a> should see an uptick in 2025 after finishing last season with 415 yards and five touchdowns. With Christian Watson starting the season on the PUP list, Wicks enters as Green Bay’s WR2. However, it won’t be long before rookie Matthew Golden jumps Wicks and Reed for the WR1 tag.

9. Dontayvion Wicks, Green Bay Packers

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/christian-watson/1999">Watson</a> featured in 15 games, finishing with 620 yards and two touchdowns. He set a career-best in receiving yards before suffering a knee injury in the final game of last season. He will start 2025 on the PUP list but can make an immediate impact once activated to the active roster.

8. Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers

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Playing in an atrocious offense, <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/rome-odunze/69047">Odunze</a> had a productive rookie campaign. He finished with 734 receiving yards and three touchdowns. This season, the first under head coach Ben Johnson, Odunze should eclipse 1,000 receiving yards.

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7. Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/jayden-reed/1992">Reed</a> may not be elite, but he is efficient. He finished 2024 with 857 yards and six touchdowns. He will enter 2025 as WR1 in Green Bay.

3. Jayden Reed, Green Bay Packers

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/jameson-williams/2117">Williams</a> broke out in his third NFL season, finishing with 1,001 yards and seven touchdowns. He should see more targets in 2025. Expect another career-high in yards and touchdowns in the upcoming season.

5. Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/jordan-addison/1287">Addison</a> finished his second season with 875 yards and nine touchdowns. He’s set to miss the team’s first three games but should make up for lost time starting in week four. 2025 can be his first season going over the 1,000-yard mark.

4. Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/dj-moore/1752">Moore</a> didn’t eclipse 1,000 yards in 2024, but he caught the most passes (98) in his career. Ben Johnson takes over as head coach in Chicago, and Moore should be back to 1,000+ yards. It won’t be shocking if he finishes this season with career-highs across the board.
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3. DJ Moore, Chicago Bears

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/amon-ra-st-brown/2108">St. Brown</a> is an undervalued NFL wide receiver due to not receiving the recognition as some of his peers. St. Brown finished last season with 1,263 yards and a career-high 12 touchdowns. He will once again be the leading receiver for the 2025 Lions.

2. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions

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<a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/justin-jefferson/1274">Jefferson</a> finished a fifth-straight season over 1,000 receiving yards (1,533) and ended with 10 touchdown receptions. He will become a favorite target of <a href="https://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/players/jj-mccarthy/69164">J.J. McCarthy</a> and undoubtedly be a top two NFL wide receiver. The question remains how long it will take him to shed his hamstring issue.

1. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings

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