We're not quite in the midst of a changing of the guard at WR yet, but we aren't far off. Davante Adams, Michael Thomas and DeAndre Hopkins are 28. Tyreek Hill and Stefon Diggs are 27. While that isn't old, WRs typically peak around their age-27 and -28 seasons, so we're likely closer to the final elite season from that group than their first, and they make up six of the top nine at the position in the Fantasy Football Today team's consensus rankings for 2021.

The Fantasy Football Today team have updated our rankings after the NFL Draft, and there's a very talented group of receivers from the past three seasons getting ready to break out. That makes this a very exciting time for the wide receiver position, which still has those elite WRs at their peaks but now has the likes of CeeDee Lamb, Brandon Aiyuk, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Chase Claypool, DeVonta Smith and more with the potential to make the leap into that group.

But it also means there could be a lot of volatility at the position in 2021. Some of those peak WRs may see an early decline, while many of the up-and-comers will surely fall short of our loftiest expectations. And, naturally, while we have a "consensus" ranking, there are many Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard, Heath Cummings and myself disagree on. There's no shortage of WRs to fill out your roster with in 2021, but how should you actually approach it?

As I did with quarterbacks Tuesday and running backs Wednesday, I'm going to go through our updated wide receiver rankings today to highlight where we do agree, where we don't and what it means for how you should draft in 2021.

I'll also answer some of the questions you all have sent in so far this week below. If you've got any questions, about the rankings or anything else, you can send them to Chris.Towers@CBSInteractive.com to be featured in a future newsletter. Now, here's our WR rankings as of May 6:

We'll move through the top 36 receivers 12 at a time, and I'll highlight some individual rankings that stand out.

37. D.J. Chark 38. Odell Beckham 39. T.Y. Hilton 40. Deebo Samuel 41. Marquise Brown 42. Jarvis Landry 43. Jerry Jeudy 44. Jaylen Waddle 45. Marvin Jones 46. Antonio Brown 47. Michael Pittman 48. Laviska Shenault Jr. 49. Michael Gallup 50. DeVante Parker 51. Cole Beasley 52. John Brown 53. Terrace Marshall Jr. 54. Corey Davis 55. Darnell Mooney 56. Mecole Hardman 57. Jalen Reagor 58. Rondale Moore 59. Henry Ruggs III 60. Jamison Crowder

Again, you can hit me up at Chris.Towers@CBSInteractive.com to get your questions answered!

Here's the way I look at it: If you keep Brown, your chances of getting an elite TE are pretty much non-existent, while if you keep Waller, your chances of getting a high-end WR are pretty good. Assume the top 20 or so players are going to be kept. That still means you could probably find someone like Calvin Ridley, Robert Woods, Terry McLaurin or Julio Jones there when you pick 12th. Waller and McLaurin is better in my view than whatever you would pair Brown with.

Though I will note I'm higher on the big three tight ends than just about anyone in the industry, ranking all three in my top-13 overall players. The edge they can give you on the competition at that position is just so valuable.

I totally, totally understand the concerns with Mixon. I've never actually been much of a fan of his, to be honest. But I don't think the Bengals being pass-first is actually bad for him, given the release of Giovani Bernard. Mixon could see a significant increase in passing game work, and I think he definitely out paces Akers in that regard -- even in his final six games when Akers became the clear No. 1 for the Rams, he had just 14 targets. Maybe Akers is better in the running game and overcomes that, but I think they'll probably be pretty close there, too, so Mixon gets the edge for me.

Akers is actually kind of in the place Mixon used to be for me in Fantasy, where there is an assumption that he'll be an exceptional talent with a huge role, but I'm not sure the passing game role will be there, which limits the upside. Of course, if they do use him like Todd Gurley, he probably has top-three overall upside. That's the key pivot point for Akers' value.

I think it comes down to Brady vs. Aiyuk, and I think you have to take Aiyuk. Brady had an incredible 2020 and was still just QB9 in points per game. I don't think he accounts for 43 touchdowns (on a 16-game pace) again, so there's some regression coming. I do think he can be a reliable starter, but I would rather let him go back in the player pool and either try to draft him again or go for a younger guy with upside like Justin Fields and pair him with someone like Matt Ryan, who I think could be every bit as good as Brady.