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Wide Receiver Overall Player Ranking
1. Johnson, Andre -
Houston Texans
2. Fitzgerald, Larry - Arizona Cardinals
3. Johnson, Calvin - Detroit Lions
4. Moss, Randy - New England Patriots
5. White, Roddy - Atlanta Falcons
6. Wayne, Reggie - Indianapolis Colts
7. Jennings, Greg - Green Bay Packers
8. Smith, Steve - Carolina Panthers
9. Owens, Terrell - Buffalo Bills
10. Marshall, Brandon - Denver Broncos
11. Bowe, Dwayne - Kansas City Chiefs
12. Houshmandzadeh, T.J. - Seattle Seahawks
13. Bryant, Antonio - Tampa Bay
14. Boldin, Anquan - Arizona Cardinals
15. Jackson, Vincent - San Diego Chargers
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 The
Wide Receiver position in fantasy football is that asterisk that can
put your team over the top when you are searching for that elusive
championship. There are those that will tell you, you can find
serviceable receivers throughout the fantasy football draft, that
wide receivers are a dime a dozen. If you look at the wide receiver
stats each year it makes sense. At the wide receiver position,
there is a clump of premiere pass catchers that are head and
shoulders
above the
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that group, the
talent at wide receive becomes a quagmire of very average talent
with very few standouts. The wide receivers that remain have
very similar statistics, so in many cases there really isn’t a lot
to distinguish one from the other. This year's board is a bit
of an anomoly. You have several stud wide receivers that
underperformed (Reggie Wayne, Braylon Edwards, Marques Colston) and
guys that finally broke out with big time fantasy production (Larry
Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson, Roddy White). The question you
have to ask yourself for 2009 is, who are the pretenders and will
the solid veterans that annually produced for fantasy owners bounce
back with some solid production?
The top ten guys
gernerally have the capability to go for over 1200 yards and
ten touchdowns. The tier after these guys still looks solid
getting 900-1100 yards and maybe 6-10 touchdowns, but then it really
tails off. If you can find a way to snag a couple of the top
tier wideouts for your squad without hurting your picking at the
other position, I'd do it. The other significant
thing to mention about wide receivers is that rookie wideouts in
some cases have an easier adjustment to the NFL game than at other
positions. Each year, one or two of the rookie wide
receivers blossoms into a solid prospect that can be plucked from the waiver
wire. Also remember to keep your eye on the third year wideouts.
Wide receivers in their third year typically breakout. I have
a feeling that this year could be breakout year for several of the Class
of 2009. Keep an eye on Hakeem Nicks in New York, Austin
Collie in Indianapolis, and Percy Harvin in Minnesota.
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