Fantasy Football Forbes List: Week 9 Wide Receiver Rankings

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Quick Hits – Through 7 games, Greg Jennings has the 5^th most fantasy points among wide receivers.  Unlike year’s past, he and Rodgers are clicking on a consistent basis … Dwayne Bowe gets a matchup against a Dolphins team that has been victimized by anyone and everyone.  He’s set to go off after a couple of mediocre weeks … Brandon Lloyd also has an excellent matchup against a bad Cardinals’ secondary, and we’ve already seen that the Rams offense heavily relies on getting him the ball … Andre Johnson is a game time decision, but if he goes, he needs to be in your lineup … Hakeem Nicks is starting to look pretty iffy to suit up against the Patriots.  Manningham and Cruz are both ranked assuming he’s out.  Against a New England team that is soft against the pass, both could easily exceed those rankings … With Kolb likely out, Skelton will get the start against the Rams.  Surprisingly, Fitzgerald’s numbers with both quarterbacks are very close to the same.  In a great matchup against a beat up Rams’ secondary, Fitzgerald will be fine … This will be the week that Miles Austin finally produces for fantasy owners.  He and Dez Bryant should both have big weeks against Seattle … The same can be said for Roddy White and Julio Jones.  The Colts have allowed a league worst 15 pass touchdowns … Desean Jackson looked early in the season like he might finally be a nice PPR wide receiver, but has since reverted to his old ways.  Against Chicago’s cover 2 that is tough to beat deep, he’s not warranting more than WR2 ranking this week.  Jason Avant should produce some decent PPR numbers in this one … Sidney Rice is easily Tarvaris Jackson’s favorite target.  He was held out of practice on Thursday, but should play Sunday.  The Seahawks likely won’t have success on the ground, so Rice should see a fair amount of targets in his direction.  Doug  Baldwin is worth a look as a WR3 as well, but has been far too inconsistent for our liking … Jon Baldwin (of no relation to Doug) showcased the athleticism that made him into a first round pick and is worth a roll of the dice against the Dolphins … Michael Crabtree’s production in his last two games has been admirable, and he’s worth a look as a WR3.  Expect him to start finding the endzone a little more frequently as the season goes on … There’s not a lot to love about Darius Heyward-Bey or Stevie Johnson.  DHB will likely draw Champ Bailey, while Stevie sits on Revis island.  If you have higher upside wide receivers in favorable matchups, plug them in instead … Malcom Floyd is looking like a game time decision, which could make Crayton low-end WR3 for those hurt by the bye week and injury bug.

 

Rank	Player	Opponent	Status
1	Greg Jennings , GB	@SD
2	Mike Wallace , PIT	BAL
3	Dwayne Bowe , KC	MIA
4	Wes Welker , NE	NYG	Q (Neck)
5	Brandon Lloyd , STL	@ARI
6	Marques Colston , NO	TB
7	Andre Johnson , HOU	CLE	Q (Hamstring)
8	Roddy White , ATL	@IND
9	Hakeem Nicks , NYG	@NE	Q (Hamstring)
10	Larry Fitzgerald , ARI	STL
11	Miles Austin , DAL	SEA
12	Jeremy Maclin , PHI	CHI
13	Brandon Marshall , MIA	@KC
14	Julio Jones, ATL	@IND	Q (Hamstring)
15	AJ Green, CIN	@TEN
16	Dez Bryant , DAL	SEA
17	Vincent Jackson , SD	GB	P (Hamstring)
18	Victor Cruz, NYG	@NE
19	Mario Manningham , NYG	@NE
20	DeSean Jackson , PHI	CHI
21	Santonio Holmes , NYJ	@BUF
22	Sidney Rice , SEA	@DAL	Q (Foot)
23	Antonio Brown , PIT	BAL
24	Jordy Nelson , GB	@SD
25	Mike Williams , TB	@NO
26	Anquan Boldin , BAL	@PIT
27	Pierre Garcon , IND	ATL
28	Jon Baldwin, KC	MIA
29	Plaxico Burress, NYJ	@BUF	P (Back)
30	Stevie Johnson , BUF	NYJ
31	Darius Heyward-Bey, OAK	DEN
32	Michael Crabtree , SF	@WAS	Q (Foot)
33	Deion Branch , NE	NYG
34	Reggie Wayne , IND	ATL
35	Doug Baldwin, SEA	@DAL
36	Jason Avant , PHI	CHI
37	Nate Washington , TEN	CIN
38	Malcom Floyd , SD	GB	Q (Hip)
39	Eric Decker , DEN	@OAK
40	Jabar Gaffney , WAS	SF
41	Torrey Smith, BAL	@PIT
42	Hines Ward , PIT	BAL	Q (Ankle)
43	Greg Little, CLE	@HOU
44	Patrick Crayton, SD	GB
45	Steve Breaston , KC	MIA
46	Lance Moore , NO	TB
47	Greg Salas, STL	@ARI
48	Davone Bess , MIA	@KC
49	Kevin Walter , HOU	CLE	Q (Knee)
50	Laurent Robinson, DAL	SEA
51	Denarious Moore, OAK	DEN
52	David Nelson , BUF	NYJ
53	Eddie Royal , DEN	@OAK
54	Braylon Edwards , SF	@WAS	Q (Knee)
55	James Jones , GB	@SD
56	Jerome Simpson , CIN	@TEN
57	Ben Obomanu, SEA	@DAL
58	Devin Hester , CHI	@PHI
59	Demaryius Thomas , DEN	@OAK
60	Early Doucet , ARI	STL
61	Johnny Knox , CHI	@PHI
62	Damian Williams , TEN	CIN
63	Jacoby Ford, OAK	DEN
64	Danario Alexander , STL	@ARI	Q (Knee)
65	Jacoby Jones, HOU	CLE
66	Preston Parker , TB	@NO
67	Jeremy Kerley, NYJ	@BUF
68	Josh Cribbs , CLE	@HOU
69	Brian Hartline , MIA	@KC
70	Arrelious Benn , TB	@NO
71	T.J. Houshmandzadeh, OAK	DEN
72	Robert Meachem , NO	TB
73	Roy Williams , CHI	@PHI
74	Andre Caldwell , CIN	@TEN
75	Donald Driver , GB	@SD
76	Mohamed Massaquoi , CLE	@HOU	Q (Head)
77	Austin Collie , IND	ATL
78	Dane Sanzenbacher, CHI	@PHI