2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers

The upcoming weekend is a big one in the world of fantasy football, coinciding with the third and most telling week of preseason action. We've knocked out our Quarterback and Running back rankings, and we're going to help you get ready for the weekend with our third installment of fantasy football position rankings, this time focusing on the wide receivers.



Tier 1

1. Andre Johnson

2. Roddy White

3. Calvin Johnson

4. Hakeem Nicks

5. Larry Fitzgerald

6. Greg Jennings

7. Reggie Wayne

8. Mike Wallace



Tier 2

9. Vincent Jackson

10. DeSean Jackson

11. Dwayne Bowe

12. Dez Bryant

13. Kenny Britt

14. Miles Austin

15. Santonio Holmes

16. Marques Colston

17. Brandon Marshall

18. Brandon Lloyd

19. Steve Johnson

Tier 3

20. Percy Harvin

21. Anquan Boldin

22. Wes Welker

23. Mike Williams (TB)

24. Jeremy Maclin

25. Mario Manningham

26. Chad Ochocinco

27. Sidney Rice

Tier 4

28. Santana Moss

29. Pierre Garcon

30. Austin Collie

31. Mike Sims-Walker

32. Mike Thomas

33. Steve Smith (CAR)

34. A.J. Green

35. Michael Crabtree

36. Robert Meachem

37. Julio Jones

38. Braylon Edwards

Tier 5

39. Malcolm Floyd

40. Roy Williams

41. Johnny Knox

42. Lee Evans

43. Jordy Nelson

44. James Jones

45. Jerome Simpson

46. Jacoby Ford

47. Plaxico Burress

48. Hines Ward

49. Davone Bess

50. Danny Amendola

51. Deion Branch

52. Derrick Mason

53. Donald Driver

54. Lance Moore

55. Steve Breaston

56. Emmanuel Sanders

57. Kevin Walter

58. Nate Burleson

59. Steve Smith (PHI)

60. Mike Williams (SEA)

61. Andre Roberts

62. Arrelious Benn

63. Jason Hill

64. Eddie Royal

For the wide receiver group, our tiers are expanded as there is only a slight difference between many of the players in the talent pool. The lesson here, as always, is get at least one guy in the top tier. If you are yourself with a top tier quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end in the first four or five rounds, you'll be in good shape no matter how the rest of the draft shakes out.

2010 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers

In our last installment of 2010 Fantasy Football Rankings, we're going to cover the wide receivers, listed in order of the least coverable wide receivers. Once again, we've used a tier system to determine value, which is the mystery number to the right of each player's team. Enjoy!

1 Andre Johnson HOU 1
2 Randy Moss NE 2
3 Calvin Johnson DET 2
4 Larry Fitzgerald ARI 2
5 Reggie Wayne IND 2
6 Greg Jennings GB 2
7 Roddy White ATL 2
8 Miles Austin DAL 2
9 Brandon Marshall MIA 2
10 DeSean Jackson PHI 2
11 Anquan Boldin BAL 3
12 Marques Colston NO 3
13 Steve Smith CAR 3
14 Michael Crabtree SF 3
15 Chad Ochocinco CIN 3
16 Mike Sims-Walker JAC 4
17 Robert Meachum NO 4
18 Hakeem Nicks NYG 4
19 Mike Wallace PIT 4
20 Hines Ward PIT 4
21 Sidney Rice MIN 4
22 Steve Smith NYG 4
23 Dwayne Bowe KC 4
24 Vincent Jackson SD 4
25 Kenny Britt TEN 4
26 Wes Welker NE 4
27 Percy Harvin MIN 4
28 Donald Driver GB 4
29 Santana Moss WAS 4
30 Terrell Owens CIN 4
31 Pierre Garcon IND 5
32 Dez Bryant DAL 5
33 Malcolm Floyd SD 5
34 Jeremy Maclin PHI 5
35 Devin Aromashodu CHI 5
36 Derrick Mason BAL 5
37 Lee Evans BUF 5
38 T.J. Houshmandzadeh SEA 5
39 Braylon Edwards NYJ 5
40 Steve Breaston ARI 6
41 Mohammad Massaquoi CLE 6
42 Devin Hester CHI 6
43 Chaz Shilens OAK 6
44 Demaryius Thomas DEN 6
45 Santonio Holmes NYJ 6
46 Jacoby Jones HOU
47 Mike Williams TB
48 Donnie Avery STL
49 Johnny Knox CHI
50 Mario Manningham NYG
51 Devin Thomas WAS
52 Golden Tate SEA
53 Laurent Robinson STL
54 Arrelious Benn TB
55 Chris Chambers KC
56 Nate Burleson DET
57 Eddie Royal DEN
58 Julian Edelman NE
59 Jabar Gaffney DEN
60 Davone Bess MIA
61 Josh Morgan SF
62 Austin Collie IND
63 Jerricho Cotchery NYJ
64 Roy Williams DAL
65 Bernard Berrian MIN
66 Devery Henderson NO
67 Kevin Walter HOU
68 Antonio Bryant CIN
69 Dexter McCluster KC
70 Earl Bennett CHi