Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 40 Wide Receivers for Week 2 (PPR Leagues)

Here are my top 40 wide receivers for Week 2 (points-per-reception leagues).

This countdown simply identifies the weekend's best bets for catches, total yards, touchdowns and receiving targets—a stat that must always factor into lineup strategies with receivers, tight ends and running backs.

(Note: These estimates shall remain fluid through Sunday morning.)

When it comes to crafting a weekly listing of elite wide receivers, simply follow the trail of quarterbacks primed for Week 2 glory...or the wideouts with a good track record of success against middling pass defenses.

To view my top-40 listing of wide receivers in standard-scoring leagues, click here.


Week 2: Top 40 PPR Wideouts

1. Calvin Johnson @ San Francisco
2. Reggie Wayne vs. Minnesota
3. Brandon Marshall @ Green Bay
4. Victor Cruz vs. Tampa Bay
5. Larry Fitzgerald @ New England
6. Andre Johnson @ Jacksonville
7. Jordy Nelson vs. Chicago
8. Miles Austin @ Seattle
9. A.J. Green vs. Cleveland
10. Julio Jones vs. Denver
11. Steve Smith vs. New Orleans
12. Marques Colston @ Carolina
13. Percy Harvin @ Indianapolis
14. Roddy White vs. Denver
15. Wes Welker vs. Arizona
16. Jeremy Maclin vs. Baltimore
17. Malcom Floyd vs. Tennessee
18. Eric Decker @ Atlanta
19. Antonio Brown vs. N.Y. Jets
20. Brandon Lloyd vs. Arizona
21. Demaryius Thomas @ Atlanta
22. Dwayne Bowe @ Buffalo
23. Hakeem Nicks vs. Tampa Bay
24. DeSean Jackson vs. Baltimore
25. Vincent Jackson @ N.Y. Giants
26. James Jones vs. Chicago
27. Nate Washington @ San Diego
28. Mike Wallace vs. N.Y. Jets
29. Steve Johnson vs. Kansas City
30. Torrey Smith @ Philadelphia
31. Justin Blackmon vs. Houston
32. Dez Bryant @ Seattle
33. Darrius Heyward-Bey @ Miami
33a. Pierre Garcon @ St. Louis
34. Kevin Ogletree @ Seattle
35. Lance Moore @ Carolina
36. Santonio Holmes @ Pittsburgh
37. Michael Crabtree vs. Detroit
38. Laurent Robinson vs. Houston
39. Sidney Rice vs. Dallas
40. Titus Young @ San Francisco


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