Fantasy Football Week 11 Rankings: Top 40 WR

There have certainly been some receivers taking the opportunity to make a name for themselves in 2009, like Mike Sims-Walker, Sidney Rice & Miles Austin. Let’s take a look where they fall, as well as everyone else, in the Week 11 rankings:

1. Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona Cardinals - at St. Louis
2. Andre Johnson - Houston Texans - vs. Tennessee
3. Reggie Wayne - Indianapolis Colts - at Baltimore
4. Randy Moss - New England Patriots - vs. New York Jets
5. Roddy White - Atlanta Falcons - at New York Giants
6. Marques Colston - New Orleans Saints - at Tampa Bay
7. DeSean Jackson - Philadelphia Eagles - at Chicago
8. Calvin Johnson - Detroit Lions - vs. Cleveland
9. Brandon Marshall - Denver Broncos - vs. San Diego
10. Wes Welker - New England Patriots - vs. New York Jets
11. Vincent Jackson - San Diego Chargers - at Denver
12. Mike Sims-Walker - Jacksonville Jaguars - vs. Buffalo
13. Donald Driver - Green Bay Packers - vs. San Francisco
14. Steve Smith - Carolina Panthers - vs. Miami
15. Chad Ochocinco - Cincinnati Bengals - at Oakland
16. Sidney Rice - Minnesota Vikings - vs. Seattle
17. Miles Austin - Dallas Cowboys - vs. Washington
18. T.J. Houshmandzadeh - Seattle Seahawks - at Minnesota
19. Santonio Holmes - Pittsburgh Steelers - at Kansas City
20. Anquan Boldin - Arizona Cardinals - at St. Louis
21. Hakeem Nicks - New York Giants - vs. Atlanta
22. Derrick Mason - Baltimore Ravens - vs. Indianapolis
23. Dwayne Bowe - Kansas City Chiefs - vs. Pittsburgh
24. Kevin Walter - Houston Texans - vs. Tennessee
25. Devin Hester - Chicago Bears - vs. Philadelphia
26. Hines Ward - Pittsburgh Steelers - at Kansas City
27. Greg Jennings - Green Bay Packers - vs. San Francisco
28. Steve Smith - New York Giants - vs. Atlanta Falcons
29. Michael Crabtree - San Francisco 49ers - at Green Bay
30. Lee Evans - Buffalo Bills - at Jacksonville
31. Santana Moss - Washington Redskins - at Dallas
32. Jerricho Cotchery - New York Jets - at New England
33. Terrell Owens - Buffalo Bills - at Jacksonville
34. Roy Williams - Dallas Cowboys - vs. Washington
35. Nate Burleson - Seattle Seahawks - at Minnesota
36. Braylon Edwards - New York Jets - at New England
37. Steve Breaston - Arizona Cardinals - at St. Louis
38. Austin Collie - Indianapolis Colts - at Baltimore
39. Percy Harvin - Minnesota Vikings - vs. Seattle
40. Donnie Avery - St. Louis Rams - vs. Arizona

Thoughts:

• It may seem odd to have Hakeem Nicks ranked above Steve Smith, but he has developed into more of a big play threat for the Giants offense, with Smith falling back into the role of possession receiver.  With the Falcons among the leaders in allowing plays over 20+ yards, I like his potential of having a bigger game.
• Who is the top receiver for the Packers these days, Greg Jennings or Donald Driver?  Jennings certainly seems to be coming on strong and is probably the player I’d rather have at this point.
• The Ravens are a team that can pass the ball these days, so would it be very surprising to see them mix it up with the Colts? Derrick Mason would surely be the biggest benefactor if that were to happen, making him an option as a WR2 this week.
• Jerricho Cotchery could perform significantly better than his ranking, but my gut is telling me the Jets are going to try to control the game via the run. That is going to limit Cotchery’s potential upside.
• The Bills have a great matchup, if only they had a great QB to get them the ball. Still, thanks to taking on the subpar Jaguars defense, both Lee Evans and Terrell Owens are potentially usable, assuming they are healthy, considering that both were productive in Week 10.
• Santonio Holmes is starting to produce, with 181 yards over his last two games. Now all he needs to do is find the end zone.

What are your thoughts? Who was left off the list?  Who should be higher? Who should be lower?

Other Week 11 Rankings:

• Quarterbacks
• Running Backs

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