Fantasy Football Week 13 Rankings: Top 40 Wide Receivers

Health concerns certainly throws the rankings into a spin.  Will DeSean Jackson play?  What do you do with Calvin Johnson?  Let’s take a look at these questions and all the rest of the Week 13 rankings:

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

Thoughts:

Entering the season would anyone have expected DeSean Jackson to be ranked the No. Three wide receiver in any week, ahead of both Larry Fitzgerald and Randy Moss?  When you get Atlanta’s poor passing defense, that’s what happens, at least in my original draft of these rankings.  His Week 12 concussion drops him outside the Top 10 and you have to watch the news extremely closely, as it’s possible he doesn’t play in Week 13.

Sidney Rice has quickly emerged as the go-to receiver for Brett Favre and the Vikings offense.  Getting to face the Cardinals, who are going to try and turn the game into a shootout, only makes him appear that much more appealing.

Like Drew Brees, going against the Redskins defense drags Marques Colston down a few notches, as does the number of weapons the Saints offense has.  It’s just tough to depend on him in any given week.

Brandon Marshall proved on Thanksgiving that it doesn’t matter who is defending him, the guy is just a monster.  The fact that he is facing the Chiefs is all the better.

If Calvin Johnson was healthy, he’d be ranked significantly higher.  Check the news all week, but on Thanksgiving you could tell that the knee injury was certainly limiting him.

Roy Williams has been coming around of late, with touchdowns in three of his last four games.  Granted, two of those games saw him pick up less than 20 yards receiving, but then again he’s facing a Giants defense that has watch opponents march down the field through the air of late.  He seems like a solid play for a change.

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

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