Updated Fantasy Football Rankings at Week 12: Top 80 WR's for the Rest of 2010

The third-ranked wide receiver from Week 11, Hakeem Nicks, will miss the next three games with a condition called Compartment Syndrome.

The syndrome is defined as “the compression of blood vessels and nerves in an enclosed area.” Nicks received a procedure that will alleviate the pressure from around the area this week and should be good going forward, but his fantasy value does take a massive hit from this news.

He falls 30 spots this week down to 33rd as fantasy owners are hoping to have him back in time for their playoff games at the end of the season.

With Nicks out and Steve Smith still nursing an injury himself, the giants turn to Mario Manningham and Derek Hagan to catch passes from Eli Manning.

Hagan, who was signed just a week ago, caught three passes including a touchdown in his 2010 debut, while Manningham has caught 13 passes over the past two weeks as he has received increased playing time while Smith has been out.  

Manningham figures to be the team’s go-to receiver going forward, which gives him a huge boost up to 25th among wide receivers going forward while Hagan makes the list for the first time this season at 60th.

Anquan Boldin continues his slow slide back down the fantasy boards. Boldin shredded the Browns for three touchdowns in Week 3, but has only caught three in the seven games since that day while having not cracked 100 yards since.

He remains the Ravens’ top receiving option, but Flacco has really begun to spread the ball around a lot more and Boldin may not be the fantasy stud that we all thought he was earlier this year.

The Saints seem to finally be getting back into the Marques Colston business. While the news comes a bit late for his fantasy owners, it’s always better late than never.

Colston had zero touchdown receptions and didn’t have a single 100-yard performance through the first six games of the season, but has turned it on with four touchdown receptions and three 100-yard games in his past five games.

Colston may not be as consistent as we hoped he would, but he has been a great second-half player. Let’s just hope that you didn’t sell low on him during his slump.

Buffalo’s Steve Johnson is finally getting a bit of love on this list. I have to admit that I wasn’t a believer before last week, but what Johnson did to the Bengals secondary has me singing a different tune.

Johnson absolutely exploded with 8 receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns—one of the league’s biggest fantasy days of the 2010 season—and he has now caught nine touchdown passes this season with no end in sight for that streak.

The Bills fall behind enough in games that Johnson remains an excellent fantasy play regardless of the matchup as he will have many opportunities to catch passes in almost every game he plays this season.

Johnson has had just one game with under nine fantasy points since Week 3 and moves up to 24th among wide receivers going forward.

San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson will make his 2010 debut after holding out for the first half of the season before serving a suspension.

Jackson was the team’s top wide receiver in 2009 and while Philip Rivers has been successful at spreading the ball around this season, he has already expressed excitement regarding Jackson’s return.

It will be interesting to see what Jackson is able to do in his debut this season, but if he’s in football playing condition, he could find himself in the top-20 as early as next week.  

View all of the Week 12 Rankings for the Rest of 2010:

Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	PREVIOUS RANK	MOVEMENT
1	Roddy White	ATL	1	0
2	Andre Johnson	HOU	2	0
3	Calvin Johnson	DET	4	1
4	DeSean Jackson	PHI	6	2
5	Greg Jennings	GB	7	2
6	Brandon Lloyd	DEN	10	4
7	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	8	1
8	Mike Wallace	PIT	12	4
9	Reggie Wayne	IND	9	0
10	Anquan Boldin	BAL	5	-5
11	Terrell Owens	CIN	11	0
12	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	14	2
13	Dwayne Bowe	KC	17	4
14	Mike Williams	TB	18	4
15	Marques Colston	NO	24	9
16	Percy Harvin	MIN	15	-1
17	Miles Austin	DAL	13	-4
18	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	35	17
19	Brandon Marshall	MIA	19	0
20	Sidney Rice	MIN	23	3
21	Wes Welker	NE	26	5
22	Michael Crabtree	SF	22	0
23	Dez Bryant	DAL	21	-2
24	Steve Johnson	BUF	37	13
25	Mario Manningham	NYG	39	14
26	Santana Moss	WAS	27	1
27	Mike Thomas	JAC	28	1
28	Austin Collie	IND	30	2
29	Randy Moss	TEN	16	-13
30	Pierre Garcon	IND	25	-5
31	Malcom Floyd	SD	36	5
32	Braylon Edwards	NYJ	29	-3
33	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	3	-30
34	Mike Williams	SEA	31	-3
35	Vincent Jackson	SD	56	21
36	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	32	-4
37	Davone Bess	MIA	33	-4
38	Lance Moore	NO	41	3
39	Steve Smith	NYG	34	-5
40	Hines Ward	PIT	20	-20
41	Nate Washington	TEN	43	2
42	Deion Branch	NE	44	2
43	Steve Smith	CAR	38	-5
44	Mike Sims-Walker	JAC	40	-4
45	James Jones	GB	54	9
46	Johnny Knox	CHI	45	-1
47	Lee Evans	BUF	48	1
48	Donald Driver	GB	47	-1
49	Brandon Tate	NE	55	6
50	Nate Burleson	DET	70	20
51	Kevin Walter	HOU	49	-2
52	Jabar Gaffney	DEN	50	-2
53	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	51	-2
54	Kenny Britt	TEN	52	-2
55	Roy Williams	DAL	53	-2
56	Eddie Royal	DEN	42	-14
57	Derrick Mason	BAL	46	-11
58	Robert Meachem	NO	61	3
59	Devin Hester	CHI	57	-2
60	Derek Hagan	NYG	NR	-
61	Louis Murphy	OAK	58	-3
62	Jacoby Jones	HOU	59	-3
63	Danny Amendola	STL	66	3
64	Josh Cribbs	CLE	62	-2
65	Steve Breaston	ARI	63	-2
66	Michael Jenkins	ATL	65	-1
67	Earl Bennett	CHI	67	0
68	Mohamed Massaquoi	CLE	68	0
69	Jason Avant	PHI	71	2
70	Brian Hartline	MIA	78	8