2011 PPR Fantasy Football Week 9: Wide Receivers (WR) Rankings / Projections

Hakeem Nicks @ Patriots -

It looks like Hakeem Nicks has a chance to play after a hamstring injury kept him out of the final minutes of the team's close victory over the Dolphins. Keep an eye on Nicks' late-week practice participation. If he’s a go against the Patriots, he should be a WR-1 play for at least PPR leagues as Eli Manning’s favorite target.

As I talked about in our standard scoring Week 9 rankings for receivers, I still view Victor Cruz as a must-start receiver this week as the Patriots will force the Giants to work the football down the field, not allowing the football to get over the top of the defense. This should mean both Nicks and Cruz will be a lock for at least six receptions, 80 yards and possibly a score each.

Mario Manningham and Jake Ballard will be in the mix as well, but Manningham’s game is better suited for the deep routes, and again, the Patriots have been respectable against those plays in recent weeks.

Julio Jones @ Colts -

We shall see how Julio Jones practices later in the week but on Tuesday, he gave us some hope by saying that he felt great when working out in recent days. Jones was having a fine season and was a weekly WR-2 play in PPR leagues until a hamstring injury against the Packers sidelined him. If he’s back, Jones should be a respectable WR-3 play this week, as he may see a limited amount of snaps, and the Falcons may shut the passing game down after the third quarter if they get up to a big lead.

More PPR WK 9 Rankings – QB | RB | Flex | Waivers | Start / Sit |

1	Wes Welker	Giants
2	Dwayne Bowe	Dolphins
3	Greg Jennings	@ Chargers
4	Marques Colston	Buccaneers
5	Roddy White	@ Colts
6	Mike Wallace	Ravens
7	A.J. Green	@ Titans
8	Hakeem Nicks (I)	@ Patriots
9	Anquan Boldin	@ Steelers
10	Antonio Brown	Ravens
11	Victor Cruz	@ Patriots
12	Jeremy Maclin	Bears
13	Dez Bryant	Seahawks
14	DeSean Jackson	Bears
15	Larry Fitzgerald	Rams
16	Darrius Heyward-Bey	Broncos
17	Miles Austin	Seahawks
18	Brandon Marshall	@ Chiefs
19	Brandon Lloyd	@ Cardinals
20	Mario Manningham	@ Patriots
21	Steve Johnson	Jets
22	Santonio Holmes	@ Bills
23	Nate Washington	Bengals
24	Sidney Rice	@ Cowboys
25	Lance Moore	Buccaneers
26	Mike Williams (TB)	@ Saints
27	Vincent Jackson	Packers
28	Julio Jones (I)	@ Colts
29	Reggie Wayne	Falcons
30	Torrey Smith	@ Steelers
31	Jordy Nelson	@ Chargers
32	Michael Crabtree	@ Redskins
33	Greg Little	@ Texans
34	Greg Salas	@ Cardinals
35	Eric Decker	@ Raiders
36	Jabar Gaffney	49ers
37	Ben Obamanu	@ Cowboys
38	Arrelious Benn	@ Saints
39	Pierre Garcon	Falcons
40	James Jones	@ Chargers
41	Doug Baldwin	Dolphins
42	Davone Bess	@ Chiefs
43	David Nelson	Jets
44	Steve Breaston	Dolphins
45	Deion Branch	Giants
46	Hines Ward (I)	Ravens