Week 11 Fantasy Rankings: Wes Welker and the Top 36 WRs

Week 11 fantasy rankings aren't quite like any other week. I'll run you through the top 36 WRs for Week 11 and explain why Wes Welker is the number one receiver this week.

For coaches on a time crunch, the full list of the top 36 fantasy ranking WRs is listed above the discussion.

Rank	Name	Team	Opp.
1	Wes Welker	NE	KC
2	Calvin Johnson	Det	Car
3	Greg Jennings	GB	TB
4	Larry Fitzgerald	Ari	@SF
5	Steve Smith	Car	@Det
6	Roddy White**	Atl	Ten
7	Dez Bryant	Dal	@Wsh
8	Dwayne Bowe	KC	@NE
9	Brandon Marshall	Mia	Buf
10	Jordy Nelson	GB	TB
11	Laurent Robinson	Dal	@Wsh
12	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	Phi
13	Brandon Lloyd	StL	Sea
14	Vincent Jackson	SD	@Chi
15	Stevie Johnson*	Buf	@Mia
16	Plaxico Burress	NYJ	@Den
17	A.J. Green*	Cin	@Bal
18	Anquan Boldin	Bal	Cin
19	Mario Manningham	NYG	Phi
20	DeSean Jackson**	Phi	@NYG
21	Sidney Rice*	Sea	@StL
22	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	@Den
23	Damian Williams	Ten	@Atl
24	Earl Bennett	Chi	SD
25	Vincent Brown**	SD	@Chi
26	Denarius Moore	Oak	@Min
27	Percy Harvin	Min	Oak
28	Early Doucet	Ari	@SF
29	David Nelson	Buf	@Mia
30	Victor Cruz	NYG	Phi
31	Deion Branch	NE	KC
32	Michael Crabtree	SF	Ari
33	Doug Baldwin	Sea	@StL
34	Steve Breaston	KC	@NE
35	Torrey Smith	Bal	Cin
36	Mike Williams	TB	@GB

* Injured players only have the listed rank if they have practiced fully.
** Assumes a teammate is injured (Vincent Brown loses value if Malcolm Floyd returns.)

Wes Welker, New England Patriots, vs. KC

In the wide world of fantasy, most gurus are putting Welker somewhere around number four.

The thing is, Tom Brady has proved that all of his receivers and tight-ends are threats and the Chiefs don't have an answer for any of them.

Note that Welker caught 40 balls for 616 yards and five touchdowns in his first four games this season. When you take that average in PPR leagues, that's 32.9 points per game. Those are Tom Brady-like numbers from a wide receiver.

He's slowed down a lot, yes, but look at his opponents the past couple weeks: the Jets, Dallas, at Pittsburgh, the Giants and the Jets again.

He's ranked low because he slowed down against stout defenses, but you can believe he'll get over 100 yards on five or more passes for a pair of touchdowns against Kansas City.