Preseason Fantasy Rankings: WRs 1-10

by Skeller on Jul 19, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in Football

Here's one of the dirty little secrets of fantasy football -- the top wide recievers are much more reliable than the top running backs. Draft one of these guys and 1000 yards and 5+ TDs is practically a lock. You can't say that about the top ten RBs.

Rank	Player	Team	Comments
1	Fitzgerald, Larry	ARZ	He's feeling the love from his great 2008 season and Super Bowl performances, but how much would the loss of Boldin affect him? (Answer: A lot)
2	Johnson, Andre	HOU	The greatest offensive player in the NFL today that 80% of fans have never heard of. The Texans just might put it all together this year.
3	Moss, Randy	NE	At this point he's making it look routine.
4	Jennings, Greg	GB	In a few years, he might be the best WR in the league.
5	White, Roddy	ATL	He's put up 2,584 rec yards the past two seasons with a group of QBs that were either rookies or bums. It's pretty amazing when you think about it. This year, Matt Ryan is neither a rookie nor a bum.
6	Johnson, Calvin	DET	He's an amazing talent, but he needs to somebody else to step up and take the pressure off him.
7	Wayne, Reggie	IND	The rebuilt Colts running game will make his life a little bit easier.
8	Boldin, Anquan	ARZ	This ranking is based on him staying in Arizona, although there are a few teams where he'd keep this position.
9	Marshall, Brandon	DEN	He won't miss a beat with Kyle Orton...assuming he's still in Denver. If he goes somewhere else throw this ranking out the window.
10	Ochocinco, Chad	CIN	A healthy Carson Palmer and no Housh means 85 is once again the star of his team. He likes it that way. He'll be happy. A happy Ochocinco is a productive Ochocinco.

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Colston or Smith for Ochocinco

I think I would put them both over Ochocinco. Colston had injury problems last year, but as the season wore on he had 675 yards in the last eight games. Ochocinco has had 10 touchdowns just once and with a team whose offensive line is a mess. Colston plays for a team that will pass as much or more than any other. Also, Smith had over 1,400 yards and 6 touchdowns despite missing two games and Delhomme having a down year. I like Smith’s consistency and long touchdowns (depending on the league’s scoring format) over Ochocinco’s potential theatrics. That having been said, I think Ochocinco is probably 11 or 12 in the rankings, so I’m probably splitting hairs.

by bluecollarbuffalo on Jul 20, 2009 7:19 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

Definitely Steve Smith in the top 10. Or Colston. There are a half dozen guys I’d have in there over Ochocinco.

by ILLZ on Jul 20, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

I second your agreement

Housh being gone might make it harder for Chad Johnson ( I refuse to call him Ochocinco) because he’ll probably be double covered on most plays. He might do pretty good with Coles there to take some pressure off,but he’s definetly not in the top 10. Swap him with Steve Smith.

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by FletchIsUnstoppable on Jul 20, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

Second ten coming up tomorrow

and you’ll see that Colston and Smith are right up there. I think Ochocinco (man, I have problems even typing that) can be the star this year though.

From 2003 to 2007, his receiving yard totals were 1355, 1274, 1432, 1369 and 1440 — with between 7 and 10 TDs each year. If Palmer is healthy (and he seems to be) and with a solid WR2 and a decent running game, there’s no reason Johnson can’t put up those kind of numbers again.

by Skeller on Jul 20, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions

?

Chris Henry counts as a solid WR2?

by ILLZ on Jul 21, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Laveraneous Coles is a Bengal

And I probably just butchered his name.

by Brendan Scolari on Aug 1, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Palmer

I thought he was fairly low in your QB rankings. Here you seem to be saying the opposite — that Palmer can recapture the glory days, even minus Housh. Which is it? I mean, if you’re projecting those numbers for Chad WhateverHisLastNameIs, Palmer should easily be a top-10 QB.

by Xavier. on Jul 21, 2009 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions