WR Fantasy Player Rankings Week 2

Coming off an extended lockout, many pigskin analysts felt that the advantages would lie with the defenses. Scratch that theory. A full 13 pass-catchers managed to hit the century mark in the NFL’s opening week. Interestingly, four non-receivers sit atop the NFL’s receptions leader board, but that won’t hold up for long. Look for these wide-outs to continue the passing game’s assault on the record books for this week.

1. Andre Johnson @MIA- Football’s top wide-out tops out list for this week. The Miami secondary got banged up last week and surrendered over 500 passing yards
2. Calvin Johnson vs. KCC- Recently showed up on the injury report, but it’s not a concern. Megatron won’t be stopped by a now severely weakened Kansas City pass defense
3. Mike Wallace vs. SEA- The Steelers are going to be steaming after their humiliating week one loss to the Ravens.
4. Greg Jennings @ CAR- The Panthers did a nice job on Larry Fitzgerald, but still surrendered over 300 passing yards. They won’t do as good of a job of keeping Jennings under wraps
5. Miles Austin @ SF- With Dez Bryant’s status still up in the air, Austin will command the majority of Tony Romo’s red zone attention
6. Vincent Jackson @NEP- The New England secondary looked awful against a sub-par passing offense. Now an elite offense led by VJAX and Philip Rivers will get their chance
7. Larry Fitzgerald @WAS- Washington’s secondary gave up over 120 yards to Hakeem Nicks last week, so Fitzgerald will be the main focus for the Cardinals offense
8. DeSean Jackson @ATL- Jackson is a hit or miss play, but should be able to get past the Falcon’s secondary on the Georgia Dome’s fast track
9. Santana Moss vs. ARZ- The woeful Cardinal’s secondary gave up over 420 passing yards to a rookie who wasn’t expected to make a huge impact through the air. Moss is a similar player to Steve Smith
10. Hakeem Nicks vs. STL *- This is always a tough call to make. Nicks says he’ll play, but he’s likely a game-time decision. If he plays he’s going to put up very good stats. Start with caution
11. Roddy White vs. PHI- Why so low? Roddy draws the very tough Nnamdi Asomugha assignment this week.
12. Kenny Britt vs. BAL- Britt had a huge game 1 and now gets to face a still inexperienced and young Ravens secondary
13. Brandon Marshall vs. HOU- The jury is still out on the new look Texans secondary. Look for Marshall to get one into the end zone this week
14. Mario Manningham vs. STL- Bump him up five of six spots if news breaks that Hakeem Nicks will not play
15. Anquan Boldin vs. TEN- Looked good last week as the featured receiver. Scored a red zone touchdown and had another called off due to penalty
16. Steve Johnson vs. OAK
17. Dwayne Bowe @DET
18. Wes Welker vs. SDC
19. Mike Williams @MIN
20. Reggie Wayne vs. CLE
21. Percy Harvin vs. TBB
22. Brandon Lloyd vs. CIN * (another injury status to keep up to date with)
23. Steve Smith vs. GB
24. Plaxico Burress vs. JAX
25. Jeremy Maclin @ATL
26. Jordy Nelson @CAR
27. Braylon Edwards vs. DAL
28. Robert Meachem vs. CHI
29. Dez Bryant @SF *- Another cautious play. Bryant is ailing and seems like a good bet to be limited. Still, he’s too much for the Niners secondary to handle (UPDATED RANKINGS- it’s looking increasingly unlikely that Bryant will be able to suit up. Even if he does, he’ll be limited. Look for better options)
    
30. Santonio Homes vs. JAX * (check injury report. If he is good to go move him up)
31. Nate Burleson vs. KCC
32. Lee Evans vs. TEN *
33. Antonio Brown vs. SEA
34. Johnny Knox @NOS
35. Brandon Gibson vs. NYG
36. Julio Jones vs. PHI
37. Jacoby Jones @MIA
38. Nate Washington vs. BAL
39. Lance Moore vs. CHI * (if he starts bump him up about 10-15 spots)
40. Deion Branch