Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers
Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.
2012 NFL Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers
| Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT | Notes |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | DET | vs. HOU (Thurs.) | Has 129+ yards in 3 straight games, TDs in 2. |
| 2 | A.J. Green | CIN | vs. OAK | Has scored a TD in 9 straight games. |
| 3 | Reggie Wayne | IND | vs. BUF | Bills have yielded 19 TD catches to WRs. |
| 4 | Victor Cruz | NYG | vs. GB | No TDs in past three games. |
| 5 | Roddy White | ATL | at TB | Three straight 100-yard games. |
| 6 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | at KC | Chiefs giving up 13.7 yards per catch. |
| 7 | Vincent Jackson | TB | vs. ATL | Leads league with 20.5 ypc. |
| 8 | Wes Welker | NE | at NYJ (Thurs.) | Has no TDs and 80 yards or less in last four. |
| 9 | Andre Johnson | HOU | at DET (Thurs.) | Exploded for 14-273-1 vs. Jaguars. |
| 10 | Brandon Marshall | CHI | vs. MIN | His TD only bright spot vs. 49ers. |
| 11 | Percy Harvin | MIN | at CHI | Hoping to play (ankle), watch status. |
| 12 | Marques Colston | NO | vs. SF | 49ers ranked second in league against pass. |
| 13 | Eric Decker | DEN | at KC | Chiefs have yielded fewest rec. (83) to WRs. |
| 14 | Randall Cobb | GB | at NYG | Has caught a TD pass in four straight. |
| 15 | Jordy Nelson | GB | at NYG | Giants have given up 15 TD rec. to WRs. |
| 16 | Steve Smith | CAR | at PHI (Mon.) | Still only 1 TD catch on season. |
| 17 | Julio Jones | ATL | at TB | Left game last week w/ ankle injury, watch status. |
| 18 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | vs. STL | Cardinals' QB issues hurting Fitz's production. |
| 19 | Dez Bryant | DAL | vs. WAS (Thurs.) | Season-high 145 yards vs. Browns. |
| 20 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | vs. GB | Should be rested, ready to go off of bye. |
| 21 | Miles Austin | DAL | vs. WAS (Thurs.) | Redskins allowing fourth-most pts. to WRs. |
| 22 | Denarius Moore | OAK | at CIN | Held to one catch for 9 yds. vs. Saints |
| 23 | Stevie Johnson | BUF | at IND | Has yet to post 100-yard game. |
| 24 | Danny Amendola | STL | at ARI | Injured his foot, but returned vs. Jets. |
| 25 | Torrey Smith | BAL | at SD | Only one catch on seven targets vs. Steelers. |
| 26 | Mike Wallace | PIT | at CLE | Has only one 100-yard game so far. |
| 27 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | vs. DEN | Suffered neck injury last week, watch status. |
| 28 | Kenny Britt | TEN | at JAC | Jags gave up 500+ passing yards to Texans. |
| 29 | Michael Crabtree | SF | at NO | Has four TD catches over last three games. |
| 30 | Malcom Floyd | SD | vs. BAL | Leads Chargers with 43 catches, but just 3 TDs. |
| 31 | Brandon Lloyd | NE | at NYJ (Thurs.) | Has caught a TD pass in only 2 of 10 games. |
| 32 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | vs. CAR (Mon.) | Caught just 2 passes from Foles last week. |
| 33 | James Jones | GB | at NYG | Leads Packers with 8 TD catches. |
| 34 | Sidney Rice | SEA | at MIA | Has four TD receptions in last three games. |
| 35 | Brian Hartline | MIA | at CHI | Seahawks allowing second-fewest pts. to WRs. |
| 36 | Mike Williams | TB | vs. ATL | Falcons have only given up 6 TD catches to WRs. |
| 37 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | OAK | at CIN | Played through hamstring issue last week. |
| 38 | Cecil Shorts | JAC | vs. TEN | Averaged 27 ypc with a TD vs. Texans. |
| 39 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | vs. CAR (Mon.) | Didn't catch a single pass from Foles last week. |
| 40 | Lance Moore | NO | vs. SF | Made most of 2 catches (2 TDs) vs. Raiders. |
| 41 | Danario Alexander | SD | vs. BAL | Posted 7-96-2 last week against Broncos. |
| 42 | Nate Washington | TEN | at JAC | Has only one game with more than 69 yds. |
| 43 | Brandon LaFell | CAR | at PHI (Mon.) | Had season-high 93 yards last week vs. Bucs. |
| 44 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | vs. BUF | Stepped up big (6-100-2) in Avery's absence. |
| 45 | Justin Blackmon | JAC | vs. TEN | Showed up big (7-236-1) against Texans. |
| 46 | Ryan Broyles | DET | vs. HOU (Thurs.) | Should have bigger role with Young suspended. |
| 47 | Donnie Avery | IND | vs. BUF | Left game last week w/ concussion, watch status. |
| 48 | Kendall Wright | TEN | at JAC | Leads all rookies with 43 receptions. |
| 49 | Jeremy Kerley | NYJ | vs. NE (Thurs.) | Averaging 15.2 yards per reception. |
| 50 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | at SD | His only TD catch came in Week 1. |
| 51 | Davone Bess | MIA | vs. SEA | Caught first TD pass of season last week vs. Bills. |
| 52 | Andre Roberts | ARI | vs. STL | Has one TD catch in last six games. |
| 53 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) | Finally returned from injury, had 3 receptions. |
| 54 | Golden Tate | SEA | at MIA | Only 26 receptions, but 6 TDs. |
| 55 | Santana Moss | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) | Caught one pass, but it was 61-yard TD. |
| 56 | Emmanuel Sanders | PIT | at CLE | Led Steelers with 82 yards receiving last week. |
| 57 | Laurent Robinson | JAC | vs. TEN | No catches last week as Blackmon, Shorts took over. |
| 58 | Chris Givens | STL | at ARI | Cardinals are 6th against the pass. |
| 59 | Leonard Hankerson | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) | Has 2 or fewer receptions in 6 of 10 games. |
| 60 | Josh Gordon | CLE | vs. PIT | Steelers surrendering fewest fantasy points to WRs. |
| 61 | Brandon Stokley | DEN | at KC | Has four catches and a TD in each of past 2 games. |
| 62 | Greg Little | CLE | vs. PIT | Just two TD catches on the season. |
| 63 | Harry Douglas | ATL | at TB | Has shown he can produce when called on. |
| 64 | Donald Jones | BUF | at IND | Colts have yielded 14 TD receptions to WRs. |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
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