2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 2

Author:
Athlon Sports
Publish date:
Sep 13, 2012

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.

Greg Jennings did not play Thursday night against Chicago, sitting with a groin injury, but it's not like any receiver on either team did that much as both quarterbacks combined for two touchdown passes and five interceptions. Hopefully, Sunday will bring better results for top wide receiver options like Julio Jones, who got his 2012 season off to a nice start as he hauled in two touchdowns from Matt Ryan in Week 1. Jones and teammate Roddy White will get the Monday night spotlight this week against Denver's own dynamic duo of Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker. Kenny Britt should also make his season debut after serving his one-game suspension as Tennessee is in San Diego on Sunday. Don't forget that Britt was leading the AFC in receiving after the first two weeks of last season before tearing his ACL in the Titans' third game. Another situation that bears watching is Philadelphia's duo of DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, both of whom missed practice on Thursday because of injuries.

2012 NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers


Rk	Player	Team	OPPONENT
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	at SF
2	Andre Johnson	HOU	at JAC
3	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at NE
4	Julio Jones	ATL	vs. DEN (Mon.)
5	Brandon Marshall	CHI	at GB (Thurs.)
6	A.J. Green	CIN	vs. CLE
7	Steve Smith	CAR	vs. NO
8	Percy Harvin	MIN	at IND
9	Victor Cruz	NYG	vs. TB
10	Roddy White	ATL	vs. DEN (Mon.)
11	Jordy Nelson	GB	vs. CHI (Thurs.)
12	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	vs. TB
13	Dez Bryant	DAL	at SEA
14	Wes Welker	NE	vs. ARI
15	Miles Austin	DAL	at SEA
16	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	at ATL (Mon.)
17	Brandon Lloyd	NE	vs. ARI
18	Reggie Wayne	IND	vs. MIN
19	Mike Wallace	PIT	vs. NYJ
20	Marques Colston	NO	at CAR
21	Vincent Jackson	TB	at NYG
22	Stevie Johnson	BUF	vs. KC
23	Antonio Brown	PIT	vs. NYJ
24	Pierre Garcon	WAS	at STL
25	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at BUF
26	Greg Jennings*	GB	vs. CHI (Thurs.)
27	DeSean Jackson	PHI	vs. BAL
28	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	vs. BAL
29	Torrey Smith	BAL	at PHI
30	Eric Decker	DEN	at ATL (Mon.)
31	Malcom Floyd	SD	vs. TEN
32	Lance Moore	NO	at CAR
33	Michael Crabtree	SF	vs. DET
34	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	at PIT
35	Nate Washington	TEN	at SD
36	Randall Cobb	GB	vs. CHI (Thurs.)
37	Anquan Boldin	BAL	at PHI
38	Robert Meachem	SD	vs. TEN
39	Sidney Rice	SEA	vs. DAL
40	Kenny Britt	TEN	at SD
41	Brandon LaFell	CAR	vs. NO
42	Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	at MIA
43	James Jones	GB	vs. CHI (Thurs.)
44	Kevin Ogletree	DAL	at SEA
45	Danny Amendola	STL	vs. WAS
46	Randy Moss	SF	vs. DET
47	Nate Burleson	DET	at SF
48	Laurent Robinson	JAC	vs. HOU
49	Mike Williams	TB	at NYG
50	Davone Bess	MIA	vs. OAK
51	Andre Roberts	ARI	at NE
52	Dexter McCluster	KC	at BUF
53	Greg Little	CLE	at CIN
54	Doug Baldwin	SEA	vs. DAL
55	Donald Jones	BUF	vs. KC
56	Braylon Edwards	SEA	vs. DAL
57	Mario Manningham	SF	vs. DET
58	Justin Blackmon	JAC	vs. HOU
59	Kendall Wright	TEN	at SD
60	Rueben Randle	NYG	vs. TB
61	Kevin Walter	HOU	at JAC
62	Denarius Moore	OAK	at MIA
63	Eddie Royal	SD	vs. TEN
64	Titus Young	DET	at SF