2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 7
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.
Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia and San Diego are all on bye.
2012 NFL Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers
Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT | Notes |
1 | A.J. Green | CIN | vs. PIT | Leads NFL in yards, tied for 2nd in TD catches with 6. |
2 | Calvin Johnson | DET | at CHI (Mon.) | Second in ypg, 4th in catches, but only one TD so far. |
3 | Percy Harvin | MIN | vs. ARI | Leads league in receptions with 49. |
4 | Victor Cruz | NYG | vs. WAS | Tied for second with Green in touchdown catches. |
5 | Brandon Marshall | CHI | vs. DET (Mon.) | Put up 8-138-1 vs. Cowboys on MNF in Week 4. |
6 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | at MIN | Hasn't made any big plays yet, longest catch is 37 yards. |
7 | Marques Colston | NO | at TB | All four TDs have come in last two games. |
8 | Wes Welker | NE | vs. NYJ | One of few bright spots for Pats' offense in Seattle. |
9 | Vincent Jackson | TB | vs. NO | Has 10 catches, 166 yards and 3 TDs over last two games. |
10 | Reggie Wayne | IND | vs. CLE | Jets held him to just 87 yards last week. |
11 | Mike Wallace | PIT | at CIN | Just 21 catches so far, but 4 TDs. |
12 | Dez Bryant | DAL | at CAR | Put up best numbers (13-95-2) in a while against Ravens. |
13 | Jordy Nelson | GB | at STL | Posted second career 3-TD game vs. Houston. |
14 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | vs. WAS | Played for first time since Week 2, caught three passes. |
15 | Stevie Johnson | BUF | vs. TEN | Has only 3 catches of 20+ yards. |
16 | Andre Johnson | HOU | vs. BAL | His eight catches vs. Packers were most this season. |
17 | Steve Smith | CAR | vs. DAL | Cowboys' secondary has been tough on WRs. |
18 | Miles Austin | DAL | at CAR | Coming off just two catches for 31 yards vs. Ravens. |
19 | Antonio Brown | PIT | at CIN |
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20 | James Jones | GB | at STL | Second in the NFL in touchdowns with 7. |
21 | Denarius Moore | OAK | vs. JAC | Posted first 100-yard game since last season vs. Falcons. |
22 | Torrey Smith | BAL | at HOU | Only four catches combined over past two weeks. |
23 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | at HOU | Has been Ravens' main receiver past few weeks. |
24 | Kenny Britt | TEN | at BUF | Scored first TD last week, may finally be over ankle issue. |
25 | Brandon Lloyd | NE | vs. NYJ | Injured shoulder last week, probably want to monitor him. |
26 | Mike Williams | TB | vs. NO | Caught 62-yard TD pass vs. Chiefs last week. |
27 | Michael Crabtree | SF | vs. SEA (Thurs.) |
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28 | Randall Cobb | GB | at STL | Has carved out nice little niche in Packers' attack. |
29 | Lance Moore | NO | at TB |
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30 | Kendall Wright | TEN | at BUF | Rookie becoming Hasselbeck's favorite target. |
31 | Jeremy Kerley | NYJ | at NE |
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32 | Brandon Gibson | STL | vs. GB | Has replaced injured Amendola as Rams' top receiver. |
33 | Nate Washington | TEN | at BUF |
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34 | Domenik Hixon | NYG | vs. WAS |
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35 | Andre Roberts | ARI | at MIN |
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36 | Josh Gordon | CLE | at IND | Three TDs last two weeks, doing it with big plays. |
37 | Andrew Hawkins | CIN | vs. PIT |
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38 | Nate Burleson | DET | at CHI (Mon.) |
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39 | Donnie Avery | IND | vs. CLE |
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40 | Sidney Rice | SEA | at SF (Thurs.) | Connected with Wilson for game-winning TD vs. Pats. |
41 | Santana Moss | WAS | at NYG | Has stepped up in Garcon's prolonged absence. |
42 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | OAK | vs. JAC | Returned from concussion and contributed. |
43 | Brandon LaFell | CAR | vs. DAL |
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44 | Stephen Hill | NYJ | at NE | Returned from hamstring injury and caught TD. |
45 | Devery Henderson | NO | at TB |
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46 | Mario Manningham | SF | vs. SEA (Thurs.) |
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47 | Chris Givens | STL | vs. GB | Has shown he can make the big plays. |
48 | Justin Blackmon | JAC | at OAK | Rookie slowly showing signs of progress, development. |
49 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | at NYG | Foot injury just won't go away. |
50 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | vs. CLE |
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51 | Leonard Hankerson | WAS | at NYG |
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52 | Kevin Walter | HOU | vs. BAL |
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53 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | at SF (Thurs.) | Hooked up with Wilson for TD last week vs. Patriots. |
54 | Titus Young | DET | at CHI (Mon.) |
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55 | Cecil Shorts | JAC | at OAK |
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56 | Devin Hester | CHI | vs. DET (Mon.) |
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57 | Kevin Ogletree | DAL | at CAR | Hasn't done much of anything since huge Week 1 game. |
58 | Michael Jenknins | MIN | vs. ARI | Stepped up in Jerome Simpson's absence last week. |
59 | Randy Moss | SF | vs. SEA (Thurs.) |
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60 | Donald Jones | BUF | vs. TEN |
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61 | Emmanuel Sanders | PIT | at CIN |
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62 | Greg Little | CLE | at IND |
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63 | Golden Tate | SEA | at SF (Thurs.) |
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64 | Greg Jennings | GB | at STL | Groin injury will likely keep him out again this week. |
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
Additional Week 7 Positional Rankings
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