Fantasy Football 2014 Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 2

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The brilliance that is Calvin Johnson, who checks in at No. 1 on Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 2, was on full display this past Monday night. All Johnson did was catch seven passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns in the Lions’ win over the Giants and there’s little doubt he would have done more damage had be been targeted more. Megatron wasn’t the only wide receiver to post big numbers in Week 1 either as A.J. Green, Antonio Brown, Cordarrelle Patterson, Steve Smith and undrafted rookie Allen Hurns all finished with at least 21.3 fantasy points (Athlon scoring). Hurns did most of his damage in the first quarter (3 rec., 101 yards, 3 TDs) while Patterson had three carries for 102 yards rushing, including a highlight-reel 67-yard TD dash.

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.

Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K

2014 NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers


Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Comments
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	at CAR	Unstoppable (7-164-2) on MNF vs. Giants.
2	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	vs. KC	Quiet opener (4-48) for Thomas.
3	A.J. Green	CIN	vs. ATL	Quiet game until highlight-reel 77-yard GW-TD.
4	Julio Jones	ATL	at CIN	Foot wasn't an issue (7-116) vs. Saints.
5	Jordy Nelson	GB	vs. NYJ	Fairly effective (9-83) vs. Legion of Boom.
6	Dez Bryant	DAL	at TEN	Dez out of shape to start the season?
7	Antonio Brown	PIT	at BAL (Thurs.)	Explosive (23.2 ypc, TD) vs. Browns.
8	Brandon Marshall	CHI	at SF	Cutler's favorite target found end zone vs. Bills.
9	Andre Johnson	HOU	at OAK	Clicked w/ Fitzpatrick, but no red zone looks.
10	Randall Cobb	GB	vs. NYJ
11	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	vs. KC	Targeted nine times (6-77) in Broncos' debut.
12	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	at SF	Hopefully hamstring won't be a long-term issue.
13	Percy Harvin	SEA	at SD	Seahawks will find a way to get ball in Harvin's hands.
14	Michael Floyd	ARI	at NYG	Palmer's favorite target (5-119) on MNF vs. SD.
15	Vincent Jackson	TB	vs. STL	Bucs' passing game sluggish out of the gates.
16	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	vs. NE	Put up 100 rushing yards on just 3 carries.
17	Roddy White	ATL	at CIN	Caught TD pass, but also banged up his knee vs. NO.
18	Pierre Garcon	WAS	vs. JAC	Redskins' new O still a work in progress.
19	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	at IND (Mon.)	Just 4 catches, but went for 97 yards and a TD.
20	Julian Edelman	NE	at MIN
21	Reggie Wayne	IND	vs. PHI (Mon.)
22	Mike Wallace	MIA	at BUF	Solid start (7-81-1) in new offense.
23	Marques Colston	NO	at CLE	Brandin Cooks real threat to Colston's targets.
24	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at NYG	Saw just 4 targets (1-22) vs. Chargers.
25	Kendall Wright	TEN	vs. DAL	TD catch in Week 1 very good sign.
26	DeSean Jackson	WAS	vs. JAC	How he's used in passing game worth watching.
27	Victor Cruz	NYG	vs. ARI	He and Eli didn't click Monday night in new O.
28	Keenan Allen	SD	vs. SEA	SEA secondary could limit looks.
29	Brandin Cooks	NO	at CLE	Rookie offered instant impact (7-77-1) vs. Falcons.
30	Eric Decker	NYJ	at GB	Rooting against Broncos, but probably misses Peyton.
31	Torrey Smith	BAL	vs. PIT (Thurs.)	Other Smith and Pitta targeted more than Torrey.
32	Michael Crabtree	SF	vs. CHI	Played while nursing calf injury, but didn't do much.
33	T.Y. Hilton	IND	vs. PHI (Mon.)	Role unclear with Wayne and TE Allen back.
34	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	at OAK	Johnson had more yards, but Hopkins got the TD.
35	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	vs. DET	Scores TD in first game and w/o Cam at QB.
36	Justin Hunter	TEN	vs. DAL	Averaged 21 yards per catch, but just 3 rec.
37	Golden Tate	DET	at CAR	Respectable (6-93) debut with Lions.
38	Markus Wheaton	PIT	at BAL (Thurs.)	Big Ben's new deep threat (6-97 vs. CLE)?
39	Terrance Williams	DAL	at TEN
40	Anquan Boldin	SF	vs. CHI	Led 49er wideouts w/ Crabtree hobbled by calf.
41	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at DEN	Back after one-game suspension.
42	Greg Jennings	MIN	vs. NE	Hooks up with Cassel yet again for a TD.
43	Malcom Floyd	SD	at NYG	Triumphant return to the field w/ 4 rec. and TD.
44	Steve Smith	BAL	vs. PIT (Thurs.)	80-yard TD highlighted huge (7-118) Ravens' debut.
45	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	vs. NO	No. 1 WR for Hoyer as long as Gordon is suspended.
46	Cecil Shorts	JAC	at WAS	Did not play (hamstring) in Week 1. Watch status.
47	Allen Hurns	JAC	at WAS	Big 1st Q (3-101-2), but quiet afterwards vs. PHI.
48	Brian Quick	STL	at TB	Rams' top target (7-99) in Week 1.
49	Mike Evans	TB	vs. STL
50	Riley Cooper	PHI	at IND (Mon.)
51	Marqise Lee	JAC	at WAS	Rookie led way with 10 targets (6-62) last week.
52	Sammy Watkins	BUF	vs. MIA	Very quiet (3-31) debut for rookie.
53	Jarrett Boykin	GB	vs. NYJ	Drew the Richard Sherman card last week.
54	Kenbrell Thompkins	NE	at MIN
55	Rod Streater	OAK	vs. HOU
56	James Jones	OAK	vs. HOU
57	Donnie Avery	KC	at DEN
58	Rueben Randle	NYG	vs. ARI	Dreadful (2 targets, 1 catch) opening effort.
59	Tavon Austin	STL	at TB	Had as many carries as catches (3 each).
60	Danny Amendola	NE	at MIN
61	Doug Baldwin	SEA	at SD
62	Hakeem Nicks	IND	vs. PHI (Mon.)	Already more TDs (1) than all of last season.
63	Brian Hartline	MIA	at BUF
64	Andre Caldwell	DEN	vs. KC	Apparently ahead of rookie Latimer on depth chart.