October 30, 2009, 11:52 AM
Miles Austin top 5 in Week 8 WR ranks
Week 8 wide receiver rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | Car | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 2 | Marques Colston | NO | Atl | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Vincent Jackson | SD | Oak | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Reggie Wayne | IND | SF | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Brandon Marshall | DEN | @Bal | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Miles Austin | DAL | Sea | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Mike Sims-Walker | JAC | @Ten | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Roddy White | ATL | @NO | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Andre Johnson | HOU | @Buf | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Calvin Johnson | DET | StL | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9.3 |
| 11 | Donald Driver | GB | Min | 6 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 9.5 |
| 12 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | NYG | 17 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Sidney Rice | MIN | @GB | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12.8 |
| 14 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | SEA | @Dal | 16 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 14.8 |
| 15 | Nate Burleson | SEA | @Dal | 11 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15.5 |
| 16 | Anquan Boldin | ARI | Car | 15 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 15.5 |
| 17 | Steve Smith | NYG | @Phi | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17.8 |
| 18 | Devin Hester | CHI | Cle | 14 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 17.8 |
| 19 | Greg Jennings | GB | Min | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Steve Smith | CAR | @Ari | 26 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Lee Evans | BUF | Hou | 18 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 22.3 |
| 22 | Braylon Edwards | NYJ | Mia | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22.5 |
| 23 | Austin Collie | IND | SF | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22.5 |
| 24 | Derrick Mason | BAL | Den | 23 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | @Phi | 25 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 25.5 |
| 26 | Torry Holt | JAC | @Ten | 27 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 28.0 |
| 27 | Steve Breaston | ARI | Car | 35 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29.3 |
| 28 | Johnny Knox | CHI | Cle | 32 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29.3 |
| 29 | Mario Manningham | NYG | @Phi | 33 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 30.3 |
| 30 | Donnie Avery | STL | @Det | 36 | 34 | 37 | 20 | 31.8 |
| 31 | Percy Harvin | MIN | @GB | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32.0 |
| 32 | Jerricho Cotchery | NYJ | Mia | 19 | 29 | 35 | NR | 33.5 |
| 33 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | NYG | 30 | 35 | 31 | 46 | 35.5 |
| 34 | Michael Crabtree | SF | @Ind | 37 | 37 | 29 | 40 | 35.8 |
| 35 | Kevin Walter | HOU | @Buf | 45 | 39 | 27 | 35 | 36.5 |
| 36 | Mohamed Massaquoi | CLE | @Chi | 29 | 32 | 47 | 41 | 37.3 |
| 37 | Terrell Owens | BUF | Hou | 42 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 37.5 |
| 38 | Lance Moore | NO | Atl | 28 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 38.0 |
| 39 | Kenny Britt | TEN | Jac | 31 | NR | 36 | 38 | 39.0 |
| 40 | Eddie Royal | DEN | @Bal | 47 | 33 | 48 | 30 | 39.5 |
| 41 | Devery Henderson | NO | Atl | 38 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 40.3 |
| 42 | Roy Williams | DAL | Sea | 49 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 40.5 |
| 43 | Pierre Garcon | IND | SF | 39 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 41.0 |
| 44 | Nate Washington | TEN | Jac | NR | 48 | 42 | 27 | 42.0 |
| 45 | Bernard Berrian | MIN | @GB | 44 | 42 | 39 | NR | 44.0 |
| 46 | Mark Clayton | BAL | Den | 43 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 45.5 |
| 47 | Justin Gage | TEN | Jac | NR | 41 | 40 | NR | 45.8 |
| 48 | Earl Bennett | CHI | Cle | NR | 43 | 49 | 42 | 46.3 |
| 49 | Danny Amendola | STL | @Det | 40 | NR | NR | 48 | 47.5 |
| 50 | Dennis Northcutt | DET | StL | 41 | NR | NR | NR | 48.5 |
Week 8 teams on bye: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs, Washington Redskins.
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 8 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 8 can be viewed by clicking here.




