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Week 2 rankings: Wide receivers
Updated: September 16, 2011, 11:15 AM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Top 50 wide receivers for Week 2
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Johnson | HOU | @Mia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Calvin Johnson | DET | KC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Greg Jennings | GB | @Car | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Roddy White | ATL | Phi | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Mike Wallace | PIT | Sea | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | @Wsh | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6.0 |
| 7 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | @Atl | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Vincent Jackson | SD | @NE | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Miles Austin | DAL | @SF | 9 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | StL | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Kenny Britt | TEN | Bal | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Reggie Wayne | IND | Cle | 10 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 13.8 |
| 13 | Santonio Holmes | NYJ | Jac | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Mike Williams | TB | @Min | 19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Wes Welker | NE | SD | 18 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 15.8 |
| 16 | Brandon Marshall | MIA | Hou | 17 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 15.8 |
| 17 | Dez Bryant | DAL | @SF | 14 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Steve Johnson | BUF | Oak | 22 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 17.8 |
| 19 | Santana Moss | WSH | Ari | 11 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 18.0 |
| 20 | Steve Smith | CAR | GB | 20 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 19.8 |
| 21 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | @Ten | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19.8 |
| 22 | Mario Manningham | NYG | StL | 16 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Percy Harvin | MIN | TB | 23 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 21.8 |
| 24 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | @Det | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22.5 |
| 25 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | @Atl | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 26 | Robert Meachem | NO | Chi | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27.0 |
| 27 | Jordy Nelson | GB | @Car | 28 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 27.5 |
| 28 | Plaxico Burress | NYJ | Jac | 33 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29.0 |
| 29 | Nate Burleson | DET | KC | 25 | 38 | 27 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 30 | Mike Thomas | JAC | @NYJ | 37 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31.8 |
| 31 | Deion Branch | NE | SD | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32.0 |
| 32 | Malcom Floyd | SD | @NE | 30 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 32.3 |
| 33 | Johnny Knox | CHI | @NO | 27 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 33.8 |
| 34 | Julio Jones | ATL | Phi | 36 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 35.0 |
| 35 | Hines Ward | PIT | Sea | 32 | 36 | 41 | 31 | 35.0 |
| 36 | A.J. Green | CIN | @Den | 38 | 34 | 35 | 47 | 38.5 |
| 37 | Devery Henderson | NO | Chi | 46 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 40.0 |
| 38 | Chad Ochocinco | NE | SD | 40 | 45 | 39 | 42 | 41.5 |
| 39 | Eric Decker | DEN | Cin | 35 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 42.8 |
| 40 | Davone Bess | MIA | Hou | 47 | 37 | 46 | 43 | 43.3 |
| 41 | Eddie Royal | DEN | Cin | 43 | 48 | 38 | 44 | 43.3 |
| 42 | Mike Sims-Walker | STL | @NYG | NR | 40 | 50 | 34 | 43.8 |
| 43 | Braylon Edwards | SF | Dal | NR | 35 | 42 | 49 | 44.3 |
| 44 | Pierre Garcon | IND | Cle | 34 | NR | 43 | NR | 44.8 |
| 45 | Lee Evans | BAL | @Ten | NR | 39 | NR | 41 | 45.5 |
| 46 | Jabar Gaffney | WSH | Ari | 41 | 41 | NR | NR | 46.0 |
| 47 | Brandon Gibson | STL | @NYG | 49 | NR | 48 | 36 | 46.0 |
| 48 | Lance Moore | NO | Chi | NR | 32 | NR | NR | 46.3 |
| 49 | Sidney Rice | SEA | @Pit | NR | NR | 34 | NR | 46.8 |
| 50 | Austin Collie | IND | Cle | NR | 46 | 40 | NR | 47.0 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 2 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Tristan H. Cockcroft's personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 2 can be viewed by clicking here.
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