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Week 3 rankings: Wide receivers
Updated: September 23, 2011, 12:17 PM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Top 50 wide receivers for Week 3
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 | @NO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Calvin Johnson | DET | @Min | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Vincent Jackson | SD | KC | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | @Sea | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Roddy White | ATL | @TB | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Mike Wallace | PIT | @Ind | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Kenny Britt | TEN | Den | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Greg Jennings | GB | @Chi | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Steve Smith | CAR | Jac | 7 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 10.8 |
| 10 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | NYG | 9 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | @Phi | 18 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Brandon Marshall | MIA | @Cle | 20 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12.8 |
| 13 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | NYG | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13.5 |
| 14 | Wes Welker | NE | @Buf | 17 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Dez Bryant | DAL | Wsh | 14 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Steve Johnson | BUF | NE | 16 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 14.8 |
| 17 | Santonio Holmes | NYJ | @Oak | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Santana Moss | WSH | @Dal | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16.3 |
| 19 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | @StL | 15 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Mike Williams | TB | Atl | 19 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Reggie Wayne | IND | Pit | 24 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 21.3 |
| 22 | Brandon Lloyd | DEN | @Ten | 23 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | @SD | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23.3 |
| 24 | Percy Harvin | MIN | Det | 21 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Deion Branch | NE | @Buf | 22 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 26 | A.J. Green | CIN | SF | 27 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 25.3 |
| 27 | Robert Meachem | NO | Hou | 30 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27.5 |
| 28 | Nate Burleson | DET | @Min | 28 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 28.3 |
| 29 | Jordy Nelson | GB | @Chi | 31 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 29.0 |
| 30 | Devery Henderson | NO | Hou | 33 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 32.8 |
| 31 | Julio Jones | ATL | @TB | 36 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 33.5 |
| 32 | Eric Decker | DEN | @Ten | 32 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 34.3 |
| 33 | Plaxico Burress | NYJ | @Oak | 46 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 35.0 |
| 34 | Mike Thomas | JAC | @Car | 38 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 35.3 |
| 35 | Chad Ochocinco | NE | @Buf | 26 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 37.3 |
| 36 | Mike Sims-Walker | STL | Bal | 39 | 31 | 43 | 40 | 38.3 |
| 37 | Lance Moore | NO | Hou | 45 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 38.5 |
| 38 | Johnny Knox | CHI | GB | 37 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 38.8 |
| 38 | David Nelson | BUF | NE | 34 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 38.8 |
| 40 | Jabar Gaffney | WSH | @Dal | 35 | 34 | 46 | 47 | 40.5 |
| 41 | Malcom Floyd | SD | KC | 29 | NR | 37 | NR | 42.0 |
| 42 | Davone Bess | MIA | @Cle | 42 | 39 | 50 | 42 | 43.3 |
| 43 | Mario Manningham | NYG | @Phi | NR | NR | 29 | 43 | 43.5 |
| 44 | Nate Washington | TEN | Den | 40 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 43.8 |
| 44 | Dexter McCluster | KC | @SD | 43 | NR | 45 | 36 | 43.8 |
| 46 | Hines Ward | PIT | @Ind | 49 | 45 | 49 | 38 | 45.3 |
| 47 | Denarius Moore | OAK | NYJ | 47 | 40 | 47 | 48 | 45.5 |
| 48 | Sidney Rice | SEA | Ari | 50 | 35 | NR | NR | 46.8 |
| 48 | Jerome Simpson | CIN | SF | NR | NR | 34 | NR | 46.8 |
| 48 | Danario Alexander | STL | Bal | 41 | 44 | NR | NR | 46.8 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 3 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 3 can be viewed by clicking here.
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