Week 4 rankings: Wide receivers
Top 50 wide receivers for Week 4
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | DET | @Dal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Andre Johnson | HOU | Pit | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Wes Welker | NE | @Oak | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Mike Wallace | PIT | @Hou | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 4 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | NYG | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Vincent Jackson | SD | Mia | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Roddy White | ATL | @Sea | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Greg Jennings | GB | Den | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | @Ari | 6 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Steve Johnson | BUF | @Cin | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9.5 |
| 11 | Brandon Marshall | MIA | @SD | 15 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12.8 |
| 11 | Santana Moss | WSH | @StL | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12.8 |
| 13 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | SF | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Dez Bryant | DAL | Det | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13.0 |
| 15 | Steve Smith | CAR | @Chi | 14 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | Min | 18 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14.5 |
| 17 | Santonio Holmes | NYJ | @Bal | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17.5 |
| 18 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | SF | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20.5 |
| 19 | Reggie Wayne | IND | @TB | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20.8 |
| 19 | Mario Manningham | NYG | @Ari | 16 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Mike Williams | TB | Ind | 17 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 22.3 |
| 21 | Brandon Lloyd | DEN | @GB | 25 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Percy Harvin | MIN | @KC | 29 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 24.8 |
| 24 | Nate Washington | TEN | @Cle | 21 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26.0 |
| 25 | A.J. Green | CIN | Buf | 27 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 26.5 |
| 26 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | NYJ | 33 | 35 | 17 | 25 | 27.5 |
| 27 | Denarius Moore | OAK | NE | 20 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 28.3 |
| 28 | Lance Moore | NO | @Jac | 30 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 29.0 |
| 29 | Jordy Nelson | GB | Den | 39 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 29.5 |
| 30 | Sidney Rice | SEA | Atl | 32 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 29.8 |
| 31 | Julio Jones | ATL | @Sea | 38 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 30.8 |
| 32 | Robert Meachem | NO | @Jac | 36 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 31.0 |
| 33 | Eric Decker | DEN | @GB | 24 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 32.8 |
| 34 | Deion Branch | NE | @Oak | 37 | 36 | 30 | 34 | 34.3 |
| 35 | Mike Thomas | JAC | NO | 34 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 34.8 |
| 36 | David Nelson | BUF | @Cin | 26 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 35.3 |
| 37 | Marques Colston | NO | @Jac | 28 | 33 | 35 | 46 | 35.5 |
| 38 | Nate Burleson | DET | @Dal | 31 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 37.0 |
| 39 | Jacoby Ford | OAK | NE | 44 | 28 | 39 | 40 | 37.8 |
| 40 | Johnny Knox | CHI | Car | 35 | 45 | 36 | 39 | 38.8 |
| 41 | Devery Henderson | NO | @Jac | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 40.0 |
| 42 | Plaxico Burress | NYJ | @Bal | 48 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 41.8 |
| 43 | Jabar Gaffney | WSH | @StL | 41 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 42.0 |
| 44 | Dexter McCluster | KC | Min | 40 | NR | 42 | 36 | 42.3 |
| 45 | Davone Bess | MIA | @SD | 50 | 39 | 47 | 45 | 45.3 |
| 46 | Brandon Gibson | STL | Wsh | NR | 48 | 50 | 41 | 47.5 |
| 47 | Pierre Garcon | IND | @TB | 45 | NR | 45 | NR | 48.0 |
| 47 | Mike Sims-Walker | STL | Wsh | 49 | 46 | 46 | NR | 48.0 |
| 49 | Torrey Smith | BAL | NYJ | NR | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49.0 |
| 49 | Jerome Simpson | CIN | Buf | 43 | NR | NR | NR | 49.0 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 4 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 4 can be viewed by clicking here.
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