Week 9 rankings: Wide receivers
Top 50 wide receivers for Week 9
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)Teams on bye week: Lions, Vikings, Panthers, Jaguars
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Jennings | GB | @SD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | Wes Welker | NE | NYG | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Mike Wallace | PIT | Bal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Roddy White | ATL | @Ind | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | StL | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 6 | A.J. Green | CIN | @Ten | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | Mia | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Marques Colston | NO | TB | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Brandon Lloyd | STL | @Ari | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Dez Bryant | DAL | Sea | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9.8 |
| 10 | Vincent Jackson | SD | GB | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Miles Austin | DAL | Sea | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 10.8 |
| 13 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | Chi | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11.5 |
| 14 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | Chi | 13 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 14.5 |
| 15 | Mario Manningham | NYG | @NE | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14.8 |
| 16 | Brandon Marshall | MIA | @KC | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15.3 |
| 17 | Julio Jones | ATL | @Ind | 16 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 17.3 |
| 18 | Victor Cruz | NYG | @NE | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Sidney Rice | SEA | @Dal | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 20.8 |
| 20 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | @Pit | 20 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 21.5 |
| 21 | Pierre Garcon | IND | Atl | 23 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 21.8 |
| 21 | Steve Johnson | BUF | NYJ | 25 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 21.8 |
| 23 | Santonio Holmes | NYJ | @Buf | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 23.3 |
| 24 | Jordy Nelson | GB | @SD | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 24.8 |
| 25 | Michael Crabtree | SF | @Wsh | 26 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 26.0 |
| 26 | Mike Williams | TB | @NO | 24 | 26 | 32 | 23 | 26.3 |
| 27 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | OAK | Den | 28 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27.3 |
| 28 | Deion Branch | NE | NYG | 29 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 28.5 |
| 29 | Nate Washington | TEN | Cin | 33 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 29.3 |
| 30 | Plaxico Burress | NYJ | @Buf | 36 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 29.8 |
| 31 | Reggie Wayne | IND | Atl | 31 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 30.3 |
| 31 | Antonio Brown | PIT | Bal | 30 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 30.3 |
| 33 | Eric Decker | DEN | @Oak | 27 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31.3 |
| 34 | Malcom Floyd | SD | GB | 32 | 31 | 37 | 33 | 33.3 |
| 35 | Kevin Walter | HOU | Cle | 38 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 37.3 |
| 36 | Lance Moore | NO | TB | 40 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 38.8 |
| 37 | Greg Little | CLE | @Hou | 39 | 37 | 44 | 36 | 39.0 |
| 37 | James Jones | GB | @SD | 34 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 39.0 |
| 39 | Jon Baldwin | KC | Mia | 37 | 35 | 47 | 43 | 40.5 |
| 40 | Jabar Gaffney | WSH | SF | 42 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 41.3 |
| 41 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | @Dal | 35 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 41.8 |
| 42 | Braylon Edwards | SF | @Wsh | NR | 39 | 38 | 41 | 42.3 |
| 43 | Steve Breaston | KC | Mia | 44 | NR | 36 | 39 | 42.5 |
| 44 | David Nelson | BUF | NYJ | 46 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 44.8 |
| 45 | Denarius Moore | OAK | Den | NR | 43 | 41 | 50 | 46.3 |
| 46 | Early Doucet | ARI | StL | 43 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 46.5 |
| 46 | Johnny Knox | CHI | @Phi | 41 | 46 | NR | 48 | 46.5 |
| 48 | Jacoby Jones | HOU | Cle | 45 | 40 | NR | NR | 46.8 |
| 49 | Robert Meachem | NO | TB | NR | 47 | 39 | NR | 47.0 |
| 50 | Arrelious Benn | TB | @NO | 47 | 42 | NR | NR | 47.8 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 9 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 9 can be viewed by clicking here.
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