Calvin Johnson is on the cover of the new Madden game, I guess that should factor into my wide receiver rankings…but it doesn’t. Johnson was a stud in 2011 and Matthew Stafford is going to throw even more than he did last season. The Detroit Lions have zero running game and will need to rely on their vertical game to win games. The New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers are also in similar situations.
A few teams have quarterback issues and you wonder if it will hurt the wide receivers fantasy stock. If the Jacksonville Jaguars had an above average quarterback, I would predict a good rookie season from Justin Blackmon, but I don’t trust Blaine Gabbert.
Will Mike Wallace’s holdout hurt his 2012 regular season performance? Can Larry Fitzgerald put up top-5 fantasy numbers with quarterback questions?
Here is our Top 50 wide receiver rankings for the 2012 NFL fantasy football season.
- Calvin Johnson – Detriot Lions
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals
- Andre Johnson – Houston Texans
- Roddy White – Atlanta Falcons
- Greg Jennings – Green Bay Packers
- Wes Welker – New England Patriots
- Brandon Marshall – Chicago Bears
- Hakeem Nicks – New York Giants
- Marques Colston – New Orleans Saints
- A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals
- Julio Jones – Atlanta Falcons
- Pittsburgh Steelers – Mike Wallace
- Victor Cruz – New York Giants
- Jordy Nelson – Green Bay Packers
- Dwayne Bowe – Kansas City Chiefs
- Dez Bryant – Dallas Cowboys
- Brandon Lloyd – New England Patriots
- Miles Austin – Dallas Cowboys
- Steve Johnson – Buffalo Bills
- Jeremy Maclin – Philadelphia Eagles
- Reggie Wayne – Indianapolis Colts
- Vincent Jackson – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Eric Decker – Denver Broncos
- Steve Smith – Carolina Panthers
- Percy Harvin – Minnesota Vikings
- Antonio Brown – Pittsburgh Steelers
- DeSean Jackson – Philadelphia Eagles
- Pierre Garcon – Washington Redskins
- Nate Washington – Tennessee Titans
- Demaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos
- Robert Meachem – San Diego Chargers
- Michael Crabtree – San Francisco 49ers
- Torrey Smith – Baltimore Ravens
- Malcolm Floyd – San Diego Chargers
- Santonio Holmes – New York Jets
- Denarius Moore – Oakland Raiders
- Anquan Boldin – Baltimore Ravens
- Lance Moore – New Orleans Saints
- Sidney Rice – Seattle Seahawks
- Mike Williams – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Greg Little – Cleveland Browns
- Kenny Britt – Tennessee Titans
- Darrius Heyward-Bey – Oakland Raiders
- Titus Young – Detroit Lions
- Mario Manningham – San Francisco 49ers
- Michael Floyd – Arizona Cardinals
- Justin Blackmon – Jacksonville Jaguars
- Austin Collie – Indianapolis Colts
- Rueben Randle – New York Giants
- Brandon Stokley – Denver Broncos
Next five out: Randy Moss (San Francisco 49ers), Nate Burleson (Detroit Lions), Jonathan Baldwin (Kansas City Chiefs), Brian Quick (St. Louis Rams) and Terrell Owens (Seattle Seahawks).
