2012 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers 11-20

Stop saying Welker's holding out. He's not. He signed his franchise tender, he was at OTAs, and he's getting ready to head to camp. This is at least the 3rd time you've mentioned it, and you've been wrong every time, so stop repeating the same mistakes.

Is it just me or does the wide receiver position really drop off after the first couple guys? I've never drafted a WR in the first round (maybe even the second), but am targeting Calvin Johnson as early as pick #4.

2nd tier RBs, QBs, and TE also seem deep.

Just an observation....

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So you got 26 recivers ahead of Marcus Colston, who you admit has posted 1000+ yards in 5 of his first 6 seasons( In 2008 Colston was injured and only played in 11 games, yet still posted 780yds and 5 TD's)

Oh and he has this guy named Drew Brees chucking the ball to him. You may have heard of him..

I can buy the arguement that the Saints have too many weapons(Colston, Graham, Sproles, Moore) for any one guy to be the #1 target but your assesment is laughable.

All of Vincent Jackson's actions since becoming a Buccaneer have suggested that he cares very much about football. Its interesting how you can do similar research to come to that conclusion for Dez Bryant but not for Jackson. Do some research.

You must be a Chargers fan.

It's great to see Meachem buried at 43 on your list down with rookies and low end WR2 & WR3. You're right, there's no reason for him to succeed replacing a WR1 on the team. Nevermind what the coaches and staff say about him. Nevermind he'll likely receive twice the targets he received in NO ... all of this equals terrible stats because the guy is slow, has terrible hands and couldn't juke Walt's pet turtle. I think your projection of 760 yards is WAY high!! Perhaps you should just remove him from this list altogether.

In 2011 there were 17 WRs (and 2 TEs) with more than 1,000 rec yards. In 2010, there were 16 WRs, 2009 there were 20 WRs, 2008 there were 21 WRs, 2007 there were 20 WRs.

Per Walt's projected fantasy stats, he projected ~30 WRs to get > 1,000 rec yards and a handful of WRs to touch mid/high 900's. This just goes to show Walt is pulling crap out of his behind and is not doing any substantial research...heck it took me a minute to pull those data points!!!

Harvin was fantasy's highest scoring receiver from weeks 10-16 last year. He only played 55% of the offensive snaps. He already was the only option in the receiving game, AP not being there doesn't change that, but now he will get more carries out of the backfield as well. He has missed 3 games in the last 3 years, yet he has been labeled an injury risk because he formerly had migrane issues that have since subsided.

Percy Harvin is going to easily be a top-10 fantasy receiver this year, no question.

@ Matt

Stafford was injured throughout 2010 and Megatron still put up 1,100 yards and 12 TDs. Maybe not 2011 numbers, but still not bad with a backup QB throwing the ball.

Definitely agree with you on the Harvin hype though. Totally overrated.

Again with the Nicks hype?? Cruz had his 82 catches for 1,536 yards and 9 touchdowns basically in 14 games with Walt's man-crush Mario Manningham on the roster.

With the Patriots snaking their tight end whoever ends up being the #3 receiver for the Giants is going to be the Gaints' value MVP this season.... (again).

Also, Heyward-Bey had 900 yards with half a season of just unretired Carson Palmer. It was a quiet breakout, but it's legit.

Also, I'm not really crazy about the Harvin hype. Alleged trade demands aside, people are claiming Petersons' injury as a boost, but it seems to me that he is the only target now in Minnesota, and now there isn't much of a threat of a running game.

Regarding the Madden Curse on Megatron, who here would be surprised if Stafford went down with a season ending injury in week 3?

Guarantee Megatron won't be affected by the "Madden Curse" and will post yet another dominant season.

Wow, where the hell is Doug Baldwin? Not even in the top 95 is a travesty.

Comes in as an undrafted rookie with a terrible QB behind a banged up Oline and still hauls in 51 for 788 and 4TD.

Just look at Hilton and Broyles for two extreme examples. How stupid is that!?

Where is Doug Baldwin?

No chance he gets outproduced by Golden Tate and Ricardo Lockette.

A wise man once said those who refuse to learn there history are doomed to repeat it.

I won't touch Megatron. But I will strike his injury prone QB Stafford.