Dynasty Rankings: Wide Receivers
We're rolling out the Dynasty rankings one position at a time on Pancake Blocks, with wide receivers entering the spotlight after a fine Memorial Day weekend. If you missed last week's rankings, click the links for Quarterbacks and Running Backs.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Tier One
1. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI | Age: 26.0 | Value Score: 100
2. Calvin Johnson, DET | Age: 24.0 | Value Score: 100
3. Andre Johnson, HOU | Age: 28.2 | Value Score: 99
Tier Two
4. Randy Moss, NE | Age: 32.6 | Value Score: 94
5. Steve Smith, CAR | Age: 30.3 | Value Score: 94
6. Greg Jennings, GB | Age: 26.0 | Value Score: 93
7. Reggie Wayne, IND | Age: 30.8 | Value Score: 92
8. Roddy White, ATL | Age: 27.8 | Value Score: 91
Tier Three
9. Dwayne Bowe, KC | Age: 25.0 | Value Score: 85
10. Marques Colston, NO | Age: 26.3 | Value Score: 85
11. Anquan Boldin, ARI | Age: 28.9 | Value Score: 84
12. Wes Welker, NE | Age: 28.3 | Value Score: 82
13. Brandon Marshall, DEN | Age: 25.5 | Value Score: 81
14. Braylon Edwards, CLE | Age: 26.5 | Value Score: 81
Tier Four
15. Lee Evans, BUF | Age: 28.5 | Value Score: 73
16. Santonio Holmes, PIT | Age: 25.5 | Value Score: 73
17. Vincent Jackson, SD | Age: 26.7 | Value Score: 72
18. Terrell Owens, BUF | Age: 35.8 | Value Score: 71
19. Michael Crabtree, SF | Age: 22.0 | Value Score: 71
20. Anthony Gonzalez, IND | Age: 25.0 | Value Score: 70
21. Roy Williams, DAL | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 69
22. Percy Harvin, MIN | Age: 21.3 | Value Score: 68
23. Eddie Royal, DEN | Age: 23.3 | Value Score: 68
Tier Five
24. Antonio Bryant, TB | Age: 28.5 | Value Score: 60
25. Santana Moss, WAS | Age: 30.3 | Value Score: 59
26. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ | Age: 27.3 | Value Score: 59
27. DeSean Jackson, PHI | Age: 22.8 | Value Score: 58
28. Jeremy Maclin, PHI | Age: 21.3 | Value Score: 58
29. Hakeem Nicks, NYG | Age: 21.7 | Value Score: 57
30. Chad Johnson, CIN | Age: 31.6 | Value Score: 56
31. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, SEA | Age: 31.9 | Value Score: 55
Tier Six
32. Bernard Berrian, MIN | Age: 28.7 | Value Score: 48
33. Ted Ginn Jr., MIA | Age: 24.4 | Value Score: 47
34. Donnie Avery, STL | Age: 23.6 | Value Score: 46
35. Hines Ward, PIT | Age: 33.5 | Value Score: 45
36. Kenny Britt, TEN | Age: 21.0 | Value Score: 45
37. Darrius Heyward-Bey, OAK | Age: 22.6 | Value Score: 45
38. Devin Hester, CHI | Age: 26.8 | Value Score: 44
39. Steve Breaston, ARI | Age: 26.0 | Value Score: 43
40. Josh Morgan, SF | Age: 24.2 | Value Score: 42
41. Torry Holt, JAX | Age: 33.3 | Value Score: 42
42. Laveranues Coles, CIN | Age: 31.7 | Value Score: 41
43. Brian Robiskie, CLE | Age: 21.8 | Value Score: 40
Tier Seven
44. Chris Chambers, SD | Age: 31.1 | Value Score: 34
45. Lance Moore, NO | Age: 26.1 | Value Score: 34
46. Donald Driver, GB | Age: 34.6 | Value Score: 33
47. Derrick Mason, BAL | Age: 35.6 | Value Score: 33
48. Juaquin Iglesias, CHI | Age: 22.1 | Value Score: 32
49. Mark Clayton, BAL | Age: 27.2 | Value Score: 30
50. Miles Austin, DAL | Age: 25.2 | Value Score: 29
51. Justin Gage, TEN | Age: 28.6 | Value Score: 28
52. James Jones, GB | Age: 25.5 | Value Score: 27
53. Sidney Rice, MIN | Age: 23.0 | Value Score: 26
54. Devin Thomas, WAS | Age: 22.8 | Value Score: 26
55. Plaxico Burress, UFA | Age: 32.1 | Value Score: 25
56. Kevin Curtis, PHI | Age: 31.2 | Value Score: 25
57. Mike Walker, JAX | Age: 24.8 | Value Score: 24
58. Domenik Hixon, NYG | Age: 24.9 | Value Score: 24
59. Steve Smith, NYG | Age: 24.4 | Value Score: 23
60. Earl Bennett, CHI | Age: 22.5 | Value Score: 23
Tier Eight
61. Jordy Nelson, GB | Age: 24.3 | Value Score: 15
62. Brandon Tate, NE | Age: 21.9 | Value Score: 15
63. Limas Sweed, PIT | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 14
64. Kevin Walter, HOU | Age: 28.1 | Value Score: 14
65. Deion Branch, SEA | Age: 30.2 | Value Score: 13
66. Mohamed Massaquoi, CLE | Age: 22.8 | Value Score: 12
67. Johnnie Lee Higgins, OAK| Age: 26.0 | Value Score: 11
68. Chaz Schilens, OAK | Age: 23.8 | Value Score: 11
69. Mark Bradley, KC | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 10
70. Laurent Robinson, STL | Age: 24.4 | Value Score: 10
Comments
the more i look at these rankings the more questions i get regarding them.
these rankings look rushed. suprizing for rotoworld
Posted by: scott c | May 27, 2009 12:55 PM
as usual, wess these are good rankings, but i mention only our disagreements.
p.s. tier 1 was my starting lineup in a re-draft league last year....
Welker is a PPR machine, but not so much in non-PPR, so I'm guessing these rankings are PPR. Wess?
i have a serious disagreement with how high the Buffalo WRs are. pop in the tape from last year's Buffalo-Cleveland game and then tell me how heavily you want to invest in Trent Edwards' WRs. TO is going to long for Dallas by October. The guy with TO in one of my dynasty leagues can't get a draft pick for him equal to any of the top 3 rookie WRs, which gives you an idea of what TO's value should be. And Evans is like fantasy cotton candy. Looks good, tastes good for a moment, but then disappears.
I like Vincent Jackson but would take any of the non-Buffalo guys in his tier ahead of him.
Antonio Bryant is high. I mean that literally -- he's puffing right now. His ranking is also too high.
I can only conclude from this ranking that Wess is trying to trade for Josh Morgan as we speak.
Mike Vick to Heyward-Bey...TD! lol
Posted by: veggieb | May 27, 2009 02:09 PM
scott - they definitely aren't rushed. you have 10 people do rankings, you'll get 10 different thought processes.
Wess likes rookie wrs way more than me because he's always shooting for true number ones and values getting them that way. That's part of what makes dynasty fun - a lot of different "systems."
Posted by: gregg | May 27, 2009 04:53 PM
People are pointing out that the rookies are rated high and that they will take time to develop. The problem though is that if they do develop then you are not going to be able to get them without giving up a fortune. You need to value potential in a dynasty league, even if it is years away from being able to help your team. This is inherent in a dynasty league in that you want to compete now but also need to prep yourself and your bench to compete later (someone made this point in the dynasty RB thread also). I for one would rather have a players with a lot of potential even if they have relatively high bust potential than a mediocre player that really isn't good enough to be fielded in a fantasy roster (Randle El comes to mind).
Bottom line is you have to buy these guys before they have proved themselves or you will end up making a Ricky Williams/Ditka like trade. You will have some studs (like Calvin Johnson) and some duds (like Chad Jackson) but you can cut the busts (though I roster WRs for a longer cycle than other positions) and then take another prospect on.
Posted by: Jesse | May 27, 2009 05:28 PM
If after a year you feel like you've got a bust on your hands, trade him while there's still 'potential'.
Devin Thomas maybe?
Posted by: km | May 27, 2009 09:51 PM
Scott C.- these rankings are kept perpetually all year long, so they were not thrown together for this post. I should know- I check them every month to see if I have moved past Matt Schaub who hasn't finished a season when I haven't missed a game. C-Wess hates me.
Posted by: Eli Manning | May 28, 2009 09:31 AM
Where's Davonee Bess? I know he's not Wes Welker but he proved he could play in the nfl. In the few starts he had he out produced Ginn. He's had a history of being overlooked, but i'd take him over anyone in tier eight.
Posted by: km | May 28, 2009 11:00 AM