Top 3 Fantasy Wideouts By Team
Bay-Bay Thomas looks like the favorite for WR value in Denver
Gregg Rosenthal, Chris Wesseling, Adam Levitan, and myself are currently cranking on the 2010 Rotoworld/Beckett Fantasy Magazine. Full disclosure of the mag contents won't be available until it hits news stands late next month, but I thought letting readers know which three wide receivers we believe will rank 1st through 3rd on each team in terms of fantasy value would be a worthwhile topic for blog discussion.
These are the top-three fantasy receivers by team; not necessarily the leaders in receptions or yardage. It's all wide receivers. For example, tight end Zach Miller will probably have the most fantasy value among Raiders pass catchers, but is disqualified by his position. The list is based on Wesseling, Rosenthal, and Silva's compiled rankings.
Many of the wideouts will seem obvious, but there are some surprises.
Here goes:
Arizona Cardinals - 1) Larry Fitzgerald, 2) Steve Breaston, 3) Early Doucet
Atlanta Falcons - 1) Roddy White, 2) Michael Jenkins, 3) Harry Douglas
Baltimore Ravens - 1) Anquan Boldin, 2) Derrick Mason, 3) Donte' Stallworth
Buffalo Bills - 1) Lee Evans, 2) James Hardy, 3) N/A
Carolina Panthers - 1) Steve Smith, 2) Brandon LaFell, 3) Dwayne Jarrett
Chicago Bears - 1) Devin Hester, 2) Devin Aromashodu, 3) Johnny Knox
Cincinnati Bengals - 1) Chad Ochocinco, 2) Antonio Bryant, 3) N/A
Cleveland Browns - 1) Mohamed Massaquoi, 2) Josh Cribbs, 3) N/A
Dallas Cowboys - 1) Miles Austin, 2) Dez Bryant, 3) Roy Williams
Denver Broncos - 1) Demaryius Thomas, 2) Jabar Gaffney, 3) Eddie Royal
Detroit Lions - 1) Calvin Johnson, 2) Nate Burleson, 3) N/A
Green Bay Packers - 1) Greg Jennings, 2) Donald Driver, 3) James Jones
Houston Texans - 1) Andre Johnson, 2) Jacoby Jones, 3) Kevin Walter
Indianapolis Colts - 1) Reggie Wayne, 2) Pierre Garcon, 3) Austin Collie
Jacksonville Jaguars - 1) Mike Sims-Walker, 2) Mike Thomas, 3) N/A
Kansas City Chiefs - 1) Dwayne Bowe, 2) Chris Chambers, 3) Dexter McCluster
Miami Dolphins - 1) Brandon Marshall, 2) Davone Bess, 3) Brian Hartline
Minnesota Vikings - 1) Sidney Rice, 2) Percy Harvin, 3) Bernard Berrian
New England Patriots - 1) Randy Moss, 2) Julian Edelman, 3) Wes Welker
New Orleans Saints - 1) Marques Colston, 2) Robert Meachem, 3) Devery Henderson
New York Giants - 1) Steve Smith, Hakeem Nicks (tie), 3) Mario Manningham
New York Jets - 1) Braylon Edwards, 2) Jerricho Cotchery, 3) Santonio Holmes
Oakland Raiders - 1) Chaz Schilens, 2) Louis Murphy, 3) Darrius Heyward-Bey
Philadelphia Eagles - 1) DeSean Jackson, 2) Jeremy Maclin, 3) Jason Avant
Pittsburgh Steelers - 1) Hines Ward, 2) Mike Wallace, 3) N/A
San Diego Chargers - 1) Vincent Jackson, 2) Malcom Floyd, 3) N/A
San Francisco 49ers - 1) Michael Crabtree, 2) Josh Morgan, 3) Ted Ginn Jr.
Seattle Seahawks - 1) T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 2) Golden Tate, 3) Deion Branch
St. Louis Rams - 1) Donnie Avery, 2) Laurent Robinson, 3) Brandon Gibson
Tampa Bay Bucs - 1) Arrelious Benn, 2) Mike Williams, 3) Reggie Brown
Tennessee Titans - 1) Kenny Britt, 2) Nate Washington, 3) Justin Gage
Washington Redskins - 1) Santana Moss, 2) Devin Thomas, 3) Malcolm Kelly
**N/A = Team's third receiver didn't make our top 100.
Comments
Interesting stuff in here. I guess you guys don't see a bounceback year for Eddie Royal. I was kinda thinking of him as a sleeper, but if he's third on the list of Denver WRs, he'll be waiver wire material this season.
Also, I see you have Steve Smith and Nicks in a tie for the G-men. Do you boost Smith's value in PPR leagues?
The Bucs having 2 rookie WRs is going to be interesting too. I'm curious to see what their impact will be this season.
Jacoby Jones=#1 WR sleeper this year.
Posted by: Pete | May 15, 2010 6:04 PM
Love seen my Brownies make the top 15.....I have been thinking of getting Cribbs as a wr3 this year.....This might be the year?
Posted by: Mr.B | May 15, 2010 6:16 PM
Only way the Brownies make the top 15 in any list is alphabetical, which is what this list happens to be. Sorry to anger the dawg pound
Posted by: Matt | May 15, 2010 6:30 PM
Hey Bolo,
Cleveland only made the "top 15" because the list is in alphabetical order. Maybe you should lay off the hash brownies...
Posted by: E | May 15, 2010 6:31 PM
Hey Mr. B, the Browns didn't make the top 15 jackass, the list is in alphebetical order.
Posted by: Rick | May 15, 2010 6:31 PM
I'll go with this list, with the exception of Demaryius Thomas #1 in Denver. Orton likes Gaffney. ( Oh yeah, this is the "Roto staff", so I'll assume it's their man-crush Teblow who will be throwing ALL THOSE TDs to the other rookie Thomas ALL DAY LONG...against NFL corners :)
Posted by: Mt.D | May 15, 2010 7:05 PM
I'd take Aromashodu or Knox over Hester, Murphy over Schilens, and might consider Stroughter over all other Bucs (ppr).
Posted by: walt | May 15, 2010 7:13 PM