Week 4 Rankings: Wide Receivers

Larry Fitzgerald pulled through for me last week with a monster game and an NFC Offensive Player of the Week title. All hail the best WR in the NFL! (I hope I don't sound like too much of a fan) Those not currently included: Colts, Steelers, Stephen Hill, Hakeem Nicks (well, sort of), Julian Edelman (same), Golden Tate and his phantom receptions, and replacement referees. Enjoy!

Rank	Receiver	Opp.	Comments
1	Calvin Johnson	MIN	Despite only scoring 1 TD this season, Megatron's still the second highest-scoring fantasy receiver in the NFL.
2	AJ Green	@JAC	Currently the top-scoring fantasy receiver in the league. You're not sitting him and you're not doubting him.
3	Larry Fitzgerald	MIA	Finally showed why he IS the best WR in the National Football League. Kolb is learning. Expect more.
4	Brandon Lloyd	@BUF	Brady's top-targeted receiver and Buffalo has too much to worry about to throw double coverage. Big game coming.
5	Andre Johnson	TEN	If he's healthy, he's at the top of the charts. Schaub loves to fire it to him. Titans defense is just awful.
6	Julio Jones	CAR	Carolina is actually really good against the fantasy receivers, but Jones and even White won't be stopped.
7	Percy Harvin	@DET	The amount of total looks between targets and touches doesn't allow you to sit him. He's a stud.
8	Vincent Jackson	WSH	Expect a huge game out of this guy. Freeman has connected with him aplenty and
9	Roddy White	CAR	See: Jones, Julio. Just expect less yards and maybe no redzone targets.
10	Steve Smith	@ATL	Atlanta defense is stifling but if Cam gets anything going, it'll be through this guy.
11	Hakeem Nicks	@PHI	Just look at Fitzgerald's numbers last week. Nicks will run the same downfield routes in man coverage.
12	Demaryius Thomas	OAK	The Raiders have nothing resembling a pass defense and Thomas is Manning's go-to guy.
13	Victor Cruz	@PHI	I'm higher on Nicks than Cruz because the Eagles defend the short routes better than the ones Nicks will run.
14	Greg Jennings	NO	Got a lot of looks from Rodgers on Monday and he seems to be back to full health.
15	Wes Welker	@BUF	Looks like he should be out of  his funk and the Bills give up the third-most fantasy points to receivers.
16	Stevie Johnson	NE	While the Patriots do a decent job of defending the wideouts, no RBs means he should see plenty of targets.
17	Torrey Smith	CLE	Last week was no inspirational outlier fueled by emotion. I expect Smith to keep up the numbers so long as Flacco does.
18	Dwayne Bowe	SD	SD has contained most WRs but after watching Julio pick them apart, know that Bowe's targets will pay off.
19	Jordy Nelson	NO	This is the week Jordy Nelson breaks back into last year's pace and makes his owners happy.
20	Brandon Marshall	@DAL	The Cowboys corners are damn good but he's too skilled to rank any lower than this. Start with caution.
21	Eric Decker	OAK	This Sunday, Decker will show fantasy owner why he was worth drafting. Oakland secondary is awful.
22	Miles Austin	CHI	I'd be terrified to play him. He's this high because Romo frequently targets him near the endzone.
23	Malcolm Floyd	@KC	Fresh off of a 3-year extension, Floyd will continue his quietly awesome year against a bad secondary.
24	Denarius Moore	@DEN	No Heyward-Bey and a good run defense will mean more opportunities for Moore and his big-play potential.
25	Jeremy Maclin	NYG	IF he's completely healthy, see him as a quality start. Vick's gonna get crushed, but he'll find him deep at least once.
26	Marques Colston	@GB	His season thus far has been dreadful but they, once again, WILL have to throw and he's got to get some balls his way.
27	DeSean Jackson	NYG	I don't trust him enough to start if Maclin's healthy because he takes himself out of plays if it's not coming to him.
28	Dez Bryant	CHI	He has one 100-yard game in his 30-game career. ONE. And he's not getting his second against the Bears.
29	Santonio Holmes	SF	I've been down on him, but he's pulling more and more targets every week, including 14 last week. He's playable.
30	Michael Crabtree	@NYJ	No Revis helps his stock rise a bit, but I think the Niners just run the whole game.
31	Danny Amendola	SEA	They'll have to throw to keep up since they won't be able to run. MidWest Welker will put up numbers.
32	Anquan Boldin	CLE	He'll have a better game than many are predicting. No Haden means he'll have the Browns' third-string CB.
33	Pierre Garcon	@TB	TB has been awful against the pass and Garcon (it seems as though he'll be healthy) will benefit greatly from that.
34	Andrew Hawkins	@JAC	I've been high on him since Week 1 now and if Dalton wants to stop taking sacks, he'll dump it off more to Hawkins
35	Lance Moore	@GB	If the Packers lean towards Graham/Colston, Moore could be seeing some good looks on quick routes.
36	Mike Williams	WSH	Freeman may hit him deep for a home run play against an awful secondary, but it's a conditional situation.
37	Brandon LaFell	@ATL	Atlanta just looks too good for me to safely play LaFell and feel confident about it.
38	Nate Burleson	MIN	They're using him more and more and if Hill plays he likes to look his way more than Staffy does.
39	Kenny Britt	@HOU	He's not even for-sure playing this Sunday and Houston would shut him down anyway.
40	Jerome Simpson	@DET	They might ease him in, but if they don't it could pay off. He'll be back to flipping and flopping in no time.
41	Titus Young	MIN	He's got to start improving sometime, right?
42	Nate Washington	@HOU	The only guy left on that team that seems to have any big-play capability.
43	Randall Cobb	NO	Don't lose faith in him, he's in for a big year. This could be the start.
44	Sidney Rice	@STL	He'll have Cortland Finnegan the Dirtiest Player in the NFL on him, so you're desperate if you need him.
45	Andre Roberts	MIA	Kolb loves to go to him. He's a quick-route WR and has big hands. I wrote about him in this week's Waiver View.
46	Leonard Hankerson	@TB	He could be a good play whether Garcon plays or not. Tampa sucks against the receiver and he's second guy.
47	Julian Edelman	@BUF	If he keeps starting in place of Welker, even if it's for a few drives, the amount that Brady looks to him is worth it.
48	Brian Hartline	@ARI	If the incredible Patrick Peterson is covering him, steer clear. If the CB2, start with confidence.
49	Kevin Ogletree	CHI	While Bryant and Austin take top CBs away, Ogletree needs to have another big day for Dallas to succeed.
50	James Jones	NO	Jones saw several targets last week and while others attract defensive attention, Jones will continue to see them.