Week 5 Rankings: Wide Receivers

I have prayed the last days to the football gods that Larry Fitzgerald completely embarrass the football devil that is Cortland Finnegan. One thing I'm sad about is that I will never ever see the Great Larry Fitz beat the living crap out of someone like him. The best thing I can ask for is a 100-yard, multi-TD game with Finnegan's Asomugha-esque reactions.

Not included: Raiders, Lions, Cowboys, Bucs, Greg Jennings, Santonio Holmes, Antonio Cromartie and Hakeem Nicks. Enjoy!

Rank	Receiver	Opp	Comments
1	AJ Green	MIA	No need for explanation. Sorry to all the Sean Smith fans out there.
2	Larry Fitzgerald	@STL	Watch as Fitz, the nicest player in the NFL, embarrasses Finnegan, the dirtiest player in the NFL. Watch, and enjoy.
3	Victor Cruz	CLE	Should have a few stud performances so long as Nicks is out. Hopefully for Cruz owners, Joe Haden will be shaking off the rust.
4	Percy Harvin	TEN	He's the do-it-all man for Minnesota and Tennessee's defense has become a punching bag.
5	Julio Jones	@WSH	After his quiet back-seat-to-Roddy-White performance last week, I expect Jones to bounce back in a big way.
6	Mike Wallace	PHI	The secondary can be beat down the field, and that's all Wallace really does.
7	Roddy White	@WSH	He'll keep it up, but Jones can't be a non-factor every game. This is the worst WR defense in the league though.
8	Brandon Marshall	@CIN	Showed last week that defensive matchups don't matter. I won't doubt him again this season.
9	Andre Johnson	@NYJ	I do think they'll be able to run all over the Jets defense, but that doesn't mean Johnson won't get one deep for a score.
10	Brandon Lloyd	DEN	Even with Champ Bailey covering him, he'll get the targets. Brady looks to him no matter what the matchup is.
11	Reggie Wayne	GB	It's a beatable matchup and Luck likes to look his way.
12	Jordy Nelson	@IND	Likely no Jennings, and he's due for a big game. No defensive stopper in the secondary could help that.
13	Wes Welker	DEN	Swap with Lloyd for PPR, but with Edelman out, he's back to putting up Welkeresque numbers.
14	Torrey Smith	@JAC	His monster season continues against  a sneakily stingy secondary, but if Flacco plays well, Smith will have another multi-TD game.
15	Steve Smith	SEA	I just don't see Cam succeeding through the air. He's so undersized compared to those big Seattle CBs.
16	Dwayne Bowe	BAL	They'll have to throw a ton and Bowe rakes in a million targets per game.
17	Marques Colston	SD	Showed off his worth for a high draft pick last week but SD may not be the best matchup to continue
18	Demaryius Thomas	@NE	Manning loves him and hopefully he'll be able to get past that feisty defense.
19	Eric Decker	@NE	He's earning Peyton's trust and with attention going to Thomas and McGahee, Decker could see big plays his way.
20	Stevie Johnson	@SF	He's coming off an off-week going into a rougher one. Maybe ropes in some garbage-time scores.
21	DeSean Jackson	@PIT	Has seemed to score well despite the matchup so can't count him out now.
22	Malcolm Floyd	@NO	Saints giving up the fifth-most to WRs. Floyd is Rivers's number 1 target and don't expect that to change.
23	Domenik Hixon	CLE	With Hixon starting in Nicks's place last week, he pulled off a 114-yard performance. With Haden on Cruz, expect the same.
24	Pierre Garcon	ATL	If he's good to go it's tough to sit him. No Grimes for Atlanta means Asante Samuel could give up a big play or two.
25	Antonio Brown	PHI	He's been a little disappointing so far but the defense is beatable. And Mike Wallace will take attention downfield.
26	Brian Hartline	@CIN	It's hard to ignore his MONSTER performance last week (even though Patrick Peterson wasn't on him). Tanny looks his way a LOT.
27	James Jones	@IND	With Jennings out (and me being wrong so far about Randall Cobb) Jones has taken the reins for WR2.
28	Jeremy Maclin	@PIT	I don't know if he'll ever be healthy, but he's still performing well and Vick sometimes looks to force it to him.
29	Michael Crabtree	@NYJ	He'll have Antonio Cromartie on him (if he's not busy playing wideout), but Cromartie's no Revis.
30	Lance Moore	SD	He's Brees's best deep threat and you only need one good play out of him for fantasy production.
31	Danny Amendola	ARI	You better hope Gay is on him if you're starting him (Gay gave up 254 yards to Hartline last week).
32	Anquan Boldin	@KC	This isn't a stifling defense and they might have to stack the box against Rice. Double coverage to Torrey will help, too.
33	Andre Roberts	@STL	I told you all about him in Waiver View for the past two weeks. This is not a fluke. Trust my instincts.
34	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	With Green and Green-Ellis attracting so much defensive attention, the big-play potential is skyrocketing.
35	Jerome Simpson	TEN	He's getting used to the offense and Ponder has looked his way a few times, but they'll run all over this defense.
36	Nate Washington	@MIN	I still see him as a better play than Kenny Britt but this defense may be too good to allow anything dramatic.
37	Randall Cobb	@IND	He was my biggest sleeper pick going into the season and I'm not giving up on him yet. No Jennings helps.
38	Kenny Britt	@MIN	I have no faith in him and I'm glad I don't own him in any leagues. Start at your own discretion.
39	Greg Little	@NYG	If only he could catch, he'd put up SOLID numbers.Which I understand is a concern for a RECEIVER.
40	Leonard Hankerson	ATL	He certainly won't be drawing much defensive attention so maybe there's a chance of a big play.
41	Donnie Avery	GB	He's a rough play, but maybe in PPR he pulls a few good looks.
42	Davone Bess	@CIN	He started out last week looking great until Hartline took over, but short routes could be beneficial.
43	Jeremy Kerley	HOU	Houston's the best in the league in defending fantasy WRs. He is however, one of their few WRs actually playing WR.
44	Brandon LaFell	SEA	I have Steve Smith ranked pretty low so I expect even less out of LaFell. Too much Seattle, too much defense.
45	Sidney Rice	@CAR	Marshawn Lynch will command most of the time of possession, but there's always a chance for a score.
46	Kendall Wright	@MIN	We'll see what kind of chemistry he has with Matt Hasselbeck, but if I had to bet, it's probably not much.
47	Chaz Schilens	HOU	See: Kerley, Jeremy. Now, if Schilens is on your team, wonder where your team is headed.
48	Ramses Barden	CLE	Could be a low-end flex play depending on how much you think the Giants will have to throw.
49	Alshon Jeffery	@JAC	I don't see the need for them to throw much but he has gotten a few good looks down field.
50	TY Hilton	GB	Let's face it, they're going to have to throw a ton to even try and come close to keeping up.