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Wide Receiver Rankings Week 10

By: Pete Davidson : November 13, 2010 11:26am

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Welcome to the week ten wide receiver rankings.  It's a rough week for quarterbacks and receivers.  The quarterbacks are already ranked, so check that out.  Austin Collie and Steve Smith are out with injuries and in Indy, Blair White is banged up too.  The bye weeks also cut pretty deep as you can see on the list below.

Week 10 WR Byes

• Donald Driver
• Patrick Crayton
• Devery Henderson
• Malcom Floyd
• Greg Jennings
• Marques Colston
• Lance Moore
• Robert Meachem
• James Jones
• Legedu Naanee
• Jordy Nelson
• Darrius Heyward-Bey
• Louis Murphy
• Jacoby Ford
• Seyi Ajirotutu

That's an awful lot of quality talent.  Let's take a look at how we can pick up the pieces.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	H/A	Opponent	THE SKINNY
1	Andre Johnson	HOU	at	JAC	Love the matchup.
2	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	vs	DAL	He plays well against them and he’s playing well in general.
3	Terrell Owens	CIN	at	IND	He’s the hottest WR in football, so he’s a must start right now.
4	Calvin Johnson	DET	at	BUF	He’s a beast and even though Stafford is out, he has a solid rapport with Hill, so he’ll post great numbers as always.
5	Reggie Wayne	IND	vs	CIN	You gotta play him every week no matter what, but we like this matchup.
6	Anquan Boldin	BAL	at	ATL	**Already Played**
7	Roddy White	ATL	vs	BAL	**Already Played**
8	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	vs	SEA	Not a scary matchup. Derek Anderson seems to be playing ok and Fitz is starting to come on.
9	DeSean Jackson	PHI	at	WAS	Jackson and Vick are a simply brutal matchup for safeties and defensive coordinators. Jackson looked great last week and he should make some plays in week ten.
10	Randy Moss	TEN	at	MIA	Yeah, it’s a bit of a reach, but Randy keeps the game pretty simple and he’s a good fit for what they do in Tennessee. We think he’ll hit the ground running.
11	Mike Williams	TB	vs	CAR	This kid plays like he’s been in the league for years. We like him to do more versus Carolina than in his first meeting. Their corners are good, but this guy makes plays against everybody not names Revis.
12	Brandon Marshall	MIA	vs	TEN	People think that Pennington will hurt, but we think he’s as capable as Henne in terms of getting the ball to him. Marshall is plenty dangerous in a controlled passing game.
13	Brandon Lloyd	DEN	vs	KC	How can we give up on him now? He’s been astoundingly good and he’s avoided injury for the first time in years. A feel good story for sure and a WR1 in week ten.
14	Mike Wallace	PIT	vs	NE	Wallace can get deep against the Pats’ corners.
15	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	at	WAS	He’s been great at times and solid most others. He’ll get his this week.
16	Steve Johnson	BUF	vs	DET	Like we said last week, we’ll bump him down if and when he slows down.
17	Mike Sims-Walker	JAC	vs	HOU	He’s playing well though he’s a bit under the radar. A solid WR2 in week ten.
18	Percy Harvin	MIN	at	CHI	Check status. Migraines have cropped up again for Percy, but he usually plays through them and often thrives. With Harvin it’s simple, you play him if he plays.
19	Hines Ward	PIT	vs	NE	He’s as solid a WR2 as you will find and he should find his way into the end zone against New England.
20	Braylon Edwards	NYJ	at	CLE	The big guy is playing well and has a big chip on his shoulder in this game. He wants to go off and will be maxed out. We like his chances of making a few plays with a big one mixed in somewhere.
21	Dez Bryant	DAL	at	NYG	He’s coming on lately but this is not a great matchup.
22	Miles Austin	DAL	at	NYG	Has struggled a bit without Romo, but that should change as Kitna gets more comfortable. They need to get him more involved. He’s a top ten talent, but a WR2 this week.
23	Mario Manningham	NYG	vs	DAL	He should see plenty of targets with Steve Smith out and he’ll see #2 corners thanks to Nicks.
24	Pierre Garcon	IND	vs	CIN	We like him to bounce back strong. Manning needs to establish Garcon as he is the most athletic player on that offense.
25	Lee Evans	BUF	vs	DET	He’s a big play guy who will see an increase in targets with Roscoe Parrish gone for the year.
26	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	at	CLE	Creeping up on being dependable. One more good week and he’ll be looking like a WR2, but Mark Sanchez’ development is still up and down.
27	Nate Burleson	DET	at	BUF	An average matchup but he’s been coming on strong, so worth a play as a WR3 or flex.
28	Santana Moss	WAS	vs	PHI	He was awful against them earlier in the year, but that was largely due to the coverage which could change. Santana is a WR3 this week.
29	Michael Williams	SEA	at	ARI	Check status. That said, he lit them up once already and Hasselbeck is back.
30	Johnny Knox	CHI	vs	MIN	We like Knox this week. The Minny pass rush has been light and that gets him in the game.
31	Derrick Mason	BAL	at	ATL	**Already Played**
32	Jabar Gaffney	DEN	vs	KC	He scorched them earlier in the year, so he’s worth a play as a WR3.
33	Wes Welker	NE	at	PIT	They will need to chuck it and we expect Welker to hang in there as a WR3.
34	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at	DEN	Champ Bailey is a problem.
35	Davone Bess	MIA	vs	TEN	Pennington and Bess have hooked up plenty of times in the past and there should be a seamless transition here. We expect him to keep producing.
36	Steve Breaston	ARI	vs	SEA	He’s up and down, but this week should give him some solid opportunity.
37	Michael Crabtree	SF	vs	STL	The new QB is no problem, but the Rams’ D is a tough matchup. Crabtree is still a guy with a bright future, but he needs his team to get the QB spot taken care of.
38	Jacoby Jones	HOU	at	JAC	He’s healthy now and it’s a nice matchup. He’s a quality flex.
39	Steve Smith	CAR	at	TB	Not an easy matchup and his chemistry with Clausen is still in the developmental stage. Still, if things click, Smith is very capable of a big game.
40	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	at	IND	Right now, he is brutal, but he can break out at any time.
41	Mike Thomas	JAC	vs	HOU	He’s active every week and he’s good filler if your WR3 is on the bye.
42	Nate Washington	TEN	at	MIA	Needs to make a big play, so there is risk, but he’s worth a flier.
43	Danny Amendola	STL	at	SF	He’s always involved and can be a nice stop-gap guy.
44	Anthony Armstrong	WAS	vs	PHI	He’s active every week and will be a big factor if they try to double Moss all day.
45	Eddie Royal	DEN	vs	KC	Should start working his way back in now. He’s been quiet since getting banged up in week six.
46	Earl Bennett	CHI	vs	MIN	Has been more involved and gotten some praise from Martz. Worth a flier.
47	Brandon Tate	NE	at	PIT	Plenty of upside as they target him deep, but he’s also inconsistent.
48	Brandon Gibson	STL	at	SF	He’s on the field and could make some plays. Not a bad reach flex.
49	Deion Branch	NE	at	PIT	More of a PPR option right now, but when he gets totally healthy, he should be more effective. Just a fill in guy right now.
50	Bernard Berrian	MIN	at	CHI	Just a flier, but his value spikes a bit if Harvin and or Rice is out, so check the status of both.
51	Jordan Shipley	CIN	at	IND	He’s a threat to do something every week as he’s involved.
52	Brian Hartline	MIA	vs	TEN	We don’t see Pennington helping Hartline much, but we’ll see.
53	Roy E. Williams	DAL	at	NYG	Kitna has not been finding him, but he could bust out at any time. That said, this may be a game where no Cowboys WR busts out at all.
54	Devin Hester	CHI	vs	MIN	Slipping and being used more on specials, but we still love his big play ability.
55	Mohamed Massaquoi	CLE	vs	NYJ	Brutal matchup, but we like him to play better going forward.
56	Laurent Robinson	STL	at	SF	He’s a good bet to pick up steam now that he’s healthy. He’s just a flier right now, but he could start producing soon.
57	Kevin Walter	HOU	at	JAC	Somebody call missing persons. This guy must have checked into the Witness Protection network or something. Still, he’s done well against them in the past if you are desperate
58	Jason Avant	PHI	at	WAS	Not involved enough with D-Jax back.
59	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	at	CLE	He’s slowly losing snaps and targets. Just a WR5.
60	Sidney Rice	MIN	at	CHI	A deep reach with some upside but probably better left on the bench for one more week.
61	Blair White	IND	vs	CIN	Check status as he is banged up. He’s a decent flier if he plays.
62	Arrelious Benn	TB	vs	CAR	He’s been more involved and is starting to make plays. Worth a deep flier.
63	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	vs	KC	We love his talent, but he’s been less involved. Worth a flier and we like his role to expand as we move ahead.
64	Brandon LaFell	CAR	at	TB	He’s been sporadic but more productive of late. He’s a nice talent and worthy of a roster spot in keeper & dynasty leagues. Just a reach this week.
65	Ramses Barden	NYG	vs	DAL	Might be worth a shot this week as Steve Smith will sit out, but you better be desperate if you start him.