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Receivers may be the most unpredictable spot in a college fantasy lineup, but there's no question about the top of the rankings for 2009. Oklahoma State's Dez Bryant is clearly the No. 1 option and could be taken ahead of the first running back in a good chunk of leagues this year. Although Bryant is by far the best fantasy receiver for 2009, rounds two through four have solid options, including Kansas' Dezmon Briscoe and Cincinnati's Mardy Gilyard.

Key fantasy questions to watch -

Oklahoma - Will Adron Tennell finally emerge? Or will Brandon Caleb and Cameron Kenney become options No. 3 and 4 for quarterback Sam Bradford?

Oklahoma State - Will a No. 2 receiver emerge opposite of Dez Bryant?

Florida - Is there another Percy Harvin in the form of freshman Andre Debose?

Southern Miss - Will DeAndre Brown miss any snaps due to the leg injury suffered in the New Orleans Bowl?

Texas Tech - Will Lyle Leong and Detron Lewis led the pack of Red Raider receivers? Or will Alex Torres, Eric Ward, Tramain Swindall and Edward Britton sneak in front?

Scoring system our rankings are based upon

4 points per passing touchdown
6 points per rushing/receiving touchdown
25 passing yards = 1 point
10 rushing/receiving yards = 1 point
1 interception = -1 point
1 reception = 0.5 points
2 point conversions = 2 points

Rankings will be updated as needed until the start of the season.

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Rank Player Team Year Bye Weeks
1 Dez Bryant Oklahoma State JR 5
2 Dezmon Briscoe Kansas JR 5
3 Mardy Gilyard Cincinnati SR 6, 12
4 DeAndre Brown Southern Miss SO 10
5 Aldrick Robinson SMU JR 4
6 Jordan Shipley Texas SR 5
7 Tyron Carrier Houston SO 3
8 Antonio Brown CMU JR 10
9 Arrelious Benn Illinois JR 3, 12
10 Emmanuel Sanders SMU SR 4
11 James Rodgers Oregon State JR 7, 13
12 Golden Tate Notre Dame JR 6
13 Damaris Johnson Tulsa SO 6
14 Ryan Broyles Oklahoma SO 4
15 Michael Floyd Notre Dame SO 6
16 Jeff Moturi UTEP SR 7
17 Jerrel Jernigan Troy JR 5
18 T.Y. Hilton FIU SO 1, 13
19 Dexter McCluster Ole Miss SR 2
20 Kerry Meier Kansas SR 5
21 Ryan Wolfe UNLV SR 12
22 Austin Pettis Boise State JR 6
23 Juan Nunez W. Michigan JR 12
24 Kris Adams UTEP JR 7
25 Stephen Williams Toledo SR 10
26 Jeff Fuller Texas A&M SO 2
27 Detron Lewis Texas Tech JR 10
28 Lyle Leong Texas Tech JR 10
29 Bryan Anderson CMU SR 10
30 Kendall Wright Baylor SO 2
31 Damian Williams USC JR 6, 12
32 Naaman Roosevelt Buffalo SR 9
33 Cortez Gent FAU SR 2, 6
34 Kevin Jurovich SJSU SR 5, 8
35 Eric Decker Minnesota SR 13
36 Chris Wellington Nevada JR 2
37 Patrick Edwards Houston SO 3
38 McKay Jacobson BYU SO 9
39 Jeremy Williams Tulane SR 3
40 Toren Dixon Rice SR 9
41 Greg Salas Hawaii JR 4
42 Brandon Banks Kansas State SR 13
43 Malcolm Williams Texas SO 5
44 Titus Young Boise State JR 6
45 A.J. Green Georgia SO 8
46 Julio Jones Alabama SO 9
47 Freddie Barnes BGSU SR 9
48 Brandon LaFell LSU SR 7
49 Adron Tennell Oklahoma SR 4
50 Randall Cobb Kentucky SO 2
51 Phillip Livas La. Tech JR 4, 13
52 Andre Jones Akron SR 5
53 Shay Hodge Ole Miss SR 2
54 Ronald Johnson USC JR 6, 12
55 Jimmy Young TCU JR 1
56 Edward Britton Texas Tech SR 10
57 Slick Shelley Tulsa SR 6
58 Darius Darks Iowa State SO 13
59 Carlos Singleton Memphis SR 8
60 Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M SO 2
61 Jacory Stone Eastern Michigan SR 4
62 Joe Adams Arkansas SO 2
63 Jock Sanders West Virginia JR 4, 12
64 DeVier Posey Ohio State SO 13
65 L.J. Castile Houston JR 3
66 Deonte Thompson Florida SO 5
67 D'Andre Goodwin Washington JR 9, 12
68 Deryn Bowser Akron SR 5
69 Briggs Orsbon Ball State SO 10
70 Dion Morton Colorado State SR 11
71 O'Neill Chambers BYU SO 9
72 Jared Perry Missouri SR 5
73 Trae Johnson Tulsa JR 6
74 Brandon Collins Texas JR 5
75 Tim Brown Rutgers SR 6, 10
76 Dwight Jones North Carolina SO 7
77 Vincent Brown SDSU JR 6
78 Phillip Payne UNLV SO 12
79 Frantrell Forrest UAB JR 6
80 Andre Debose Florida FR 5
81 Malcolm Beyah MTSU SO 5
82 Jamar Bryant ECU SR 8
83 Delashaun Dean Arizona JR 5, 9
84 Terrell Turner Arizona SR 5, 9
85 Mike Williams Syracuse JR 7
86 Rashaun Greer Colorado State SR 11
87 David Reed Utah SR 5
88 A.J. Whitmore Tulsa JR 6
89 Jovonte Taylor Hawaii JR 4
90 Rodney Bradley Hawaii JR 4
91 Kealoha Pilares Hawaii JR 4
92 Kierre Johnson Houston JR 3
93 Jacoby Ford Clemson SR 6
94 Darrell McNeal UL Monroe SR 6
95 Johnathan Wilson Kansas JR 5
96 David Gilreath Wisconsin JR 8, 13
97 Jamar Howard Cincinnati JR 6, 12
98 Chaz Rodriguez Houston SR 3
99 Gerald Jones Tennessee JR 7
100 Robert Arnheim W. Michigan SO 12
101 Darrell Catchings Oregon State JR 7, 13
102 Danario Alexander Missouri SR 5
103 Chris McGaha Arizona State SR 2
104 Marvin Jones California SO 6, 13
105 Taylor Price Ohio SR 10
106 Owen Spencer NC State JR 8
107 Jamere Holland Oregon JR 7, 13
108 Tramain Swindall Texas Tech SO 10
109 Duke Calhoun Memphis SR 8
110 Seyi Ajirotutu Fresno State SR 5, 13
111 Bert Reed Florida State SO 7
112 Jarmon Fortson Florida State SO 7
113 Brandon Wimberly Nevada FR 2
114 Cameron Kenney Oklahoma JR 4
115 Desmond Gee MTSU SR 5
116 Riley Cooper Florida SR 5
117 Jarred Fayson Illinois JR 3, 12
118 Aldarius Johnson Miami SO 2
119 Torrey Smith Maryland SO 9
120 Demaryius Thomas Georgia Tech JR 12
121 Jonathan Baldwin Pittsburgh SO 9, 12
122 Luke Ashworth BYU JR 9
123 Graham Zug Penn State JR 13
124 Keith Smith Purdue JR 13
125 Eric Ward Texas Tech FR 10
126 Alex Torres Texas Tech JR 10
127 Chad Bumphis Miss. State FR 10
128 Aiona Key Utah SR 5
129 Scotty McKnight Colorado JR 4
130 Marcus Anderson NMSU SR 10
131 Mark Dell Michigan State JR 13
132 Johnny Williams Duke SO 7
133 Andrew Brewer Northwestern SR 13
134 Stanley Morrison Utah State SO 2
135 Michael Outlaw North Texas JR 5
136 Jamaal Jackson North Texas JR 5
137 James Cleveland Houston JR 3
138 Bug Wright Arizona SO 5, 9
139 Jeshua Anderson Washington State JR 7
140 Martavious Odoms Michigan SO 13
141 D.J. Woods Cincinnati SO 6, 12
142 David Nelson Florida SR 5
143 Brandon Caleb Oklahoma SR 4
144 Scott Long Louisville SR 2
145 Doug Beaumont Louisville JR 2
146 Greg Little North Carolina JR 7
147 Brandon Thompkins Arkansas State SR 3, 6
148 DeAngelo Benton Auburn FR 12
149 Menelik Holt Nebraska SR 5
150 Randall Carroll UCLA FR 4
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Turbin suffered a torn ACL in workouts.[GO TO ROBERT TURBIN'S PROFILE]
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Korn has decided to transfer to Marshall.[GO TO WILLY KORN'S PROFILE]
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Smith suffered a broken foot, but should return by spring practice.[GO TO EUGENE SMITH'S PROFILE]
RB Jourdan Brooks (Rutgers)
Brooks has decided to transfer to Morgan State.[GO TO JOURDAN BROOKS'S PROFILE]
WR Dan Buckner (Texas)
Buckner has decided to transfer to Arizona.[GO TO DAN BUCKNER'S PROFILE]
QB Russell Wilson (N.C. State)
Wilson will miss spring practice, due to baseball obligations.[GO TO RUSSELL WILSON'S PROFILE]
TE Weslye Saunders (South Carolina)
Saunders has been indefinitely suspended due to a team issue.[GO TO WESLYE SAUNDERS'S PROFILE]
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