Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 3
By: Corby Yarbrough | 9/25/11, 7:00 AM EDT
We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Website can give you. Click here for all of our fantasy football rankings each week.
2011 NFL Week 3 — Wide Receiver Rankings
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Kickers
Defense/Special Teams
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points.
| Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT |
| 1 | Andre Johnson | HOU | at NO |
| 2 | Calvin Johnson | DET | at MIN |
| 3 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | at SEA |
| 4 | Mike Wallace | PIT | at IND |
| 5 | Kenny Britt | TEN | vs. DEN |
| 6 | Vincent Jackson | SD | vs. KC |
| 7 | Roddy White | ATL | at TB |
| 8 | Greg Jennings | GB | at CHI |
| 9 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | vs. NYG |
| 10 | Wes Welker | NE | at BUF |
| 11 | Brandon Marshall | MIA | at CLE |
| 12 | Steve Smith | CAR | vs. JAC |
| 13 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | vs. NYG |
| 14 | Santana Moss | WAS | at DAL |
| 15 | A.J. Green | CIN | vs. SF |
| 16 | Dez Bryant | DAL | vs. WAS |
| 17 | Steve Johnson | BUF | vs. NE |
| 18 | Reggie Wayne | IND | vs. PIT |
| 19 | Santonio Holmes | NYJ | at OAK |
| 20 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | at PHI |
| 21 | Mike Williams | TB | vs. ATL |
| 22 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | at STL |
| 23 | Devery Henderson | NO | vs. HOU |
| 24 | Deion Branch | NE | at BUF |
| 25 | Brandon Lloyd | DEN | at TEN |
| 26 | Robert Meachem | NO | vs. HOU |
| 27 | Eric Decker | DEN | at TEN |
| 28 | Nate Burleson | DET | at MIN |
| 29 | Julio Jones | ATL | at TB |
| 30 | Jordy Nelson | GB | at CHI |
| 31 | Mike Thomas | JAC | at CAR |
| 32 | David Nelson | BUF | vs. NE |
| 33 | Patrick Crayton | SF | vs. KC |
| 34 | Nate Washington | TEN | vs. DEN |
| 35 | Mike Sims-Walker | STL | vs. BAL |
| 36 | Lance Moore | NO | vs. HOU |
| 37 | Chad Ochocinco | NE | at BUF |
| 38 | Denarius Moore | OAK | vs. NYJ |
| 39 | Percy Harvin | MIN | vs. DET |
| 40 | Davone Bess | MIA | at CLE |
| 41 | Jabar Gaffney | WAS | at DAL |
| 42 | Roy Williams | CHI | vs. GB |
| 43 | Danario Alexander | STL | vs. BAL |
| 44 | Kevin Ogletree | DAL | vs. WAS |
| 45 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | at SD |
| 46 | Michael Crabtree | SF | at CIN |
| 47 | Plaxico Burress | NYJ | at OAK |
| 48 | Greg Little | CLE | vs. MIA |
| 49 | Dexter McCluster | KC | at SD |
| 50 | Brandon Gibson | STL | vs. BAL |
| 51 | Brandon LaFell | CAR | vs. JAC |
| 52 | Hines Ward | PIT | at IND |
| 53 | Mohamed Massaquoi | CLE | vs. MIA |
| 54 | Arrelious Benn | TB | vs. ATL |
| 55 | Sidney Rice | SEA | vs. ARI |
| 56 | Victor Cruz | NYG | at PHI |
| 57 | Antonio Brown | PIT | at IND |
| 58 | Donald Jones | BUF | vs. NE |
| 59 | Titus Young | DET | at MIN |
| 60 | Austin Collie | IND | vs. PIT |
| 61 | Pierre Garcon | IND | vs. PIT |
| 62 | Emmanuel Sanders | PIT | at IND |
| 63 | Dane Sanzenbacher | CHI | vs. GB |
| 64 | Johnny Knox | CHI | vs. GB |
| 65 | Early Doucet | ARI | at SEA |
| 66 | Andre Roberts | ARI | at SEA |
| 67 | Preston Parker | TB | vs. ATL |
| 68 | Mike Williams | SEA | vs. ARI |
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