Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 5
By: Athlon Sports | 10/6/11, 11:12 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 5 — Wide Receiver Rankings
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Defense/Special Teams
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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.
Teams on bye this week: Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis, Washington
| Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | DET | vs. CHI |
| 2 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | at MIN |
| 3 | Greg Jennings | GB | at ATL |
| 4 | Vincent Jackson | SD | vs. DEN |
| 5 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | vs. SEA |
| 6 | Steve Smith | CAR | vs. NO |
| 7 | Roddy White | ATL | vs. GB |
| 8 | Wes Welker | NE | vs. NYJ |
| 9 | Mike Wallace | PIT | vs. TEN |
| 10 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | at BUF |
| 11 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | at IND |
| 12 | Brandon Lloyd | DEN | at SD |
| 13 | Steve Johnson | BUF | vs. PHI |
| 14 | Santonio Holmes | NYJ | at NE |
| 15 | Julio Jones | ATL | vs. GB |
| 16 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | at BUF |
| 17 | Percy Harvin | MIN | vs. ARI |
| 18 | Reggie Wayne | IND | vs. KC |
| 19 | A.J. Green | CIN | at JAC |
| 20 | Mike Williams | TB | at SF |
| 21 | Sidney Rice | SEA | at NYG |
| 22 | Jordy Nelson | GB | at ATL |
| 23 | Marques Colston | NO | at CAR |
| 24 | Nate Washington | TEN | at PIT |
| 25 | Mario Manningham | NYG | vs. SEA |
| 26 | Eric Decker | DEN | at SD |
| 27 | Jacoby Jones | HOU | vs. OAK |
| 28 | Plaxico Burress | NYJ | at NE |
| 29 | Lance Moore | NO | at CAR |
| 30 | Johnny Knox | CHI | at DET |
| 31 | Pierre Garcon | IND | vs. KC |
| 32 | Mike Thomas | JAC | vs. CIN |
| 33 | Denarius Moore | OAK | at HOU |
| 34 | Michael Crabtree | SF | vs. TB |
| 35 | Deion Branch | NE | vs. NYJ |
| 36 | David Nelson | BUF | vs. PHI |
| 37 | Antonio Brown | PIT | vs. TEN |
| 38 | Victor Cruz | NYG | vs. SEA |
| 39 | Robert Meachem | NO | at CAR |
| 40 | Nate Burleson | DET | vs. CHI |
| 41 | Kevin Walter | HOU | vs. OAK |
| 42 | Jacoby Ford | OAK | at HOU |
| 43 | Malcom Floyd | SD | vs. SD |
| 44 | Dexter McCluster | KC | at IND |
| 45 | Titus Young | DET | vs. CHI |
| 46 | Steve Breaston | KC | at IND |
| 47 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | OAK | vs. HOU |
| 48 | Devery Henderson | NO | at CAR |
| 49 | Early Doucet | ARI | at MIN |
| 50 | Michael Jenkins | MIN | vs. ARI |
| 51 | Emmanuel Sanders | PIT | vs. TEN |
| 52 | Josh Morgan | SF | vs. TB |
| 53 | Austin Collie | IND | vs. KC |
| 54 | Arrelious Benn | TB | at SF |
| 55 | Jerome Simpson | CIN | at JAC |
| 56 | Jason Hill | JAC | vs. CIN |
| 57 | Patrick Crayton | SD | vs. DEN |
| 58 | Hines Ward | PIT | vs. TEN |
| 59 | Preston Parker | TB | at SF |
| 60 | Donald Jones | BUF | vs. PHI |
| 61 | Randall Cobb | GB | at ATL |
| 62 | Andre Roberts | ARI | at MIN |
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