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2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 12

Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers

By: Mark Ross | 11/21/12, 4:57 AM EST

Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers

Each week during the NFL season, we will 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 Web site can give you.

2012 NFL Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers

Rk Player Team OPPONENT Notes
1 Calvin Johnson DET vs. HOU (Thurs.) Has 129+ yards in 3 straight games, TDs in 2.
2 A.J. Green CIN vs. OAK Has scored a TD in 9 straight games.
3 Reggie Wayne IND vs. BUF Bills have yielded 19 TD catches to WRs.
4 Victor Cruz NYG vs. GB No TDs in past three games.
5 Roddy White ATL at TB Three straight 100-yard games.
6 Demaryius Thomas DEN at KC Chiefs giving up 13.7 yards per catch.
7 Vincent Jackson TB vs. ATL Leads league with 20.5 ypc.
8 Wes Welker NE at NYJ (Thurs.) Has no TDs and 80 yards or less in last four.
9 Andre Johnson HOU at DET (Thurs.) Exploded for 14-273-1 vs. Jaguars.
10 Brandon Marshall CHI vs. MIN His TD only bright spot vs. 49ers.
11 Percy Harvin MIN at CHI Hoping to play (ankle), watch status.
12 Marques Colston NO vs. SF 49ers ranked second in league against pass.
13 Eric Decker DEN at KC Chiefs have yielded fewest rec. (83) to WRs.
14 Randall Cobb GB at NYG Has caught a TD pass in four straight.
15 Jordy Nelson GB at NYG Giants have given up 15 TD rec. to WRs.
16 Steve Smith CAR at PHI (Mon.) Still only 1 TD catch on season.
17 Julio Jones ATL at TB Left game last week w/ ankle injury, watch status.
18 Larry Fitzgerald ARI vs. STL Cardinals' QB issues hurting Fitz's production.
19 Dez Bryant DAL vs. WAS (Thurs.) Season-high 145 yards vs. Browns.
20 Hakeem Nicks NYG vs. GB Should be rested, ready to go off of bye.
21 Miles Austin DAL vs. WAS (Thurs.) Redskins allowing fourth-most pts. to WRs.
22 Denarius Moore OAK at CIN Held to one catch for 9 yds. vs. Saints
23 Stevie Johnson BUF at IND Has yet to post 100-yard game.
24 Danny Amendola STL at ARI Injured his foot, but returned vs. Jets.
25 Torrey Smith BAL at SD Only one catch on seven targets vs. Steelers.
26 Mike Wallace PIT at CLE Has only one 100-yard game so far.
27 Dwayne Bowe KC vs. DEN Suffered neck injury last week, watch status.
28 Kenny Britt TEN at JAC Jags gave up 500+ passing yards to Texans.
29 Michael Crabtree SF at NO Has four TD catches over last three games.
30 Malcom Floyd SD vs. BAL Leads Chargers with 43 catches, but just 3 TDs.
31 Brandon Lloyd NE at NYJ (Thurs.) Has caught a TD pass in only 2 of 10 games.
32 DeSean Jackson PHI vs. CAR (Mon.) Caught just 2 passes from Foles last week.
33 James Jones GB at NYG Leads Packers with 8 TD catches.
34 Sidney Rice SEA at MIA Has four TD receptions in last three games.
35 Brian Hartline MIA at CHI Seahawks allowing second-fewest pts. to WRs.
36 Mike Williams TB vs. ATL Falcons have only given up 6 TD catches to WRs.
37 Darrius Heyward-Bey OAK at CIN Played through hamstring issue last week.
38 Cecil Shorts JAC vs. TEN Averaged 27 ypc with a TD vs. Texans.
39 Jeremy Maclin PHI vs. CAR (Mon.) Didn't catch a single pass from Foles last week.
40 Lance Moore NO vs. SF Made most of 2 catches (2 TDs) vs. Raiders.
41 Danario Alexander SD vs. BAL Posted 7-96-2 last week against Broncos.
42 Nate Washington TEN at JAC Has only one game with more than 69 yds.
43 Brandon LaFell CAR at PHI (Mon.) Had season-high 93 yards last week vs. Bucs.
44 T.Y. Hilton IND vs. BUF Stepped up big (6-100-2) in Avery's absence.
45 Justin Blackmon JAC vs. TEN Showed up big (7-236-1) against Texans.
46 Ryan Broyles DET vs. HOU (Thurs.) Should have bigger role with Young suspended.
47 Donnie Avery IND vs. BUF Left game last week w/ concussion, watch status.
48 Kendall Wright TEN at JAC Leads all rookies with 43 receptions.
49 Jeremy Kerley NYJ vs. NE (Thurs.) Averaging 15.2 yards per reception.
50 Anquan Boldin BAL at SD His only TD catch came in Week 1.
51 Davone Bess MIA vs. SEA Caught first TD pass of season last week vs. Bills.
52 Andre Roberts ARI vs. STL Has one TD catch in last six games.
53 Pierre Garcon WAS at DAL (Thurs.) Finally returned from injury, had 3 receptions.
54 Golden Tate SEA at MIA Only 26 receptions, but 6 TDs.
55 Santana Moss WAS at DAL (Thurs.) Caught one pass, but it was 61-yard TD.
56 Emmanuel Sanders PIT at CLE Led Steelers with 82 yards receiving last week.
57 Laurent Robinson JAC vs. TEN No catches last week as Blackmon, Shorts took over.
58 Chris Givens STL at ARI Cardinals are 6th against the pass.
59 Leonard Hankerson WAS at DAL (Thurs.) Has 2 or fewer receptions in 6 of 10 games.
60 Josh Gordon CLE vs. PIT Steelers surrendering fewest fantasy points to WRs.
61 Brandon Stokley DEN at KC Has four catches and a TD in each of past 2 games.
62 Greg Little CLE vs. PIT Just two TD catches on the season.
63 Harry Douglas ATL at TB Has shown he can produce when called on.
64 Donald Jones BUF at IND Colts have yielded 14 TD receptions to WRs.

Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:

OFFENSIVE SCORING
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

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