2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 1

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<p> 2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 1</p>

It's been seven long months, but fantasy football and our fantasy football positional rankings are back!

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.

The good news for fantasy owners was that Hakeem Nicks, Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, each of whom dealt with different injuries during the preseason, all played on Wednesday night. The bad news, unfortunately, is that all three of them were out-performed by Kevin Ogletree, who didn't even make our wide receiver rankings (below).

With the Cowboys-Giants opener now in the rear-view mirror, the focus shifts to Sunday's and Monday's games. To that end, Calvin Johnson, who led the league in receiving yards and finished third in touchdowns last season, should get off to another strong start in Week 1 as his Lions host St. Louis. Will other top pass-catchers like Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Julio Jones, Brandon Marshall, Roddy White, Wes Welker, Greg Jennings and others follow suit, or will another "unknown" like Ogletree steal the spotlight?

2012 NFL Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers

Rk	Player	Team	OPPONENT
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	vs. STL
2	Andre Johnson	HOU	vs. MIA
3	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	vs. SEA
4	Julio Jones	ATL	at KC
5	Brandon Marshall	CHI	vs. IND
6	Victor Cruz	NYG	vs. DAL (Wed.)
7	Roddy White	ATL	at KC
8	Wes Welker	NE	at TEN
9	Greg Jennings	GB	vs. SF
10	Dez Bryant	DAL	at NYG (Wed.)
11	A.J. Green	CIN	at BAL (Mon.)
12	Percy Harvin	MIN	vs. JAC
13	Antonio Brown	PIT	at DEN
14	Steve Smith	CAR	at TB
15	Marques Colston	NO	vs. WAS
16	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	vs. DAL (Wed.)
17	Jordy Nelson	GB	vs. SF
18	Vincent Jackson	TB	vs. CAR
19	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	at CLE
20	Dwayne Bowe	KC	vs. ATL
21	Stevie Johnson	BUF	at NYJ
22	Torrey Smith	BAL	vs. CIN (Mon.)
23	Miles Austin	DAL	at NYG (Wed.)
24	Pierre Garcon	WAS	at NO
25	Mike Wallace	PIT	at DEN
26	Eric Decker	DEN	vs. PIT
27	Reggie Wayne	IND	at CHI
28	Nate Washington	TEN	vs. NE
29	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	vs. PIT
30	DeSean Jackson	PHI	at CLE
31	Brandon Lloyd	NE	at TEN
32	Malcom Floyd	SD	at OAK (Mon.)
33	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	vs. BUF
34	Robert Meachem	SD	at OAK (Mon.)
35	Lance Moore	NO	vs. WAS
36	Michael Crabtree	SF	at GB
37	Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	vs. SD (Mon.)
38	Justin Blackmon	JAC	at MIN
39	Titus Young	DET	vs. STL
40	Danny Amendola	STL	at DET
41	Denarius Moore	OAK	vs. SD (Mon.)
42	Kendall Wright	TEN	vs. NE
43	Sidney Rice	SEA	at ARI
44	Anquan Boldin	BAL	vs. CIN (Mon.)
45	Brandon LaFell	CAR	at TB
46	Greg Little	CLE	vs. PHI
47	Doug Baldwin	SEA	at ARI
48	Mike Williams	TB	vs. CAR
49	Randy Moss	SF	at GB
50	Laurent Robinson	JAC	at MIN
51	Randall Cobb	GB	vs. SF
52	Mario Manningham	SF	at GB
53	Davone Bess	MIA	at HOU
54	Jon Baldwin	KC	vs. ATL
55	Leonard Hankerson	WAS	at NO
56	Nate Burleson	DET	vs. STL
57	Rueben Randle	NYG	vs. DAL (Wed.)
58	Austin Collie	IND	at CHI
59	Eddie Royal	SD	at OAK (Mon.)
60	Kevin Walter	HOU	vs. MIA
61	David Nelson	BUF	at NYJ
62	Andre Roberts	ARI	vs. SEA
63	Santana Moss	WAS	at NO
64	Braylon Edwards	SEA	at ARI

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

Additional Week 1 Positional Rankings

Quarterbacks [10]
Running Backs [11]
Tight Ends [12]
Kickers [13]
Defense/Special Teams [14]