Can Andre Johnson return from a bye week as the number one receiver? A matchup with the Bills has him on top of our composite rankings. Photo by Thomas Campbell-US PRESSWIRE
Wide Receiver is a very volatile position. Calvin Johnson has sat atop our rankings for many weeks this year but has struggled to rediscover his elite form from last year. As a result, he slips to four this week with Andre Johnson, A.J. Green, and Brandon Marshall passing him up in the composites.
Fortunately, there’s also a number of emergent wide receivers available on many leagues waiver wires. For our top ten Waiver Wire Targets, click here.
Here’s our top 40 wide receivers for week 9:
| ZT | SC | JL | |||||
| 1 | Andre Johnson | Hou | Buf | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | A.J. Green | Cin | Den | 2.7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Brandon Marshall | Chi | at Ten | 3.3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Calvin Johnson | Det | at Jac | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Percy Harvin | Min | at Sea | 7.3 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Roddy White | Atl | Dal | 7.7 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Marques Colston | NO | Phi | 8.0 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Reggie Wayne | Ind | Mia | 8.0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | Victor Cruz | NYG | Pit | 8.3 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | Demaryius Thomas | Den | at Cin | 9.3 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Ari | at GB | 9.3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | |
| 12 | Mike Wallace | Pit | at NYG | 12.7 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Julio Jones | Atl | Dal | 13.3 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
| 14 | Vincent Jackson | TB | at Oak | 14.7 | 8 | 17 | 19 |
| 15 | Jeremy Maclin | Phi | at NO | 17.7 | 18 | 14 | 21 |
| Eric Decker | Den | at Cin | 17.7 | 21 | 19 | 13 | |
| 17 | Torrey Smith | Bal | at Cle | 18.3 | 17 | 21 | 17 |
| 18 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | at SD | 18.7 | 16 | 15 | 25 |
| 19 | DeSean Jackson | Phi | at NO | 19.7 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| 20 | Jordy Nelson | GB | Ari | 20.3 | 14 | 36 | 11 |
| 21 | Steve Smith | Car | at Was | 21.3 | 26 | 16 | 22 |
| 22 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | Pit | 23.0 | 22 | 27 | 20 |
| 23 | Denarius Moore | Oak | TB | 24.0 | 25 | 32 | 15 |
| 24 | Randall Cobb | GB | Ari | 25.0 | 19 | 29 | 27 |
| 25 | Dez Bryant | Dal | at Atl | 25.0 | 30 | 22 | 23 |
| 26 | Miles Austin | Dal | at Atl | 25.7 | 20 | 33 | 24 |
| 27 | Titus Young | Det | at Jac | 27.7 | 28 | 23 | 32 |
| 28 | Anquan Boldin | Bal | at Cle | 29.0 | 34 | 24 | 29 |
| 29 | Lance Moore | NO | Phi | 29.3 | 27 | 28 | 33 |
| 30 | Antonio Brown | Pit | at NYG | 29.7 | 29 | 26 | 34 |
| 31 | Kenny Britt | Ten | Chi | 31.0 | NR | 18 | 30 |
| 32 | Stevie Johnson | Buf | at Hou | 31.3 | 24 | 25 | NR |
| 33 | James Jones | GB | Ari | 32.0 | 33 | 37 | 26 |
| 34 | Mike Williams | TB | at Oak | 35.3 | 31 | 30 | NR |
| Josh Gordon | Cle | Bal | 35.3 | 37 | 34 | 35 | |
| 36 | Brian Hartline | Mia | at Ind | 37.3 | 32 | 35 | NR |
| Santana Moss | Was | Car | 37.3 | 39 | NR | 28 | |
| 38 | Andre Roberts | Ari | at GB | 38.3 | 36 | 39 | 40 |
| 39 | Malcom Floyd | SD | KC | 38.7 | NR | 31 | 40 |
| 40 | Darius Heyward-Bey | Oak | TB | 39.3 | 35 | 38 | NR |
Our ranking team consists of Steve Copps (SC), Jeffrey Littrell (JL), and myself (ZT). NR stands for not rated and counts for 45 in the composite ranking average.
Topics: Fantasy Football, NFL Week 9, Who To Start, WR Rankings
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