Here are my top 50 wide receivers for Week 12, citing standard-scoring leagues only.
This countdown doesn't lean on a particular stat. It's merely an educated best guess of which pass-catchers will tally the best combination of total yards and touchdowns for the NFL's 12th weekend.
Regardless of how these rankings shake out every week, it shouldn't supersede two important factors that go into regular lineup consideration:
1. Always play your healthy superstars.
2. Always ride your gut instinct over a certain guru's analysis (read: plausible deniability).
BYES: Pittsburgh, Carolina
TOP 50 WIDE RECEIVERS
1-25
1. Demaryius Thomas vs. Miami
2. T.Y. Hilton vs. Jacksonville
3. Jordy Nelson @ Minnesota
4. Calvin Johnson @ New England
5. Julio Jones vs. Cleveland
6. Dez Bryant @ N.Y. Giants
7. Brandon Marshall vs. Tampa Bay
8. Mike Evans @ Chicago
9. Jeremy Maclin vs. Tennessee
10. A.J. Green @ Houston
11. Keenan Allen vs. St. Louis
12. Michael Crabtree vs. Washington
13. Randall Cobb @ Minnesota
14. DeAndre Hopkins vs. Cincinnati
15. Josh Gordon @ Atlanta
16. Brandon LaFell vs. Detroit
17. Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Dallas
18. Kenny Stills vs. Baltimore
19. Michael Floyd @ Seattle
20. Mike Wallace @ Denver
21. Alshon Jeffery vs. Tampa Bay
22. Reggie Wayne vs. Jacksonville
23. Torrey Smith @ New Orleans
24. Golden Tate @ New England
25. Dwayne Bowe @ Oakland
26-50
26. Andre Johnson vs. Cincinnati
27. Sammy Watkins vs. N.Y. Jets
28. DeSean Jackson @ San Francisco
29. Emmaunel Sanders vs. Miami
30. Anquan Boldin vs. Washington
31. Vincent Jackson @ Chicago
32. Jordan Matthews vs. Tennessee
33. Kenny Britt @ San Diego
34. Kendall Wright @ Philadelphia
35. James Jones vs. Kansas City
36. Doug Baldwin vs. Arizona
37. Cecil Shorts III @ Indianapolis
38. Eric Decker @ Buffalo
39. Cordarrelle Patterson vs. Green Bay
40. Roddy White vs. Cleveland
41. Julian Edelman vs. Detroit
42. Marques Colston vs. Baltimore
43. Malcom Floyd vs. St. Louis
44. Andrew Hawkins @ Atlanta
45. Larry Fitzgerald @ Seattle
46. Steve Smith @ New Orleans
47. Greg Jennings vs. Green Bay
48. Justin Hunter @ Philadelphia
49. Mohamed Sanu @ Houston
50. Rueben Randle vs. Dallas
50b. Jarvis Landry @ Denver
50c. Pierre Garcon @ San Francisco
50d. Wes Welker vs. Miami
50e. John Brown @ Seattle
50f. Preston Parker vs. Dallas
50g. Jermaine Kearse vs. Arizona
Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @ATL_JayClemons.
