Here are my top 50 wide receivers for Week 2, 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 second 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).
TOP 50 WIDE RECEIVERS
1-25
1. A.J. Green vs. Atlanta
2. Demaryius Thomas vs. Kansas City
3. Dez Bryant @ Tennessee
4. Antonio Brown @ Baltimore
5. Randall Cobb vs. N.Y. Jets
6. Calvin Johnson @ Carolina
7. Julio Jones @ Cincinnati
8. Brandon Marshall @ San Francisco
9. Anquan Boldin vs. Chicago
10. Jeremy Maclin @ Indianapolis
11. Pierre Garcon vs. Jacksonville
12. Marques Colston @ Cleveland
13. Mike Wallace @ Buffalo
14. T.Y. Hilton vs. Philadelphia
15. Andre Johnson @ Oakland
16. Percy Harvin @ San Diego
17. Jordy Nelson vs. N.Y. Jets
18. Alshon Jeffery @ San Francisco
19. Michael Floyd @ N.Y. Giants
20. Torrey Smith vs. Pittsburgh
21. Vincent Jackson vs. St. Louis
22. Reggie Wayne vs. Philadelphia
23. Julian Edelman @ Minnesota
24. Dwayne Bowe @ Denver
25. Cordarrelle Patterson vs. New England
26-50
26. Victor Cruz vs. Arizona
27. Marqise Lee @ Washington
28. DeSean Jackson vs. Jacksonville
29. Eric Decker @ Green Bay
30. Keenan Allen vs. Seattle
31. Brandin Cooks @ Cleveland
32. Larry Fitzgerald @ N.Y. Giants
33. Emmanuel Sanders vs. Kansas City
34. Roddy White @ Cincinnati
35. Kendall Wright vs. Dallas
36. DeAndre Hopkins @ Oakland
37. Allen Hurns @ Washington
38. Greg Jennings vs. New England
39. Michael Crabtree vs. Chicago
40. Andrew Hawkins vs. New Orleans
41. Markus Wheaton @ Baltimore
42. Justin Hunter vs. Dallas
43. Kelvin Benjamin vs. Detroit
44. Aaron Dobson @ Minnesota
45. James Jones vs. Houston
46. Malcom Floyd @ Seattle
47. Sammy Watkins vs. Miami
48. Tavon Austin @ Tampa Bay
49. Golden Tate @ Carolina
50. Doug Baldwin @ San Diego
50b. Terrance Williams @ Tennessee
50c. Jordan Matthews @ Indianapolis
50d. Hakeem Nicks vs. Philadlephia
50e. Steve Smith vs. Pittsburgh
50f. Mike Williams vs. Miami
50g. Brian Quick @ Tampa Bay
Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @FOX_JayClemons.
