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Fantasy Fox: Top 50 wideouts for Week 5 (standard scoring)

Published Oct. 1, 2014 5:37 a.m. ET

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Here are my top 50 wide receivers for Week 5, 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 fifth 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: Oakland, Miami

TOP 50 WIDE RECEIVERS

1-25

1. A.J. Green @ New England
2. Julio Jones @ N.Y. Giants
3. Demaryius Thomas vs. Arizona
4. Jordy Nelson vs. Minnesota
5. Calvin Johnson vs. Buffalo
6. Antonio Brown @ Jacksonville
7. Jeremy Maclin vs. St. Louis
8. Dez Bryant vs. Houston
9. Kelvin Benjamin vs. Chicago
10. T.Y. Hilton vs. Baltimore
11. Victor Cruz vs. Atlanta
12. Alshon Jeffery @ Carolina
13. Julian Edelman vs. Cincinnati
14. Michael Crabtree vs. Kansas City
15. Randall Cobb vs. Minnesota
16. Emmanuel Sanders vs. Arizona
17. Brandon Marshall @ Carolina
18. Marques Colston vs. Tampa Bay
19. Pierre Garcon vs. Seattle
20. Larry Fitzgerald @ Denver
21. Torrey Smith @ Indianapolis
22. DeAndre Hopkins @ Dallas
23. Andre Johnson @ Dallas
24. Reggie Wayne vs. Baltimore
25. Steve Smith @ Indianapolis

26-50

26. Keenan Allen vs. N.Y. Jets
27. Vincent Jackson @ New Orleans
28. Brian Quick @ Philadelphia
29. Brandin Cooks vs. Tampa Bay
30. Dwayne Bowe @ San Francisco
31. Roddy White @ N.Y. Giants
32. Eric Decker @ San Diego
33. Michael Floyd @ Denver
34. Eddie Royal vs. N.Y. Jets
35. Golden Tate vs. Buffalo
36. Andrew Hawkins @ Tennessee
37. Percy Harvin @ Washington
38. DeSean Jackson vs. Seattle
39. Greg Jennings @ Green Bay
40. Anquan Boldin vs. Kansas City
41. Wes Welker vs. Arizona
42. Kendall Wright vs. Cleveland
43. Allen Robinson vs. Pittsburgh
44. Rueben Randle vs. Atlanta
45. Sammy Watkins @ Detroit
46. Terrance Williams vs. Houston
47. Markus Wheaton @ Jacksonville
48. Cecil Shorts vs. Pittsburgh
49. Justin Hunter vs. Cleveland
50. Jordan Matthews vs. St. Louis
50b. Cordarrelle Patterson @ Green Bay
50c. Jeremy Kerley @ San Diego
50d. Jerricho Cotchery vs. Chicago
50e. Jarius Wright @ Green Bay
50f. Hakeem Nicks vs. Baltimore
50g. Malcom Floyd vs. N.Y. Jets
50h. Riley Cooper vs. St. Louis

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.