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Fantasy Fox: Top 50 wideouts for Week 8 (standard scoring)

Published Oct. 22, 2014 4:30 a.m. ET

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Here are my top 50 wide receivers for Week 8, 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 eighth weekend.

And once again, we are not expecting injured stars Calvin Johnson (ankle) or A.J. Green (toe) to suit up on Sunday.

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: N.Y. Giants, San Francisco

TOP 50 WIDE RECEIVERS

1-25

1. Jordy Nelson @ New Orleans
2. Demaryius Thomas vs. San Diego
3. Dez Bryant vs. Washington
4. Antonio Brown vs. Indianapolis
5. Alshon Jeffery @ New England
6. Golden Tate vs. Atlanta (London)
7. Jeremy Maclin @ Arizona
8. Julio Jones vs. Detroit (London)
9. Vincent Jackson vs. Minnesota
10. T.Y. Hilton @ Pittsburgh
11. Andre Johnson @ Tennessee
12. Mohamed Sanu vs. Baltimore
13. Kelvin Benjamin vs. Seattle
14. Marques Colston vs. Green Bay
15. Sammy Watkins @ N.Y. Jets
16. Brandon Marshall @ New England
17. Torrey Smith @ Cincinnati
18. Randall Cobb @ New Orleans
19. Julian Edelman vs. Chicago
20. Emmanuel Sanders vs. San Diego
21. Larry Fitzgerald vs. Philadelphia
22. Kendall Wright vs. Houston
23. Keenan Allen @ Denver
24. Mike Wallace @ Jacksonville
25. Eric Decker vs. Buffalo

26-50

26. Dwayne Bowe vs. St. Louis
27. Brian Quick @ Kansas City
28. Doug Baldwin @ Carolina
29. James Jones @ Cleveland
30. DeSean Jackson @ Dallas
31. Allen Robinson vs. Miami
32. Andrew Hawkins vs. Oakland
33. Greg Jennings @ Tampa Bay
34. Steve Smith @ Cincinnati
35. Wes Welker vs. San Diego
36. Andre Holmes @ Cleveland
37. Roddy White vs. Detroit (London)
38. Michael Floyd vs. Philadelphia
39. Terrance Williams vs. Washington
40. DeAndre Hopkins @ Tennessee
41. Brandin Cooks vs. Green Bay
42. Jordan Matthews @ Arizona
43. Jarvis Landry @ Jacksonville
44. Jeremy Kerley vs. Buffalo
45. Hakeem Nicks @ Pittsburgh
46. Pierre Garcon @ Dallas
47. Percy Harvin vs. Buffalo
48. Jermaine Kearse @ Carolina
49. Brandon LaFell vs. Chicago
50. Markus Wheaton @ Indianapolis
50b. Allen Hurns vs. Miami
50c. Miles Austin vs. Oakland
50d. Eddie Royal @ Denver
50e. Justin Hunter vs. Houston
50f. Corey Fuller vs. Atlanta (London)

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.