Fantasy Fox: Top 50 wideouts for Week 9 (standard scoring)

Published Oct. 29, 2014 6:30 p.m. ET

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Here are my top 50 wide receivers for Week 9, 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 ninth weekend.

For what it's worth, I'm not expecting Reggie Wayne (elbow injury) to play on Monday night.

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: Green Bay, Atlanta, Detroit, Buffalo, Tennessee, Chicago

TOP 50 WIDE RECEIVERS

1-25

1. Demaryius Thomas @ New England

2. Jeremy Maclin @ Houston

3. T.Y. Hilton @ N.Y. Giants

4. Antonio Brown vs. Baltimore

5. Dez Bryant vs. Arizona

6. Larry Fitzgerald @ Dallas

7. Andre Johnson vs. Philadelphia

8. Steve Smith @ Pittsburgh

9. Kelvin Benjamin vs. New Orleans

10. Doug Baldwin vs. Oakland

11. Brandon LaFell vs. Denver

12. DeSean Jackson @ Minnesota

13. Keenan Allen @ Miami

14. Anquan Boldin vs. St. Louis

15. Emmanuel Sanders @ New England

16. Dwayne Bowe vs. N.Y. Jets

17. A.J. Green vs. Jacksonville

18. Rueben Randle vs. Indianapolis

19. DeAndre Hopkins vs. Philadelphia

20. Brandin Cooks @ Carolina

21. Julian Edelman vs. Denver

22. Mohamed Sanu vs. Jacksonville

23. Mike Wallace vs. San Diego

24. Andrew Hawkins vs. Tampa Bay

25. Allen Robinson @ Cincinnati

26-50

26. Vincent Jackson @ Cleveland

27. Wes Welker @ New England

28. Jordan Matthews @ Houston

29. Michael Crabtree vs. St. Louis

30. Cordarrelle Patterson vs. Washington

31. Eric Decker @ Kansas City

32. Torrey Smith @ Pittsburgh

33. Pierre Garcon @ Minnesota

34. Marques Colston @ Carolina

35. Terrance Williams vs. Arizona

36. Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Indianapolis

37. James Jones @ Seattle

38. Miles Austin vs. Tampa Bay

39. Kenny Britt @ San Francisco

40. Michael Floyd @ Dallas

41. Jarvis Landry vs. San Diego

42. Percy Harvin @ Kansas City

43. Andre Holmes @ Seattle

44. Markus Wheaton vs. Baltimore

45. Donte Moncrief @ N.Y. Giants

46. Greg Jennings vs. Washington

47. John Brown @ Dallas

48. Jermaine Kearse vs. Oakland

49. Martavis Bryant vs. Baltimore

50. Malcom Floyd @ Miami

50b. Mike Evans @ Cleveland

50c. Cecil Shorts @ Cincinnati

50d. Eddie Royal @ Miami

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.