Fantasy Football Wide Receivers: The Deepest Position of Value
Not gonna lie. Wide receivers are my absolute favorite draft value of Fantasy Football. Every year there are tier 5 receivers who end up in the top 15 of WR fantasy football points. The keys to selecting the surprise value picks are having up-to-date draft information, understanding the system the WR plays in, strength of schedule vs. the pass and most of all, not being afraid to stick with your draft board. Afterall, the experts struggle with WR projections. Check out a sample of the top 25 WR FF Projections 2012 vs. 2012 actual results in a standard FF scoring league. http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football/ffl/story?page=NFLDK2K12ranksWR
| Actual FF Results | Player | 2012 Projection |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | Brandon Marshall | 12 |
| 3 | Dez Bryant | 15 |
| 4 | A.J. Green | 9 |
| 5 | Demaryius Thomas | 24 |
| 6 | Vincent Jackson | 18 |
| 7 | Eric Decker | 26 |
| 14 | Michael Crabtree | 37 |
| 15 | Reggie Wayne | 39 |
| 16 | James Jones | 55 |
| 17 | Mike Williams | 48 |
| 18 | Randall Cobb | 59 |
| 19 | Steve Smith | 14 |
| 20 | Lance Moore | 35 |
| 21 | Steve Johnson | 22 |
| 22 | Cecil Shorts III | 137 |
| 23 | Torrey Smith | 30 |
| 24 | T.Y. Hilton | 119 |
Maybe shaking up those expert WR projections is not such a bad idea.
WR Ranking 2013 (posted 8-29-2013)
| PLAYER | BYE | |
| 1 | CALVIN JOHNSON | 9 |
| 2 | DEZ BRYANT | 11 |
| 3 | AJ GREEN | 12 |
| 4 | JULIO JONES | 6 |
| 5 | BRANDON MARSHALL | 8 |
| 6 | DEMARYIUS THOMAS | 9 |
| 7 | ANDRE JOHNSON | 8 |
| 8 | LARRY FITZGERALD | 9 |
| 9 | VINCENT JACKSON | 5 |
| 10 | RANDALL COBB | 4 |
| 11 | RODDY WHITE | 6 |
| 12 | VICTOR CRUZ | 9 |
| 13 | MARQUES COLSTON | 7 |
| 14 | PIERRE GARCON | 5 |
| 15 | DANNY AMENDOLA | 10 |
| 16 | ANTONIO BROWN | 5 |
| 17 | DESEAN JACKSON | 12 |
| 18 | WES WELKER | 9 |
| 19 | TORREY SMITH | 8 |
| 20 | REGGIE WAYNE | 8 |
| 21 | DEWAYNE BOWE | 10 |
| 22 | MILES AUSTIN | 11 |
| 23 | ANQUAN BOLDIN | 9 |
| 24 | MIKE WALLACE | 6 |
| 25 | GOLDEN TATE | 12 |
| 26 | JORDY NELSON | 4 |
| 27 | CECIL SHORTS III | 9 |
| 28 | STEVE SMITH | 4 |
| 29 | MIKE WILLIAMS | 5 |
| 30 | LANCE MOORE | 7 |
| 31 | KENBRELL THOMPKINS | 10 |
| 32 | CHRIS GIVENS | 11 |
| 33 | DENADRE HOPKINS | 8 |
| 34 | GREG JENNINGS | 5 |
| 35 | EMMANUEL SANDERS | 5 |
| 36 | STEVE JOHNSON | 12 |
| 37 | TAVON AUSTIN | 11 |
| 38 | ERIC DECKER | 9 |
| 39 | KENNY BRITT | 8 |
| 40 | JAMES JONES | 4 |
| 41 | JOSH GORDON (SUS) | 4 |
| 42 | MICHAEL FLOYD | 9 |
| 43 | TY HILTON | 8 |
| 44 | DONNIE AVERY | 10 |
| 46 | JUSTIN BLACKMON (SUS) | 9 |
| 47 | ALSHON JEFFERY | 8 |
| 48 | MOHAMMED SANU | 12 |
| 49 | VINCENT BROWN | 8 |
| 49 | JACOBY JONES | 8 |
| 50 | DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY | 8 |
| 51 | MALCOLM FLOYD (INJ) | 8 |
| 52 | GREG LITTLE | 10 |
| 53 | DENARIUS MOORE | 7 |
| 54 | REUBEN RANDLE | 9 |
| 55 | LEONARD HANKERSON | 5 |
| 56 | CORDARELLE PATERSON | 5 |
| 57 | JEREMY KERLEY | 10 |
| 58 | SANTONIO HOLMES (INJ) | 10 |
| 59 | RILEY COOPER | 12 |
| 60 | RYAN BROYLES | 9 |
| 61 | BRANDON LAFELL | 4 |
| 62 | ROBERT WOODS | 12 |
| 63 | KENDALL WRIGHT | 8 |
| 64 | KEENAN ALLEN | 8 |
| 65 | JERMAINE KEARSE | 12 |
| 66 | SANTANA MOSS | 5 |
| 67 | KENNY STILLS | 7 |
| 68 | NATE BURLESON | 9 |
| 69 | DAVONE BESS | 10 |
| 70 | BRIAN HARTLINE | 6 |
| 71 | SIDNEY RICE (INJ) | 12 |
| 72 | BRANDON GIBSON | 6 |
| 73 | AARON DOBSON | 10 |
| 74 | DOUG BALDWIN | 12 |
| 75 | STEPHEN HILL | 10 |
| 76 | ANDRE ROBERTS | 9 |
| 77 | QUINTON PATTON | 9 |
| 78 | MICHAEL CRABTREE (INJ) | 9 |