PPR Rankings: Wide Receiver

How invaluable would a set of fantasy football rankings be if it was based on 96 veterans from some of the most popular and knowledgeable FF boards around. Well, we have it! Here are the results for the Quarterbacks.

The Cafe has 12 members participating in a 96 team league called the IBL, The Inter Board League, a rival league between eight of the most popular fantasy football boards on the Internet. Eight separate drafts were conducted under the following scoring rules: one point per 25 yards and four points per TD for quarterbacks; one point per 10 yards and six points per TD for skill position, with all players getting a full point per reception. Over 350 trades were made during these drafts, with owners chasing the players they wanted to draft. These rankings are as accurate as we can get.

Here are the results, in a tiered ranking, from 96 seasoned fantasy football veterans. A special thanks goes out to aaawall91 for the original spreadsheet that was transformed into these rankings, as well as Cowboys 4 Life and all the other league members who helped keep the spreadsheets updated.

This ranking is strictly from the draft results. No variations were made, although notations have been made based on recent news.

Notations

(inj) – injured
(S) – sleeper, may outperform his position

TIER 1

Andre Johnson, HOU
Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
Randy Moss, NE
Reggie Wayne, IND

TIER 2

Calvin Johnson, DET
Miles Austin, DAL
Brandon Marshall, MIA
Roddy White, ATL

TIER 3

DeSean Jackson, PHI
Greg Jennings, GB
Marques Colston, NO
Steve Smith, NYG
Anquan Boldin, BAL
Steve Smith, CAR

TIER 4

Sidney Rice, MIN (inj) - out until mid season, knock down to Tier 7
Michael Crabtree, SF
Chad Ochocinco, CIN

TIER 5

Wes Welker, NE (S) – move up to Tier 3 with solid reports on health
Hakeem Nicks, NYG
Mike Sims-Walker, JAX
Dwayne Bowe, KC
Hines Ward, PIT

TIER 6

Percy Harvin, MIN - migraines and new WR1 keep him in Tier 6
Jeremy Maclin, PHI
Pierre Garcon, IND
Mike Wallace, PIT
Santana Moss, WAS
Terrell Owens, CIN -
TJ Houshmandzadeh, SEA
Vincent Jackson, SD
Donald Driver, GB

TIER 7

Johnny Knox, CHI
Robert Meachem, NO
Malcom Floyd, SD
Dez Bryant, DAL
Derrick Mason, BAL

TIER 8

Devin Hester, CHI
Steve Breaston, ARI
Lee Evans, BUF
Santonio Holmes, NYJ
Eddie Royal, DEN
Kenny Britt, TEN

TIER 9

Devin Aromashodu, CHI
Braylon Edwards, NYJ
Jabar Gaffney, DEN – moves to Tier 8 with limited other options in Denver
Jacoby Jones, HOU
Mike Williams, TB
Nate Burleson, DET

TIER 10

Chris Chambers, KC
Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ
Mohamed Massaquoi, CLE
Dexter McCluster, KC

TIER 11

Laurent Robinson, STL – move to Tier 10 with Avery out
Julian Edelman, NE
Chaz Schilens, OAK (inj) – no time frame for return, move down to Tier 13
Anthony Gonzalez, IND
Early Doucet, ARI
Devin Thomas, WAS
Bernard Berrian, MIN - Berrian moves up to Tier 8 with Rice out
Austin Collie, IND
Golden Tate, SEA – slow start moves him down to Tier 12
Mike Thomas, JAX
Darius Heyward-Bey, OAK – slower start moves him down to Tier 13
Demaryius Thomas, DEN (inj) – foot not healing, move to Tier 14
Legedu Naanee, SD (S) – solid reviews move him up to Tier 10

TIER 12

Josh Morgan, SF
Lance Moore, NO
Mario Manningham, NYG – Barden hurt, move him up to Tier 10
Kevin Walter, HOU
Harry Douglas, ATL – Jenkins hurt, move him up to Tier 11
Brian Hartline, MIA – Camarillo gone, move up to Tier 11
Roy Williams, DAL
Louis Murphy, OAK
James Jones, GB
Davone Bess, MIA – Camarillo gone, move up to Tier 11
Brandon Lafell, CAR
Devery Henderson, NO
Brandon Tate, NE
Antwaan Randle El, PIT
Arrelious Benn, TB

TIER 13

Sammie Stroughter, TB
Josh Cribbs, CLE
Victor Cruz, NYG
Jordan Shipley, CIN

TIER 14

Jason Avant, PHI
Nate Washington, TEN
Emmanuel Sanders, PIT
Jordy Nelson, GB
Justin Gage, TEN

Michael Hawes is one of a growing number of fantasy experts who write for the Cafe. Nearly 20 years of FF, had to have learned something in that time. You can catch up with Michael in the Cafe's forums where he posts under the name of bungle613.

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