Wide Receiver Rankings: March 7, 2008

WIDE RECEIVERS

TIER ONE
[99] Randy Moss NE 31.6 - Staying in New England stabilizes both his and Brady's value
[99] Larry Fitzgerald ARI 25.0 - Young, ultra-talented, reliably consistent, and a target monster as well as red zone stud; ideal nucleus player
[98] Andre Johnson HOU 27.2 - The elite talent was always there, and now he has a QB who can get him the ball; only minor negative is history of unreliability at times
[97] Reggie Wayne IND 29.8 - Being Peyton Manning's #1 target is the perfect recipe for long-term value; high marks for consistency going forward
[97] Steve Smith CAR 29.3 - Personally, I'd take him higher than Wayne, but I'm a gambler. Smith would be fighting for the top spot on this list if not for short- & long-term QB issues
[96] Braylon Edwards CLE 25.5 - I'm expecting consistent TD numbers, but the targets and yardage may be slightly less than the guys ahead of him
[94] Marques Colston NO 25.3 - Seems to disappear for a 2-3 game stretch, but you can't argue with the success to start his career. Figures to stay consistently productive as long as Brees stays healthy
[94] Chad Johnson CIN 30.6 - Highly consistent seasonal numbers but schizophrenic game-to-game numbers; would be higher if he wasn't constantly trying to play the role of Ocho Cinco

TIER TWO
[89] Brandon Marshall DEN 24.5
[88] Calvin Johnson DET 23.0
[86] Terrell Owens DAL 34.8
[86] Torry Holt STL 32.3
[86] Anquan Boldin ARI 27.9
[85] Roy Williams DET 26.7

TIER THREE
[79] Plaxico Burress NYG 31.1
[78] Dwayne Bowe KC 24.0
[78] T.J. Houshmandzadeh CIN 30.9
[77] Lee Evans BUF 27.5
[75] Santonio Holmes PIT 24.5
[74] Greg Jennings GB 25.0
[72] Santana Moss WAS 29.3
[71] Wes Welker NE 27.3
[69] Jerricho Cotchery NYJ 26.3
[68] Hines Ward PIT 32.5

TIER FOUR
[60] Anthony Gonzalez IND 24.0
[59] Roddy White ATL 26.8
[58] #Marvin Harrison IND 36.0
[55] Chris Chambers SD 30.1
[54] #Laveranues Coles NYJ 30.7
[53] Sidney Rice MIN 22.0
[52] Bernard Berrian MIN 27.7
[51] Donald Driver GB 33.6
[51] D.J. Hackett SEA ^(U) 27.1
[50] Vincent Jackson SD 25.7

TIER FIVE
[42] Kevin Curtis PHI 30.2
[41] #Javon Walker OAK 29.9
[40] Darrell Jackson SF 29.8
[38] Mark Clayton BAL 26.2
[37] Nate Burleson SEA 27.0
[36] Ted Ginn Jr. MIA 23.4
[34] Ronald Curry OAK 29.4
[31] Chris Henry CIN 25.3

TIER SIX
[24] Reggie Brown PHI 27.7
[24] Jerry Porter JAX 30.2
[24] Donte' Stallworth CLE 27.8
[23] Drew Bennett STL 30.0
[22] Reggie Williams JAX 25.4
[22] James Jones GB 24.5
[22] Laurent Robinson ATL 23.4
[20] #Deion Branch SEA 29.2
[18] Steve Smith NYG 23.4
[17] Bobby Engram SEA 35.7
[16] Demetrius Williams BAL 25.5

TIER SEVEN
[12] Antonio Bryant TB 27.5
[12] Derrick Mason BAL 34.6
[10] Bryant Johnson SF 27.5
[11] Robert Meachem NO 24.0
[10] Patrick Crayton DAL 29.4
[10] Joey Galloway TB 36.8
[10] Devin Hester CHI 25.8
[10] Mark Bradley CHI 26.5
[9] Matt Jones JAX ^[x] 25.4
[9] Jacoby Jones HOU 24.2
[8] Dwayne Jarrett CAR 22.0
[8] Chad Jackson NE 23.5
[7] Craig Davis SD 22.9

TIER EIGHT
[5] Jason Hill SF 23.6
[5] #Mike Walker JAX 23.8
[5] Brandon Stokley DEN 32.2
[5] Isaac Bruce SF 35.8
[5] #Roydell Williams TEN 27.5
[5] #Brandon Jones TEN 25.9
[5] Justin Gage TEN 27.6
[5] Ben Obomanu SEA 24.8
[5] Derek Hagan MIA 24.0
[5] Koren Robinson GB 28.5
[4] Arnaz Battle SF 28.6
[4] Devery Henderson NO 26.5
[4] Troy Willliamson JAX 25.4
[4] Kevin Walter HOU 27.1
[4] Shaun McDonald DET ^[T] 27.3
[4] Keary Colbert DEN 26.3 - Will he be the #2 in DEN?

TIER NINE
[3] Muhsin Muhammad CAR 35.4
[3] Andre' Davis HOU 29.3
[3] Michael Jenkins ATL 26.3
[3] Sam Hurd DAL 23.5
[3] Johnnie Lee Higgins OAK 25.0
[3] Devard Darling KC 26.4
[3] Courtney Taylor SEA 24.4
[3] Logan Payne SEA 24.7 - GM Ruskell raving about the 2nd year WR
[3] Aundrae Allison MIN 22.4
[3] Michael Clayton TB 26.1
[3] Drew Carter OAK 27.0
[3] Marty Booker CHI 32.1
[3] Jabar Gaffney NE 27.8
[3] Amani Toomer NYG 34.0
[3] David Patten NO 34.1
[3] #Terry Glenn DAL ^[x] 34.2
[3] Ernest Wilford MIA 29.6
[3] Nate Washington PIT ^[R] 25.0
[3] Jason Avant PHI 25.5
[2] Hank Baskett PHI 26.0
[2] Brad Smith NYJ 24.8
[2] Antwaan Randle El WAS 29.1
[2] Sinorice Moss NYG 24.7
[2] #Maurice Stovall TB 23.5
[2] Joe Jurevicius CLE 33.7
[2] Mike Furrey DET 31.4


ROOKIES
1. Malcom Kelly, Oklahoma - 6'4", 224 | 21.7
2. James Hardy, Indiana - 6'6", 219 | 22.7
3. DeShean Jackson, California - 5'9", 169 | 21.8
4. Devin Thomas, Michigan St. - 6'2", 215 | 21.8
5. Mario Manningham, Michigan - 6'0", 182 | 22.3
6. Early Doucet, LSU - 6'0", 211 | 21.9
7. Limas Sweed, Texas - 6'4", 216 | 23.7

8. Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma St. - 6'4", 224 | 23.2
9. Lavelle Hawkins, California - 5'11", 187 | 22.2
10. Donnie Avery, Houston - 5'11", 186 | 24.3
11. Andre Caldwell, Florida - 6'2", 204 | 23.4
12. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt - 5'11", 209 | 21.5
13. Jordy Nelson, Kansas St. - 6'3", 217 | 23.3
14. Eddie Royal, Virginia Tech - 5'10", 181 | 22.3