WR Ranks: Calvin Johnson No. 1

Andre Johnson slips, while Steve Smith rises back into elite

Originally Published: August 20, 2012
By Matt Williamson | ESPN Insider

After watching games and breaking down film, Scouts Inc., in conjuntion with ESPN.com's Matt Williamson, has evaluated and graded more than 2,500 NFL players heading into the 2012 season. Here's how the top wide receivers stacked up.

Note: No rookies were included in this exercise. Age refers to player's age at start of the 2012 season on Sept. 5.

Anyone that is preparing for their fantasy football draft surely knows that there is an extreme wealth of wide receivers in the NFL right now.

That holds true for elite wideouts such as Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Johnson. But it also holds true for sheer numbers of high-end players at this position. Rule changes, superb quarterback play and quickly advancing offensive playbooks all have helped this gluttony of great wide receivers take shape, but the fact is that top wide receivers come in all shapes and sizes.

Some of the shorter compact receivers such as Steve Smith, Wes Welker, Percy Harvin and Antonio Brown are incredibly quick in tight quarters and display remarkable lateral agility and burst. On the opposite end of the spectrum are taller, leaner wideouts such as A.J. Green, Mike Wallace and Brandon Lloyd who use long strides to run past their opponents. Then there are the guys who can play the game with a great combination of size and strength such as Hakeem Nicks, Brandon Marshall and Dwayne Bowe.

It all adds up to a lot of tough decisions in our receiver rankings. Here's how they shake out.

		Calvin Johnson 94 AGE: 27 DOB: 9/29/85 HT: 6-5 WT: 236 POS: WR Rec 96 Yds 1,681 Avg 17.5 Long 73 TD 16 Player Analysis Johnson is an outstanding combination of size, strength and athleticism for the position. His length and strength create mismatches in most NFL secondaries. Opposing coordinators have to game plan for him, and his impact on the game is evident. He is physical with the ball after the catch and as a perimeter blocker. He wins most jump-ball opportunities and shows courage and concentration in traffic.

NFL - Scouts Inc. 2012 top wide receiver rankings - ESPN

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Back-to-back GOAT seasons?


I say Calvin adds 300+ yards rec. and 3 more TDs to his 2011 totals.








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1976 yards, 19 TDs


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i hope the madden curse skips him

#1 QB

#1 wr

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I don't [pic]

percy heavily overrated

Its not even a debate, its not even close, Megatron is the best in the game right now.

Delete that !!. You're gonna cost us an injury.

1. Megatron
2. Fitz
3. Andre Johnson

dont you have some sandwiches to be fixin?

[pic] Yeah cause I almost give a !! what you have to say about it

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cold blooded

would Larry be better with a better qb[pic]...point being every thing is debatable

For some reason the best receivers never get a ring besides rice



Moss
T.O
Chris Carter



And I don't see calvin, Andre or Larry getting a ring

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Well, you can said the same thing about Calvin a few years ago when Larry had Kurt Warner, and Calvin had Dan Orlovsky as his QB..


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