Week 14 Fantasy Football Targets: WR

Posted by Tom Blaz on 12/05/2012 | 0 Comments

Tags: Calvin Johnson, Wes Welker, Brandon Marshall, Donnie Avery, Chris Givens, AJ Green, TY Hilton, Anquan Boldin, Marques Colston, Mike Williams, Cecil Shorts, Reggie Wayne, Larry Fitzgerald, Dez Bryant, Davone Bess, Randall Cobb, Jeremy Maclin, James Jones, Dexter McCluster, Miles Austin, Eric Decker, Brandon Lloyd

Week 14 is the beginning of the playoffs for many teams, crunch time baby! It's also the time of the year when we begin to see teams starting to rest starters for the post season. We also have to be concerned that the have nots will be taking a look at youngsters for next season. Most importantly, as we navigate December, every player has various bumps and bruises, just some are in worst shape that others.

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Wide Receivers

I guess that the Madden cover jinx has not negatively effected Calvin Johnson. Megatron continues to make the circus catches and catch the eye of Matt Stafford, despite constant double teaming. With Detroit now bone thin at wide out, expect the coverage to be even tighter. Wes Welker remains "questionable" with various nicks every week, but we have learned to ignore the New England injury report, right? Brandon Marshall is just a machine in Chicago, GM's across the league are banging their head agains the wall for not acquiring him from Miami in the off-season. Donnie Avery and T.Y. Hilton remain solid options, despite the miraculous year by the ageless Reggie Wayne. Chris Givens has proven that he is not a flash and can be counted on as long as Danny Amendola is not his self. A.J. Green is the next best thing to Calvin Johnson. Anquan Boldin took his turn atop the Baltimore target list, too bad that Torrie Smith is so inconsistent. Marques Colston has the edge over Lance Moore as Drew Brees go to guy. Mike Williams is quietly having an excellent season, thanks in part to all the attention Vincent Jackson continues to draw. Cecil Shorts is the man in Jacksonville, battling through injury. I had to list Reggie Wayne among the "fallers" for this week, his eight targets showing just how solid a season he has had. Larry Fitzgerald had a reasonable seven targets, but makes the list since he caught only one. When Dez Bryant and Miles Austin are only targeted a combined eight times, fantasy owners are angry across the country. Davone Bess is the choice over Brian Hartline in Miami, but Ryan Tanneyhill's inconsistency makes him a questionable play. Randall Cobb and James Jones only targeted a combined eight times by Aaron Rodgers, a surprise since Greg Jennings wasn't part of the game plan last week. Jeremy Maclin is the man in Philadelphia with Desean Jackson's injury, but he hasn't stepped up. Dexter McCluster a disappointment in the dreadful KC offense. I was happy that Eric Decker was targeted only twice by Peyton, since I was playing him this week. Lastly, who didn't expect more from Brandon Lloyd?

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Week 13 Risers

20   Calvin Johnson DET

18   Wes Welker NE

14   Brandon Marshall CHI

14   Donnie Avery IND

14   Chris Givens STL

13   AJ Green CIN

13   TY Hilton IND

12    Anquan Boldin BAL

12    Marques Colston NO

12    Mike Williams TB

12    Cecil Shorts JAX

Week 13 Fallers

8    Reggie Wayne IND

7    Larry Fitzgerald STL

6    Dez Bryant DAL

6    Davone Bess MIA

6    Randall Cobb GB

5    Jeremy Maclin PHI

2    James Jones GB

2    Dexter McCluster KC

2    Miles Austin DAL

2    Eric Decker DEN

1    Brandon Lloyd NE

Season Leaders (Minimum 7 per week)

152 Reggie Wayne IND

143 Calvin Johnson DET

138 Brandon Marshall CHI

133 Wes Welker NE

126 A.J. Green CIN

120 Larry Fitzgerald ARZ

118 Victor Cruz NYG

114 Andre Johnson HOU

112 Dwayne Bowe KC

109 Steve Johnson BUF

107 Roddy White ATL

103 Dez Bryant DAL

103 Vincent Jackson TB

103 Demaryius Thomas DEN

103 Marques Colston NO

102 Brian Hartline MIA

101 Donnie Avery IND

100 Steve Smith CAR

96   Davone Bess MIA

96   Anquan Boldin BAL

95   Julio Jones ATL

93   Mike Wallace PIT

92   Torrey Smith BAL

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Tom Blaz is a writer for Fantasy Alarm and co-owner of The Recruiting Eagle a website focusing on Auburn University Athletics.