Week 15 Fantasy Targets: WR

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

Tags: Josh Gordon, Jason Avant, Justin Blackmon, Michael Crabtree, Danario Alexander, Chris Givens, Torrey Smith, Anquan Boldin, Emmanuel Sanders, Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Dwayne Bowe

If you are reading this, chances are you are still alive in your playoff hunt. I helped create my league, back in the mid 1980's, before the Internet, before thoughts even crossed the mind of editors of including fantasy in books and magazines. Our regular season last 16 weeks, with all tie breakers taking place in week 17. If teams tie, they settle things in the final week, no head to head or points scored to determine who gets in, head to head on the field. Six of 12 teams in our league make the post season and I'll share that with you when we look at running backs and tight ends.

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Wide Receivers

Brandon Marshall was the clear leader in week 14, targeted 19 times as the Bears try to avoid a monumental, slow, painful crash. With Brandon Pettigrew's first quarter injury on Sunday night, Matt Stafford now has no targets other than Megatron. In most cases, double coverage and over the top help would shut down a team's sole threat, not Calvin Johnson. With DeSean Jackson down, Jeremy Maclin the go to guy for Nick Foles, problem is, Maclin is anything but healthy heading to week 15. Steve Smith is Cam's go to guy with Greg Olsen providing at least an alternative. Josh Gordon continues to emerge and is a big time play against the Redskins defense on Sunday. Jason Avant has taken DeSean's spot in Philly and figures to move into the lead role if Maclin can't go this weekend. Cecil Shorts was out on Sunday and Justin Blackmon stepped up in his place. Michael Crabtree has effectively become the top target in the new San Francisco passing game. Whatever happened to Robert Meachum? The numbers that Danario Alexader is collecting is what many of us were expecting from him. As long as Danny Amendola isn't full speed, expect Chris Givens to continue to get Sam Bradford's attention. Andre Roberts showed signs mid-season, but not even Larry Fitzgerald can overcome the dreadful quarterback play in the desert. After several big time games after Thanksgiving, T.Y.Hilton is losing targets to not only Reggie Wayne but Donnie Avery as well. Andrew Luck is big time, but you add the rookie tight end tandem and sometimes there just aren't enough targets to go around.  With Jordy Nelson out, I was really counting on James Jones on Sunday night.... not. Sidney Rice had a quiet Sunday, but the Seahawks were so far ahead, so early that all starters were sitting early in third quarter. With Big Ben back, I thought we might get an Emmanuel Sanders sighting, but now he's hurt again. Could Jonathan Baldwin do something in Kansas City? Someone is going to have to step up with Dwayne Bowe out. I know some of you were counting on Drew Brees to carry you to victory this weekend, if Marques Colston and Lance Moore were part of than plan, you may have already been eliminated. All the "experts" were loading up on Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith in Washington and Boldin did get in the end zone twice, but the duo were only targeted three times apiece.

Week 14 Risers

19   Brandon Marshall CHI

13   Calvin Johnson DET

13   Jeremy Maclin PHI

12   Steve Smith CAR

12   Josh Gordon CLE

12   Jason Avant PHI

12   Justin Blackmon JAX

11   Michael Crabtree SF

11   Danario Alexander SD

10   Chris Givens STL

Week 14 Fallers

5    Andre Roberts ARZ

5    T.Y.Hilton IND

5    James Jones GB

5    Sidney Rice SEA

4    Lance Moore NO

4    Marques Colston NO

4    Emmanuel Sanders PIT

3    Anquan Boldin BAL

3    Torrey Smith BAL

2    Dwayne Bowe KC

Season Leaders (Minimum 7 per week)

162 Reggie Wayne IND

157 Calvin Johnson DET

157 Brandon Marshall CHI

142 Wes Welker NE

134 A.J. Green CIN

131 Larry Fitzgerald ARZ

127 Victor Cruz NYG

124 Andre Johnson HOU

118 Roddy White ATL

117 Steve Johnson BUF

114 Dwayne Bowe KC

113 Vincent Jackson TB

112 Steve Smith CAR

110 Demaryius Thomas DEN

109 Donnie Avery IND

109 Dez Bryant DAL

108 Brian Hartline MIA

107 Marques Colston NO

106 Julio Jones ATL

104 Davone Bess MIA

104 Mike Wallace PIT

99   Anquan Boldin BAL

98   Eric Decker DEN

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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.