Fantasy football rankings, Week 10: Wide Receivers in PPR and Standard Leagues

I don't recall ever seeing four wide receivers score three touchdowns apiece in the same week, but that is exactly what happened on Sunday.

Before Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson became the best receiver in the game, Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson was usually the first receiver off the board in many drafts. On Sunday night, Johnson proved he should still be considered a top 10 receiver, as he lit up the Colts secondary for nine receptions for 229 yards and three touchdowns in the Texans 27-24 loss. Johnson now has caught 57 of his 84 targets for 813 yards and three touchdowns. His three touchdowns are disappointing, but Johnson now owns three 100 yard receiving games on the season, and has seen double digit targets in five of his eight games thus far.

In the same game, Colts WR T.Y. Hilton also went crazy, burning the Texans secondary catching seven of his twelve targets for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Hilton should be the main beneficiary of the Reggie Wayne injury, and he wasted no time in proving that on Sunday Night Football. On the season, Hilton now has caught 34 of his 66 targets for 533 yards and five touchdowns. The 100 yard receiving game was his third of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles QB Nick Foles tied an NFL record on Sunday by tossing seven touchdowns in the Eagles 49-20 wipeout of the Oakland Raiders. The Eagle receiver who had the big game was not Desean Jackson or Jason Avant. The Eagle receiver who was the main recipient of the majority of those touchdown passes was WR Riley Cooper. Cooper caught five of his six targets for 139 yards and three touchdowns on Sunday. Cooper now has 25 receptions for 453 yards and 5 touchdowns in the eight games he has played this season.

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Jerricho Cotchery has probably the best game of his career on Sunday, catching seven of his eight targets for 96 yards and three scores in the 55-31 shootout in Foxboro. Cotchery came into the game with just 22 receptions and two touchdowns in seven games thus far.

Target Practice

I usually provide a table with the wide receivers who saw the most targets in the previous week's action. This week, I am going to take a look at the receivers who have seen the most targets over the last three weeks, which I think will give a better barometer of which receivers you can start or target off the waiver wire.

A couple wide receivers who jump out at me in the below table are the Dolphins WR Mike Wallace, Bills WR Stevie Johnson, Cowboys WR Terrance Williams and Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders. They are becoming a bigger part of their team's passing game, so make sure you have them in your lineups this week.

Here are the wide receivers who have seen the most targets over the last three weeks:, courtesy of KFFL.com:

Below is the rankings for defenses that allow the most fantasy points to opponents wide receivers, so you should be using this information when making lineup decisions on a weekly basis.

As you can see from the table, you should be starting all wide receivers playing against the Bills, Eagles, Raiders, Redskins and Cowboys, among others. Notice that there are three NFC East teams ranked near the bottom six defenses, allowing the most fantasy points to opponents wide receivers thus far in 2013.

As a result, make sure you start the following wide receivers this week: Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, Jordy Nelson, Jarrett Boykin, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks, Marques Colston (assuming he plays), Lance Moore, among others playing the defenses listed below.

Week 10 Rankings

Now let's take a look at our Week 10 Wide Receiver Rankings:

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