Empty the Bench

There will be no better time this season to trade for Randy Moss. He was wide open for a long bomb last week that Tom Brady just airballed, but Brady looks more comfortable with his knee each week and he’ll start connecting on some of those deep throws very soon. Moss also draws the Titans secondary this week, which has been giving up yards to wideouts by the bushel all season. Given the Pats fantasy-playoffs schedule (vs. CAR, @ BUF, vs. JAC) this is a passing attack you’ll want to own a part of.

I was forced to eat a little crow with the DeSean Jackson ranking, massive photo and write-up last week, but I don’t think anybody saw that near-shutout coming. And as I said then, he’s still the rare player who can score on any touch. He’ll face one of the NFL’s toughest corners this week, but the Raiders defense as a whole looked like a JV squad last week. McNabb and DeSean have talked it out, and we expect the quarterback will make every effort to make his best playmaker look good this week. Oakland will also have to be honest with their safeties after Jeremy Maclin proved he’s not to be ignored last Sunday.

Braylon Edwards and Mark Sanchez photo credit: Icon SMI

Oh yeah, and Braylon Edwards crept into the first page of rankings after that stellar performance on Monday night. He finished with 5 receptions for 64 yards and 1 TD and one massive pass interference call. As we discussed last week in this space, that just doesn’t happen after mid-week trades, but the night could have been much bigger. Braylon dropped an easy TD on said pass interference call and he had one catch that was ruled a TD on the field placed on the 6-inch line after replay. He’s clearly the most physically gifted receiver in New York and he’s Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez’s new favorite toy. Fantasy owners should be thrilled with the development.

See also:
- Week 6 QB Ranks
- Week 6 RB Ranks
- Week 6 TE Ranks
- Week 6 DEF Ranks

1. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals @ SEA
2. Randy Moss, New England Patriots vs. TEN
3. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans @ CIN
4. Chad Ochocinco, Cincinatti Bengals vs. HOU
5. Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons vs. CHI
6. Steve Smith, New York Giants @ NO
7. Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers vs. DET (The revival starts this week)
8. Stevonne Smith, Carolina Panthers @ TB
9. Brandon Marshall, Denver Broncos @ SD
10. Vincent Jackson, San Diego Chargers vs. DEN
11. DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia Eagles @ OAK
12. Marques Colston, New Orleans Saints vs. NYG
13. Anquan Boldin, Arizona Cardinals @ SEA
14. Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CLE
15. Wes Welker, New England Patriots vs. TEN (Check Status)
16. Braylon Edwards, New York Jets vs. BUF

WR rankings 17 through 41, after the jump…

17. Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CLE
18. Don “Draper” Driver, Green Bay Packers vs. DET
19. Mike Sims-Walker, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. STL
20. Dwyane Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs @ WAS
21. Derrick Mason, Baltimore Ravens @ MIN
22. Nate Burleson, Seattle Seahawks vs. ARZ
23. Kevin Walter, Houston Texans @ CIN
24. Santana Moss, Washington Redskins vs. KC
25. TJ Houshmandzadeh, Seattle Seahawks vs. ARZ
26. Eddie Royal, Denver Broncos @ SD
27. Bernard Berrian, Minnesota Vikings vs. BAL
28. Mario Manningham, New York Giants @ NO
29. Sidney Rice, Minnesota Vikings vs. BAL
30. Torry Holt, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. STL
31. Donnie Avery, St. Louis Rams @ JAC
32. Devin Hester, Chicago Bears @ ATL
33. Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vikings vs. BAL (Check Status)
34. Terrell Owens, Buffalo Bills @ NYJ
35. Mohamed Massaquoi, Cleveland Browns @ PIT
36. Antonio Bryant, Tampa Bay Bucs vs. CAR
37. Jerricho Cotchery, New York Jets vs. BUF (Check Status)
38. Devery Henderson, New Orleans Saints vs. NYG
39. Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia Eagles @ OAK
40. Earl Bennett, Chicago Bears @ ATL
41. Kenny Britt, Tennessee Titans @ NE

See also:
- Week 6 QB Ranks
- Week 6 RB Ranks
- Week 6 TE Ranks
- Week 6 DEF Ranks