Victor Cruz vs. Cowboys - While fellow top receivers like Calvin Johnson, Jordy Nelson and Roddy White could fall victim to a short workweek because their teams are headed for the playoffs, second year standout Victor Cruz and the Giants will be fighting for their playoff lives, on Sunday Night against the Cowboys. While Cruz had a couple of average games against the Cowboys and Redskins in recent weeks, he ...

Jeremy Maclin @ Cowboys - After suffering a minor setback to his hamstring injury against the Dolphins, Jeremy Maclin came back against the Jets to finish second on the team in targets with five and totaled three receptions for 57 yards. More importantly, Coach Andy Reid confirmed that Maclin finished the game without re-aggravating his hammy. In what should be a better matchup against the Cowboys, Maclin i ...

C.J. Spiller vs. Broncos  - The Bills second year tail back has had an up and down four weeks as the teams' starter, since taking over from Fred Jackson after he was lost to injury. That said, last weeks' performance against the Dolphins was the kind of production that could have sent your team to the Super Bowl, if you had him in the lineup, as he rolled up over 150 yards of offense and scored two touchdow ...

Adrian Peterson @ Redskins - It's tempting to look past Adrian Peterson mire ten carries against the Saints, and rank Peterson as the usual RB-1 stud he is when healthy, but with Toby Gerhart playing well, I have my concerns. I'm sure those fantasy owners who actually made it to the Super Bowl with Peterson in the lineup last week, are feeling the same way, but if healthy, he's likely a must play on your te ...

Julio Jones @ Saints - In recent weeks rookie receiver Julio Jones has proven to be the Falcons new top big-play threat. This was what the Falcons had hoped for when they traded up to select him in the first round, and now fantasy owners should view him as a top ten play this week. Maybe it was just garbage time, but if you go back and look at some of the receptions, Jones was making in the fourth quarter a ...

- It’s good to see Ray Rice finally getting the Ravens’ goal line carries. He scored on three of them on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Two more and he’ll match his 2009 career-high for rushing touchdowns. - First impressions aren’t everything. After getting knocked out by the Ravens in the opening game of the year 35-7, Pittsburgh has now won five of their last six games and their defense is only al ...

This could be the start of a career year for Calvin Johnson as he started off with a bang against the Buccaneers with two touchdowns on the road. As long as Matthew Stafford is on the field for a full season, it wouldn't shock me if Johnson made a run for twenty touchdowns this year. Look for Megatron to have another stealer performance against the a Chiefs defense that will be without star safety Eric Berr ...

Listed as the 34th receiver on our week one rankings, rookie A.J. Green will likely have his ups and downs this year with a rookie quarterback under-center. That said, this week could be a worthy start for Green as a WR-3 play. The Browns are switching to a 4-3 scheme on defense, and the Bengals young offense should take advantage and play a respectable game. Look for Green to haul in at least four catches ...

To help you get ready for draft day, I've gone ahead and broken down the ADP values as listed on ESPN and Yahoo to give you a comparison of where recent trends have the top receivers landing in drafts. Listed as the top receiver for both sites is Texans' star Andre Johnson. Johnson is a worthy option as the number one overall selection, but my only problem with this beast of a receiver is that he's failed t ...

With Jeremy Maclin gone for who knows how long, DeSean Jackson stands to benefit with more targets from Michael Vick. While Jackson holds a better value in standard scoring leagues, he's still a worthy option to target as an early No.2 receiver in PPR leagues as he has a respectable chance to nab 75 plus receptions this year. When you consider that Jackson posted over 1,000 yards receiving in only 47 recept ...