Having good wide receivers on your fantasy team can make or brake your season. 2012 was no exception to that rule. Here are the top 5 scoring receivers in my Yahoo league this year:
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| Megatron |
1. Calvin Johnson- No real surprise here, Johnson had an historic season this year. He broke Jerry Rice's single season receiving yards record. Megatron had 122 receptions for 1964 yards, but only brought in 5 touchdowns. Detroit had lots of issues this year on offense. They lacked a consistent running game and their wide receiver depth was decimated by injury. This resulted in Matthew Stafford throwing the ball a record number of times, mostly to his only reliable target, Megatron. Johnson himself played with an injured knee through most of the season. All this could explain why opposing defenses were able to limit his touchdowns. Fact of the matter is Johnson was still able to have one hell of a season. He finished with 342.40 fantasy points on the year and even broke the Madden curse!.
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| Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall |
2. Brandon Marshall- Marshall reunited with quarterback Jay Cutler this year when he joined the Bears and the results were impressive. The two developed a chemistry while they played together in Denver and were able to pick up right were they left off. Marshall caught 118 passes and for 1508 yards and 11 touchdowns. Marshall finally has a quarterback with the ability to showcase his talents. After a couple of underwhelming seasons in Miami, he has revitalized his career in Chicago and is now one of the elite wide receivers in the game. Brandon walked away with 334.60 fantasy points this season.
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| AJ Green |
3. AJ Green- Green had an outstanding sophomore year with the Bengals in 2012. He has developed great chemistry with QB Andy Dalton and has proved to be an explosive play maker. He had 97 receptions for 1350 yards with 11 touchdowns. Green's future potential right now is tied to the ability of quarterback Andy Dalton to progress as a quarterback. The Bengals had a lot of injuries to their wide receivers this year and Dalton has unable to develop chemistry with anyone except Green late in the season. This made it easier for opposing defenses to neutralize Green as a threat. Green also has the tendency to drop passes. If he can fix that and Dalton learns to spread the ball around a little more, the sky is the limit for Green. He brought home 299.80 fantasy points this year.
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| Dez Bryant |
4. Dez Bryant- Dez and AJ are pretty much a tie for third this year. Green only outscored Bryant by 1/10 of a fantasy point in my league. Bryant finally began to live up to expectations for him in Dallas this year. He started off the season a bit slow and with his high profile off the field issues, people started to question whether he would ever develop into the play maker Dallas drafted him to be. As the season went on, he seemed to get his head strait and his production increased. Bryant showed toughness by playing through a bad finger break that will require off season surgery. He put up 92 receptions for 1382 yards and 12 touchdowns.
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| Andre Johnson |
5. Andre Johnson- The Texans won the AFC south with a 12-4 record, Andre Johnson was a big part of that. He is the go-to guy for QB Matt Schaub, although the offense is based primarily around running back Arian Foster. Because of this, Johnson's touchdowns were limited to only 5 on the year. He made up for this however, by catching 112 passes for 1598 yards. Johnson remaining an elite wide receiver in the future will depend on his ability to stay healthy. He is getting older and injuries have been a concern. He finished the season with 295.80 fantasy points.
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