Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings: WR

It's looking like Anquan Boldin will miss this week's game, so he doesn't appear in our rankings (*until now). Everyone else, including Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne and any other injured receiver, has been ranked as if they'll play on Sunday.

Unsure whether you'll actually have your top wideout available to you for Week 9? Join us Sunday morning for our Tailgate chat, where we dole out lineup advice and keep you apprised of all the notable gameday inactives.

And if you're curious, no, Mike Sims-Walker didn't get hurt last week. The Titans finally manned up and played a little pass defense. Is this cause for concern with MSW, or just a blip on the radar? More after the jump.

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1. Reggie Wayne, IND vs. HOU
2. Wes Welker, NE vs. MIA
3. Andre Johnson, HOU at IND**
4. DeSean Jackson, PHI vs. DAL
5. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at CHI
6. Chad Ochocinco, CIN vs. BAL
7. Vincent Jackson, SD at NYG
8. Mike Sims-Walker, JAC vs. KC
9. Donald Driver, GB at TB
10. Roddy White, ATL vs. WAS
11. Dwayne Bowe, KC at JAC
12. Marques Colston, NO vs. CAR
13. Randy Moss, NE vs. MIA
14. Brandon Marshall, DEN vs. PIT
15. Miles Austin, DAL at PHI
16. Anquan Boldin, ARI at CHI*
17. Greg Jennings, GB at TB
18. Calvin Johnson, DET at SEA
19. Nate Burleson, SEA vs. DET
20. Derrick Mason, BAL at CIN
21. Hines Ward, PIT at DEN
22. Devin Hester, CHI vs. ARI
23. Steve Smith, NYG vs. SD
24. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, SEA vs. DET
25. Torry Holt, JAC vs. KC
26. Santana Moss, WAS at ATL
27. Hakeem Nicks, NYG vs. SD
28. Austin Collie, IND vs. HOU
29. Michael Crabtree, SF vs. TEN
30. Jeremy Maclin, PHI vs. DAL
31. Steve Smith, CAR at NO
32. Steve Breaston, ARI at CHI*
33. Bryant Johnson, DET at SEA
34. Nate Washington, TEN at SF
35. Eddie Royal, DEN vs. PIT
36. Kevin Walter, HOU at IND
37. Antonio Bryant, TB vs. GB
38. Malcom Floyd, SD at NYG
39. Mark Clayton, BAL at CIN
40. James Jones, GB at TB
41. Johnny Knox, CHI vs. ARI
42. Santonio Holmes, PIT at DEN
43. Roy Williams, DAL at PHI
44. Mike Thomas, JAC vs. KC
45. Devery Henderson, NO vs. CAR
46. Pierre Garcon, IND vs. HOU
47. Andre Caldwell, CIN vs. BAL
48. Mike Wallace, PIT at DEN
49. Laveranues Coles, CIN vs. BAL
50. Brandon Stokley, DEN vs. PIT
51. Mark Bradley, KC at JAC
52. Earl Bennett, CHI vs. ARI
53. Kenny Britt, TEN at SF
54. Jason Avant, PHI vs. DAL
55. Robert Meachem, NO vs. CAR
56. Devin Thomas, WAS at ATL
57. Justin Gage, TEN at SF
58. Deion Branch, SEA vs. DET
59. Ted Ginn, MIA at NE
60. Kelley Washington, BAL at CIN
61. Michael Jenkins, ATL vs. WAS
62. Lance Moore, NO vs. CAR
63. Brian Hartline, MIA at NE
64. Isaac Bruce, SF vs. TEN
65. Jabar Gaffney, DEN vs. PIT
66. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at ATL

*Anquan Boldin now looks like he'll play -- you should still check with us during the Sunday Tailgate to see if he's active for the game, and be sure to have another option to go to at the last second if you need to. I've also downgraded Steve Breaston a bit since he'd likely see fewer looks with Boldin on the field.

**Like we did with the QBs rankings and Matt Schaub, I gave a nice little bump to Andre Johnson. With the Colts' secondary in tatters, Johnson is a must start this week, like he is most weeks. Don't sleep on Kevin Walter, who's in line to see more looks with Owen Daniels out.

• OK, I'm not quite as optimistic on MSW and the Jags offense this week, but they do have a great matchup, so I think it's best to treat Week 8 like an aberration and start Sims-Walker in any and all leagues. The Chiefs had to put yet another defensive back on the IR (this time it was safety Jarrad Page), so unlike facing the Titans' returning-to-near-full-strength secondary, this bunch just got worse, which means your Jaguars' players just got better.

• Torry Holt has been targeted 53 times in seven games, so if you thought the Jaguars passing attack revolved only around MSW, think again. With the great matchup against Kansas City, Holt should be in your lineup as a WR2, WR3 or flex play.

• Why do I have a feeling the Eagles will have an answer for Miles Austin? He should be started in 100% of fantasy leagues anyway, but I fear this is the week he comes down to Earth (which for him, probably just means 65 yards and no TDs).

• You should be looking for guys that are consistently the first look in a passing offense. To help you out, let's take a look at the receivers averaging nine targets a game or more: Wes Welker, Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, Nate Burleson, Chad Ochocinco, Roddy White, Steve Smith, Steve Smith. Is it coincidence that four of those guys can be found in our top five? Unlikely.

• Scoop Malcom Floyd off the free agent list and plug him in immediately against a suddenly terrible Giants secondary. The Chargers should be able to move the ball, and with Floyd having the benefit of playing with Vincent Jackson and Antonio Gates, there's no way the Giants will be able to pay him the attention he deserves. I think at least one score is highly likely from the new San Diego starter.