Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: WR

We're used to seeing names like Roddy White, Dwayne Bowe and Hakeem Nicks atop our weekly receiver rankings each week. This week, we're turning our love in a different direction.

Brandon Marshall has largely been a fantasy disappointment this year. Generally drafted as a WR1 in fantasy leagues, Marshall hasn't reached 1,000 yards yet this season, and he's only scored three times. He's been done in both by his health and the inconsistency of the Miami QB position.

However, he's had his flashes of big-time potential. Four times this season, Marshall has posted 10-catch, 100-yard games. White's accomplished that feat just three times. Bowe's only managed it twice. Nicks has just one 10-catch, 100-yard game all season. Clearly, Marshall always has the potential for a huge week, especially in PPR leagues. He's also caught fire just at the right time for fantasy owners, with two of those big games coming in each of the last two weeks.

On Sunday, he'll be facing a New England team that may take their foot off the gas pedal just a tad as they have home-field advantage locked up. Could Marshall make it three straight elite performances? I clearly think it happens.

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1. Brandon Marshall, MIA at NE
2. Roddy White, ATL vs. CAR
3. Greg Jennings, GB vs. CHI
4. Mike Wallace, PIT at CLE
5. Marques Colston, NO vs. TB
6. Santana Moss, WAS vs. NYG
7. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at SF
8. Mario Manningham, NYG at WAS
9. Kenny Britt, TEN at IND
10. Reggie Wayne, IND vs. TEN
11. Miles Austin, DAL at PHI
12. Percy Harvin, MIN at DET
13. Derrick Mason, BAL vs. CIN
14. Mike Thomas, JAC at HOU
15. Mike Williams, TB at NO
16. Vincent Jackson, SD at DEN
17. Steve Johnson, BUF at NYJ
18. Jacoby Jones, HOU vs. JAC
19. Pierre Garcon, IND vs. TEN
20. Kevin Walter, HOU vs. JAC
21. Dwayne Bowe, KC vs. OAK
22. Danario Alexander, STL at SEA
23. Jerome Simpson, CIN at BAL
24. Brandon Lloyd, DEN vs. SD
25. Lance Moore, NO vs. TB
26. Anthony Armstrong, WAS vs. NYG
27. Brandon Gibson, STL at SEA
28. Andre Caldwell, CIN at BAL
29. Davone Bess, MIA at NE
30. Jacoby Ford, OAK at KC
31. Jason Hill, JAC at HOU
32. Jeremy Maclin, PHI vs. DAL
33. Hines Ward, PIT at CLE
34. Danny Amendola, STL at SEA
35. Jason Avant, PHI vs. DAL
36. Johnny Knox, CHI at GB
37. Anquan Boldin, BAL vs. CIN
38. Calvin Johnson, DET vs. MIN
39. Wes Welker, NE vs. MIA
40. Louis Murphy, OAK at KC
41. Mike Williams, SEA vs. STL
42. Robert Meachem, NO vs. TB
43. Mike Sims-Walker, JAC at HOU
44. Riley Cooper, PHI vs. DAL
45. Andre Roberts, ARI at SF
46. Deion Branch, NE vs. MIA
47. Santonio Holmes, NYJ vs. BUF
48. Laurent Robinson, STL at SEA
49. Jordan Shipley, CIN at BAL
50. James Jones, GB vs. CHI
51. Nate Burleson, DET vs. MIN
52. Michael Crabtree, SF vs. ARI
53. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, BAL vs. CIN
54. Brian Robiskie, CLE vs. PIT
55. Blair White, IND vs. TEN
56. Josh Morgan, SF vs. ARI
57. Roy Williams, DAL at PHI
58. Steve Smith, CAR at ATL
59. Steve Breaston, ARI at SF
60. Andre Johnson, HOU vs. JAC
61. Devin Hester, CHI at GB
62. Devery Henderson, NO vs. TB
63. Nate Washington, TEN at IND
64. Hakeem Nicks, NYG at WAS
65. DeSean Jackson, PHI vs. DAL
66. Jabar Gaffney, DEN vs. SD
67. Dexter McCluster, KC vs. OAK
68. Sam Hurd, DAL at PHI
69. Brandon LaFell, CAR at ATL
70. Mohamed Massaquoi, CLE vs. PIT
71. Braylon Edwards, NYJ vs. BUF
72. Malcom Floyd, SD at DEN
73. Donald Driver, GB vs. CHI
74. Legedu Naanee, SD at DEN
75. Michael Jenkins, ATL vs. CAR
76. Jordy Nelson, GB vs. CHI
77. Michael Spurlock, TB at NO
78. Earl Bennett, CHI at GB
79. Eddie Royal, DEN vs. SD
80. Sidney Rice, MIN at DET

• Bowe owners face a serious risk in playing their receiver on Sunday. Kansas City doesn't have a whole lot to play for this week, and that could lead to Bowe seeing reduced playing time. The fact that we list him as a top-25 receiver anyway really speaks to the shallow talent at the receiver position this week. Other receivers that may take some time off this week include Wes Welker, Deion Branch, DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards and Johnny Knox.

• It looks like Hakeem Nicks is going to miss this week's game, and that means Mario Manningham could be primed for another big performance. Now, he did drop the ball big time a few weeks ago when he was in this exact same situation, catching just two passes for 36 yards against Washington. He'll get his chance at redemption this week, and considering he's piled up 245 yards and three TDs in his last two games, he has to be active for your fantasy championship.

• With potentially several key receivers sitting out this week, you have the opportunity to snag a nice fill-in option off free agency should you need to do so. The Texan receivers have a nice matchup this week, and it isn't a given that Andre Johnson will be ready to play. Jason Avant has a great matchup against the Cowboys, and he should see more playing time than usual this week.