Best wide receivers in Fantasy Football (BLOG)

Presumably, Reggie Wayne’s(notes) four-spot drop in the latest WR rankings is directly related to concerns about QB Peyton Manning’s(notes) health (neck) … Jeremy Maclin’s(notes) mystery illness turned out to be mononucleosis. Questions about his conditioning and readiness for early-season play has dropped him from No. 14 to No. 24 among WRs. … Mario Manningham continues his ascent up the rankings board in a post-Steve Smith world, moving from No. 25 to inside the top 20 (No. 18). … Rust hasn’t appeared to be much of a problem for Plaxico Burress(notes), who is returning to action after a couple years of incarceration. The Jet vet now sits just outside the top 40 receivers (No. 41). … Hopes thatJoe Flacco’s(notes) big arm can better exploit Lee Evans’(notes) deep talents have pushed the former Bills burner up eight spots, from No. 55 to No. 47.

Note: The following list comprises the top 75 wide receiver rankings for 2011 of each Yahoo! Sports fantasy expert. The list is ordered by the overall top 75 composite ranking of the four experts, with the remaining wide receivers that received votes rounding out the bottom of the list.

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