Going to be a homer and say A.J. Green, Calvin in a close 2nd spot would also put Wayne up there. 
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Larry Fitzgerald.
If only he had a quarterback...Comment -
Hoping Plaxico does well, and doesn't shoot himself in the foot. Or thigh.Comment -
Not even close...Brandon MarshallComment -
I would say Green as well, followed by Megatron and Marshall.Comment -
AJ GreenComment -
Fitzy if he only had a QB like the others said
Down year for Megatron. He is still the best
This year gotta go with GreenComment -
Still underappreciated, A.J. Green might be NFL’s best wide receiver
CINCINNATI BENGALS | COMMENTS
A.J. Green is averaging 91.1 yards and 1 touchdown per game in his second season. He averookie. (John Sleezer/MCT/ZUMA
When do you know a receiver has secured his spot among the NFL’s elite? How about when he racks up 91 yards receiving plus a ridiculous one-handed touchdown grab in a road win … and it feels like nothing out of the ordinary.
Such is the latest chapter in A.J. Green’s story.
Green turned in another ho-hum dominant performance on Sunday, as his Bengals secured an absolutely essential victory in Kansas City, 28-6. Not that Green needed a strong outing against the bumbling Chiefs to prove his worth. He played a huge role in Cincinnati’s surprising 2011 turnaround, topping the 1,000-yard receiving mark to help the Bengals make the playoffs.
This year, he’s been even better. Despite drawing immense amounts of attention from opposing defenses, Green simply continues to pile up numbers. His Week 11 showing brought him to 64 receptions on the season (one shy of his 2011 total), with more than 900 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns.
Even more incredibly, he’s now scored in nine consecutive games — including in a Week 7 loss to Pittsburgh, Green’s worst statistical day as a pro, when his lone 8-yard catch landed him in the end zone.
Somehow, it still feels like Green gets overlooked when the discussion turns to the NFL’s top wide receivers. Maybe some of that has to do with him playing in Cincinnati, which is hardly the center of the NFL’s media universe. But still, it’s time to give Green his appropriate due.
Without taking anything away from guys like Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne and so on, the case could be made that Green is the top receiver in football right now. He may wind up leading the league in touchdown receptions and is on pace to finish in the top 10 for both catches and receiving yards.
Even beyond that, though, you’d be hard-pressed to find any non-quarterback in the league who positively impacts his team as consistently as Green does. Teams search high and low for go-to receivers — just ask the Bears, who were desperate for years before prying Marshall away from Miami.
Not only did Green fill that role from Day One in Cincinnati, but also he did so while playing alongside a quarterback in Dalton who was thrown into the fire.
Heading into Sunday, since the start of 2011, Green had been on the receiving end of nearly 25 percent of the Bengals’ completed passes. And as was evident on that TD catch Sunday, he mostly does his work with two or three defenders in his face.
Green could get even better, too — a scary thought for Cincinnati’s foes — if the Bengals continue to work to uncover some complementary weapons. Andrew Hawkins (out Sunday with an injury) has provided help in the form of 34 receptions this season, while Jermaine Gresham does a solid job at tight end.
Add another one or two threats, however, and the Dalton-Green combo could grow even stronger.
Maybe then Green would be a national headliner, like many of his receiver compatriots already are. Regardless, there may not be another pass catcher in the league doing his job any better than the Bengals’ second-year star.
http://nfl.si.com/2012/11/18/still-u...wide-receiver/
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poor reggie wayne
guy gets overlooked his whole career because he plays with peyton....then gets high school caliber qb's last year (still almost got 1000 yds receiving)....second in the league in receiving yards this year and no one knows itComment -
REggie Wayne is hands down my favorite player in the NFL, and has been for years.
Check out the 4 wr's I start each week in my Fantasy LEague (10 team league)
Denarius Moore
Reggie Wayne
Roddy White
AJ Green
8-3 so far 1st placeComment -
Cecil ShortsComment -
Julian EdelmanComment -
1. Marshall
2. Megatron
3. Fitz
4. Johnson
5. Nicks
6. GreenComment -
wes welkerComment -
Split between Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald.Comment -
If your talking just right now like this day..
Vincent Jackson
End of story.Comment -
I'm gonna go out there and say Michael Crabtree. Dude is doing work. And his quarterback is just a game manager.Comment -
Larry FitzComment -
AJ Green and it's not close.
9 straight games with a touchdown catch. 4 away from Rice's record.Comment -
Brian Hartline.Comment -
where does a. brown from pittt rank for some of you guys?
think he is one of the most underrated wide outs in football.
and for best wr.. fitz .. no offensive line, no running game, no quarterbackComment -
Tim TebowComment -
Graham and Gronk are TEs, but they are better than most WRsComment -
Underrated on what grounds? Given he has been hurt the last two weeks, he hasn't eclipsed a single 100 yd receiving game this year and only has 1 TD. While he did have a decent sophomore year in yards...a little of a 1100, he only was able to find the end zone two times. That is 3 TD's YTD in his career .Comment -
Larry Fitzgerald is the best WR in the NFL.
source: Bill BelichickComment -
Calvin Johnson.
He is getting so much coverage, and it gets crazier in the redzone/goal line. That is why his TD's are down. Teams line up on him like he is a gunner on a punt return.Comment
