Wide Receivers

ON THE RISE

ROY WILLIAMSLions
Already thriving in the Torry Holt role in Mike Martz's offense, he'll see moresingle coverage with the arrival of Calvin Johnson.

MARQUES COLSTONSaints
With his skills and in this high-scoring offense, he'll skip the sophomoreslump.

RANDY MOSSPatriots
He checked out early with the hapless Raiders, but he won't do that in NewEngland.

ON THEDECLINE

ISAAC BRUCERams
At 34, the last remaining Los Angeles Ram has value only if he's coming offyour bench.

ROD SMITHBroncos
His surgically repaired hip could keep him on the sideline for part of theseason--or leave him off the Broncos' roster entirely.

AMANI TOOMERGiants
The 11-year vet has to prove he is fully recovered from a partially torn ACLlast November.

SLEEPERS

BRAYLON EDWARDSBrowns
He'll become a top 10 receiver once Brady Quinn takes the reins atquarterback.

DEVIN HESTERBears
The speedy former CB, who was the NFL's premier return man as a rookie, givesthe offense a boost from his new position.

VINCENT JACKSONChargers
He moves up to No. 1 receiver following the departure of Keenan McCardell.

IMPACTROOKIES

DWAYNE BOWEChiefs
New QB Brodie Croyle will be looking for help, and Bowe, a first-round pickfrom LSU, should play a majority of the snaps.

DWAYNE JARRETT Panthers
His red-zone skills--41 touchdowns at USC--are much needed in Carolina.

CALVIN JOHNSONLions
The best athlete in the draft, the No. 2 pick, from Georgia Tech, will startright away.

KEEP AN EYEON

MALCOM FLOYDChargers
He was one of only two San Diego wideouts to catch a touchdown pass in2006.

ANTHONY GONZALEZColts
This rookie fills the vacancy created by Brandon Stokley's defection toDenver.

MIKE WALKERJaguars
The third-round pick from Central Florida could supplant a disappointing MattJones or Reggie Williams by midseason.

BUYER BEWARE

STEVE SMITHPanthers
The deteriorating play of Jake Delhomme drops Smith behind a handful of betterchoices.

MIKE FURREYLions
With Calvin Johnson cutting into his opportunities, Furrey won't come close tothe 98 catches or the 1,086 yards he had in 2006.

JOE HORNFalcons
He's 35, and the former Saint's reception totals have declined each of the pasttwo years.

SI PLAYERRANKINGS FOR 2007 with 2006 stats

 	 	GAMES	CATCHES	REC. YARDS	YARDS/CATCH	YARDS/GAME	100-YARD GAMES	TDs	BYE WEEK
1.	Marvin Harrison, Colts	16	95	1,366	14.4	85.4	6	12	6
2.	Chad Johnson, Bengals	16	87	1,369	15.7	85.6	4	7	5
3.	Torry Holt, Rams	16	93	1,188	12.8	74.3	4	10	9
4.	Reggie Wayne, Colts	16	86	1,310	15.2	81.9	5	9	6
5.	Marques Colston, Saints	14	70	1,083	14.8	77.4	4	8	4
6.	Roy Williams, Lions	16	82	1,310	16.0	81.9	6	7	6
7.	Steve Smith, Panthers	14	83	1,166	14.0	83.3	4	9	7
8.	Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals	13	69	946	13.7	72.8	2	6	8
9.	Terrell Owens, Cowboys	16	85	1,180	13.9	73.8	3	13	8
10.	Javon Walker, Broncos	16	69	1,084	15.7	67.8	3	8	6
11.	Anquan Boldin, Cardinals	16	83	1,203	14.5	75.2	4	4	8
12.	Donald Driver, Packers	16	92	1,295	14.1	80.9	3	8	7
13.	Calvin Johnson, Lions +	14	76	1,202	15.8	85.9	7	15	6
14.	Andre Johnson, Texans	16	103	1,147	11.1	71.7	4	5	10
15.	T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Bengals	14	90	1,081	12.0	77.2	3	9	5
16.	Randy Moss, Patriots	13	42	553	13.2	42.5	1	3	10
17.	Joe Horn, Falcons	10	37	679	18.4	67.9	2	4	8
18.	Lee Evans, Bills	16	82	1,292	15.8	80.8	3	8	6
19.	Hines Ward, Steelers	14	74	975	13.2	69.6	2	6	6
20.	Santana Moss, Redskins	14	55	790	14.4	56.4	3	6	4
21.	Greg Jennings, Packers	14	45	632	14.0	45.1	2	3	7
22.	Joey Galloway, Buccaneers	16	62	1,057	17.0	66.1	4	7	10
23.	Terry Glenn, Cowboys	15	70	1,047	15.0	69.8	2	6	8
24.	Laveranues Coles, Jets	16	91	1,098	12.1	68.6	5	6	10
25.	Chris Chambers, Dolphins	16	59	677	11.5	42.3	1	4	9
26.	Devery Henderson, Saints	13	32	745	23.3	57.3	3	5	4
27.	Muhsin Muhammad, Bears	16	60	863	14.4	53.9	3	5	9
28.	Plaxico Burress, Giants	15	63	988	15.7	65.9	2	10	9
29.	Deion Branch, Seahawks	14	53	725	13.7	51.8	1	4	8
30.	Bernard Berrian, Bears	15	51	775	15.2	51.7	2	6	9
31.	Jerry Porter, Raiders	4	1	19	19.0	4.8	0	0	5
32.	Donte’ Stallworth, Patriots	12	38	725	19.1	60.4	3	5	10
33.	Darrell Jackson, 49ers	13	63	956	15.2	73.5	2	10	8
34.	Braylon Edwards, Browns	16	61	884	14.5	55.3	3	6	7
35.	Eddie Kennison, Chargers	16	53	860	16.2	53.8	3	5	8
36.	Vincent Jackson, Chargers	16	27	453	16.8	28.3	0	6	7
37.	Mike Furrey, Lions	16	98	1,086	11.1	67.9	4	6	6
38.	Santonio Holmes, Steelers	16	49	824	16,8	51.5	1	2	6
39.	Ronald Curry, Raiders	16	62	727	11.7	45.4	1	1	5
40.	D.J. Hackett, Seahawks	14	45	610	13.6	43.6	1	4	8
41.	Drew Bennett, Rams	16	46	737	16.0	46.1	3	3	9
42.	Devin Hester, Bears	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	9
43.	Kevin Curtis, Eagles	16	40	479	12.0	29.9	0	4	5
44.	Mark Clayton, Ravens	16	67	939	14.0	58.7	4	5	8
45.	Isaac Bruce, Rams	16	74	1,098	14.8	68.6	3	3	9
46.	Jerricho Cotchery, Jets	16	82	961	11.7	60.1	2	6	10
47.	Reggie Brown, Eagles	16	46	816	17.7	51.0	2	9	5
48.	Derrick Mason, Ravens	16	68	750	11.0	46.9	1	2	8
49.	Brandon Jones, Titans	16	27	384	14.2	24.0	1	4	4
50.	Matt Jones, Jaguars	14	41	643	15.7	45.9	2	4	4
51.	David Givens, Titans	5	8	104	13.0	20.8	0	0	4
52.	Roscoe Parrish, Bills	16	23	320	13.9	20.0	1	2	6
53.	Eric Parker, Chargers	15	48	659	13.7	43.9	0	0	7
54.	Reggie Williams, Jaguars	16	52	616	11.8	38.5	0	4	4
55.	Terrance Copper, Saints	15	23	385	16.7	25.7	0	3	4
56.	Dwayne Jarrett, Panthers +	12	70	1,015	14.5	84.6	4	12	7
57.	Patrick Crayton, Cowboys	16	36	516	14.3	32.3	1	4	8
58.	Amani Toomer, Giants	8	32	360	11.3	45.0	1	3	9
59.	Bryant Johnson, Cardinals	16	40	740	18.5	46.3	0	4	8
60.	Brandon Marshall, Broncos	15	20	309	15.5	20.6	0	2	6
61.	Michael Jenkins, Falcons	16	39	436	11.2	27.3	0	7	8
62.	Rod Smith, Broncos	16	52	512	9.8	32.0	0	3	6
63.	Joe Jurevicius, Browns	13	40	495	12.4	38.1	1	3	7
64.	Wes Welker, Patriots	16	67	687	10.3	42.9	0	1	10

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