In PPR leagues, fantasy owners have made their money on wide receivers, who light up scoreboards in these formats each week. Though the PPR format has its detractors, it builds a gateway for more players to have fantasy relevance, which can come in handy for deep leagues.
Fantasy football rankings 2015: Consensus wide receivers for PPR leagues, preseason Week 4
The SB Nation fantasy staff compiled their top 50 wide receivers for PPR fantasy leagues.
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And among the PPR monsters, there's no question as to who the SB Nation fantasy staff would like to have on their team the most, as Antonio Brown has a unanimous No. 1 ranking. It's an obvious choice for a player who finished first in receptions, first in yards and second in touchdowns in 2014.
As for the rest of the ranks, certain players have gotten a boost in this format, such as slot guys like Brandin Cooks and Julian Edelman, who feast on high-percentage routes and pad their point totals each week. Emmanuel Sanders, PPR's fifth-highest scoring receiver of 2014, feasted in this format by notching 101 catches while also posting gaudy yardage and touchdown totals.
But there’s still a lot more to consider in PPR formats, which is why the staff put together a composite rankings for the top 50 receivers. Here’s how they stack up:
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AW: Alex Welch; JD: John Daigle; KA: Kenneth Arthur; SK: Scott Kaliska; MG: Michael Gallagher)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | DK | DC | AM | JD | SK |
| 1 | Antonio Brown | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dez Bryant | DAL | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Julio Jones | ATL | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Calvin Johnson | DET | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Randall Cobb | GB | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | A.J. Green | CIN | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Mike Evans | TB | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Brandin Cooks | NO | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 |
| 14 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | 15 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| 15 | Jordan Matthews | PHI | 16 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 14 |
| 16 | Julian Edelman | NE | 23 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 16 |
| 17 | Davante Adams | GB | 17 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 25 |
| 18 | Golden Tate | DET | 29 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Amari Cooper | OAK | 18 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 20 |
| 20 | Keenan Allen | SD | 26 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 |
| 21 | Allen Robinson | JAC | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 24 |
| 22 | Jeremy Maclin | KC | 14 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 23 |
| 23 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | 24 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 22 |
| 24 | Andre Johnson | IND | 22 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 17 |
| 25 | Brandon Marshall | NYJ | 21 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 21 |
| 26 | DeSean Jackson | WAS | 28 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 27 |
| 27 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | 31 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 26 |
| 28 | Vincent Jackson | TB | 25 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 28 |
| 29 | Eric Decker | NYJ | 19 | 34 | 41 | 23 | 32 |
| 30 | Steve Smith Sr. | BAL | 27 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 31 |
| 31 | Anquan Boldin | SF | 34 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 33 |
| 32 | Charles Johnson | MIN | 33 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 35 |
| 33 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | 42 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 34 |
| 34 | Roddy White | ATL | 43 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 30 |
| 35 | Kendall Wright | TEN | 41 | 43 | 28 | 33 | 38 |
| 36 | John Brown | ARI | 32 | 46 | 43 | 28 | 37 |
| 37 | Devin Funchess | CAR | 36 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 44 |
| 38 | Victor Cruz | NYG | 30 | 49 | 24 | 46 | 46 |
| 39 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | -- | 40 | 33 | 42 | 29 |
| 40 | Mike Wallace | MIN | 44 | 41 | 37 | 45 | 36 |
| 41 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | -- | 42 | 42 | 29 | 40 |
| 42 | Martavis Bryant | PIT | -- | 38 | 45 | 30 | 41 |
| 43 | Michael Floyd | ARI | 47 | 29 | 49 | 41 | 45 |
| 44 | Marques Colston | NO | 50 | 35 | -- | 40 | 39 |
| 45 | Eddie Royal | CHI | 35 | -- | 48 | 44 | 47 |
| 46 | Brandon LaFell | NE | -- | 36 | -- | 49 | 42 |
| 47 | Brian Quick | STL | 38 | 50 | 44 | -- | 49 |
| 48 | Kenny Stills | MIA | 37 | 44 | -- | -- | -- |
| 49 | Stevie Johnson | SD | -- | -- | 39 | 47 | 50 |
| 50 | Torrey Smith | SF | 49 | 45 | 50 | -- | 43 |
| -- | Markus Wheaton | PIT | -- | -- | 40 | -- | 48 |
| -- | Doug Baldwin | SEA | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Marvin Jones | CIN | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Michael Crabtree | OAK | 46 | -- | 46 | -- | -- |
| -- | Breshad Perriman | BAL | -- | -- | -- | 43 | -- |
| -- | Andrew Hawkins | CIN | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Terrance Williams | DAL | -- | 48 | -- | 48 | -- |
| -- | Percy Harvin | BUF | -- | 47 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Reggie Wayne | NE | -- | -- | 47 | -- | -- |
| -- | Malcom Floyd | SD | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Jeff Janis | GB | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- |
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