By Mr. Fantasy

1. Try to avoid drafting in the top five. As with running backs, it's a tough call picking among the top wide receivers - Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson. Think about this: The guy drafting eighth is guaranteed either Vick or one of the top backs/wideouts, with a real good chance of seeing a second standout fall to him in Round 2. That sure beats guessing which will be the best early in Round 1.
   
   
2. Don't underestimate Wes Welker. At this point last season, we were hearing about how Welker was rushing back from major knee surgery and was a very risky pick. Well, all he did was go out and catch 80-something passes. Now imagine what he's capable of a year later with the knee at 100 percent. A 100-catch season is easily within his grasp.
   
   
3. Draft draft a hook-up. OK, perhaps that's a little strong. I wouldn't go out of my way to avoid hook-ups, but only if the best available wideout happens to play for the same team as your quarterback (or vice versa). Taking a lesser wideout just because you have his quarterback makes no sense at all.
   
   
4. Pay attention to who you already employ. There is no worse combination than having the top back and wideout from the same team. It is very rare when both of these guys have great games on the same day. There's nothing worse than watching your star back score a touchdown, then complain that your star wideout (his teammate) isn't giving you anything.
   
   
5. Draft as many wideouts as you can. No position is less predictable. Every year, fantasy-worthy wideouts are drafted in the late rounds, and some even slip to the waiver wire. Do yourself a favor: Stockpile wideouts and hope at least one at the end of your bench blossoms. Rookies (the Falcons' Julio Jones is the best) are a risk worth taking.

Check out the 2011 Wide Receivers Draft Ratings