Updated September 15, 2012 – Thursday night players removed from Week 2 rankings
WR Rankings
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | DET | at SF |
| 2 | Julio Jones | ATL | DEN |
| 3 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | at NE |
| 4 | A.J. Green | CIN | CLE |
| 5 | Andre Johnson | HOU | at JAC |
| 6 | Roddy White | ATL | DEN |
| 7 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | TB |
| 8 | Steve Smith | CAR | NO |
| 9 | Victor Cruz | NYG | TB |
| 10 | Brandon Lloyd | NE | ARI |
| 11 | Percy Harvin | MIN | at IND |
| 12 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | at ATL |
| 13 | Vincent Jackson | TB | at NYG |
| 14 | Dez Bryant | DAL | at SEA |
| 15 | Steve Johnson | BUF | KC |
| 16 | Wes Welker | NE | ARI |
| 17 | Eric Decker | DEN | at ATL |
| 18 | Mike Wallace | PIT | NYJ |
| 19 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | BAL |
| 20 | Miles Austin | DAL | at SEA |
| 21 | Reggie Wayne | IND | MIN |
| 22 | Marques Colston | NO | at CAR |
| 23 | Malcom Floyd | SD | TEN |
| 24 | Torrey Smith | BAL | at PHI |
| 25 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | BAL |
| 26 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | at STL |
| 27 | Antonio Brown | PIT | NYJ |
| 28 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | at BUF |
| 29 | Kenny Britt | TEN | at SD |
| 30 | Robert Meachem | SD | TEN |
| 31 | Santonio Holmes | NYJ | at PIT |
| 32 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | at PHI |
| 33 | Michael Crabtree | SD | DET |
| 34 | Sidney Rice | SEA | DAL |
| 35 | Kevin Ogletree | DAL | at SEA |
| 36 | Nate Washington | TEN | at SD |
| 37 | Danny Amendola | STL | WAS |
| 38 | Brandon LaFell | CAR | NO |
| 39 | Mario Manningham | SF | DET |
| 40 | Mike Williams | TB | at NYG |
| 41 | Stephen Hill | NYJ | at PIT |
| 42 | Titus Young | DET | at SF |
| 43 | Nate Burleson | DET | at SF |
| 44 | Santana Moss | WAS | at STL |
| 45 | Randy Moss | SF | DET |
| 46 | Lauren Robinson | JAC | HOU |
| 47 | Andrew Hawkins | CIN | CLE |
| 48 | Greg Little | CLE | at CIN |
| 49 | Davone Bess | MIA | OAK |
| 50 | Dexter McCluster | KC | at BUF |
