It was a huge week for the top fantasy wide receivers of Week 16, with Anquan Boldin leading all scorers in standard-scoring leagues. The other top receivers didn't do too badly either as a Christmas gift to their QBs. Here are the top three:
1) Anquan Boldin (Arizona Cardinals) - Boldin was huge in a game with little meaning to the Cardinals, save for a morale booster. Boldin piled up 162 yards and 2 TDs in Arizona's close win over Atlanta. Boldin was not quite as consistent as his teammate, Larry Fitzgerald, but he has more potential for enormous games such as last Sunday's.
2) Jerricho Cotchery (New York Jets) - Did anyone think they would see a Jet on this list? Cotchery's 152 yards actually wasn't his highest yardage of the season (165 yards in Week 2), but add a TD and you have his highest fantasy point total of the year. Cotchery's main problem for fantasy purposes has been his inability to find the end zone, but if the Jets ever straighten out their QB situation, look for Cotchery to be an impact receiver next season.
3) (tie) Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers) - Smith continued to infuriate those who drafted him, producing 137 yards and one TD after averaging only 45.9 yards and 0 (that's right, zero!) TDs in his previous seven games. In fairness, Smith's performances are due mostly to his team's abysmal QB situation, but that's little sympathy to the owners who drafted him in the early rounds.
3) (tie) Kevin Curtis* (Philadelphia Eagles) - Curtis gets the first asterisk of these lists, to my knowledge. Curtis had 78 yards and 1 TD, which would be a good day under normal circumstances, but he also recovered an offensive fumble. While that may not show up in the box score, it counts in a lot of standard-scoring leagues, vaulting him into a tie for third place in Week 16.