In Week 17 of the 2011 fantasy football season, there are a number of explosive options at wide receiver. Check out our top ten list for best WRs to start for Week 17. You can't really go wrong with any of these wide receivers, especially the first few.

1. Wes Welker, New England Patriots
Brady will go to Welker early and often.

If you have DeSean Jackson in your fantasy football starting lineup, remove him immediately. The Philadelphia Eagles have made Jackson inactive after the star wide receiver overslept a mandatory team meeting on Saturday.

Since the Eagles are taking on the Arizona Cardinals this week, they should be able to win without Jackson.

Beanie Wells, who seems to get injured every week, was injured again last week. He hurt his knee and was limited in practice this week. However, the good news for the Arizona Cardinals is that their starting running back is expected to play today against the Baltimore Ravens.

When healthy, Beanie Wells has been very good in fantasy football this season.

Hines Ward is one of the toughest players in the NFL. However, unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he's not going to be able to play this week. Ward is suffering from a sprained ankle that forced him to sit out the fourth quarter of last week's contest against the Arizona Cardinals.

Although he was listed as questionable all week, he wasn't able to even warm up before today's game.

In Week 1 of the 2011 fantasy football season, there were a lot of surprising players leading the way for the fantasy football world. If you had one of these players in you fantasy starting lineup, pat yourself on the back. Job well done!

Here's our list of the most surprising fantasy football players in Week 1:

QB Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
Wow.

Jonathan Bornstein came back earlier than expected after PRP therapy

Jonathan Bornstein was one of the first soccer players in the USA to undergo Platelet Rich Plasma therapy, now known commonly as PRP. Blood was drawn from the Chivas player and then centrifuged leaving mostly platelets.

While the wide receiving crop for the 2011 fantasy football season is a bit light up top, there are a ton of players with a lot of potential. Who will catch fire and be a fantasy football stud at the wide receiver position? Here are our top ten wide receivers for 2011 fantasy football:

1. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans
He's the most talented wide receiver in the game.

The Washington Redskins haven't been very good at running the football the last few years. On Sunday, the Redskins brought in another option at running back by trading for Tim Hightower. In the deal, the Redskins sent Vonnie Holliday and an unspecified pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Tim Hightower is a big, powerful runner who excels near the goal line.

Kevin Kolb of the Philadelphia Eagles has been in trade rumors ever since Michael Vick stole his starting quarterback job. Finally, on Thursday the Eagles traded Kevin Kolb to the Arizona Cardinals. In return, Philadelphia will receive Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a future 2nd round selection.

With the Cardinals, Kevin Kolb will become the starting quarterback.

The Philadelphia Eagles are starting to leak their plans regarding the future of their quarterback position. After a great season, Michael Vick has apparently won the starting QB job going forward. Kevin Kolb, who entered this season as the team's starting quarterback, will likely be moved via a trade.

The 2011 NFL Draft won't take place until April. However, that doesn't stop football fans from beginning the process of dreaming about which players their favorite team will select. That's especially true for the football fans whose favorite team is watching the NFL playoffs on TV. Here's our first crack at a 2011 NFL Mock Draft:

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