Not all leagues are created equal, and not all of them have starting spots designated for Flex players. But for those that do, we offer two versions of our Top 150 rank lists: One for standard formats and one for PPR formats. You might notice some peculiar rankings here, and that's because these are based solely from my weekly projections -- not an average of multiple points of view. So if a tight end is projected to get 20 yards and a touchdown, he'll be equal to a quality running back projected for 80 total yards. Thus, use these rankings as a starting point for your weekly research and use your own judgment to determine who you should consider starting.
Week 12 highlight: This week the Chargers welcome Vincent Jackson back from a long suspension, and the timing couldn't be better. San Diego is in the thick of a playoff run at 5-5 and have the hottest quarterback in the league in Philip Rivers. They also are dealing with numerous injuries to their receiving corps and need all the firepower they can get for their Week 12 showdown with the Colts. Jackson is at 100 percent health and familiar with the offense, so any rust that he might have should be knocked off quickly. With Rivers throwing as effectively as he has and San Diego likely to plug Jackson right into their starting lineup, it makes all the sense in the world that he produces right away. His yardage history against the Colts hasn't been amazing, but it's obvious that he's a tremendous red-zone target who Rivers will lock into right away. He's a must to have in Fantasy lineups this week if you roster isn't stacked already.
Look out for our Flex rankings every Tuesday with an update every Friday throughout the season.
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Name | Pos | Opp | |
1 | Chris Johnson | RB | @HOU |
2 | Peyton Hillis | RB | CAR |
3 | Arian Foster | RB | TEN |
4 | Adrian Peterson | RB | @WAS |
5 | Ray Rice | RB | TB |
6 | Jamaal Charles | RB | @SEA |
7 | Steven Jackson | RB | @DEN |
8 | Darren McFadden | RB | MIA |
9 | Frank Gore | RB | @ARI |
10 | Dwayne Bowe | WR | @SEA |
11 | Andre Johnson | WR | TEN |
12 | Marques Colston | WR | @DAL |
13 | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | @BUF |
14 | Roddy White | WR | GB |
15 | Brandon Lloyd | WR | STL |
16 | Knowshon Moreno | RB | STL |
17 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | @NYG |
18 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | CIN |
19 | Mike Tolbert | RB | @IND |
20 | Greg Jennings | WR | @ATL |
21 | Calvin Johnson | WR | NE |
22 | DeSean Jackson | WR | @CHI |
23 | Reggie Wayne | WR | SD |
24 | Steve Johnson | WR | PIT |
25 | Jacob Tamme | TE | SD |
26 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | RB | @DET |
27 | Santonio Holmes | WR | CIN |
28 | Mike Wallace | WR | @BUF |
29 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | SF |
30 | Thomas Jones | RB | @SEA |
31 | Brandon Jacobs | RB | JAC |
32 | Dez Bryant | WR | NO |
33 | Miles Austin | WR | NO |
34 | Vincent Jackson | WR | @IND |
35 | Nate Burleson | WR | NE |
36 | Mike Williams | WR | @BAL |
37 | Mario Manningham | WR | JAC |
38 | LeSean McCoy | RB | @CHI |
39 | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | JAC |
40 | Matt Forte | RB | PHI |
41 | Santana Moss | WR | MIN |
42 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | @NYG |
43 | Michael Turner | RB | GB |
44 | Braylon Edwards | WR | CIN |
45 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | @CHI |
46 | Michael Crabtree | WR | @ARI |
47 | Anquan Boldin | WR | TB |
48 | Blair White | WR | SD |
49 | Malcom Floyd | WR | @IND |
50 | Chad Ochocinco | WR | @NYJ |
51 | Sidney Rice | WR | @WAS |
52 | Deion Branch | WR | @DET |
53 | James Jones | WR | @ATL |
54 | Jabar Gaffney | WR | STL |
55 | Greg Olsen | TE | PHI |
56 | Joel Dreessen | TE | TEN |
57 | Reggie Bush | RB | @DAL |
58 | Felix Jones | RB | NO |
59 | Ronnie Brown | RB | @OAK |
60 | Keiland Williams | RB | MIN |
61 | Wes Welker | WR | @DET |
62 | Nate Washington | WR | @HOU |
63 | Robert Meachem | WR | @DAL |
64 | Mike Thomas | WR | @NYG |
65 | Derrick Mason | WR | TB |
66 | Steve Breaston | WR | SF |
67 | Brandon Gibson | WR | @DEN |
68 | Percy Harvin | WR | @WAS |
69 | Jacoby Ford | WR | MIA |
70 | Aaron Hernandez | TE | @DET |
71 | Fred Jackson | RB | PIT |
72 | Mike Goodson | RB | @CLE |
73 | Cedric Benson | RB | @NYJ |
74 | Terrell Owens | WR | @NYJ |
75 | Donald Driver | WR | @ATL |
76 | Johnny Knox | WR | PHI |
77 | Hines Ward | WR | @BUF |
78 | Deon Butler | WR | KC |
79 | Chris Cooley | TE | MIN |
80 | LeGarrette Blount | RB | @BAL |
81 | Justin Forsett | RB | KC |
82 | Lee Evans | WR | PIT |
83 | Danny Amendola | WR | @DEN |
84 | Brandon Stokley | WR | KC |
85 | Chansi Stuckey | WR | CAR |
86 | Jason Witten | TE | NO |
87 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | NE |
88 | Todd Heap | TE | TB |
89 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | @DET |
90 | Bo Scaife | TE | @HOU |
91 | Danny Woodhead | RB | @DET |
92 | Darren Sproles | RB | @IND |
93 | Ricky Williams | RB | @OAK |
94 | Javarris James | RB | SD |
95 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | KC |
96 | Randy Moss | WR | @HOU |
97 | Steve Smith | WR | @CLE |
98 | Ben Obomanu | WR | KC |
99 | Legedu Naanee | WR | @IND |
100 | Kevin Boss | TE | JAC |
101 | Tony Gonzalez | TE | GB |
102 | Vernon Davis | TE | @ARI |
103 | Zach Miller | TE | MIA |
104 | Chris Ivory | RB | @DAL |
105 | Donald Brown | RB | SD |
106 | Brandon Jackson | RB | @ATL |
107 | Tim Hightower | RB | SF |
108 | Shonn Greene | RB | CIN |
109 | Michael Bush | RB | MIA |
110 | Pierre Garcon | WR | SD |
111 | Derek Hagan | WR | JAC |
112 | Michael Jenkins | WR | GB |
113 | Kevin Walter | WR | TEN |
114 | Donald Jones | WR | PIT |
115 | Andre Roberts | WR | SF |
116 | Benjamin Watson | TE | CAR |
117 | Anthony Fasano | TE | @OAK |
118 | Maurice Morris | RB | NE |
119 | Jason Snelling | RB | GB |
120 | Beanie Wells | RB | SF |
121 | Mike Hart | RB | SD |
122 | Cadillac Williams | RB | @BAL |
123 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | @BUF |
124 | Davone Bess | WR | @OAK |
125 | Anthony Armstrong | WR | MIN |
126 | Devin Hester | WR | PHI |
127 | Josh Morgan | WR | @ARI |
128 | Jason Avant | WR | @CHI |
129 | David Gettis | WR | @CLE |
130 | Jordan Shipley | WR | @NYJ |
131 | Jimmy Graham | TE | @DAL |
132 | Kellen Winslow | TE | @BAL |
133 | Dustin Keller | TE | CIN |
134 | Heath Miller | TE | @BUF |
135 | Delanie Walker | TE | @ARI |
136 | Willis McGahee | RB | TB |
137 | Toby Gerhart | RB | @WAS |
138 | Dimitri Nance | RB | @ATL |
139 | Jahvid Best | RB | NE |
140 | Earl Bennett | WR | PHI |
141 | Eddie Royal | WR | STL |
142 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | STL |
143 | Johnnie Lee Higgins | WR | MIA |
144 | Louis Murphy | WR | MIA |
145 | Seyi Ajirotutu | WR | @IND |
146 | Laurent Robinson | WR | @DEN |
147 | Arrelious Benn | WR | @BAL |
148 | Brian Hartline | WR | @OAK |
149 | Golden Tate | WR | KC |
150 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | @NYJ |
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Name | Pos | Opp | |
1 | Peyton Hillis | RB | CAR |
2 | Marques Colston | WR | @DAL |
3 | Arian Foster | RB | TEN |
4 | Dwayne Bowe | WR | @SEA |
5 | Andre Johnson | WR | TEN |
6 | Chris Johnson | RB | @HOU |
7 | Ray Rice | RB | TB |
8 | Roddy White | WR | GB |
9 | Adrian Peterson | RB | @WAS |
10 | Reggie Wayne | WR | SD |
11 | Jamaal Charles | RB | @SEA |
12 | Steven Jackson | RB | @DEN |
13 | Brandon Lloyd | WR | STL |
14 | Greg Jennings | WR | @ATL |
15 | Steve Johnson | WR | PIT |
16 | Jacob Tamme | TE | SD |
17 | Darren McFadden | RB | MIA |
18 | Frank Gore | RB | @ARI |
19 | Calvin Johnson | WR | NE |
20 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | SF |
21 | Knowshon Moreno | RB | STL |
22 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | @NYG |
23 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | CIN |
24 | DeSean Jackson | WR | @CHI |
25 | Santonio Holmes | WR | CIN |
26 | Dez Bryant | WR | NO |
27 | Nate Burleson | WR | NE |
28 | Mario Manningham | WR | JAC |
29 | Mike Tolbert | RB | @IND |
30 | Mike Wallace | WR | @BUF |
31 | Miles Austin | WR | NO |
32 | Vincent Jackson | WR | @IND |
33 | Mike Williams | WR | @BAL |
34 | Wes Welker | WR | @DET |
35 | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | @BUF |
36 | LeSean McCoy | RB | @CHI |
37 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | @CHI |
38 | Mike Thomas | WR | @NYG |
39 | Matt Forte | RB | PHI |
40 | Reggie Bush | RB | @DAL |
41 | Santana Moss | WR | MIN |
42 | Percy Harvin | WR | @WAS |
43 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | @NYG |
44 | Brandon Jacobs | RB | JAC |
45 | Michael Crabtree | WR | @ARI |
46 | Blair White | WR | SD |
47 | Malcom Floyd | WR | @IND |
48 | Deion Branch | WR | @DET |
49 | James Jones | WR | @ATL |
50 | Jabar Gaffney | WR | STL |
51 | Nate Washington | WR | @HOU |
52 | Steve Breaston | WR | SF |
53 | Terrell Owens | WR | @NYJ |
54 | Johnny Knox | WR | PHI |
55 | Joel Dreessen | TE | TEN |
56 | Chris Cooley | TE | MIN |
57 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | RB | @DET |
58 | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | JAC |
59 | Felix Jones | RB | NO |
60 | Ronnie Brown | RB | @OAK |
61 | Keiland Williams | RB | MIN |
62 | Fred Jackson | RB | PIT |
63 | Braylon Edwards | WR | CIN |
64 | Anquan Boldin | WR | TB |
65 | Chad Ochocinco | WR | @NYJ |
66 | Sidney Rice | WR | @WAS |
67 | Robert Meachem | WR | @DAL |
68 | Derrick Mason | WR | TB |
69 | Brandon Gibson | WR | @DEN |
70 | Danny Amendola | WR | @DEN |
71 | Brandon Stokley | WR | KC |
72 | Greg Olsen | TE | PHI |
73 | Jason Witten | TE | NO |
74 | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | NE |
75 | Thomas Jones | RB | @SEA |
76 | Mike Goodson | RB | @CLE |
77 | Jacoby Ford | WR | MIA |
78 | Aaron Hernandez | TE | @DET |
79 | Todd Heap | TE | TB |
80 | Cedric Benson | RB | @NYJ |
81 | Justin Forsett | RB | KC |
82 | Donald Driver | WR | @ATL |
83 | Lee Evans | WR | PIT |
84 | Ben Obomanu | WR | KC |
85 | Tony Gonzalez | TE | GB |
86 | Michael Turner | RB | GB |
87 | Danny Woodhead | RB | @DET |
88 | Hines Ward | WR | @BUF |
89 | Deon Butler | WR | KC |
90 | Randy Moss | WR | @HOU |
91 | Steve Smith | WR | @CLE |
92 | Andre Roberts | WR | SF |
93 | Kevin Boss | TE | JAC |
94 | Vernon Davis | TE | @ARI |
95 | Zach Miller | TE | MIA |
96 | Darren Sproles | RB | @IND |
97 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | KC |
98 | Brandon Jackson | RB | @ATL |
99 | Chansi Stuckey | WR | CAR |
100 | Pierre Garcon | WR | SD |
101 | Derek Hagan | WR | JAC |
102 | Michael Jenkins | WR | GB |
103 | Kevin Walter | WR | TEN |
104 | Donald Jones | WR | PIT |
105 | Jordan Shipley | WR | @NYJ |
106 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | @DET |
107 | Bo Scaife | TE | @HOU |
108 | Benjamin Watson | TE | CAR |
109 | Anthony Fasano | TE | @OAK |
110 | LeGarrette Blount | RB | @BAL |
111 | Ricky Williams | RB | @OAK |
112 | Donald Brown | RB | SD |
113 | Tim Hightower | RB | SF |
114 | Jason Snelling | RB | GB |
115 | Legedu Naanee | WR | @IND |
116 | Davone Bess | WR | @OAK |
117 | Devin Hester | WR | PHI |
118 | Jimmy Graham | TE | @DAL |
119 | Kellen Winslow | TE | @BAL |
120 | Delanie Walker | TE | @ARI |
121 | Cadillac Williams | RB | @BAL |
122 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | @BUF |
123 | Anthony Armstrong | WR | MIN |
124 | Josh Morgan | WR | @ARI |
125 | Jason Avant | WR | @CHI |
126 | David Gettis | WR | @CLE |
127 | Dustin Keller | TE | CIN |
128 | Heath Miller | TE | @BUF |
129 | Javarris James | RB | SD |
130 | Shonn Greene | RB | CIN |
131 | Michael Bush | RB | MIA |
132 | Maurice Morris | RB | NE |
133 | Jahvid Best | RB | NE |
134 | Earl Bennett | WR | PHI |
135 | Eddie Royal | WR | STL |
136 | Johnnie Lee Higgins | WR | MIA |
137 | Louis Murphy | WR | MIA |
138 | Laurent Robinson | WR | @DEN |
139 | Arrelious Benn | WR | @BAL |
140 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | @NYJ |
141 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | @WAS |
142 | Chris Ivory | RB | @DAL |
143 | Beanie Wells | RB | SF |
144 | Willis McGahee | RB | TB |
145 | Toby Gerhart | RB | @WAS |
146 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | STL |
147 | Seyi Ajirotutu | WR | @IND |
148 | Brian Hartline | WR | @OAK |
149 | Golden Tate | WR | KC |
150 | Kassim Osgood | WR | @NYG |