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 2 highlight: Packers running back Brandon Jackson was an afterthought last week. This week he's ranked at No. 22 overall in standard formats and No. 41 overall in PPR scoring systems. Following a season-ending injury to starter Ryan Grant, Jackson is expected to step into the primary running back role for the Packers, whose offense is considered among the most explosive in the league. The versatile Jackson doesn't have much of a track record, but playing with Aaron Rodgers & Co. sure will open the door for him to create a track record. His matchup in Week 2 couldn't be any better: Against the Bills in the first home game of the season at Lambeau Field. Buffalo's front seven is banged up and down several starters already, so Jackson should be considered an appealing choice for this week.
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Look out for our Flex rankings every Tuesday throughout the season, with daily updates as necessary.
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| Name | Pos | Opp | |
| 1 | Steven Jackson | RB | @OAK |
| 2 | Michael Turner | RB | ARI |
| 3 | Ray Rice | RB | @CIN |
| 4 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | @SD |
| 5 | Adrian Peterson | RB | MIA |
| 6 | LeSean McCoy | RB | @DET |
| 7 | Chris Johnson | RB | PIT |
| 8 | Roddy White | WR | ARI |
| 9 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | TB |
| 10 | Frank Gore | RB | NO |
| 11 | Jerome Harrison | RB | KC |
| 12 | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | @IND |
| 13 | Miles Austin | WR | CHI |
| 14 | Darren McFadden | RB | STL |
| 15 | Knowshon Moreno | RB | SEA |
| 16 | Arian Foster | RB | @WAS |
| 17 | Jamaal Charles | RB | @CLE |
| 18 | Ryan Mathews | RB | JAC |
| 19 | Greg Jennings | WR | BUF |
| 20 | Andre Johnson | WR | @WAS |
| 21 | Reggie Wayne | WR | NYG |
| 22 | Brandon Jackson | RB | BUF |
| 23 | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | @TEN |
| 24 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | @ATL |
| 25 | Steve Smith | WR | TB |
| 26 | Marques Colston | WR | @SF |
| 27 | Antonio Gates | TE | JAC |
| 28 | Marion Barber | RB | CHI |
| 29 | Jahvid Best | RB | PHI |
| 30 | Joseph Addai | RB | NYG |
| 31 | Brandon Jacobs | RB | @IND |
| 32 | Calvin Johnson | WR | PHI |
| 33 | DeSean Jackson | WR | @DET |
| 34 | Santana Moss | WR | HOU |
| 35 | Vernon Davis | TE | NO |
| 36 | Cedric Benson | RB | BAL |
| 37 | Ronnie Brown | RB | @MIN |
| 38 | Shonn Greene | RB | NE |
| 39 | Jermichael Finley | TE | BUF |
| 40 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | MIA |
| 41 | Tim Hightower | RB | @ATL |
| 42 | Anquan Boldin | WR | @CIN |
| 43 | Johnny Knox | WR | @DAL |
| 44 | Terrell Owens | WR | BAL |
| 45 | Dez Bryant | WR | CHI |
| 46 | Pierre Garcon | WR | NYG |
| 47 | Brandon Marshall | WR | @MIN |
| 48 | Wes Welker | WR | @NYJ |
| 49 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | @IND |
| 50 | Zach Miller | TE | STL |
| 51 | C.J. Spiller | RB | @GB |
| 52 | Matt Forte | RB | @DAL |
| 53 | Thomas Jones | RB | @CLE |
| 54 | Pierre Thomas | RB | @SF |
| 55 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | WR | @CIN |
| 56 | Chad Ochocinco | WR | BAL |
| 57 | Jabar Gaffney | WR | SEA |
| 58 | Dwayne Bowe | WR | @CLE |
| 59 | Mark Clayton | WR | @OAK |
| 60 | Dallas Clark | TE | NYG |
| 61 | Brent Celek | TE | @DET |
| 62 | John Carlson | TE | @DEN |
| 63 | Reggie Bush | RB | @SF |
| 64 | Cadillac Williams | RB | @CAR |
| 65 | Clinton Portis | RB | HOU |
| 66 | Steve Breaston | WR | @ATL |
| 67 | Austin Collie | WR | NYG |
| 68 | Randy Moss | WR | @NYJ |
| 69 | Steve Smith | WR | @IND |
| 70 | Hines Ward | WR | @TEN |
| 71 | Malcom Floyd | WR | JAC |
| 72 | Legedu Naanee | WR | JAC |
| 73 | Mike Williams | WR | @DEN |
| 74 | Mike Williams | WR | @CAR |
| 75 | Sammie Stroughter | WR | @CAR |
| 76 | Todd Heap | TE | @CIN |
| 77 | Aaron Hernandez | TE | @NYJ |
| 78 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | @SF |
| 79 | Chris Cooley | TE | HOU |
| 80 | Tony Gonzalez | TE | ARI |
| 81 | Willis McGahee | RB | @CIN |
| 82 | Steve Slaton | RB | @WAS |
| 83 | Kevin Faulk | RB | @NYJ |
| 84 | Eddie Royal | WR | SEA |
| 85 | Donald Driver | WR | BUF |
| 86 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | @DET |
| 87 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | TB |
| 88 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | NE |
| 89 | Devin Aromashodu | WR | @DAL |
| 90 | Percy Harvin | WR | MIA |
| 91 | Jerricho Cotchery | WR | NE |
| 92 | Danny Amendola | WR | @OAK |
| 93 | Nate Washington | WR | PIT |
| 94 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | BAL |
| 95 | Jason Witten | TE | CHI |
| 96 | Kellen Winslow | TE | @CAR |
| 97 | Felix Jones | RB | CHI |
| 98 | Justin Forsett | RB | @DEN |
| 99 | Lee Evans | WR | @GB |
| 100 | Mike Thomas | WR | @SD |
| 101 | Chris Chambers | WR | @CLE |
| 102 | Greg Camarillo | WR | MIA |
| 103 | Robert Meachem | WR | @SF |
| 104 | Mike Wallace | WR | @TEN |
| 105 | Tony Scheffler | TE | PHI |
| 106 | Dustin Keller | TE | NE |
| 107 | Bernard Scott | RB | BAL |
| 108 | Ricky Williams | RB | @MIN |
| 109 | Fred Taylor | RB | @NYJ |
| 110 | Darren Sproles | RB | JAC |
| 111 | Derrick Mason | WR | @CIN |
| 112 | Devin Hester | WR | @DAL |
| 113 | Mohamed Massaquoi | WR | KC |
| 114 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | SEA |
| 115 | James Jones | WR | BUF |
| 116 | Kevin Walter | WR | @WAS |
| 117 | Mike Sims-Walker | WR | @SD |
| 118 | Brian Hartline | WR | @MIN |
| 119 | Bernard Berrian | WR | MIA |
| 120 | Mario Manningham | WR | @IND |
| 121 | Louis Murphy | WR | STL |
| 122 | Michael Crabtree | WR | NO |
| 123 | Anthony Armstrong | WR | HOU |
| 124 | Evan Moore | TE | KC |
| 125 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | @SD |
| 126 | LaRod Stephens-Howling | RB | @ATL |
| 127 | Fred Jackson | RB | @GB |
| 128 | Chester Taylor | RB | @DAL |
| 129 | Peyton Hillis | RB | KC |
| 130 | Correll Buckhalter | RB | SEA |
| 131 | Leon Washington | RB | @DEN |
| 132 | Julius Jones | RB | @DEN |
| 133 | Roscoe Parrish | WR | @GB |
| 134 | Jordan Shipley | WR | BAL |
| 135 | Josh Cribbs | WR | KC |
| 136 | Roy E. Williams | WR | CHI |
| 137 | Nate Burleson | WR | PHI |
| 138 | Jacoby Jones | WR | @WAS |
| 139 | Kassim Osgood | WR | @SD |
| 140 | Braylon Edwards | WR | NE |
| 141 | Micheal Spurlock | WR | @CAR |
| 142 | Kenny Britt | WR | PIT |
| 143 | Joey Galloway | WR | HOU |
| 144 | Greg Olsen | TE | @DAL |
| 145 | Owen Daniels | TE | @WAS |
| 146 | Anthony Fasano | TE | @MIN |
| 147 | Travis Beckum | TE | @IND |
| 148 | Heath Miller | TE | @TEN |
| 149 | Bo Scaife | TE | PIT |
| 150 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | @GB |
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| Name | Pos | Opp | |
| 1 | Roddy White | WR | ARI |
| 2 | Miles Austin | WR | CHI |
| 3 | Steven Jackson | RB | @OAK |
| 4 | Chris Johnson | RB | PIT |
| 5 | Ray Rice | RB | @CIN |
| 6 | LeSean McCoy | RB | @DET |
| 7 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | @SD |
| 8 | Adrian Peterson | RB | MIA |
| 9 | Frank Gore | RB | NO |
| 10 | Andre Johnson | WR | @WAS |
| 11 | Reggie Wayne | WR | NYG |
| 12 | Brandon Marshall | WR | @MIN |
| 13 | Jerome Harrison | RB | KC |
| 14 | Darren McFadden | RB | STL |
| 15 | Greg Jennings | WR | BUF |
| 16 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | @ATL |
| 17 | Steve Smith | WR | TB |
| 18 | Marques Colston | WR | @SF |
| 19 | Wes Welker | WR | @NYJ |
| 20 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | TB |
| 21 | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | @IND |
| 22 | Ryan Mathews | RB | JAC |
| 23 | Anquan Boldin | WR | @CIN |
| 24 | Antonio Gates | TE | JAC |
| 25 | Dallas Clark | TE | NYG |
| 26 | Michael Turner | RB | ARI |
| 27 | Jamaal Charles | RB | @CLE |
| 28 | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | @TEN |
| 29 | Vernon Davis | TE | NO |
| 30 | Knowshon Moreno | RB | SEA |
| 31 | Arian Foster | RB | @WAS |
| 32 | Joseph Addai | RB | NYG |
| 33 | Ronnie Brown | RB | @MIN |
| 34 | Calvin Johnson | WR | PHI |
| 35 | Santana Moss | WR | HOU |
| 36 | Chad Ochocinco | WR | BAL |
| 37 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | MIA |
| 38 | Brandon Jackson | RB | BUF |
| 39 | Jahvid Best | RB | PHI |
| 40 | Matt Forte | RB | @DAL |
| 41 | DeSean Jackson | WR | @DET |
| 42 | Pierre Garcon | WR | NYG |
| 43 | Austin Collie | WR | NYG |
| 44 | Steve Smith | WR | @IND |
| 45 | Hines Ward | WR | @TEN |
| 46 | Jermichael Finley | TE | BUF |
| 47 | Zach Miller | TE | STL |
| 48 | Chris Cooley | TE | HOU |
| 49 | C.J. Spiller | RB | @GB |
| 50 | Reggie Bush | RB | @SF |
| 51 | Terrell Owens | WR | BAL |
| 52 | Dez Bryant | WR | CHI |
| 53 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | @IND |
| 54 | Steve Breaston | WR | @ATL |
| 55 | Mike Williams | WR | @DEN |
| 56 | Mike Williams | WR | @CAR |
| 57 | Tony Gonzalez | TE | ARI |
| 58 | Marion Barber | RB | CHI |
| 59 | Cedric Benson | RB | BAL |
| 60 | Shonn Greene | RB | NE |
| 61 | Johnny Knox | WR | @DAL |
| 62 | Jabar Gaffney | WR | SEA |
| 63 | Mark Clayton | WR | @OAK |
| 64 | Randy Moss | WR | @NYJ |
| 65 | Legedu Naanee | WR | JAC |
| 66 | Eddie Royal | WR | SEA |
| 67 | Brandon Jacobs | RB | @IND |
| 68 | Tim Hightower | RB | @ATL |
| 69 | Pierre Thomas | RB | @SF |
| 70 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | WR | @CIN |
| 71 | Dwayne Bowe | WR | @CLE |
| 72 | Donald Driver | WR | BUF |
| 73 | Danny Amendola | WR | @OAK |
| 74 | Brent Celek | TE | @DET |
| 75 | John Carlson | TE | @DEN |
| 76 | Thomas Jones | RB | @CLE |
| 77 | Clinton Portis | RB | HOU |
| 78 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | @DET |
| 79 | Devin Aromashodu | WR | @DAL |
| 80 | Aaron Hernandez | TE | @NYJ |
| 81 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | @SF |
| 82 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | BAL |
| 83 | Jason Witten | TE | CHI |
| 84 | Cadillac Williams | RB | @CAR |
| 85 | Steve Slaton | RB | @WAS |
| 86 | Kevin Faulk | RB | @NYJ |
| 87 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | NE |
| 88 | Malcom Floyd | WR | JAC |
| 89 | Sammie Stroughter | WR | @CAR |
| 90 | Percy Harvin | WR | MIA |
| 91 | Jerricho Cotchery | WR | NE |
| 92 | Nate Washington | WR | PIT |
| 93 | Todd Heap | TE | @CIN |
| 94 | Kellen Winslow | TE | @CAR |
| 95 | Lee Evans | WR | @GB |
| 96 | Mike Thomas | WR | @SD |
| 97 | Chris Chambers | WR | @CLE |
| 98 | Greg Camarillo | WR | MIA |
| 99 | Mike Wallace | WR | @TEN |
| 100 | Tony Scheffler | TE | PHI |
| 101 | Dustin Keller | TE | NE |
| 102 | Robert Meachem | WR | @SF |
| 103 | Derrick Mason | WR | @CIN |
| 104 | Devin Hester | WR | @DAL |
| 105 | Kevin Walter | WR | @WAS |
| 106 | Mike Sims-Walker | WR | @SD |
| 107 | Brian Hartline | WR | @MIN |
| 108 | Louis Murphy | WR | STL |
| 109 | Evan Moore | TE | KC |
| 110 | Willis McGahee | RB | @CIN |
| 111 | Felix Jones | RB | CHI |
| 112 | Justin Forsett | RB | @DEN |
| 113 | Bernard Scott | RB | BAL |
| 114 | Darren Sproles | RB | JAC |
| 115 | Chester Taylor | RB | @DAL |
| 116 | Mohamed Massaquoi | WR | KC |
| 117 | James Jones | WR | BUF |
| 118 | Bernard Berrian | WR | MIA |
| 119 | Mario Manningham | WR | @IND |
| 120 | Michael Crabtree | WR | NO |
| 121 | Anthony Armstrong | WR | HOU |
| 122 | Jordan Shipley | WR | BAL |
| 123 | Kassim Osgood | WR | @SD |
| 124 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | @SD |
| 125 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | TB |
| 126 | Ricky Williams | RB | @MIN |
| 127 | Fred Taylor | RB | @NYJ |
| 128 | LaRod Stephens-Howling | RB | @ATL |
| 129 | Leon Washington | RB | @DEN |
| 130 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | SEA |
| 131 | Roscoe Parrish | WR | @GB |
| 132 | Roy E. Williams | WR | CHI |
| 133 | Micheal Spurlock | WR | @CAR |
| 134 | Joey Galloway | WR | HOU |
| 135 | Deion Branch | WR | @DEN |
| 136 | Greg Olsen | TE | @DAL |
| 137 | Owen Daniels | TE | @WAS |
| 138 | Anthony Fasano | TE | @MIN |
| 139 | Heath Miller | TE | @TEN |
| 140 | Bo Scaife | TE | PIT |
| 141 | Fred Jackson | RB | @GB |
| 142 | Peyton Hillis | RB | KC |
| 143 | Josh Cribbs | WR | KC |
| 144 | Nate Burleson | WR | PHI |
| 145 | Jacoby Jones | WR | @WAS |
| 146 | Braylon Edwards | WR | NE |
| 147 | Kenny Britt | WR | PIT |
| 148 | Steve Johnson | WR | @GB |
| 149 | Laurent Robinson | WR | @OAK |
| 150 | Travis Beckum | TE | @IND |