Fantasy Football Week 9: Rounding Up Top 50 Player Rankings

November 3, 2015   ·   Andrew Gould   ·   Jump to comments

Marques Colston concluded Week 8 with more yards than Aaron Rodgers. Do you still think fantasy football is easy?
Granted, the reigning MVP faced the Denver Broncos, who rank first in total defense. But he's also Aaron Rodgers. A superstar quarterback compiled fewer total yards (including his 31 rushing yards) than Colston, who is at best No. 3 on the New Orleans Saints' wideout depth chart.
Rodgers' fantasy owners would have been better off starting Geno Smith or Nick Foles—neither of whom should be owned. Taiwan Jones proved a better option than Marshawn Lynch and Matt Forte, and Dwayne Harris crushed Emmanuel Sanders.
It'd be nice to know the no-name who will score two touchdowns in Week 9, but nobody can accurately project the absurd. Let's make the best with available data to make reasonable estimations for flex rankings, separated by standard and points-per-reception scoring.
 
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