Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings: Updated Positional Breakdown for Flex and PPR

December 19, 2015   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

Going into Week 15's main course, it seems the Thursday appetizer has once again provided fantasy football owners with proof of just how important the flex position can be.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers-St. Louis Rams showdown might have looked like an odd war of condiments thanks to interesting jersey selections, but it also gave owners the latter's Tavon Austin, a 55.7 percent-owned player and perfect flex play who exploded for 19 points in standard leagues.
Digging up players such as Austin hits a different level of importance in the fantasy football playoffs. Below, let's rank each flex position based on scoring in points-per-reception (PPR) leagues.
 
Running Backs
With the way the NFL incorporates running backs into the passing game now, it's harder than ever to figure out who will do what each week. 
Even so, it's not hard to find a guy like Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson.
Johnson is on fire as of late while serving as the ma...

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