2012 NFL Fantasy Football Week 12: Flex Play Rankings/Projections

With Willis McGahee done for the remainder of the regular season, rookie Ronnie Hillman will receive the opportunity many fantasy owners have been waiting for since he was drafted in the spring. Hillman worked his way into the prime backup job to McGahee over a month ago. Now he has the starting job, but expect Lance Ball and Knowshon Moreno to see some time on the field this week.

Only time will tell if Hillman can hold on to the job, but the Broncos clearly drafted him with the intention of being the replacement for McGahee in the future.

In a friendly matchup against the Chiefs, my hope is that the Broncos are going to look at this game and the rest of the season as evaluation time to see what they have in Hillman for the future. That should mean that at some point they will want to see how he responds through a full game as a starter: Does he tire out by the fourth quarter or get stronger as the game goes on?

If we give him 25 touches in a game, can he handle the load, and at the same time, how does he look in practice and in the following game after that kind of workload?

While the situation is there for Hillman to touch the football more than 20 times in Kansas City, I’m not sure the Broncos' coaching staff is comfortable giving him that workload just yet. What we want to see from Hillman is for the rookie to play well in all phases of the game, to earn a larger role in future weeks.

What we should expect from the San Diego State product is to lead the team in touches this week, and hopefully he will flash for a few big plays, like he did against the Saints a few weeks ago.

Consider the odds of him doing so likely, and I wouldn’t count him out for work around the end zone, as he did a nice job converting on a five-yard touchdown run against the Panthers a few weeks ago.

Hillman has a chance to go down as one of this year's late-season heroes that leads fantasy owners to championships. For now, consider him a low-end RB2 and a must-start flex play option against the Chiefs.

1	Adrian Peterson	at Bears
2	Doug Martin	Falcons
3	A.J. Green	Raiders
4	Vincent Jackson	Falcons
5	Roddy White	at Buccaneers
6	Calvin Johnson	Texans
7	Chris Johnson	at Jaguars
8	Arian Foster	at Lions
9	Frank Gore	at Saints
10	Demaryius Thomas	at Chiefs
11	Andre Johnson	at Lions
12	Marshawn Lynch	at Dolphins
13	C.J. Spiller	at Colts
14	Matt Forte	Vikings
15	Ray Rice	at Chargers
16	Brandon Marshall	Vikings
17	Reggie Wayne	Bills
18	Dez Bryant	Redskins
19	Trent Richardson	Steelers
20	Eric Decker	at Chiefs
21	Victor Cruz	Packers
22	Randall Cobb	at Giants
23	Jamaal Charles	Broncos
24	Wes Welker	at Jets
25	Marques Colston	49ers
26	Alfred Morris	at Cowboys
27	Stevan Ridley	at Jets
28	Jordy Nelson (I)	at Giants
29	Danario Alexander	Ravens
30	Steven Jackson	at Cardinals
31	Ronnie Hillman	at Chiefs
32	Mikel Leshoure	Texans
33	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Raiders
34	Marcel Reece	at Bengals
35	Ryan Mathews	Ravens
36	Julio Jones (I)	at Buccaneers
37	Percy Harvin  (I)	at Bears
38	Danny Amendola	at Cardinals
39	Denarius Moore	at Bengals
40	Michael Turner	at Buccaneers
41	Bryce Brown	Panthers
42	Mike Wallace	at Browns
43	Jalen Parmele	Titans
44	Torrey Smith	at Chargers
45	Miles Austin	Redskins
46	Darren Sproles (I)	49ers
47	Steve Smith	at Eagles
48	Hakeem Nicks	Packers
49	Cecil Shorts	Titans
50	Beanie Wells (I)	Rams
51	Mike Williams	Falcons
52	Justin Blackmon	Titans
53	Dwayne Bowe (I)	Broncos
54	Steve Johnson	at Colts
55	Jonathan Dwyer	at Browns
56	Lance Moore	49ers
57	Michael Crabtree	at Saints
58	Reggie Bush	Seahawks
59	Vick Ballard	Bills
60	Jeremy Kerley	Patriots
61	Felix Jones  (I)	Redskins
62	Mark Ingram	49ers
63	Ahmad Bradshaw (I)	Packers
64	DeSean Jackson	Panthers
65	Jonathan Stewart	at Eagles
66	James Starks	at Giants
67	Kendall Wright	at Jaguars
68	James Jones	at Giants
69	Kendall Hunter	at Saints
70	Larry Fitzgerald	Rams
71	Darrius Heyward-Bey	at Bengals
72	Rashard Mendenhall	at Browns
73	Sidney Rice	at Dolphins
74	Kenny Britt	at Jaguars
75	Andre Brown	Packers

Week 12 Standard Rankings – QB | RB | WR | Waivers | Start – Sit |