2012 NFL Fantasy Football Week 14: Flex Play Rankings / Projections

After struggling through the first half of the season to pick up the team's new zone-blocking scheme, Darren McFadden suffered another injury, and for the fifth year in a row, McFadden will now have missed at least four games.

It just so happens that McFadden has only played five seasons in the league, so fantasy owners who drafted him this summer should have known the risk in taking him as a high round draft pick.

If you happen to be one of the lucky fantasy owners that has survived McFadden’s bust season and still made the playoffs, this could be the time to cash in on what you hoped for all year.

While we don’t know what his workload with be this Thursday, it appears we should count on McFadden to be active against the Broncos. McFadden has a good track record against the Broncos over the history throughout his career, but it’s his matchups in the coming weeks that I find most interesting.

Next week McFadden plays the Chiefs, and in the fantasy Super Bowl weekend he plays the Panthers. As long as McFadden can get through this weeks game healthy, we should expect good things in the final weeks. For this week, consider McFadden no more than a flex play with upside.

Panthers Run Game

While Mike Tolbert and Cam Newton all but make DeAngelo Williams' odds of red-zone touchdowns a wash, we know the veteran can strike from a distance. Williams should touch the football 12 or more times a week as long as Jonathan Stewart is out, and this week Williams faces a Falcons team he’s played well against over his career.

Like McFadden, if Williams maintains the starting job we should target his matchup against the Raiders Super Bowl weekend. This week against Atlanta, Williams makes for a respectable flex play, but just know you’re rolling the dice on him making a big play to come through.

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

Week 14 Standard Rankings – QB | RB | WR | TE | D |