2012 NFL Fantasy Football Week 15: Flex Play Rankings/Projections

Finally! Dynasty owners like myself with David Wilson on their bench have been waiting for the ultra-talented rookie to receive an opportunity to showcase what he can do. Earlier in the season he had a long touchdown run against the Browns, but because of early fumbling issues and pass protection concerns, Andre Brown moved past Wilson on the depth chart.

Brown was placed on injured reserve a few weeks back and the Giants countered by adding Kregg Lumpkin for added depth. Lumpkin saw a few snaps against the Redskins, but the Giants decided to use Ahmad Bradshaw as the teams feature back again as a response to Brown’s injury rather than working Wilson in as a committee back.

Because of an injury to Bradshaw last week, the Giants were forced into using Wilson more and the rookie responded with a huge performance. Beyond his kickoff return heroics, Wilson carried the football 13 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns.

Both touchdown runs were impressive. The first came early in the third quarter as he collided with a linebacker in the hole and drove him back, carrying him as he stretched the football over the goal line. A clear demonstration of Wilson’s power.

On the second touchdown, Wilson did a nice job showing off his kick return skills as he set up a Saints safety by taking a few steps towards the middle of the field, forcing the defender to commit and then bouncing back to the outside and turning on the jets.

Wilson even impressed the crowd with a couple of back flips in celebration of his 52-yard touchdown run and his 97-yard kickoff return touchdown. Consider Wilson a must-start down the stretch as Bradshaw will have to labor through injuries. We should expect the rookie to play in a committee split and to be the “closer” in the fourth quarter going forward.

Expect Dez Bryant To Play

Because of all the news about Dez Bryant’s availability this week, I’ve left him off the list below. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN.com, unless doctors tell him he can’t play, we should expect Bryant on the field and fantasy owners would be wise to keep him in the lineup if he’s active. The finger injury shouldn’t limit his play, so expect him to remain a WR1 against a beat-up Steelers secondary.

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

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