Fantasy Football Week 10: Flex and PPR Rankings

One of these weeks, there won't be 50 healthy NFL players to rank.

Continuing a brutal season on the injury front, another star suffered a season-ending blow Sunday. After countless fantasy football managers spent Sunday evening fearing the worst, Jim McBride of the Boston Globe confirmed those worries regarding Dion Lewis:

The 25-year-old running back, who had previously not played since 2012, transformed into a fantasy stud with the New England Patriots. Through seven games, he amassed 622 total yards and four touchdowns, easily making him a must-start option.

Unfortunately, he now joins Jamaal Charles and Le'Veon Bell on the shelf, stripping the league of one more backfield menace. With Devonta Freeman's Atlanta Falcons also on a bye, Week 10's flex rankings—for standard and point-per-reception (PPR) leagues—are especially thin on elite running backs.

Rank	Standard	PPR
1	Todd Gurley, RB, STL	DeAndre Hopkins, WR, HOU
2	DeAngelo Williams, RB, PIT	Julian Edelman, WR, NE
3	Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE	Odell Beckham Jr., WR, NYG
4	Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN	Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE
5	DeAndre Hopkins, WR, HOU	Todd Gurley, RB, STL
6	Odell Beckham Jr., WR, NYG	Demaryius Thomas, WR, DEN
7	DeMarco Murray, RB, PHI	DeAngelo Williams, RB, PIT
8	Mark Ingram, RB, NO	Alshon Jeffery, WR, CHI
9	Julian Edelman, WR, NE	Brandon Marshall, WR, NYJ
10	Demaryius Thomas, WR, DEN	Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN
11	Justin Forsett, RB, BAL	Lamar Miller, RB, MIA
12	Lamar Miller, RB, MIA	A.J. Green, WR, CIN
13	Alshon Jeffery, WR, CHI	DeMarco Murray, RB, PHI
14	Dez Bryant, WR, DAL	Calvin Johnson, WR, DET
15	Brandon Marshall, WR, NYJ	Allen Robinson, WR, JAX
16	A.J. Green, WR, CIN	Mark Ingram, RB, NO
17	LeGarrette Blount, RB, NE	Emmanuel Sanders, WR, DEN
18	Calvin Johnson, WR, DET	Antonio Brown, WR, PIT
19	Allen Robinson, WR, JAX	Jarvis Landry, WR, MIA
20	Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA	Stefon Diggs, WR, MIN
21	Darren McFadden, RB, DAL	Dez Bryant, WR, DAL
22	Emmanuel Sanders, WR, DEN	Justin Forsett, RB, BAL
23	Doug Martin, RB, TB	Randall Cobb, WR, GB
24	Jonathan Stewart, RB, CAR	Brandin Cooks, WR, NO
25	Mike Evans, WR, TB	Eric Decker, WR, NYJ
26	Stefon Diggs, WR, MIN	LeGarrette Blount, RB, NE
27	Antonio Brown, WR, PIT	Doug Martin, RB, TB
28	Chris Ivory, RB, NYJ	James Starks, RB, GB
29	James Starks, RB, GB	Amari Cooper, WR, OAK
30	Eric Decker, WR, NYJ	Mike Evans, WR, TB
31	Randall Cobb, WR, GB	Greg Olsen, TE, CAR
32	Brandin Cooks, WR, NO	Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA
33	Jarvis Landry, WR, MIA	Darren McFadden, RB, DAL
34	Amari Cooper, WR, OAK	Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI
35	LeSean McCoy, RB, BUF	Jonathan Stewart, RB, CAR
36	T.J. Yeldon, RB, JAX	Michael Crabtree, WR, OAK
37	Charcandrick West, RB, KC	Jordan Reed, TE, WAS
38	Latavius Murray, RB, OAK	Martavis Bryant, WR, PIT
39	Jeremy Langford, RB, CHI	Jeremy Langford, RB, CHI
40	Greg Olsen, TE, CAR	Chris Ivory, RB, NYJ
41	Martavis Bryant, WR, PIT	Willie Snead, WR, NO
42	Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI	Allen Hurns, WR, JAX
43	Tyler Eifert, TE, CIN	Tyler Eifert, TE, CIN
44	Michael Crabtree, WR, OAK	Jordan Matthews, WR, PHI
45	Antonio Andrews, RB, TEN	Charcandrick West, RB, KC
46	Chris Johnson, RB, ARI	Brandon LaFell, WR, NE
47	Jordan Reed, TE, WAS	Davante Adams, WR, GB
48	Willie Snead, WR, NO	Gary Barnidge, TE, CLE
49	Allen Hurns, WR, JAX	LeSean McCoy, RB, BUF
50	Brandon LaFell, WR, NE	Sammy Watkins, WR, BUF

When a wide receiver registers 306 total yards (284 receiving) in a single game, he deserves a ranking better than No. 1. According to Pro Football Focus' Sam Monson, Antonio Brown earned the site's highest grade ever awarded for a single-game performance at the position.

Despite flirting with Flipper Anderson's single-game receiving record (336 yards), Brown's stock cruelly takes a hit entering Week 10.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who returned in Week 8 after missing all four October games, left Week 9's bout with a foot injury. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, he will miss at least the upcoming weekend's game against the Cleveland Browns:

In five games with Roethlisberger, Brown has delighted owners with 52 catches and 767 receiving yards. The 27-year-old has remarkably eclipsed 1,000 yards through nine games, but everyone can only fantasize about his 2,454-yard pace when paired with the Pittsburgh Steelers' star passer.

During the four other games, he mustered 17 catches for 235 yards and no scores. With Big Ben, Brown is fantasy football's premier player. Without him, he tumbled into a barely usable No. 3 option.

Before panicking, Brown boasted 124 yards in Landry Jones' only start. In two drives after Roethlisberger's departure on Sunday, the duo connected for three catches and 74 yards, not including a 17-yard snag erased by an offensive penalty. Unlike Michael Vick, Jones is capable of utilizing his star teammate.

Although no longer the top choice on the board, Brown remains a low-end No. 1 receiver in PPR formats and a high-end No. 2 in standard scoring.

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Antonio Andrews' workload continues to gradually trend upward. New head coach Mike Mularkey afforded the running back a season-high 20 touches during the Tennessee Titans' 34-28 victory over the New Orleans Saints, and the 24-year-old delivered 111 yards.

Over Tennessee's last three games, he's averaging 83.3 yards per game and 4.6 yards per rush. Mularkey, who pegged Andrews as his "workhorse" entering Week 9, liked what he saw from his starting back Sunday, per the team's Twitter account:

The Carolina Panthers provide a tougher matchup than the Saints this week. A shootout isn't likely, so Tennessee's leaky defense will have to contain Cam Newton to avoid the offense eschewing the run when playing from behind. Yet if Andrews gets a chance, he'll make a dent against a unit allowing 4.2 yards per carry.

He is still searching for his first touchdown since Week 6, but efficient running in an expanding role makes Andrews an intriguing flex play going forward, particularly under standard scoring.

Andrews didn't reach the end zone, mostly because Delanie Walker hogged Tennessee's scoring with two touchdowns. Per NFL.com, the Saints have now surrendered 54 catches, 725 yards, seven touchdowns and an NFL-high 13 red-zone touches to tight ends this season. Only the Oakland Raiders have relinquished more fantasy points to the position.

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Good news for Jordan Reed, who has scored three times in two games back from a concussion. He needed a garbage-time touchdown to save a Week 9 dud against the New England Patriots, but he deserves the break after last season's 11-game touchdown drought.

Besides, he's one of the NFL's least touchdown-dependent tight ends. Through six games, Reed has corralled 38 catches on 54 targets. Before Sunday's three receptions, he had collected at least five in every other outing this year.

Had he not missed two weeks and sustained his current pace, his 50 receptions would lead the position. 

On a per-game basis, he's in the conversation for fantasy's best PPR tight end not named Rob Gronkowski. Against New Orleans, Kirk Cousins' favorite safety blanket won't need a meaningless late score to generate fantasy value.