Week 11 Fantasy Football Projections: Top 100 Flex Players and Stat Predictions

As the fantasy football season draws to a close, position players are going to be just as vital as your quarterback down the stretch.

Picking the right flex options this week won't be as simple as it was in the beginning of the year. It was almost a given three weeks ago as to which players were the surefire locks to start this week. Now, thanks to injuries and lack of production, that doesn't seem to be the case.

Let's take a look at the top 100 flex players this week.

Week 11: Top 100 Flex Projections

Rank	Player	Stat Projections
1	Dez Bryant (DAL)	155 yards, 2 TD
2	Julio Jones (ATL)	140 yards, TD
3	Amari Cooper (OAK)	135 yards, 2 TD
4	Mike Evans (TB)	120 yards, TD
5	A.J. Green (CIN)	120 yards, TD
6	DeAndre Hopkins (HOU)	115 yards, TD
7	Brandon Marshall (NYJ)	110 yards 2 TD
8	Larry Fitzgerald (ARZ)	107 yards, TD
9	Allen Robinson (JAX)	104 yards, TD
10	T.Y. Hilton (IND)	100 yards, TD
11	Stefon Diggs (MIN)	96 yards, TD
12	Rishard Matthews (MIA)	88 yards
13	Calvin Johnson (DET)	87 yards, TD
14	Michael Floyd (ARZ)	68 yards, 2 TD
15	Randall Cobb (GB)	84 yards
16	Sammy Watkins (BUF)	83 yards, TD
17	Danny Amendola (NE)	89 yards
18	Allen Hurns (JAX)	85 yards, TD
19	Demaryius Thomas (DEN)	80 yards, TD
20	Alshon Jeffery (CHI)	82 yards
21	Doug Baldwin (SEA)	76 yards, TD
22	Michael Crabtree (OAK)	80 yards
23	Eric Decker (NYJ)	75 yards, TD
24	Kamar Aiken (BAL)	76 yards
25	Brandon LaFell (NE)	73 yards
26	Davante Adams (GB)	71 yards, TD
27	Jamison Crowder (WSH)	68 yards
28	Ted Ginn Jr. (CAR)	65 yards, TD
29	Golden Tate (DET)	70 yards
30	Terrance Williams (DAL)	65 yards, TD
31	Jarvis Landry (MIA)	68 yards
32	Paul Richardson (SEA)	60 yards, TD
33	Marvin Jones (CIN)	55 yards
34	James Jones (GB)	50 yards, TD
35	Malcom Floyd (SD)	60 yards
36	Chris Givens (BAL)	58 yards
37	Andre Caldwell (DEN)	40 yards, TD
38	Corey Brown (CAR)	50 yards
39	Stevie Johnson (SD)	46 yards
40	Wes Welker (STL)	43 yards

Dez Bryant - Dallas Cowboys

No one is happier that Tony Romo is coming back from his broken collarbone than Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. 

Strike that: No one is happier that Romo is coming back than the Cowboys organization itself. With that comes Bryant, who should more than likely return to form on Sunday when Romo returns under center against the Miami Dolphins.

Never mind the question of whether or not Romo can lead the Cowboys back from a 2-7 start and get them into position to make the playoffs. That almost seems next to impossible. Fortunately for the Cowboys, the NFC East is terrible this year. With Bryant back at full health, and now Romo throwing him the ball, this is a week for Bryant to have his best game of the season.

Yes, Bryant had a couple of bad lapses in Dallas' loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. He dropped a crucial third-down pass that would've kept a late-game drive alive and did not attempt to make a play on the ball for a potential winning touchdown, which was intercepted.

Those kinds of games make Bryant an aggravating play in fantasy, but with Romo back, Bryant's mood (along with the Cowboys) should be improved.

Rank	Player	Projected Stats
1	Adrian Peterson (MIN)	160 yards, 2 TD
2	Jonathan Stewart (CAR)	145 yards, TD
3	Lamar Miller (MIA)	135 yards, TD
4	Marshawn Lynch (SEA)	132 yards, 2 TD
5	Chris Johnson (ARZ)	120 yards, TD
6	Todd Gurley (STL)	115 yards, 2 TD
7	LeSean McCoy (BUF)	115 yards, TD
8	Latavius Murray (OAK)	110 yards, TD
9	Darren McFadden (DAL)	107 yards, TD
10	Devonta Freeman (ATL)	105 yards
11	Matt Jones (WSH)	92 yards, TD
12	LeGarrette Blount (NE)	97 yards
13	T.J. Yeldon (JAX)	95 yards
14	Charcandrick West (KC)	90 yards, TD
15	Chris Ivory (NYJ)	88 yards, TD
16	Danny Woodhead (SD)	60 yards, 2 TD
17	DeMarco Murray (PHI)	76 yards
18	Ronnie Hillman (DEN)	80 yards, TD
19	Doug Martin (TB)	86 yards
20	Melvin Gordon (SD)	57 yards, TD
21	Andre Ellington (ARZ)	80 yards
22	Giovani Bernard (CIN)	75 yards
23	Jeremy Langford (CHI)	55 yards, TD
24	Frank Gore (IND)	70 yards
25	Justin Forsett (BAL)	67 yards
26	Ryan Mathews (PHI)	52 yards, TD
27	James Starks (GB)	64 yards
28	Ameer Abdullah (DET)	45 yards, TD
29	Alfred Morris (WSH)	45 yards, TD
30	Karlos Williams (BUF)	58 yards
31	Thomas Rawls (SEA)	45 yards
32	Jonathan Grimes (HOU)	43 yards
33	Jay Ajayi (MIA)	35 yards, TD
34	Tre Mason (STL)	35 yards, TD
35	Ka'Deem Carey (CHI)	42 yards
36	Alfred Blue (HOU)	35 yards
37	Shaun Draughn (SF)	31 yards, TD
38	Joique Bell (DET)	35 yards
39	Chris Thompson (WSH)	35 yards
40	Darren Sproles (PHI)	30 yards

Adrian Peterson - Minnesota Vikings

When the Minnesota Vikings have the luxury of Adrian Peterson running the football, it makes them a much more dynamic football team. 

What makes the Vikings more dangerous is that quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has thrown for fewer than 200 yards in his last three games. Despite all of that, the Vikings keep on winning. 

The biggest key to that winning has been Peterson, who has returned to his MVP form in the last three games, rushing for over 100 yards three times, including 203 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over the Oakland Raiders.

It was the sixth time ever that Peterson ran for over 200 yards in a game, tying him with O.J. Simpson for most in NFL history, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. It's mainly because of Peterson that the Vikings are in first place in the NFC North after nine games.

Peterson had one of the best fantasy days on Sunday, and Adam Rank from NFL.com also noted that Peterson can be relied upon when needed:

History indicates that Peterson will be able to carry the Vikings for as long as he can. The only difference between this year and his MVP season is that he has help offensively. Once Bridgewater starts rounding back into early-season form, the Vikings are going to be dangerous down the stretch.

Rank	Player	Projected Stats
1	Rob Gronkowski (NE)	122 yards, TD
2	Greg Olsen (CAR)	115 yards, TD
3	Jason Witten (DAL)	85 yards, TD
4	Charles Clay (BUF)	91 yards
5	Jordan Reed (WSH)	78 yards, TD
6	Jermaine Gresham (ARZ)	82 yards
7	Jimmy Graham (SEA)	60 yards, 2 TD
8	Kyle Rudolph (MIN)	79 yards
9	Brandon Pettigrew (DET)	53 yards, TD
10	Jacob Tamme (ATL)	75 yards
11	Jordan Cameron (MIA)	71 yards
12	Dwayne Allen (IND)	68 yards
13	Travis Kelce (KC)	51 yards, TD
14	Delanie Walker (TEN)	63 yards
15	Antonio Gates (SD)	60 yards
16	Brent Celek (PHI)	47 yards, TD
17	Mychal Rivera (OAK)	51 yards
18	Darren Fells (ARZ)	45 yards
19	Crockett Gillmore (BAL)	40 yards, TD
20	Julius Thomas (JAX)	37 yards, TD

Rob Gronkowski - New England Patriots

The tight end position in fantasy is not at its best this year. That goes for everyone but Rob Gronkowski.

Gronk continues to be the best tight end in football, and it's not even close. The New England Patriots' star tight end had another big game on Sunday against the New York Giants, catching five passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. It was the third time in his last four games that he's eclipsed 100 receiving yards. 

Gronkowski caught his eighth touchdown pass of the year in Sunday's win over the New York Giants, and going against the Buffalo Bills this week is set to be an encore from Week 2. He caught seven passes for 113 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' win in Buffalo.

It's going to help Gronkowski for as long as he's making big plays. His 76-yard touchdown against the Giants was the longest in his career, per ESPN Stats & Info. 

For as long as he stays healthy, Gronkowski is going to be the best tight end in football and should have a big game against the Bills come Monday night.