2011 PPR Fantasy Football Week 15: Flex-Play (RB, WR) Playoff Rankings

Maurice Jones-Drew @ Falcons 

Count me in as one of the non-believers in Maurice Jones-Drew’s odds of performing at a high level this year. Coming off micro-fracture knee surgery in the offseason, I was concerned that Jones-Drew was likely to bust for fantasy owners down the stretch. It was hard to imagine he would play this well after so many touches on a knee like that.

Not only is Jones-Drew playing well, but even Marques Colston is fresh off a two-touchdown performance, and he had the same surgery this off-season as well.

Perhaps these performances are challenging my beliefs. Maybe today's doctors can perform the surgery, and the players can rehab from the injury; it's getting to a point of predictability that it’s easy for players to return for a strong full season.

Whatever the reasons for MJD’s success, it’s clear that the league-leader in rushing isn’t going away after his four-touchdown performance against the Buccaneers. And he’s worthy of a top-five ranking on my PPR flex-play rankings, despite playing a respectable Falcons run defense.

Nate Washington @ Colts 

The Titans rookie QB, Jake Locker, is likely to start this week, and in his short work on the field thus far, we should feel good about Nate Washington’s odds to remain Locker’s favorite target.

Washington has hauled in all three of Locker’s career touchdown passes. A must-start if healthy, Washington is worth the injury risk, as his upside against the Colts is a possible WR-1 performance like last week against the Saints. Keep an eye on Washington’s status (ankle, back) through the week.

More WK 15 PPR Rankings – QB | RB | WR | Waivers | Start/Sit |

1	Arian Foster	Panthers
2	Ray Rice	@ Chargers
3	Shonn Greene	@ Eagles
4	Maurice Jones-Drew	@ Falcons
5	Reggie Bush	@ Bills
6	Marshawn Lynch	@ Bears
7	LeSean McCoy	Jets
8	Chris Johnson	@ Colts
9	Felix Jones	@ Buccaneers
10	Percy Harvin	Saints
11	Wes Welker	@ Broncos
12	Jordy Nelson	@ Chiefs
13	A.J. Green	@ Rams
14	Calvin Johnson	@ Raiders
15	Roy Helu	@ Giants
16	Adrian Peterson (I)	Saints
17	Roddy White	Jaguars
18	Hakeem Nicks	Redskins
19	Marques Colston	@ Vikings
20	Victor Cruz	Redskins
21	Cedric Benson	@ Rams
22	Ryan Mathews	Ravens
23	Michael Turner (I)	Jaguars
24	Larry Fitzgerald	Browns
25	Steve Smith	@ Texans
26	Steve Johnson (I)	Dolphins
27	Brandon Marshall	@ Bills
28	Michael Bush	Lions
29	Beanie Wells	Browns
30	Marion Barber	Seahawks
31	Antonio Brown	@ 49ers
32	Michael Crabtree	Steelers
33	Julio Jones	Jaguars
34	Mike Wallace	@ 49ers
35	Dez Bryant	@ Buccaneers
36	Miles Austin	@ Buccaneers
37	Vincent Jackson	Ravens
38	Brandon Jacobs (I)	Redskins
39	Ryan Grant	@ Chiefs
40	Steven Jackson	Bengals
41	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	@ Broncos
42	Anquan Boldin	@ Chargers
43	Torrey Smith	@ Chargers
44	Santonio Holmes	@ Eagles
45	Demaryius Thomas	Patriots
46	Santana Moss	@ Giants
47	Nate Washington (I)	@ Colts
48	Willis McGahee (I)	Patriots
49	Frank Gore (I)	Steelers
50	Darren Sproles	@ Vikings
51	C.J. Spiller	Dolphins
52	Laurent Robinson	@ Buccaneers
53	Mike Williams (TB)	Cowboys
54	Dwayne Bowe	Packers
55	Jabar Gaffney	@ Giants
56	LeGarrette Blount	Cowboys
57	Ben Tate	Panthers
58	DeAngelo Williams	@ Texans
59	Eric Decker	Patriots
60	James Jones	@ Chiefs
61	Brandon Lloyd	Bengals
62	Rashard Mendenhall	@ 49ers
63	DeSean Jackson	Jets
64	Peyton Hillis (I)	@ Cardinals
65	LaDainian Tomlinson	@ Eagles
66	Pierre Thomas	@ Vikings
67	Danny Woodhead	@ Broncos
68	Jonathan Stewart	@ Texans
69	Golden Tate	@ Bears
70	Donald Driver	@ Chiefs
71	Early Doucet	Browns
72	Mario Manningham (I)	Redskins
73	Donald Brown	Titans
74	Ahmad Bradshaw (I)	Redskins
75	Deion Branch	@ Broncos