With four teams on a bye, fantasy football flex rankings for Week 9 have taken on an intriguing look. With a number of top options missing, what impact has that had on the depth of flex rankings heading into Sunday?
The below rankings are intended as a guide for half-PPR formats. They do not take into account individual league rules and setups. The Week 9 flex rankings are from Fantasy Analyst Tommy Garrett.
Week 9 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings | 1-10
*Teams on bye in Week 9: Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Football Team
1. Cooper Kupp | WR | Los Angeles Rams vs. TEN
2. Dalvin Cook | RB | Minnesota Vikings @ BAL
3. Tyreek Hill | WR | Kansas City Chiefs vs. GB
4. Najee Harris | RB | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CHI
5. Stefon Diggs | WR | Buffalo Bills @ JAX
6. Alvin Kamara | RB | New Orleans Saints vs. ATL
7. Ja’Marr Chase | WR | Cincinnati Bengals vs. CLE
8. Deebo Samuel | WR | San Francisco 49ers vs. ARI
9. Austin Ekeler | RB | Los Angeles Chargers @ PHI
10. Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Dallas Cowboys vs. DEN
11-20
11. A.J. Brown | WR | Tennessee Titans @ LAR
12. Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | Los Angeles Rams vs. TEN
13. Aaron Jones | RB | Green Bay Packers @ KC
14. Justin Jefferson | WR | Minnesota Vikings @ BAL
15. CeeDee Lamb | WR | Dallas Cowboys vs. DEN
16. Nick Chubb | RB | Cleveland Browns @ CIN
17. Travis Kelce | TE | Kansas City Chiefs vs. GB
18. Diontae Johnson | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CHI
19. Darren Waller | TE | Las Vegas Raiders @ NYG
20. Davante Adams | WR | Green Bay Packers @ KC
21-30
21. DJ Moore | WR | Carolina Panthers vs. NE
22. Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | Atlanta Falcons @ NO
23. Keenan Allen | WR | Los Angeles Chargers @ PHI
24. Mike Williams | WR | Los Angeles Chargers @ PHI
25. Joe Mixon | RB | Cincinnati Bengals vs. CLE
26. Amari Cooper | WR | Dallas Cowboys vs. DEN
27. Marquise Brown | WR | Baltimore Ravens vs. MIN
28. Adam Thielen | WR | Minnesota Vikings @ BAL
29. Damien Harris | RB | New England Patriots @ CAR
30. Elijah Mitchell | RB | San Francisco 49ers vs. ARI
Top RB, WR, and TE options for Week 9 | 31-40
31. Robert Woods | WR | Los Angeles Rams vs. TEN
32. Tee Higgins | WR | Cincinnati Bengals vs. CLE
33. Devontae Booker | RB | New York Giants vs. LV
34. Josh Jacobs | RB | Las Vegas Raiders @ NYG
35. Khalil Herbert | RB | Chicago Bears @ PIT
36. DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Arizona Cardinals @ SF
37. Brandin Cooks | WR | Houston Texans @ MIA
38. Jaylen Waddle | WR | Miami Dolphins vs. HOU
39. Chase Claypool | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CHI
40. Mark Andrews | TE | Baltimore Ravens vs. MIN
41-50
41. Courtland Sutton | WR | Denver Broncos @ DAL
42. Emmanuel Sanders | WR | Buffalo Bills @ JAX
43. Zack Moss | RB | Buffalo Bills @ JAX
44. Jarvis Landry | WR | Cleveland Browns @ CIN
45. Cole Beasley | WR | Buffalo Bills @ JAX
46. Myles Gaskin | RB | Miami Dolphins vs. HOU
47. Kyle Pitts | TE | Atlanta Falcons @ NO
48. Christian Kirk | WR | Arizona Cardinals @ SF
49. Chuba Hubbard | RB | Carolina Panthers vs. NE
50. Jerry Jeudy | WR | Denver Broncos @ DAL
51-60
51. Tyler Boyd | WR | Cincinnati Bengals vs. CLE
52. Darrel Williams | RB | Kansas City Chiefs vs. GB
53. Chase Edmonds | RB | Arizona Cardinals @ SF
54. Melvin Gordon III | RB | Denver Broncos @ DAL
55. Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. BUF
56. Mike Gesicki | TE | Miami Dolphins vs. HOU
57. Jakobi Meyers | WR | New England Patriots @ CAR
58. Hunter Renfrow | WR | Las Vegas Raiders @ NYG
59. Javonte Williams | RB | Denver Broncos @ DAL
60. Carlos Hyde | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. BUF
Week 9 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings | 61-70
61. Boston Scott | RB | Philadelphia Eagles vs. LAC
62. Dallas Goedert | TE | Philadelphia Eagles vs. LAC
63. Rashod Bateman | WR | Baltimore Ravens vs. MIN
64. James Conner | RB | Arizona Cardinals @ SF
65. Van Jefferson | WR | Los Angeles Rams vs. TEN
66. Dalton Schultz | TE | Dallas Cowboys vs. DEN
67. AJ Dillon | RB | Green Bay Packers @ KC
68. DeVonta Smith | WR | Philadelphia Eagles vs. LAC
69. Darnell Mooney | WR | Chicago Bears @ PIT
70. Kenyan Drake | RB | Las Vegas Raiders @ NYG
71-80
71. Zach Ertz | TE | Arizona Cardinals @ SF
72. Kadarius Toney | WR | New York Giants vs. LV
73. Tony Pollard | RB | Dallas Cowboys vs. DEN
74. Mecole Hardman | WR | Kansas City Chiefs vs. GB
75. Devin Singletary | RB | Buffalo Bills @ JAX
76. Tim Patrick | WR | Denver Broncos @ DAL
77. Bryan Edwards | WR | Las Vegas Raiders @ NYG
78. Jeremy McNichols | RB | Tennessee Titans @ LAR
79. George Kittle | TE | San Francisco 49ers vs. ARI
80. Marquez Callaway | WR | New Orleans Saints vs. ATL
81-90
81. Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | Cleveland Browns @ CIN
82. Mike Davis | RB | Atlanta Falcons @ NO
83. Allen Robinson II | WR | Chicago Bears @ PIT
84. David Johnson | RB | Houston Texans @ MIA
85. Rondale Moore | WR | Arizona Cardinals @ SF
86. Tyler Higbee | TE | Los Angeles Rams vs. TEN
87. Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. BUF
88. Russell Gage | WR | Atlanta Falcons @ NO
89. Darius Slayton | WR | New York Giants vs. LV
90. Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | Dallas Cowboys vs. DEN
Top RB, WR, and TE options for Week 9 | 91-100
91. Robby Anderson | WR | Carolina Panthers vs. NE
92. D’Ernest Johnson | RB | Cleveland Browns @ CIN
93. Hunter Henry | TE | New England Patriots @ CAR
94. Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | Denver Broncos @ DAL
95. Preston Williams | WR | Miami Dolphins vs. HOU
96. Devonta Freeman | RB | Baltimore Ravens vs. MIN
97. Pat Freiermuth | TE | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CHI
98. Adrian Peterson | RB | Tennessee Titans @ LAR
99. Brandon Bolden | RB | New England Patriots @ CAR
100. Kendrick Bourne | WR | New England Patriots @ CAR
101-110
101. Jamal Agnew | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. BUF
102. Mark Ingram II | RB | New Orleans Saints vs. ATL
103. K.J. Osborn | WR | Minnesota Vikings @ BAL
104. Tyler Conklin | TE | Minnesota Vikings @ BAL
105. Quez Watkins | WR | Philadelphia Eagles vs. LAC
106. C.J. Uzomah | TE | Cincinnati Bengals vs. CLE
107. Jared Cook | TE | Los Angeles Chargers @ PHI
108. Salvon Ahmed | RB | Miami Dolphins vs. HOU
109. Nelson Agholor | WR | New England Patriots @ CAR
110. Nico Collins | WR | Houston Texans @ MIA
111-120
111. Evan Engram | TE | New York Giants vs. LV
112. Le’Veon Bell | RB | Baltimore Ravens vs. MIN
113. Brandon Aiyuk | WR | San Francisco 49ers vs. ARI
114. James Robinson | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. BUF
115. Dan Arnold | TE | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. BUF
116. Tajae Sharpe | WR | Atlanta Falcons @ NO
117. Cole Kmet | TE | Chicago Bears @ PIT
118. David Njoku | TE | Cleveland Browns @ CIN
119. Tre’Quan Smith | WR | New Orleans Saints vs. ATL
120. Julio Jones | WR | Tennessee Titans @ LAR
Week 9 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings | 121-130
121. Allen Lazard | WR | Green Bay Packers @ KC
122. Rashard Higgins | WR | Cleveland Browns @ CIN
123. Tommy Sweeney | TE | Buffalo Bills @ JAX
124. Phillip Lindsay | RB | Houston Texans @ MIA
125. Samaje Perine | RB | Cincinnati Bengals vs. CLE
126. Derrick Gore | RB | Kansas City Chiefs vs. GB
127. Deonte Harris | WR | New Orleans Saints vs. ATL
128. Adam Trautman | TE | New Orleans Saints vs. ATL
129. Jordan Howard | RB | Philadelphia Eagles vs. LAC
130. Ty’Son Williams | RB | Baltimore Ravens vs. MIN
131-140
131. Austin Hooper | TE | Cleveland Browns @ CIN
132. Ameer Abdullah | RB | Carolina Panthers vs. NE
133. Randall Cobb | WR | Green Bay Packers @ KC
134. Zay Jones | WR | Las Vegas Raiders @ NYG
135. Sony Michel | RB | Los Angeles Rams vs. TEN
136. Alexander Mattison | RB | Minnesota Vikings @ BAL
137. Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | New England Patriots @ CAR
138. Hayden Hurst | TE | Atlanta Falcons @ NO
139. Elijhaa Penny | RB | New York Giants vs. LV
140. Byron Pringle | WR | Kansas City Chiefs vs. GB
141-150
141. Michael Gallup | WR | Dallas Cowboys vs. DEN
142. JaMycal Hasty | RB | San Francisco 49ers vs. ARI
143. Kenneth Gainwell | RB | Philadelphia Eagles vs. LAC
144. Gabriel Davis | WR | Buffalo Bills @ JAX
145. Jonnu Smith | TE | New England Patriots @ CAR
146. Jalen Reagor | WR | Philadelphia Eagles vs. LAC
147. Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | Atlanta Falcons @ NO
148. Rex Burkhead | RB | Houston Texans @ MIA
149. Mack Hollins | WR | Miami Dolphins vs. HOU
150. Foster Moreau | TE | Las Vegas Raiders @ NYG
