Welcome to The Undroppables weekly “Flex” play article, keying in on the flex suggestions for your league. As stated in previous articles, this article is written to help with the tough start options. If you boast a very strong team full of star caliber players, do not overthink it and switch. Lock in your studs and go with the safe points. For those not as lucky, we got you covered.
Our consensus panel now boasts a record of 6-2 as we head into week 3. To send your questions for future weeks, you can tag me @FantasyInAFew on Twitter.
Let’s get it going!
Flex Plays of the Week:
Shallow League Flex Plays (10 or fewer teams)
Allen Robinson @ Atlanta Falcons
Allen Robinson was seen as a top 10 WR heading into the year, yet two weeks in we have received consecutive dud performances and many may be questioning his outlook moving forward. That said, I am willing to go back to the well with him as he is taking on the Falcons which have been in two shoot-out games with a lot of passing thus far and I anticipate this game will be more of the same. Robinson should come out looking more like what we saw in 2019 rather than his 2020 start.
Leonard Fournette @ Denver Broncos
With Denver plagued by injuries and often playing from behind, this a positive run match-up. The Broncos have given up back -to-back 100+ yard rushers. Enter Fournette who took more control of the Tampa Bay job last week. I believe he will be given more of the ground work this week and further his grasp on the lead role. With that opportunity, this match-up could produce yet another 100+ yard rusher.
Standard League Flex Plays (12 teams)
James Conner vs Houston Texans
Similar to the Broncos, the Texans have been getting gashed on the ground. Conner looks primed for a big week especially with Tomlin preferring to run with mainly one RB. Last week the Ravens team as a whole ran for 223 yards and 2 TDs on the Texans. CEH had 138 and a TD the week prior. With a full bill of health, I like the match-up for Conner in Week 3 and would expect at least 80 yards and a TD.
Evan Engram vs San Francisco 49ers
Engram has burned many rosters these first two weeks but should look to rebound against the injury riddled 49ers. With Sterling Shepard and Saquon Barkley officially out, the inside looks should be heavily in Engram’s favor. With two straight games of around 8 targets, I actually think Engram could see 10+ targets with the injuries. The combination of volume plus match-up makes him an easy plus side play.
Deeper League Flex Plays (14 or more teams)
Joshua Kelley vs Carolina Panthers
In Week 2 we saw Kelley take a lot of work on the ground and even out carried Ekeler 23-16. Heading into Week 3, the Chargers are taking on one of the worst run defenses in the league. This is a match-up that should be in favor of LAC, which should give Kelley the opportunity once again.
N’Keal Harry vs Las Vegas Raiders
The chemistry between Cam & Harry is certainly developing. Edelman’s career game seemed to overshadow the Week 2 success that Harry showed. Yet Harry actually saw more targets in that same game (12). Of those 12 he brought in 8 which is the improvement you love to see. Las Vegas has been in some high scoring games and this could be another one with Harry having the opportunity for more volume. Harry is a solid play in all ppr formats.
Boom or Bust Flex Plays:
T.Y. Hilton vs New York Jets
Hilton faces another positive match-up after seeing little production in Week 2. Against the Vikings, TY had a huge touchdown drop that could have changed his entire weeks output. Therefore, I believe he is a great boom play this week. If he and Rivers can finally find that connection that we heard about in training camp it could be a great play.
Antonio Gibson @ Cleveland Browns
Gibson’s snap percentage and opportunity continues to increase. As seen in the tweet below from @JackMiller02, Washington is trying to get him more and more involved. If you need a risk/reward play you could give him a start hoping he is incorporated more but be warned he could be TD dependent.
After a meh debut, Antonio Gibson began his takeover in Week 2:
– Increased snap rate from 26% to 65%
– Went from nine carries to 13
– Eight routes run in Week 1 vs. 22 in Week 2Peyton Barber, who turned 17 carries into 29 yards in Week 1, played just one snap on Sunday.
— Jack Miller (@JackMiller02) September 23, 2020
DeSean Jackson vs Cincinnati Bengals
With Reagor out due to the thumb injury, I believe Jackson takes majority of the looks that were going Reagor’s direction. The Tight Ends and Sanders will still be the main focus, but with that said Jackson will likely see at least his average 8 targets or more. This play will be hoping on the boom week that he connects for a TD.
The Undroppables Survey Says:
As always, we go back to Twitter asking for your hardest flex questions. Below are some of those questions we received with a panel of 6 Undroppables bringing you our consensus votes for Week 3:
Corey Davis or Marvin Jones Jr?
— Alexa 🏈🤓🏆🍷🍸🏳️🌈🇺🇸 (@AlexaTradeTalk) September 23, 2020
The Undroppables Consensus: Corey Davis (5 votes)
Reason: AJB looks to be out again. The Vikings defense has been terrible thus far and with Davis as the WR1, I like his upside –@BpoFSU
The Undroppables Consensus: TJ Hockenson (4 votes) (L Thomas held the 2 votes)
Reason: Hockenson is showing as a big yardage tight end with red zone upside. Although the targets look nice with Thomas, outside of a TD Week 1 the production has been pretty poor. With Golladay back, I think Hock sees more opportunity across the middle. –@FantasyInAFew
The Undroppables Consensus: Terry McLaurin (6 votes)
Reason: I feel like Hunt’s usage is game flow dependent and isn’t as predictable with which Browns team shows up. I know what I’m getting with McLaurin –@TheRealAdam_H
The Undroppables Consensus: Leonard Fournette (6 Votes)
Reason: Hunt is following up a huge performance by playing against the stout WSH defensive line giving up 3.3 ypc. Fournette is following up, as the likely lead back, against a Denver team giving up 4.3 ypc on the ground. –@fantasydukes
The Undroppables Consensus: Terry McLaurin (3 votes) & JT (6 votes)
(Conner held 2 votes. Hollywood held 1 vote)
Reason: McLaurin managed a 7/125/1 statline against Patrick Peterson convincing me he is match-up proof. Cleveland secondary has been the 6th most generous towards WRs thus far.
For SF I would normally go QB but I see JT being fed a ton. It’s hard to trust Trubisky, who is trending towards old tendencies and I don’t like the match-up for Carr against a NE team looking for revenge after Week 2. –@Masterjune70
The Undroppables Consensus: Tyler Boyd (4 votes) (Kelley held 2 votes)
Reason: I like the chemistry Burrow & Boyd have shown thus far. I think he’ll be in line for good production against a so-so Eagles secondary. I like Boyd’s TD upside just as much as the other options –@awlsabermetrics
In Summary:
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See you next week!
