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Week 9 fantasy football rankings: Top 150 Flex players
Browns wide receivers Denzel Boston, left, and KC Concepcion rank as the No. 23 and 40 wide receivers in total PPR fantasy points through the first eight weeks.

It's a big week in the NFL with the Nov. 10 trade deadline approaching and speculation running rampant over who might be dealt.

For fantasy football managers, this also marks the midpoint of the bye weeks, with the 15th and 16th teams taking their weekend off. And if you squint hard enough, the end of the fantasy football regular season is only six weeks away.

If you're struggling with your options for that last lineup spot and need help picking out the best player to flex, we've got you covered.

Below are our combined top 150 running backs, wide receivers and tight ends, ranked by their projected fantasy points in Week 9.

Tiered fantasy football Flex rankings for Week 9

Using USA TODAY Sports Fantasy's stat projections, here are the Flex rankings for Week 9 using a half-point PPR scoring system.

Tier 1 (Lineup locks)

These players are must-starts at your starting running back and wide receiver spots in all leagues. If you need to flex a player in this tier, congratulations on your super team.

  • 1 RB Jahmyr Gibbs DET

  • 2 RB Kenneth Walker III KC

  • 3 RB Bijan Robinson ATL

  • 4 RB Christian McCaffrey SF

  • 5 WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA

  • 6 WR Puka Nacua LAR

  • 7 WR CeeDee Lamb DAL

  • 8 WR Ja'Marr Chase CIN

  • 9 RB Javonte Williams DAL

  • 10 WR Amon-Ra St. Brown DET

  • 11 RB Chuba Hubbard CAR

  • 12 RB Bucky Irving TB

  • 13 RB Kyren Williams LAR

  • 14 TE Brock Bowers LV

  • 15 RB James Cook III BUF

  • 16 WR Tee Higgins CIN

  • 17 RB D'Andre Swift CHI

  • 18 RB Bhayshul Tuten JAC

  • 19 RB Josh Jacobs GB

  • 20 RB Chase Brown CIN

  • 21 WR Malik Nabers NYG

  • 22 WR Chris Olave NO

  • 23 WR Drake London ATL

  • 24 RB Rhamondre Stevenson NE

  • 25 WR Christian Watson GB

  • 26 TE George Kittle SF

  • 27 TE Trey McBride ARI

  • 28 RB Jonah Coleman DEN

  • 29 WR Nico Collins HOU

  • 30 WR Matthew Golden GB

Tier 2 (Confidence picks)

  • 31 RB Derrick Henry BAL

  • 32 RB Jonathan Taylor IND

  • 33 RB Saquon Barkley PHI

  • 34 WR Parker Washington JAC

  • 35 WR Justin Jefferson MIN

  • 36 WR Mike Evans SF

  • 37 WR Luther Burden III CHI

  • 38 WR George Pickens DAL

  • 39 RB Quinshon Judkins CLE

  • 40 RB Tyler Allgeier ARI

  • 41 WR Jameson Williams DET

  • 42 TE Sam LaPorta DET

  • 43 WR Rashee Rice KC

  • 44 RB Ollie Gordon II MIA

  • 45 WR Zay Flowers BAL

  • 46 RB Cam Skattebo NYG

  • 47 RB Ashton Jeanty LV

  • 48 WR Garrett Wilson NYJ

  • 49 WR Tetairoa McMillan CAR

  • 50 WR Stefon Diggs WAS

  • 51 RB Blake Corum LAR

  • 52 WR Jalen Coker CAR

  • 53 RB Braelon Allen NYJ

  • 54 RB Woody Marks HOU

  • 55 WR Ladd McConkey LAC

  • 56 WR DJ Moore BUF

  • 57 TE Colston Loveland CHI

  • 58 RB Breece Hall NYJ

  • 59 WR Michael Wilson ARI

  • 60 WR Jaylen Waddle DEN

  • 61 WR Keenan Allen IND

Tier 3 (Solid contributors)

  • 62 WR Denzel Boston CLE

  • 63 TE Harold Fannin Jr. CLE

  • 64 WR KC Concepcion Jr. CLE

  • 65 WR Makai Lemon PHI

  • 66 WR DeMario Douglas NE

  • 67 RB Rachaad White WAS

  • 68 WR Caleb Douglas MIA

  • 69 WR Devaughn Vele NO

  • 70 WR Rome Odunze CHI

  • 71 TE Tyler Warren IND

  • 72 TE Isaiah Likely NYG

  • 73 RB Mike Washington Jr. LV

  • 74 RB Alvin Kamara NO

  • 75 TE Tucker Kraft GB

  • 76 RB Zach Charbonnet SEA

  • 77 TE T.J. Hockenson MIN

  • 78 TE Travis Kelce KC

  • 79 WR Emeka Egbuka TB

  • 80 RB Aaron Jones Sr. MIN

  • 81 WR Ryan Flournoy DAL

  • 82 WR Malik Washington MIA

  • 83 TE Dallas Goedert PHI

  • 84 WR Omar Cooper Jr. NYJ

  • 85 TE Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL

  • 86 WR Antonio Williams WAS

  • 87 RB Jadarian Price SEA

  • 88 RB Jordan Mason MIN

  • 89 TE Mike Gesicki CIN

  • 90 WR Jordan Addison MIN

  • 91 WR Jakobi Meyers JAC

  • 92 RB Devin Singletary NYG

  • 93 RB Omarion Hampton LAC

  • 94 RB Dylan Sampson CLE

  • 95 TE Dalton Kincaid BUF

Tier 4 (Matchup plays)

  • 96 WR Adonai Mitchell NYJ

  • 97 WR Josh Downs IND

  • 98 WR Xavier Worthy KC

  • 99 RB J.K. Dobbins DEN

  • 100 RB Kaelon Black SF

  • 101 WR Khalil Shakir BUF

  • 102 TE Brenton Strange JAC

  • 103 RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. JAC

  • 104 TE Tyler Higbee LAR

  • 105 TE Greg Dulcich MIA

  • 106 WR Chris Godwin Jr. TB

  • 107 RB Emmett Johnson KC

  • 108 WR Courtland Sutton DEN

  • 109 RB Kenny Gainwell TB

  • 110 WR Keon Coleman BUF

  • 111 TE Chig Okonkwo WAS

  • 112 RB Kendre Miller NO

  • 113 WR Jahan Dotson ATL

  • 114 RB Seth McGowan IND

  • 115 WR Deebo Samuel Sr. SF

  • 116 WR Quentin Johnston LAC

  • 117 RB Samaje Perine CIN

  • 118 TE Juwan Johnson NO

  • 119 TE Michael Mayer LV

  • 120 RB Kimani Vidal LAC

  • 121 WR Efton Chism III NE

  • 122 WR Marvin Harrison Jr. HOU

  • 123 TE AJ Barner SEA

  • 124 RB Elijah Mitchell PHI

  • 125 TE Dalton Schultz HOU

  • 126 TE Eli Raridon NE

Tier 5 (Boom or bust)

  • 127 WR Tre' Harris LAC

  • 128 TE Darren Waller CAR

  • 129 WR Darius Cooper PHI

  • 130 WR Malachi Fields NYG

  • 131 RB Kyle Monangai CHI

  • 132 WR Kyle Williams NE

  • 133 WR Cooper Kupp SEA

  • 134 WR Treylon Burks WAS

  • 135 WR Xavier Hutchinson HOU

  • 136 WR Rashod Bateman BAL

  • 137 WR Jerry Jeudy CLE

  • 138 WR Jordyn Tyson NO

  • 139 TE Mark Andrews BAL

  • 140 TE Mason Taylor NYJ

  • 141 WR Ted Hurst III TB

  • 142 RB Keaton Mitchell LAC

  • 143 WR Savion Williams GB

  • 144 WR Ja'Kobi Lane BAL

  • 145 TE Kenyon Sadiq NYJ

  • 146 RB Justice Hill BAL

  • 147 WR Kalif Raymond CHI

  • 149 TE Oronde Gadsden LAC

  • 150 TE Cade Otton TBĀ 

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