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Updated Week 2 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Kenneth Gainwell - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Our updated Week 2 fantasy football Flex rankings (RB, WR, TE) for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his Flex ranks.

Welcome to Week 2 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 2 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in many cases tight ends as well:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 2.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

Editor's Note: Access RotoBaller’s trusted fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard, Dynasty, Super Flex, and Best Ball formats. Get tiered cheat sheets, expert analysis, and player outlooks to dominate your draft from every angle.

 

Week 2 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

You can also see our full Week 2 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/19 at 10:00 am ET:

FLEX Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Christian McCaffrey RB 1
2 Dalvin Cook RB 2
3 Alvin Kamara RB 3
4 Davante Adams RB 4
5 Aaron Jones WR 5
6 Nick Chubb WR 6
7 Tyreek Hill TE 7
8 DeAndre Hopkins WR 8
9 Travis Kelce WR 9
10 D.K. Metcalf WR 10
11 Derrick Henry RB 11
12 Keenan Allen RB 12
13 Joe Mixon RB 13
14 Austin Ekeler RB 14
15 Stefon Diggs RB 15
16 Najee Harris WR 16
17 Antonio Gibson WR 17
18 Chris Carson RB 18
19 Justin Jefferson RB 19
20 Ezekiel Elliott RB 20
21 David Montgomery RB 21
22 Amari Cooper WR 22
23 Calvin Ridley WR 23
24 A.J. Brown RB 24
25 Darren Waller WR 25
26 Tyler Lockett RB 26
27 Cooper Kupp WR 27
28 Allen Robinson II WR 28
29 Jonathan Taylor RB 29
30 CeeDee Lamb RB 30
31 Adam Thielen TE 31
32 Mike Evans RB 32
33 Chris Godwin WR 33
34 Damien Harris WR 34
35 Kareem Hunt WR 35
36 Terry McLaurin WR 36
37 D'Andre Swift RB 37
38 Tee Higgins WR 38
39 Diontae Johnson WR 39
40 Melvin Gordon III WR 40
41 Robert Woods WR 41
42 Jarvis Landry WR 42
43 D.J. Moore WR 43
44 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 44
45 T.J. Hockenson WR 45
46 Deebo Samuel TE 46
47 Antonio Brown WR 47
48 Myles Gaskin RB 48
49 Julio Jones TE 49
50 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 50
51 Mike Williams WR 51
52 George Kittle WR 52
53 Ja'Marr Chase RB 53
54 Chase Edmonds WR 54
55 Elijah Mitchell RB 55
56 James Robinson WR 56
57 Miles Sanders RB 57
58 DeVonta Smith WR 58
59 Courtland Sutton WR 59
60 Chase Claypool WR 60
61 Javonte Williams RB 61
62 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 62
63 Brandin Cooks RB 63
64 Saquon Barkley WR 64
65 Tyler Boyd WR 65
66 Robby Anderson WR 66
67 Corey Davis RB 67
68 Marquez Callaway WR 68
69 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR 69
70 Logan Thomas WR 70
71 D.J. Chark Jr. WR 71
72 Noah Fant WR 72
73 Mark Andrews TE 73
74 Sterling Shepard WR 74
75 Jakobi Meyers WR 75
76 Jamaal Williams WR 76
77 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 77
78 Ty'Son Williams RB 78
79 Michael Pittman Jr. RB 79
80 Ronald Jones II WR 80
81 Kenny Golladay WR 81
82 Darnell Mooney WR 82
83 Devin Singletary RB 83
84 Nelson Agholor WR 84
85 Mike Davis WR 85
86 Nyheim Hines TE 86
87 Jaylen Waddle TE 87
88 Marquise Brown WR 88
89 Christian Kirk WR 89
90 Leonard Fournette WR 90
91 Rondale Moore WR 91
92 Dallas Goedert WR 92
93 Rob Gronkowski RB 93
94 DeVante Parker TE 94
95 Jonnu Smith WR 95
96 Tim Patrick TE 96
97 Kenyan Drake WR 97
98 Cole Beasley RB 98
99 Robert Tonyan WR 99
100 Kyle Pitts WR 100
101 KJ Hamler WR 101
102 Tyler Higbee TE 102
103 Jalen Reagor RB 103
104 Bryan Edwards WR 104
105 Russell Gage WR 105
106 Brandon Aiyuk TE 106
107 Gerald Everett TE 107
108 James Conner RB 108
109 Marquez Valdes-Scantling RB 109
110 Hunter Renfrow WR 110
111 Kenneth Gainwell TE 111
112 Mecole Hardman WR 112
113 Trent Sherfield WR 113
114 Terrace Marshall Jr. RB 114
115 Emmanuel Sanders RB 115
116 Parris Campbell WR 116
117 Elijah Moore TE 117
118 Sammy Watkins RB 118
119 Jared Cook WR 119
120 Henry Ruggs III WR 120
121 James White TE 121
122 Deonte Harris RB 122
123 Carlos Hyde WR 123
124 Hunter Henry WR 124
125 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 125
126 Dyami Brown TE 126
127 Cole Kmet RB 127
128 Tevin Coleman TE 128
129 Gabriel Davis WR 129
130 Austin Hooper RB 130
131 Mike Gesicki WR 131
132 K.J. Osborn WR 132
133 Latavius Murray RB 133
134 AJ Dillon WR 134
135 Trey Sermon RB 135
136 Darius Slayton RB 136
137 Dalton Schultz WR 137
138 Zach Pascal RB 138
139 Van Jefferson TE 139
140 Amon-Ra St. Brown RB 140
141 Quintez Cephus RB 141
142 Mark Ingram II RB 142
143 Tony Jones Jr. WR 143
144 Giovani Bernard TE 144
145 Juwan Johnson RB 145
146 Jamison Crowder TE 146
147 Anthony Firkser TE 147
148 Nico Collins RB 148
149 Quez Watkins TE 149
150 Tyrell Williams WR 150
151 Cedrick Wilson TE 151
152 J.D. McKissic RB 152
153 Adam Trautman WR 153
154 David Johnson TE 154
155 Anthony Schwartz WR 155
156 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 156
157 Tony Pollard WR 157
158 Zach Ertz RB 158
159 Demarcus Robinson RB 159
160 Kyle Rudolph RB 160
161 Allen Lazard TE 161
162 Eric Ebron WR 162
163 Tyler Conklin WR 163
164 DeSean Jackson WR 164
165 Kalif Raymond WR 165
166 Adam Humphries TE 166
167 Randall Cobb WR 167
168 Sony Michel TE 168
169 Damien Williams WR 169
170 James O'Shaughnessy TE 170
171 Dan Arnold WR 171
172 Marquise Goodwin TE 172
173 Tyler Kroft WR 173
174 Dawson Knox RB 174
175 Ty Johnson WR 175
176 Larry Rountree III WR 176
177 A.J. Green WR 177
178 Blake Jarwin WR 178
179 Devin Duvernay WR 179
180 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 180
181 Albert Okwuegbunam RB 181
182 Phillip Lindsay WR 182
183 C.J. Uzomah RB 183
184 Hayden Hurst WR 184
185 Joshua Palmer TE 185
186 Malcolm Brown RB 186
187 Kendrick Bourne RB 187
188 Jack Doyle WR 188
189 Jordan Akins RB 189
190 David Njoku WR 190
191 Rashard Higgins TE 191
192 Darrel Williams TE 192
193 Pharaoh Brown WR 193
194 Mo Alie-Cox WR 194
195 JaMycal Hasty RB 195
196 Zack Moss TE 196
197 Devontae Booker WR 197
198 Michael Carter WR 198
199 Donald Parham Jr. WR 199
200 Josh Reynolds WR 200


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