If you thought the bye weeks were problematic with only two teams sitting out in Week 5, get ready for the wave.
Four NFL teams will be cooling their heels in each of the next three weeks, leaving fantasy football managers with some much tougher lineup decisions to make.
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 6.
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Tiered fantasy football Flex rankings for Week 6
Using USA TODAY Sports Fantasy's stat projections, here are the Flex rankings for Week 6 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 Bijan Robinson ATL
- 2 RB Kenneth Walker III KC
- 3 RB Jonathan Taylor IND
- 4 RB Kyren Williams LAR
- 5 WR Puka Nacua LAR
- 6 WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA
- 7 WR CeeDee Lamb DAL
- 8 RB Derrick Henry BAL
- 9 RB Christian McCaffrey SF
- 10 RB James Cook III BUF
- 11 RB Javonte Williams DAL
- 12 WR Christian Watson GB
- 13 RB Jaylen Warren PIT
- 14 WR Drake London ATL
- 15 RB Chuba Hubbard CAR
- 16 TE Brock Bowers LV
- 17 TE Trey McBride ARI
- 18 RB D'Andre Swift CHI
- 19 RB Ashton Jeanty LV
- 20 WR Chris Olave NO
- 21 WR Malik Nabers NYG
- 22 WR Nico Collins HOU
Tier 2 (Confidence picks)
- 23 RB Bucky Irving TB
- 24 WR Zay Flowers BAL
- 25 WR Parker Washington JAC
- 26 RB Cam Skattebo NYG
- 27 WR Garrett Wilson NYJ
- 28 RB Rhamondre Stevenson NE
- 29 WR Davante Adams LAR
- 30 WR Mike Evans SF
- 31 RB Bhayshul Tuten JAC
- 32 RB Braelon Allen NYJ
- 33 WR George Pickens DAL
- 34 TE George Kittle SF
- 35 WR Tetairoa McMillan CAR
- 36 WR Michael Wilson ARI
- 37 RB Emanuel Wilson SEA
- 38 WR Matthew Golden GB
- 39 RB Tony Pollard TEN
- 40 RB Jeremiyah Love ARI
- 41 RB MarShawn Lloyd GB
- 42 TE Isaiah Likely NYG
- 43 TE Tyler Warren IND
- 44 WR Denzel Boston CLE
- 45 RB Woody Marks HOU
- 46 RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS
- 47 WR Luther Burden III CHI
- 48 RB Quinshon Judkins CLE
- 49 RB Omarion Hampton LAC
- 50 WR Jalen Coker CAR
- 51 TE Tucker Kraft GB
- 52 WR DK Metcalf PIT
- 53 TE Dalton Kincaid BUF
- 54 TE Travis Kelce KC
Tier 3 (Solid contributors)
- 55 WR Terry McLaurin WAS
- 56 RB RJ Harvey DEN
- 57 WR Jaylen Waddle DEN
- 58 WR Rome Odunze CHI
- 59 WR Josh Downs IND
- 60 WR Carnell Tate TEN
- 61 WR Emeka Egbuka TB
- 62 WR Devaughn Vele NO
- 63 WR Romeo Doubs NE
- 64 RB Alvin Kamara NO
- 65 WR Jakobi Meyers JAC
- 66 WR Wan'Dale Robinson TEN
- 67 WR Rashee Rice KC
- 68 RB J.K. Dobbins DEN
- 69 TE Dallas Goedert PHI
- 70 TE Harold Fannin Jr. CLE
- 71 TE Juwan Johnson NO
- 72 RB Blake Corum LAR
- 73 WR Germie Bernard PIT
- 74 WR Kendrick Bourne ARI
- 75 WR Xavier Worthy KC
- 76 TE Pat Freiermuth PIT
- 77 TE Colston Loveland CHI
- 78 WR Tre Tucker LV
- 79 WR Keenan Allen IND
- 80 WR DeVonta Smith PHI
- 81 TE Tyler Higbee LAR
- 82 RB Keaton Mitchell LAC
- 83 TE Mark Andrews BAL
- 84 RB Brian Robinson ATL
- 85 WR Dontayvion Wicks PHI
- 86 WR DJ Moore BUF
- 87 WR Keon Coleman BUF
- 88 TE Brenton Strange JAC
- 89 RB Kendre Miller NO
- 90 RB Tyler Allgeier ARI
Tier 4 (Matchup plays)
- 91 WR Khalil Shakir BUF
- 92 WR Ryan Flournoy DAL
- 93 TE Darren Waller CAR
- 94 RB Dameon Pierce PHI
- 95 RB Rachaad White WAS
- 96 WR Rashod Bateman BAL
- 97 WR Antonio Williams WAS
- 98 TE Dalton Schultz HOU
- 99 WR Kalif Raymond CHI
- 100 RB Mike Washington Jr. LV
- 101 TE Jake Ferguson DAL
- 102 WR Ladd McConkey LAC
- 103 WR Courtland Sutton DEN
- 104 RB George Holani SEA
- 105 TE Kenyon Sadiq NYJ
- 106 TE Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL
- 107 RB Kimani Vidal LAC
- 108 TE Oronde Gadsden LAC
- 109 TE Chig Okonkwo WAS
- 110 WR Chris Godwin Jr. TB
- 111 RB Kenny Gainwell TB
- 112 WR DeMario Douglas NE
Tier 5 (Boom or bust)
- 113 RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. JAX
- 114 RB Tyjae Spears TEN
- 115 WR Darius Cooper PHI
- 116 WR Makai Lemon PHI
- 117 WR Malachi Fields NYG
- 118 WR Stefon Diggs WAS
- 119 WR Brian Thomas Jr. JAX
- 120 WR Cooper Kupp SEA
- 121 WR Rashid Shaheed SEA
- 122 WR Jaylin Noel HOU
- 123 WR Efton Chism III NE
- 124 WR Xavier Hutchinson HOU
- 125 TE Michael Mayer LV
- 126 RB Raheim Sanders CLE
- 127 RB Ty Johnson BUF
- 128 WR Isaiah Williams NYJ
- 129 WR Brandin Cooks SF
- 130 WR Kayshon Boutte HOU
- 131 WR Marvin Harrison Jr. HOU
- 132 WR Jahan Dotson ATL
- 133 WR Isaiah Bond CLE
- 134 WR Kyle Williams NE
- 135 TE AJ Barner SEA
- 136 TE Cade Otton TB
- 137 WR Jerry Jeudy CLE
- 138 TE Evan Engram DEN
- 139 RB Justice Hill BAL
- 140 RB Najee Harris NYG
- 141 RB Kaleb Johnson GB
- 142 RB Kaelon Black SF
- 143 TE Darnell Washington PIT
- 144 WR Darnell Mooney NYG
- 145 TE Noah Fant NO
- 146 WR Cody White LV
- 147 RB Saquon Barkley PHI
- 148 RB Rico Dowdle PIT
- 149 RB Emmett Johnson KC
- 150 RB Austin Ekeler WAS
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Week 6 fantasy football Flex rankings
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