PRO Trashman’s Week 5 Flex Rankings: RB, WR, TE

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Often times, there is nothing tougher (or more important) than deciding who your weekly flex-plays are. It can be a mind-numbing experience having to make cross-positional projections.

This season, our RosterWatch PRO community will have personal and exclusive access to our very own disgusting Trashman, who has carefully curated his personal weekly flex rankings in order to help you in gaining input about your roster decisions.

PLEASE Keep in mind, these are not our official RosterWatch Week 5 rankings, but we’ve learned over time to pay extra-special attention to what the Trashman might have up his filthy sleeve – and where he stacks up players against one another for the coming week’s slate cross-positionally.

Our OFFICIAL rankings page here on the site will continue to be updated through the day Saturday and Sunday morning as more information comes in and we become more comfortable with player slotting. In the meantime, have a look at how the Trashman sees Week 5’s Sunday and Monday slate shaking out – as his inputs to our formula are a key (albeit smelly and gross) component.

Click Here to view his shared spreadsheet. (PRO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)

53 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By Tweezy478

    Thanks Trashman for the flex advice last week…it really paid off! I got another flex question for this week…1pt ppr league…who should i start?
    Deandre Washington,
    Devante Parker,
    Robert Woods

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      glad to help. Washington

  2. ↓ Post By rw-Z75yfpnv7

    Is it advisable to drop Ryan Matthews for D. Henry, Smallwood or Ajai?

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Henry only if you’re a murray owner. still waiting to see what smallwood does over several games.

  3. ↓ Post By Silver Fang Big Wolf

    trashy rankings, just trashy…smh. Then again, I am a measly 4-0 using this garbage. Thanks as always!

  4. ↓ Post By FrankGrimes

    Cockamamie to sit Freeman @Den and Start Washington vs SD?

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      probably so. at least we know freeman will get goal line action. no telling if washington or richard gets the score.

  5. ↓ Post By team gooch

    Having a tough time with this one-standard scoring-need 1 WR & a flex out of DeWash, Enunwa, Parker.

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      washington, enunwa

  6. ↓ Post By dudju

    1 pt PPR start 3 of these. Inman, Rainey, Hogan, Barnidge, Smallwood, Fozzy, Royal. Stinks so good! Thanks Trashman!

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Inman, Barnidge, Royal in a ppr

  7. ↓ Post By dudju

    Ah knew you were a night owl Trashman. Thank you!

  8. ↓ Post By dudju

    Hunter Henry over Barnidge if Gates sits I assume?

  9. ↓ Post By xraytakr

    Start Anderson, Flacco, Winston, or Stafford?

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      Flip a coin between Flacco and Jamies

      1. ↓ Post By xraytakr

        My heart said Winston, the coin landed on Flacco……went with Flacco.

  10. ↓ Post By icepick16

    Pryor or TWilliams in .5PPR?

    1. ↓ Post By stockett119

      Not the trashman or sober but but Pryor

      1. ↓ Post By icepick16

        Thanks :I

  11. ↓ Post By Shakey

    Good morning — wondering if you do rest of season rankings? It would be helpful in deciding who to drop.
    many thanks for your sage advice.

  12. ↓ Post By Synister

    Trade Crowell to get Brees? I have Bortles and Wentz currently. My RB depth is nothing special, though (Freeman, Coleman, McCoy, Crowell, Rawls). BPowell, Smallwood, Perkins, and DeAngelo best options on the wire.

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      You don’t need to do it so no

  13. ↓ Post By adampackard

    Couple of questions:

    Stafford is my QB but Hoyer and Flacco on the waiver wire – best start?
    Need a RB2 and a Flex – PPR: Gio bernard, eddie royal, tevin coleman, devante parker

    side note – i am already playing Howard and Jeffrey, so not sure about starting 3 bears

    Thinking Gio as RB2 and Parker in the flex as i have it now and debating about Hoyer over Stafford

    1. ↓ Post By adampackard

      dalton is on the wire too

      1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

        Please see our QB rankings for that decisions. When it’s close in your opinion – split hairs based on matchups, over/under

        Royal for sure- see Trashman’s PRO flex rankings for the other. IMO go with best matchup, keep an eye on TC’s status, and take a second look at targets / touches / snap % over last couple weeks for the guys in question.

  14. ↓ Post By AbnerLofton

    Start Derek Anderson or Jameis Winston?

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Expect Jameis to go Famous this week.

  15. ↓ Post By Trace17

    Pick 2: DWash, Freeman, Cowell. Standard league.

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Freeman + Crow

  16. ↓ Post By macchez6

    So, in a league with 2 flex positions. This week with Byes I have Sammie Coates in one and Dontrelle Inman in another. Hearing how Simms and Martin are both No goes being listed doubtful. Is it worth streaming Jacquizz Rodgers in one over either of those 2? You’re help is much appreciated, it’s a 0.5 PPR.

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      That could be a sneaky move. We would closely examine the matchup, and the over / under in that contest. We tend to consider ourselves pretty risk tolerant- but this is an aggressive move- we like TWilll and TBenj- so don’t necessarily buy the Inman garb yet. If it’s down to JR- we’d prob pull the trigger. We like Coates.

  17. ↓ Post By QuestFor7

    Who do you like better in a .5 PPR coming off their injury…Donte Moncrief or Corey Coleman?

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Coleman

  18. ↓ Post By jrl5874@aol.com

    Listening to the Friday show on demand… From now on the Trashman will be known in my mind as the Jazzman!

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      A real jazz swindler, and music super-snob. He loves a cacophony of percussion, and has complete disregard for the melodies, harmonies, and hip grooves that speak to most respectable human beings.

  19. ↓ Post By CoryA

    Need help with a trade! .5 PPR he’s offering me M Ryan for J Howard or Rudolph. It could go through today if I approve. Here’s my team:
    QB: Wentz
    WR: Cooper, Cobb
    RB: J Howard, Freeman
    TE: D Walker
    Flex: K Rudolph, C Beasly
    BN: Bortles, Asiata, Maclin, T Coleman

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      and Matt Ryans at DEN?!?! lay off the angel dust homie

  20. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

    No way- we don’t give up studs for QBs- we’d rather stream. And fuck, you have BB- relax bro……

    1. ↓ Post By CoryA

      Thanks for the assurance! Those were my exact thoughts, I’ve loved BB so far.

  21. ↓ Post By thomefan251

    Trade question, Im moving cj anderson snd woods/beasley for blountand cooper 12 tm ppr league and I have Landry Pryor woods beasley and rbs r l bell anderson d will Perkins ivory and washington. Is this a good trade? And do u give woods or beasley. Also if I had to throw in Ivory is that ok? I no its long sorry

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      No, i wouldn’t go through with that trade.

      1. ↓ Post By thomefan251

        Thanks trashman much appreciated

  22. ↓ Post By rw-TkMz8aYjw

    ppr need outa these guys

    Powell
    Dorsett
    Hogan
    Butler

    guy had fitz so i need upside

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Powell is the intriguing play if you need upside

  23. ↓ Post By rw-tAYlamvKU

    Hoyer or Stafford , I have Marvin Jones also. Thanks

    Also, Deandre WASHINGTON OR McKinnon in .5 PPR

    Thanks

  24. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

    Would go Hoyer and JM

  25. ↓ Post By Shakey

    INJURED Players — There are several injured players with potential that are on waivers in a few of my leagues. Can you rank them and give us an idea of what % of FAAB we might use tomorrow night for the best of these. C COLEMAN, D LEWIS, MONTCRIEF, LANGFORD, EIFERT, J THOMAS, J STEWART
    Many thanks

  26. ↓ Post By rw-T8JrxF54g

    Would you use first waiver pick on Michael Thomas or Meredith? Also, would you play Hoyer or Tyrod over Dalton this week?
    Thanks

  27. ↓ Post By rw-J9Ym08dbM

    do I start rivers or wentz ?

  28. ↓ Post By rw-J9Ym08dbM

    need help guys I have eifert and reed as my te and there both not going to play need to pick up a te on the wire maybe asj?

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      he’s a possibility, as are James in Pitt and even Davis in Wash

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