The very few spared from the injury bug endured an old-fashioned dud or two. Not every bust flamed out as violently as Ameer Abdullah or Andre Johnson, but several high draft picks have fallen short of their expected value.
They're not great enough to comfortably leave in the lineup every week, but they also aren't bad enough to kick to the curb, especially with precious playoff positioning on the line. After running through the weekend's flex rankings for standard and point-per-reception (PPR) leagues, let's take a look at three such cases.
| Rank | Standard | PPR |
| 1 | Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN | Julio Jones, WR, ATL |
| 2 | Todd Gurley, RB, STL | Devonta Freeman, RB, ATL |
| 3 | Devonta Freeman, RB, ATL | Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN |
| 4 | Charcandrick West, RB, KC | Dez Bryant, WR, DAL |
| 5 | Julio Jones, WR, ATL | Todd Gurley, RB, STL |
| 6 | Lamar Miller, RB, MIA | Lamar Miller, RB, MIA |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA | Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE |
| 8 | Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE | Calvin Johnson, WR, DET |
| 9 | Dez Bryant, WR, DAL | Charcandrick West, RB, KC |
| 10 | Chris Ivory, RB, NYJ | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, HOU |
| 11 | DeMarco Murray, RB, DAL | Mike Evans, WR, TB |
| 12 | LeSean McCoy, RB, BUF | Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI |
| 13 | Calvin Johnson, WR, DET | Brandon Marshall, WR, NYJ |
| 14 | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, HOU | A. |