The Baltimore Ravens will face the Houston Texans in Week 17. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Zay Flowers.
Is Zay Flowers Playing in Week 17?
Week 17 Status: PLAYING
Apparently, Flowers picked up a shoulder injury on Saturday during the Ravens’ victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did not practice on Monday, but head coach John Harbaugh does not seem overly concerned. Flowers returned to a limited session on Wednesday. I tentatively expect him to play.
We’ll continue to monitor the Ravens’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Zay Flowers in Week 17?
Flowers is coming off his fifth 100-yard performance of the season, and while the production hasn’t leaped forward the way most of us (hand up) expected, he has strung together five straight double-digit performances (four without the benefit of a TD), and that counts for something.
The problem is pretty clear — he’s not going to score with any sort of regularity with how this offense is structured. How crazy is it that the Ravens have scored 88 points over the past three weeks and that their WR1 doesn’t have a single red-zone target in the process?
It is what it is. Starting him is a bet on talent and is one I’m willing to make. Lamar Jackson has come his way on at least one-quarter of throws when he’s on the field, and with the Texans allowing the sixth-most yards per catch after the reception this season, I don’t think a second straight 15+ point PPR performance is at all out of the question.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Zay Flowers’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 17
As of Thursday, Flowers is projected to score 14.2 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 5.1 receptions for 65.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Zay Flowers’ Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)