Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Week 4: Advice for Fringe Flex Fantasy Football Starters

There is never a clear choice when making a decision on the flex position in fantasy football. For fantasy owners, putting a player into the flex is the ultimate wild card. If he does bad, the expectations of a flex weren’t that high to begin with.

But if that player does well? It’ll feel like you just won the lottery. 

To find a good flex, you must look under every rock. There are some opportunities for flex players on the waiver wire if you can get them, such as Terrelle Pryor, who is owned in just 58 percent of Yahoo fantasy leagues—up 36 percent in one day.

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But if you weren’t fortunate enough to pick up Pryor on the waiver wire (curse you, waiver priority), don’t fret. There may be some hidden flex gems for Week 4 who are right under your nose, usually sitting on your bench.

Start ’em: DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins

DeVante Parker hasn’t established himself as a starter in fantasy yet, but he might be on his way to a No. 2 wide receiver designation if he continues this type of play.

Over the last seven games:Jarvis Landry: 78 tgts, 537 yards, zero TDs, 104.7 PPR DeVante Parker: 55 tgts, 551 yards, three TDs, 103.1 PPR

— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) September 19, 2016

While he has been dealing with a hamstring injury, he was a full participant at Dolphins practice on Monday and Tuesday, according to the team. 

After missing Week 1, Parker impressed in his season debut against the New England Patriots with 106 yards on eight catches. The most impressive part of that game? He had 13 targets, which means he is going to get a lot …

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