With the fantasy playoffs upon us, congratulations if you’ve made it this far. Now, it’s all about how you can get any available edge over the other top contenders in your league. For Weeks 15-17, we’ll find a few flex options that have particularly attractive matchups or find themselves in good situations with plenty of opportunities available, such as a player stepping into a bigger role due to an injury. These generally will be Running Backs or Wide Receivers ranked outside of the top 24 at their position, or a Tight End who likely would be the TE2 on a fantasy roster. In this week’s case, Harold Fannin Jr. was likely picked up off the waiver wire earlier in the season, and these particular fantasy managers may have two Tight Ends where Fannin could be a legitimate flex option.
Harold Fannin Jr., Tight End, Cleveland Browns
Seven receptions for 48 yards in Week 15 was a productive week for the rookie Tight End, but fell short of repeating his 25.4 PPR point performance from the previous week. Still, when you look under the hood, there are plenty of extremely positive takeaways from Fannin’s Week 15 outing. The Bowling Green product ran a route on 95% of the Browns’ dropbacks, marking his highest route participation of the season, according to JJ Zachariason. He saw a 45.2% target share as well, which is the first time a Tight End has exceeded a 40% target share this season. His involvement in the offense just keeps growing, and Fannin appears to be on track to be one of the next elite Tight Ends across the NFL.
Things have really heated up for Fannin since Shedeur Sanders took over at quarterback, as he’s targeted Fannin on 29.5% of his pass attempts, according to Will Brady of Rotoballer.
His 25 targets resulting in 15 catches, 162 yards, and a touchdown over the past two weeks show that Fannin isn’t just a guy who has attractive metrics and analytical numbers, but a guy who ultimately produces on the field. Even if David Njoku returns in Week 16, head coach Kevin Stefanski can’t reasonably reduce Fannin’s role with how productive he’s been in recent weeks. As far as his outlook for this upcoming week against the Bills, it’s not the most attractive matchup in the world, but if Josh Allen and the Bills offense carry over their prolific performance from Week 15, it’ll force Sanders to throw the football all around the yard, meaning Fannin should get plenty of opportunities to fill up the stat sheet. If you have another Tight End on your roster worth starting, such as George Kittle, Fannin can act as a viable flex option while still being able to start your other productive Tight End.
DJ Moore, Wide Receiver, Chicago Bears
Moore is coming off a strong 22.9-point PPR performance in Week 15 against the Browns. While we don’t want to chase points, the 2018 first-round pick is an attractive flex option due to who, or who won’t, be playing alongside him in Week 16 at home against Green Bay. Both Luther Burden (ankle) and Rome Odunze (foot) are in doubt to play Saturday night, and neither practiced on Tuesday or Wednesday. Tight End Cole Kmet was limited on Tuesday and Wednesday with ankle and knee injuries as well. Moore has overall had a disappointing 2025, coming in at just WR35 in PPR leagues at the moment, but he actually has the most fantasy points among all Bears’ receivers since their Week 5 bye, according to Liz Loza of ESPN.
Moore has four occasions of double-digit fantasy outings over the past ten games, whereas Odunze and Burden have just two in that same time span. Clearly, Moore’s chemistry with quarterback Caleb Williams has taken a turn for the better, making him more of a focal point in the offense lately than he was earlier in the season. To be fair, Moore had his worst game of 2025 in Week 14 against the Packers, but that was with both Kmet and Burden playing. Now, it appears Williams may be forced to make Moore the main show in town in a critical game for the Bears with enormous division and overall playoff implications. QBList’s rankings have Moore squarely in the flex range, coming in at WR34 for Week 16. With the potential for increased volume and opportunities for Moore due to injuries in the receiving corps, he looks like a viable flex option to help you advance in the playoffs.