Last week we told you to start regular bench players Felix Jones (96 yards, TD) and Steve Breaston (seven catches, 77 yards) and they both performed like starters in the flex spot. However, the biggest piece of advice we gave you was telling you to start DeAngelo Williams, who broke out against KC for 148 total yards and three TDs. As a rule, players that have good matchups, are hot, getting a chance because of injury, or at least assured touches are always useful for the flex spot and as bye-week or injury replacements.

Every week owners are put to the test with the critical decisions in the flex spot that can determine the outcome of your game. If you have guys like RB Willis McGahee facing the awful Colts run defense or WRs Bobby Engram and Reggie Brown who are starting to hit their strides after coming back from injury, feel comfortable putting them, among the eight others below, into the flex slot in Week 6.

Philadelphia WR Reggie Brown
Start him when he’s healthy because you know it won’t last long. He is oft-injured, but he is also one of Donovan McNabb’s favorite targets. He missed the first three games, but in the last two he has 10 catches for 163 yards. As he shakes off the rust, and faces the league’s 19th-ranked pass defense this week, he should be a serviceable flex option with pretty good numbers.

San Francisco WR Isaac Bruce
Only three players in the league have more receiving TDs than Bruce, who has (4). Sure, he has only 14 catches total, but getting in the end zone is just what you want from your flex guy. If he had gargantuan yardage numbers and a lot of TDs he wouldn’t be considered a flex option in the first place. So, a TD-savvy Bruce is a recommended flex start, especially going against the Eagles that have given up seven passing TDs so far this season (tied for 19th in the NFL).

Seattle WR Bobby Engram
Engram, who missed the first four weeks, picked up right where he left off from last season in his first action of the year. He grabbed eight balls for 61 yards and was the lone bright spot for Seattle’s offense against the Giants. With another game to get him in shape and a slightly easier matchup versus the Packers, Engram should continue to put up numbers worthy of a No. 3 fantasy wideout.

Arizona RB Tim Hightower
Just like with Bruce, you can’t argue with someone who scores TDs. In fact, only Ronnie Brown and Michael Turner have more rushing TDs (6) than Hightower (5). As a flex option, Hightower is all you can ask for. He doesn’t have more than 37 yards rushing in a game (last week) but he does have at least one catch every game. Against the Cowboys in a game that figures to be a shootout, Arizona may find itself in the red zone a lot, thus increasing his chance to score.

Seattle RB Julius Jones
After two big weeks, Jones came off a bye and was held to only 61 yards and no TDs versus the Giants. He faces the Packers this week who are 27th in the NFL against the run, so Jones should find more running room. Seattle’s passing offense has been stagnant (aside from Engram above), so expect Jones to revert back at least close to the numbers he had in weeks two and three (167 yards, two TDs in two games).

Baltimore RB Willis McGahee
Nothing can break a RB out of slump like facing the league’s worst run defense. That’s what McGahee does as he will face the Colts giving up 188.5 rushing yards per game on the year. McGahee had only 64 yards on 22 carries last week against a tough Titans defense, but it was good to see that he got a lot of work after being injured and losing carries to FB Le’Ron McClain. McGahee should keep the momentum going and should have his first good week of the year in Week 6.

New Orleans WR Lance Moore
This may be one of Moore’s last big weeks since Marques Colston and Jeremy Shockey are closer to returning. Still, in their absence, Moore has been productive – 19 catches, 210 yards and two TDs in his last three. Granted he only had five of those catches and 31 of those yards last week, but it is evident that he is a key component to the Saints passing offense, and that’s a good thing for any receiver or flex option.

Carolina WR Muhsin Muhammad
Speculation was that his production would fall with Steve Smith back in the lineup but that hasn’t been true. In the last two weeks, Muhammad has 11 catches, 218 yards and two TDs. Delhomme and Muhammad certainly still have a good rapport and he is a legitimate No. 2 option for the Panthers. Against a below average pass defense in the Bucs this week, Muhammad should reward owners with solid numbers.

Houston RB Steve Slaton
Slaton is proving to be one of the best waiver wire pick ups of the year. He has at least one TD in the last three games and had two last week. He is a threat running the football (5.5 yards per carry the last three games) and receiving (eight catches for 83 yards in Week 4), and has been no doubt a valuable piece to a lot of fantasy teams. He faces Miami which has a top-ten run defense, but his numbers have been too good as of late to put him on your bench.

Detroit WR Roy Williams
Between the trade rumors and sub-par numbers, Williams’ season has been a real disappointment. The first positive sign came last week when he was able to reel in seven catches for 96 yards - by far his best game of the year. He faces the Vikings this week that he torched last year, so the momentum may continue for Williams. He probably slid down your depth chart because of his poor start, but against the league’s 24th-ranked passing defense, he could very well have another big game.