Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings: Updated Positional Breakdown for Flex and PPR
The fantasy football playoffs are here in full force.
If you're here, too, that means these final few weeks of the 2024 NFL season will determine whether you're taking home a league title and all the bragging rights that come along with it.
We'll do our best to try helping you make that happen with an updated look at our point-per-reception rankings for Week 15.
Quarterback
Top 10
1. Lamar Jackson, BAL (at NYG)
2. Josh Allen, BUF (at DET)
3. Jayden Daniels, WAS (at NO)
4. Joe Burrow, CIN (at TEN)
5. Jalen Hurts, PHI (vs. PIT)
6. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA (at HOU)
7. Justin Herbert, LAC (vs. TB)
8. Bo Nix, DEN (vs. IND)
9. Sam Darnold, MIN (vs. CHI)
10. Kyler Murray, ARI (vs. NE)
Sleeper: Caleb Williams, CHI (at MIN)
Things haven't always been pretty during Williams' first NFL go-round, but he's been plenty productive of late. He's had seven passing touchdowns over his last three outings (and zero interceptions over his last seven) while rushing for 99 yards during this stretch.
His passing yardage comes and goes, but it was way up the last time he went toe-to-toe with Minnesota. In that Week 12 collision, he was 32-of-47 for 340 yards and two touchdowns with six carries for another 33 yards.
Running Back
Top 10
1. Saquon Barkley, PHI (vs. PIT)
2. Bijan Robinson, ATL (at LV)
3. Derrick Henry, BAL (at NYG)
4. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET (vs. BUF)
5. Joe Mixon, HOU (vs. MIA)
6. Josh Jacobs, GB (at SEA)
7. De'Von Achane, MIA (at HOU)
8. Chase Brown, CIN (at TEN)
9. Chuba Hubbard, CAR (vs. DAL)
10. Alvin Kamara, NO (vs. WAS)
Sleeper: Rico Dowdle, DAL (at CAR)
Dowdle's days of competing for carries with Ezekiel Elliott should be a distant memory. Dowdle is clearly the preferred option in this backfield, and Dallas has finally started treating him as such. He has handled at least 18 carries in each of the last three contests, totaling 329 rushing yards and a touchdown (plus seven receptions for another 33 yards).
Now, he's set to lock horns with a Panthers defense that has allowed the most fantasy points to the position, per Yahoo. He might put top-five production on the board.
Wide Receiver
Top 10
1. Ja'Marr Chase, CIN (at TEN)
2. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET (vs. BUF)
3. Justin Jefferson, MIN (vs. CHI)
4. Davante Adams, NYJ (at JAX)
5. Nico Collins, HOU (vs. MIA)
6. Tyreek Hill, MIA (at HOU)
7. A.J. Brown, PHI (vs. PIT)
8. CeeDee Lamb, DAL (at CAR)
9. Courtland Sutton, DEN (vs. IND)
10. Malik Nabers, NYG (vs. BAL)
Sleeper: Amari Cooper, BUF (vs. DET)
It felt like Cooper could be headed toward fantasy stardom when he debuted with the Bills by turning five targets into four receptions for 66 yards and a score. But his opportunities didn't last, and neither did the production. He totaled just eight targets over his next three outings, before Buffalo looked back his direction this past week, targeting him 14 times, resulting in six receptions for 95 yards.
As long as the Bills make an effort to involve him, he has a chance to do damage against a Detroit defense allowing the seventh-most fantasy points to the positions.
Tight End
Top 10
1. Brock Bowers, LV (vs. ATL)
2. Travis Kelce, KC (at CLE)
3. Trey McBride, ARI (vs. NE)
4. Sam LaPorta, DET (vs. BUF)
5. Jonnu Smith, MIA (at HOU)
6. T.J. Hockenson, MIN (vs. CHI)
7. Mark Andrews, BAL (at NYG)
8. Hunter Henry, NE (at ARI)
9. Jake Ferguson, DAL (at CAR)
10. Cade Otton, TB (at LAC)
Sleeper: Zach Ertz, WAS (at NO)
As with any tight end streamer, Ertz has had his dry spells, but he appears on course for a strong finish. He has seen 29 targets over the last four games, and while they haven't yielded a ton of yardage (151), they have produced 19 receptions and three touchdowns.
If Ertz's involvement changes at all, it will only increase as Washington finds itself without Noah Brown and Austin Ekeler, who are third and fourth, respectively, in targets, receptions and receiving yards. Ertz's close to this campaign could be a great one.