Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings Breakdown

It’s Week 15, and the fantasy football playoffs are here. If you want to know who to trust at each position with your season on the line, scroll down for my Week 15 rankings.

If you notice that I’m particularly high or low on a specific player (or just want to hear about some of the most interesting fantasy situations of the week), keep scrolling for an analysis of players I’m particularly high or low on compared to the Fantasy Football BluePrint Consensus Rankings. Without further ado, let’s dive into the all-important Week 15 slate!

Quarterback Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Kickoff
1	Josh Allen	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
2	Lamar Jackson	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
3	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
4	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
5	Dak Prescott	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
6	Drake Maye	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
7	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
8	Brock Purdy	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
9	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
10	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
11	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
12	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
13	Marcus Mariota	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Jared Goff	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
16	Sam Darnold	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
17	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
18	Bo Nix	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
19	Justin Herbert	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
20	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
21	Jordan Love	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
22	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
23	Tyler Shough	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
24	Bryce Young	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
25	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
26	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
27	Kirk Cousins	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
28	Cam Ward	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
29	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
30	Kenny Pickett	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
31	Philip Rivers	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
32	Brady Cook	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET

Running Back Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Kickoff
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
3	Bijan Robinson	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
4	De’Von Achane	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
6	Derrick Henry	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
7	James Cook III	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
8	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
9	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
10	Josh Jacobs	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
11	Jonathan Taylor	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
12	Bucky Irving	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
13	Woody Marks	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Chase Brown	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
16	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
17	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
18	Breece Hall	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
19	Ashton Jeanty	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
20	Devin Neal	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
21	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
22	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
23	Rico Dowdle	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
24	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
25	D’Andre Swift	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
26	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
27	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
28	Omarion Hampton	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
29	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
30	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
31	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
32	Tony Pollard	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
33	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
34	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
35	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
36	Zonovan Knight	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
37	Kimani Vidal	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
38	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
39	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
40	David Montgomery	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
41	Rachaad White	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
42	Blake Corum	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
43	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
44	Tyjae Spears	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
45	Jordan Mason	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
46	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
47	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
48	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
49	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
50	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
51	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
52	Ty Johnson	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
53	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
54	Michael Carter	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
55	Emari Demercado	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
56	Jaylen Wright	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
57	Emanuel Wilson	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
58	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
59	Tyler Badie	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
60	Sean Tucker	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
61	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
62	Rasheen Ali	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
63	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
64	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
65	Malik Davis	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
66	Ray Davis	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
67	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
68	Audric Estime	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
69	Brashard Smith	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
70	Tank Bigsby	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
71	Raheem Mostert	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
72	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
73	Chris Brooks	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
74	Will Shipley	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
75	Evan Hull	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
76	Raheim Sanders	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
77	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
78	Ameer Abdullah	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
79	British Brooks	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
80	Hunter Luepke	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
81	Patrick Ricard	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
82	Alec Ingold	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
83	Adam Prentice	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
84	Zavier Scott	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
85	Trevor Etienne	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
86	C.J. Ham	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
87	Reggie Gilliam	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
88	Dylan Laube	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
89	Tyler Goodson	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET

Wide Receiver Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Kickoff
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
3	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
6	Rashee Rice	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
7	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
8	Nico Collins	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
9	George Pickens	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
10	Davante Adams	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
11	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
12	Justin Jefferson	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
13	Michael Wilson	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Zay Flowers	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Chris Olave	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
16	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
17	Jameson Williams	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
18	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
19	DK Metcalf	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
20	Terry McLaurin	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
21	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
22	DeVonta Smith	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
23	Emeka Egbuka	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
24	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
25	Ladd McConkey	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
26	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
27	Christian Watson	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
28	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
29	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
30	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
31	Jordan Addison	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
32	Mike Evans	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
33	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
34	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
35	Khalil Shakir	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
36	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
37	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
38	DJ Moore	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
39	Devaughn Vele	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
40	Luther Burden III	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
41	Jayden Reed	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
42	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
43	Quentin Johnston	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
44	Chimere Dike	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
45	Alec Pierce	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
46	Darnell Mooney	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
47	Jayden Higgins	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
48	Kayshon Boutte	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
49	Keenan Allen	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
50	John Metchie III	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
51	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
52	Romeo Doubs	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
53	Ricky Pearsall	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
54	Troy Franklin	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
55	Jalen Coker	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
56	Tre Tucker	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
57	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
58	Cooper Kupp	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
59	Rashid Shaheed	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
60	Malik Washington	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
61	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
62	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
63	Mack Hollins	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
64	Rashod Bateman	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
65	Parker Washington	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
66	Josh Downs	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
67	David Sills V	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
68	Xavier Legette	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
69	Gabe Davis	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
70	Noah Brown	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
71	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
72	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
73	Isaiah Hodgins	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
74	Jack Bech	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
75	Tyler Lockett	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
76	Calvin Austin III	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
77	Mason Tipton	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
78	Van Jefferson	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
79	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
80	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
81	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
82	Mitch Tinsley	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
83	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
84	Christian Kirk	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
85	Keon Coleman	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
86	Isaiah Williams	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
87	Jalen Nailor	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
88	Jahan Dotson	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
89	Isaiah Bond	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
90	Tyquan Thornton	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
91	Andre Baccellia	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
92	DeMario Douglas	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
93	Dylan Drummond	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
94	Adam Thielen	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
95	Jaylin Noel	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
96	Matthew Golden	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
97	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
98	Tim Patrick	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
99	Treylon Burks	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
100	Kyle Williams	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
101	Tre Harris	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
102	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
103	Gage Larvadain	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
104	Sterling Shepard	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
105	Tez Johnson	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
106	Jalen McMillan	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
107	Tutu Atwell	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
108	Brandin Cooks	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
109	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
110	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
111	Kendrick Bourne	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
112	Demarcus Robinson	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET

Tight End Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Kickoff
1	Trey McBride	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
2	George Kittle	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
3	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
4	Brock Bowers	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
5	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
6	Travis Kelce	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
7	Mark Andrews	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
8	Tyler Warren	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
9	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
10	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
11	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
12	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
13	Isaiah Likely	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
16	Hunter Henry	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
17	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
18	AJ Barner	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
19	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
20	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
21	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
22	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
23	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
24	Evan Engram	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
25	Darren Waller	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
26	Gunnar Helm	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
27	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
28	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
29	Darnell Washington	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
30	Dawson Knox	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
31	Michael Mayer	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
32	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
33	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
34	Anthony Firkser	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
35	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
36	Elijah Higgins	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
37	John Bates	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
38	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
39	Greg Dulcich	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
40	Josh Whyle	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
41	Taysom Hill	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
42	Payne Durham	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
43	Luke Musgrave	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
44	Davis Allen	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
45	Adam Trautman	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
46	Noah Fant	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
47	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
48	Noah Gray	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
49	Tommy Tremble	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
50	Mitchell Evans	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
51	Charlie Kolar	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
52	Josh Oliver	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
53	Ben Sinnott	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
54	Austin Hooper	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
55	Drew Sample	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
56	John FitzPatrick	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
57	Cade Stover	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
58	Tanner Hudson	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
59	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
60	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
61	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET

Defense Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Kickoff
1	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
3	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
4	Chicago Bears	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
5	Houston Texans	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
6	San Francisco 49ers	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
7	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
9	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
11	Carolina Panthers	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
12	New Orleans Saints	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
13	New York Giants	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Green Bay Packers	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
15	Buffalo Bills	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
16	Washington Commanders	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
17	Miami Dolphins	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
18	Cleveland Browns	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
19	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
20	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
21	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
22	New England Patriots	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
23	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
24	Denver Broncos	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
25	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
26	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
27	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
28	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
29	New York Jets	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
30	Tennessee Titans	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
31	Detroit Lions	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
32	Indianapolis Colts	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET

Kicker Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Kickoff
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs MIN	Sun 8:20pm ET
2	Jason Myers	SEA	vs IND	Sun 4:25pm ET
3	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs ARI	Sun 1:00pm ET
4	Eddy Pineiro	SF	vs TEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
5	Cam Little	JAC	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
6	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs ATL	Thu 8:15pm ET
7	Jake Bates	DET	@ LAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
8	Harrison Mevis	LAR	vs DET	Sun 4:25pm ET
9	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs CLE	Sun 1:00pm ET
10	Harrison Butker	KC	vs LAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
11	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs MIA	Mon 8:15pm ET
12	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs BAL	Sun 1:00pm ET
13	Tyler Loop	BAL	@ CIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs LV	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Cameron Dicker	LAC	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
16	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	@ NO	Sun 4:25pm ET
17	Will Reichard	MIN	@ DAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
18	Zane Gonzalez	ATL	@ TB	Thu 8:15pm ET
19	Charlie Smyth	NO	vs CAR	Sun 4:25pm ET
20	Brandon McManus	GB	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
21	Andy Borregales	NE	vs BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
22	Chad Ryland	ARI	@ HOU	Sun 1:00pm ET
23	Riley Patterson	MIA	@ PIT	Mon 8:15pm ET
24	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
25	Matt Prater	BUF	@ NE	Sun 1:00pm ET
26	Joey Slye	TEN	@ SF	Sun 4:25pm ET
27	Younghoe Koo	NYG	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
28	Nick Folk	NYJ	@ JAC	Sun 1:00pm ET
29	Jake Moody	WAS	@ NYG	Sun 1:00pm ET
30	Blake Grupe	IND	@ SEA	Sun 4:25pm ET
31	Daniel Carlson	LV	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
32	Andre Szmyt	CLE	@ CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET

Thursday Night Football: Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Falcons 19.75, Buccaneers 24.25

Interesting Players

Kyle Pitts (TE, ATL) | My Rank: TE3, Consensus Rank: TE5

It’s difficult to overstate how good Kyle Pitts’ usage has been when Drake London is sidelined this season. In four weeks without London (Week 8 and the last three weeks), he has averaged a 27% target share and a 31% air yards share on an 88% route participation rate. All three of those numbers would lead the entire TE position for the season. With London out again for TNF, Pitts arguably deserves to be even higher than third among TEs.

Emeka Egbuka (WR, TB) | My Rank: WR22, Consensus Rank: WR27

Speaking of players with elite usage, we have Emeka Egbuka. I have fully flipped my stance on Egbuka as the season has gone on. Early in the year, I was skeptical of the rookie, as his usage didn’t match his red-hot start.

Now, we are in the opposite situation. Egbuka is seeing genuinely elite usage, but the results haven’t been there. He has averaged a whopping 31% target share and a 47% air yards share since Week 8 … to go with just 7.6 half-PPR points per game. Just like it eventually did when he was outperforming his usage early in the year, I expect Egbuka’s efficiency to regress back toward league average, which is why I’m higher than consensus on him right now.

Cleveland Browns @ Chicago Bears

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Browns 15.50, Bears 23.00

Olamide Zaccheaus (WR, CHI) | My Rank: WR62, Consensus Rank: WR99

Interesting Players

This massive difference is mostly because I am currently assuming Rome Odunze will miss this week with a foot injury (he is listed as questionable). I’m also much higher on both DJ Moore and Luther Burden than the current BluePrint consensus, almost certainly for the same reason.

However, the gap for Zaccheaus is larger than the gap for the other two receivers. Even though he had been reduced to a non-factor in the Bears’ offense over the previous three weeks, Zaccheaus rocketed back up to a 72% route participation rate with Odunze sidelined last week (Moore was at 82% and Burden was all the way down at 64%). He’s not exciting, but the veteran is on the fantasy radar as a desperation streaming option, assuming Oduzne is out.

Kyle Monangai (RB, CHI) | My Rank: RB30, Consensus Rank: RB38

Monangai has actually led the Bears’ backfield in carries in each of the last three weeks, posting RB rush shares of 60%, 55%, and 52%. I still prefer D’Andre Swift, who is still the team’s primary pass-catcher out of the backfield, but the gap is narrowing. The Browns’ run defense is elite, which isn’t great for Monangai, but I trust Ben Johnson to make things work … especially in a game that projects to be absolutely frigid. There should be volume to go around, given that Chicago is massively favored.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Ravens 27.00, Bengals 24.50

Interesting Players

Isaiah Likely (TE, BAL) | My Rank: TE13, Consensus Rank: TE22

On the one hand, I totally get where the consensus is coming from on this one. It’s hard to project Likely too well when his usage (a 15%ish target share on a 50%ish route participation rate) is so thoroughly mediocre. But the Bengals’ defense is just indescribably bad at defending tight ends. The gap in half-PPR points allowed to the position between them (20.4) and the second-softest defense (13.5) is the same as the gap between that second-ranked defense and the third-toughest defense (6.6).

And the Bengals seem to be particularly fond of giving up big games to backup or committee tight ends, from Pat Freiermuth (25.6 points) to Dawson Knox last week (14.3) to Likely himself in Week 13 (10.0 even with a goal-line fumble). Given that the high-end TE2 options aren’t that inspiring anyway, I’ll take a chance on Likely against this historically weak TE defense. (For what it’s worth, I’m also higher than Mark Andrews on consensus, for similar reasons.)

Joe Burrow (QB, CIN) | My Rank: QB7, Consensus Rank: QB11

Normally, I tend to find myself lower on Burrow than consensus ranks, so this one is a bit surprising. And, to be honest, I don’t feel hugely confident in him this week. In fact, I think this pick is probably more about my lack of confidence in the names the consensus has above him.

The four names in particular that make up this gap are Brock Purdy, Jaxson Dart, Patrick Mahomes, and Marcus Mariota. Purdy in particular I don’t mind having above Burrow at all. But Mahomes has been mediocre for a while now and is in a tougher matchup. Mariota has rushing upside and a good matchup, but at the end of the day, he’s Marcus Mariota. And Dart is much less appealing for fantasy if he’s not getting designed rushing attempts, which he didn’t see a single one of in his first game under Mike Kafka in Week 13. Put it all together, and I view Burrow as more of a mid-range QB1 than a borderline option this week.

Chase Brown (RB, CIN) | My Rank: RB14, Consensus Rank: RB10

Brown’s usage trended back in the right direction last week, as he posted a 67% rush share even with Samaje Perine healthy. But he’s still not the true bell-cow he was in the weeks that Perine was sidelined. I don’t see him racking up 20 carries this week, which is a real possibility for the backs just above him. He’s still a solid high-end RB2, but not a legit RB1.

Arizona Cardinals @ Houston Texans

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Cardinals 16.50, Texans 26.00

Interesting Players

Woody Marks (RB, HOU) | My Rank: RB13, Consensus Rank: RB16

Speaking of those backs above Brown who project for better workloads, we have Woody Marks. I’m expecting Nick Chubb to miss this week with a rib injury, which would leave Marks alone with Dare Ogunbowale in the Texans’ backfield. 

The rookie has been inefficient this season, but a matchup with Arizona’s defense should help on that front. Even if he remains inefficient, he could legitimately see 30 touches this week in what should be an easy win for Houston. 

Jayden Higgins (WR, HOU) | My Rank: WR47, Consensus Rank: WR36

I just can’t get behind ranking Jayden Higgins as more than a boom/bust flex option until he becomes a full-time player. The rookie actually trended in the wrong direction last week with just a 51% route participation rate, a very uninspiring number. Even in a good matchup, that number is low enough to make him a risky option on a mediocre Texans offense.

Michael Wilson (WR, ARI) | My Rank: WR13, Consensus Rank: WR17

Marvin Harrison Jr. is out again this week, so Michael Wilson is a legit must-start. It’s really that simple. I will admit that I’m a little worried that the Cardinals’ garbage-time heavy offense will finally fail to produce against Houston’s elite defense, but Wilson’s usage and production with MHJ out has been too elite to ignore.

New York Jets @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Jets 14.00, Jaguars 27.50

Interesting Players

Travis Etienne (RB, JAC) | My Rank: RB8, Consensus Rank: RB14

I agree with Vegas that this should be a very, very comfortable win for the Jaguars against the Brady Cook-led Jets. We are also coming off a week in which Etienne reasserted himself as the lead back in Jacksonville’s backfield, with 20 carries to just two for Bhayshul Tuten (to be fair, the rookie missed some time being evaluated with a concussion and also fumbled early in the game). 

A gap this large does have me second-guessing myself a little, but Etienne’s volume projection is just so tempting in this spot. Even if I move him down a little before lock on Sunday, I’m not dropping him out of the legit RB1 range. 

Adonai Mitchell (WR, NYJ) | My Rank: WR36, Consensus Rank: WR44

Just when everyone started to believe in him, Mitchell dropped an absolute dud last week. And it wasn’t at all a coincidence that this happened in the game where Tyrod Taylor suffered an injury and was replaced by Brady Cook, who is starting again this week. 

Adding insult to injury, Mitchell also posted just an 18% target share last week, his lowest mark since becoming a Jet. But that points to the larger trend that his overall usage in New York since has been genuinely excellent — I’m willing to trust those numbers for a bounceback, even if it isn’t likely to be pretty pretty.  

Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Chargers 17.75, Chiefs 23.25

Interesting Players

Keenan Allen (WR, LAC) | My Rank: WR49, Consensus Rank: WR37

For a stretch in the middle of the season, I was consistently low on Keenan Allen. He had fallen to a part-time player in the Chargers’ offense, with route participation rates as low as 50%. But now those numbers are back up, as he was at 82% and 73% in the last two weeks. Combine that with his solid per-route target-earning all season — his 21% target per route run rate ranks 29th among WRs — and I like the veteran’s chances to provide at least a decent floor in PPR formats. 

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Bills 25.50, Patriots 24.00

Interesting Players

TreVeyon Henderson (RB, NE) | My Rank: RB24, Consensus Rank: RB13

I honestly don’t understand this consensus ranking at all. Are we just ignoring the fact that the last time we saw the Patriots’ offense, TreVeyon Henderson wasn’t their RB1? The rookie trailed Rhamondre Stevenson in snap share (48% to 60%), carries (11 to 12), and routes (15 to 21) in Week 13 before New England’s bye. 

Yes, Henderson is explosive, and this is a good matchup. But all 32 teams are active this week; there are too many RBs with better projected volume for me to rank Henderson anywhere near the RB1 range. Correspondingly, I’m also higher on Stevenson than consensus (RB33 vs. RB40). 

Stefon Diggs (WR, NE) | My Rank: WR26, Consensus Rank: WR20

This ranking makes more sense to me than the Henderson one. After all, Diggs has been genuinely very impressive this season. He’s the Patriots’ WR1 in a high-total matchup, and the last time we saw him against his old team, he popped off for 146 yards and 10 catches.

But, to be honest, all those factors are the only things keeping me from ranking Diggs even lower. Over the last two weeks (since Kayshon Boutte returned from injury), he has been a part-time player in New England’s offense, with route participation rates of 51% and 56%. It’s borderline impossible to be a consistent fantasy asset with numbers that low — either those numbers trend up, or he’s going to drop a dud or two down the stretch.  

Washington Commanders @ New York Giants

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Commanders 22.00, Giants 24.50

Interesting Players

Jaxson Dart (QB, NYG) | My Rank: QB10, Consensus Rank: QB4

As mentioned earlier, my big issue with Dart this week is that the Giants seem to have fired Brian Daboll with the express purpose of protecting their rookie quarterback. In games with Daboll calling the shots (including two he exited early due to injuries), Dart averaged 4.6 designed runs per game. In his first game under Mike Kafka in Week 13, he saw zero.

The Giants also had a pass rate a massive 12% below expected in that Week 13 game with Dart under center and Kafka calling plays. Even if they do give him the chance, Dart has not proven thus far that he can be a viable fantasy QB without rushing volume — he scored just 13.6 points in that Week 13 game. The good matchup and his rushing potential keep Dart as a boom/bust QB1, but I certainly don’t view him as an elite option. 

Las Vegas Raiders @ Philadelphia Eagles

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Raiders 13.25, Eagles 25.25

Interesting Players

Saquon Barkley (RB, PHI) | My Rank: RB5, Consensus Rank: RB9

Do I think Saquon Barkley is still an elite (or even above-average) NFL running back? No. Do I think he’s capable of racking up points if given 20+ carries against this Raiders defense? Yes. The Eagles still clearly want to feed Barkley if they can, and they should have that opportunity this week.

A.J. Brown (WR, PHI) | My Rank: WR7, Consensus Rank: WR10

This may seem slightly contradictory given that I was just proclaiming that I expect a hugely run-heavy approach from the Eagles. But the Raiders are actually very weak against receivers, giving up the fifth-most points per game to the position. 

Meanwhile, Brown is seeing genuinely elite usage, with at least an average target share of 33% over the last four weeks. For all the drama, he’s still an explosive playmaker more than capable of putting up numbers on that kind of volume. 

Brock Bowers (TE, LV) | My Rank: TE4, Consensus Rank: TE3

To be honest, highlighting Bowers is just an excuse for me to victory-lap having ranked Kyle Pitts as my TE3 for this week — congrats to anyone who started him on winning your first fantasy playoff matchup. For the record, the Eagles’ defense is also very tough on opposing TEs, so this could be a tougher week than usual for Bowers. 

Green Bay Packers @ Denver Broncos

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Packers 22.50, Broncos 20.00

Interesting Players

Christian Watson (WR, GB) | My Rank: WR27, Consensus Rank: WR33

Lowkey, I like the consensus rankings being low on Watson this week. I couldn’t quite get him that low, given how well he has produced recently (and the unappealing nature of the other options in this range). But I’m very worried that a dud is incoming. The Broncos’ defense is obviously elite, and his volume trended in the wrong direction last week with all of Green Bay’s WRs back healthy. With that said, Watson’s upside still has me higher on him than consensus as a boom/bust WR2. 

Detroit Lions @ Los Angeles Rams

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Lions 24.50, Rams 30.50

Interesting Players

Matthew Stafford (QB, LAR) | My Rank: QB3, Consensus Rank: QB9

On the one hand, I did really try to justify ranking Stafford lower — buying in on a pocket-passing QB at what feels like peak value is never something I want to do. 

On the other hand, the Rams have a massive 30-point total against the Lions’ banged-up defense. And since they’re using Davante Adams as their goal-line back, Stafford has a ton of TD equity in those 30 points. I could be talked into bumping Stafford down a couple of spots, but he is definitely a top-half QB1 this week. 

Kyren Williams (RB, LAR) | My Rank: RB15, Consensus Rank: RB19

Once again, I’m just trusting that juicy 30-point total. The backs I have just below Kyren tend to be on much worse offenses — guys like Quinshon Judkins, Breece Hall, and Ashton Jeanty with team totals literally half of the Rams’. Even with Blake Corum’s role expanding lately, Kyren is still LA’s clear RB1, so I like his chances at a solid day in an environment like this. 

Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Panthers 21.50, Saints 19.00

Interesting Players

Juwan Johnson (TE, NO) | My Rank: TE12, Consensus Rank: TE8

This is one of those cases where, even though I’m a massive 40% lower than consensus on paper, I genuinely don’t feel that strongly about my take. In my eyes, there is a fairly flat tier of tight ends this week that could (with a bit of imagination) stretch all the way from TE7 to TE17. 

I’ve got Johnson a bit lower in that tier than I normally would because he posted just a 58% route participation rate last week, but the difference between him and any of the players near him is marginal. 

Chris Olave (WR, NO) | My Rank: WR15, Consensus Rank: WR11

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: I don’t feel that strongly about Olave being my WR15, because he is in a large tier of high-end WR2 types (mostly clear WR1s on bad offenses). I’ve got Olave near the end of that tier because the Saints’ offense isn’t hugely inspiring and this matchup is just okay … but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he outperforms at least the next three names directly above him. 

Indianapolis Colts @ Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Colts 14.50, Seahawks 28.00

Interesting Players

Jonathan Taylor (RB, IND) | My Rank: RB11, Consensus Rank: RB5

One of the questions of the week is how to approach the Colts’ offense without Daniel Jones. For me, especially given they are facing an elite Seattle defense, I’m worried about a total collapse with literal grandfather Philip Rivers under center. JT is still a must-start, but he might cost plenty of managers in the fantasy playoffs after carrying them there in the first place.

Tyler Warren (TE, IND) | My Rank: TE8, Consensus Rank: TE10

Like Juwan before him, Warren is a member of that large tier of borderline TE1s. I’m choosing to believe in him a little because, if the 44-year-old Rivers can do anything, it might be check down to his talented rookie TE. But there’s a real chance he can’t even do that, so Warren is a far riskier option than he was just a week ago.

Tennessee Titans @ San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Titans 15.75, 49ers 28.25

Interesting Players

Brock Purdy (QB, SF) | My Rank: QB8, Consensus Rank: QB3

Coming shortly after the Stafford discrepancy in the opposite direction, there is clearly a large tier of solid but not elite QB1s this week. I’ve got Purdy near the bottom of that tier because the other options all either have rushing upside (Lamar Jackson, Drake Maye, Jalen Hurts) or more high-volume passing upside (Joe Burrow, the aforementioned Stafford, Dak Prescott). 

But you really can’t go wrong with any of these guys this week — Purdy should be able to rack up points against the Titans’ defense, the only question is whether he shuts it down after a quarter or two. 

Ricky Pearsall (WR, SF) | My Rank: WR53, Consensus Rank: WR38

The issue with Ricky Pearsall is that he is averaging just 1.7 catches for 6.7 yards on 3.0 targets per game since his return from injury. In theory, he has a solid role as the WR2 for an efficient offense against a terrible defense. In practice, he seems to be an afterthought as the 49ers’ fourth option. I want to see him produce something before ranking him as more than a very low-floor flex option. 

Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys

Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Vikings 21.00, Cowboys 27.00

CeeDee Lamb (WR, DAL) | My Rank: WR5, Consensus Rank: WR8 vs. George Pickens (WR, DAL) | My Rank: WR9, Consensus Rank: WR5

This one’s pretty simple for me. CeeDee Lamb is a better player than George Pickens, and I’m always going to rank him higher when they are both healthy. If we exclude the Week 3 game that he exited after just seven snaps, Lamb has outscored Pickens 14.8 to 13.6 in games where they are both healthy. He has also seen clearly superior usage, with a 25% target share and 38% air yards share to Pickens’ 22% and 31%. 

Dak Prescott (QB, DAL) | My Rank: QB5, Consensus Rank: QB8

We are diving once again into that large tier of solid QB1s. I like Dak because he has been playing genuinely excellent football all season (as reflected in his 20.7 fantasy points per game). But the Vikings do allow the third-fewest points per game to opposing QBs, so I understand the consensus having him slightly lower.

Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburgh Steelers

Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Dolphins 19.50, Steelers 22.50

Interesting Players

Jaylen Waddle (WR, MIA) | My Rank: WR11, Consensus Rank: WR18

Jaylen Waddle has operated as a legitimate fantasy WR1 ever since Tyreek Hill went down. Since Week 5, he ranks 14th in target share, first in air yards share, and 16th in fantasy points per game. Especially against a very beatable Steelers secondary, I like his chances to put up a big week to start the fantasy playoffs … with that said, he is another member of that large tier of high-end WR2 types, so the gap between him and my WR18 really isn’t that large.

Kenneth Gainwell (RB, PIT) | My Rank: RB34, Consensus Rank: RB26

Kenneth Gainwell isn’t just a backup, having carved out a real role in the Steelers’ backfield. But we’re also coming off a week in which he saw just four carries (Jaylen Warren saw eight). He’s Pittsburgh’s primary pass-catching back, but that isn’t the ideal role in a game where the Steelers are favored. I can see moving him up a spot or two, but I definitely can’t get behind ranking him above legit NFL RB1s like D’Andre Swift, Tyrone Tracy, and Aaron Jones.