Week 14 Fantasy Football Rankings Breakdown

Welcome to Week 14’s fantasy football preview. This article will start with my Week 14 rankings at every position. Then, for each game of the week, I will compare my rankings to the BluePrint Consensus Rankings, highlighting players I am particularly high or low on. This will probably make more sense with an example, so let’s get right into it.

Note: Rankings for players not playing on Thursday night are preliminary. Check back later in the week for finalized rankings.

Quarterback Rankings

Running Back Rankings

Wide Receiver Rankings

Tight End Rankings

Defense Rankings

Kicker Rankings

Thursday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys @ Detroit Lions

Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET | Projected Totals: Cowboys 25.75, Lions 28.75

Interesting Players

David Montgomery (RB, DET) | My Rank: RB29, Consensus Rank: RB21

Honestly, I’ve been skeptical of David Montgomery as a fantasy option for a while now. The “guy who is objectively not his team’s best running back but still gets there anyway cause this offense is just that good” profile just doesn’t do it for me.

Montgomery’s usage is also trending in the wrong direction, as he has posted RB rush shares of just 33%, 25%, and 29% in his last three games. Especially given that Dallas’ run defense has been much better since the arrival of Quinnen Williams, I’m happy to fade “Knuckles” this week in favor of backs who are actually their teams’ RB1s.

Jameson Williams (WR, DET) | My Rank: WR4, Consensus Rank: WR7 & Isaac TeSlaa (WR, DET) | My Rank: WR38, Consensus Rank: WR58

I’m grouping these two together because I am higher than consensus on both of these Detroit receivers for the same reason. That reason is that I have 100% assumed that Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Lions’ usual WR1, is out for this matchup. The consensus rankings, on the other hand, have the Sun God listed, but at far lower than what his fully healthy projection would be — this is likely because some sources are assuming he will play, while others are not, landing his consensus rank in the middle.

Of course, whether or not St. Brown, one of the best target-earners in the entire NFL, is active will have a huge impact on Detroit’s other WRs. I’m assuming he’s out, so I’m high on Jamo and TeSlaa. If he gets ruled in, these rankings will both fall.

Javonte Williams (RB, DAL) | My Rank: RB12, Consensus Rank: RB9

Javonte’s role is undeniably excellent, as he sees every touch and every snap in the Cowboys’ backfield aside from the handful of times per game that Malik Davis gives him a break. But this is a tough matchup, as the Lions allow the fewest points per game to opposing running backs. Williams is still a solid RB1, but there are other backs in better matchups that I trust slightly more.

Check Back Later for Previews for the Rest of Week 14’s Games!