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Week 15 Wide Receiver Rankings Fantasy Football

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Week 14 of the NFL Season is in the books, which means the fantasy football playoffs have arrived. Here are the Week 15 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football. All 32 teams are in action as bye weeks are over. The receivers who are questionable with injuries are CeeDee Lamb, Drake London, Marvin Harrison Jr., Tee Higgins, Mike Evans, and Rome Odunze.

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings Week 15

Tier 1: Superstar WR1s

Rank Player Opponent
1 Jaxon Smith-Njigba Indianapolis Colts
2 Puka Nacua Detroit Lions
3 Amon-Ra St. Brown Los Angeles Rams
4 Ja’Marr Chase Baltimore Ravens
5 CeeDee Lamb* Minnesota Vikings
6 Rashee Rice Los Angeles Chargers
7 Davante Adams Detroit Lions
8 George Pickens Minnesota Vikings
9 Nico Collins Arizona Cardinals
10 A.J. Brown Las Vegas Raiders

These are the top ten wide receivers in fantasy football this week:

  • Nacua played just 44% of the snaps in the Rams blowout victory, but he scored 35.7 fantasy points. He had seven receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns. It was Nacua this week, scoring the touchdowns and not Adams. Expect both of them to have a big game against the Lions, in what is the highest over/under total of the week.
  • Lamb left the game with a concussion, so he will have to try to clear concussion protocol ahead of the Sunday Night Football game. Pickens would move up to the top five of the Week 15 wide receiver rankings if Lamb can not go.

Tier 2: Proven Solid WR2s

Rank Player Opponent
11 Drake London* Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12 Chris Olave Carolina Panthers
13 Jaylen Waddle Pittsburgh Steelers
14 Ladd McConkey Kansas City Chiefs
15 Tee Higgins* Baltimore Ravens
16 Zay Flowers Cincinnati Bengals
17 Jameson Williams Los Angeles Rams
18 DeVonta Smith Las Vegas Raiders
19 Tetairoa McMillan New Orleans Saints
20 Wan’Dale Robinson Washington Commanders

The players in this tier are all must-starts this week and will provide plenty of fantasy value throughout the season:

  • Higgins returned from his injury, catching six of eleven targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Higgins has four top 15 finishes in the last six weeks. Expect another big game from him against the Ravens in Week 15.
  • Williams had another productive day, catching seven receptions for 96 yards. He has scored at least 16 fantasy points in five of the last six games. He should reach that mark again against the Rams in what should be a high-scoring affair.

Tier 3: WR3s With Something to Prove

Rank Player Opponent
21 Courtland Sutton Green Bay Packers
22 Brian Thomas Jr. New York Jets
23 Michael Wilson Houston Texans
24 Marvin Harrison Jr.* Houston Texans
25 Jakobi Meyers New York Jets
26 Justin Jefferson Dallas Cowboys
27 Khalil Shakir New England Patriots
28 Chris Godwin Atlanta Falcons
29 Terry McLaurin New York Giants
30 Stefon Diggs Buffalo Bills

This tier of players includes wide receivers who are all borderline WR starts this week, depending on the size of your league:

  • Wilson has three top ten finishes in the three games without Harrison Jr., including two WR1 finishes. However, the Cardinals have a tough matchup against the Texans. If Harrison were to miss, Wilson would only be a WR3 option. If Harrison does play, Wilson can not be started this week.
  • The Vikings offense was much better in the win over the Commanders; however, Jefferson only caught two of four targets for eleven yards. The tight ends accounted for three touchdowns. I am giving Jefferson one more week, as the Vikings take on the Cowboys in what should be a shoot-out.

Tier 4: Potential Flex WRs

Rank Player Opponent
31 DK Metcalf Miami Dolphins
32 Christian Watson Denver Broncos
33 Keenan Allen Kansas City Chiefs
34 Jauan Jennings Tennessee Titans
35 Mike Evans* Atlanta Falcons
36 Emeka Egbuka Atlanta Falcons
37 Michael Pittman Jr. Seattle Seahawks
38 Alec Pierce Seattle Seahawks
39 Rome Odunze* Cleveland Browns
40 Jayden Higgins Arizona Cardinals

These guys are FLEX options to fill out your starting lineup:

  • Watson had another strong performance, catching all four of his targets for 89 yards and two touchdowns. He now has five touchdowns in the last four games. However, without the touchdowns, he doesn’t have the target share to be a consistent wide receiver in fantasy. Therefore, he is a FLEX play in a tough matchup against the Broncos.
  • All Colts skill players take a hit with the season-ending Achilles injury to Daniel Jones. With Riley Leonard or Philip Rivers taking over at quarterback against the Seahawks, I would avoid all Colts wide receivers, including Pittman and Pierce. Remember what the Seattle defense did to the rookie Max Brosmer a few weeks ago? This could be a very ugly game for the Colts offense.

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