The fantasy football playoffs have arrived, and it’s time to set your lineups for Week 15. No teams are on a bye this week; however, Ladd McConkey and George Pickens are dealing with injuries. Below are the wide receiver rankings, tiers, and analysis for Week 15.
Wide Receivers Rankings for Week 15 Fantasy Football
Tier 1: Alpha Wide Receivers
1. Ja’Marr Chase
2. Justin Jefferson
3. Nico Collins
4. Puka Nacua
5. Cooper Kupp
6. Tyreek Hill
7. CeeDee Lamb
Nacua exploded in Week 14 for 41.8 fantasy points, the third-highest total among all players last week. He caught 12 of 14 targets for 162 yards and a touchdown while adding five carries for 16 yards and another touchdown. Nacua has finished as a top-ten fantasy wide receiver in four of the last five weeks. He has a tougher matchup against the 49ers in Week 15, but he is matchup-proof right now and a locked-in top-five receiver in the wide receiver rankings.
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Hill continues to be a roll, scoring at least 20 fantasy points for the second week in a row. His total of 28.1 was his highest total of the season. He caught 10 of 14 targets for 115 yards and a touchdown. He has finished as a top-12 weekly receiver in three of the last four weeks. Hill has a great matchup against the Texans in Week 15 who are allowing the sixth most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers on the year.
Tier 2: Low-End WR1s to High-End WR2s
8. Ladd McConkey*
9. Garrett Wilson
10. Davante Adams
11. Amon-Ra St. Brown
12. Drake London
13. Mike Evans
14. A.J. Brown
15. Tee Higgins
Wilson and Adams were both great in the Jets loss in Week 14. Wilson caught seven of ten targets for 114 yards, while Adams caught nine of eleven for 109 yards and a touchdown. Rodgers threw for over 300 yards, and almost ⅔ of that production went to Wilson and Adams. Both are top ten plays against a Jaguars defense that has allowed the fourth most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers on the season.
St. Brown is in a little bit of a slump right now. He has finished outside of the top 25 receivers in three straight weeks. He has no touchdowns in those games after having a touchdown in eight consecutive games. Without the touchdowns, he is not getting enough receptions to be a top-ten receiver. He is averaging about five receptions a game on just seven targets. St. Brown falls to tier two of wide receiver rankings but is still a must-start option against a Bills defense that just allowed 44 points.
*McConkey missed Week 14 with a shoulder and knee injury and will look to play in Week 15.
Tier 3: Solid WR2s
16. Jaxon Smith-Njigba
17. Terry McLaurin
18. Courtland Sutton19. George Pickens*
20. Brian Thomas Jr
21. Malik Nabers
22. Jerry Jeudy
23. DK Metcalf
24. Jordan Addison
Smith-Njigba has taken over as the WR1 on the Seahawks. He has finished as a top-15 weekly wide receiver in four of the last five weeks. He caught five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown in Week 14. On the other hand, Metcalf has failed to finish as a top-25 wide receiver in four straight weeks. He has not had a touchdown in that span and only has four catches in each of the last three games. Metcalf is losing too much work to be in that elite tier of fantasy receivers he once was in. Metcalf is just a low-end WR2 on the week.
Thomas Jr has had two good games since the bye week, scoring 18.7 and 16.6 fantasy points. He has 22 targets over the last two games, showing he is quarterback-proof. Even in a tough matchup against the Jets, who allow the second-fewest fantasy points to wide receivers on the season, Thomas is a solid WR2 option.
Addison had a monster fantasy day for the second time in the last three weeks. He scored 39.3 fantasy points. He caught eight of twelve targets for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Both Addison and Jefferson had massive games. Addison finished as the WR1 in Week 12 against the Bears and the WR3 in Week 14. He plays the Bears again in Week 15, putting him as a low-end WR2 with a high ceiling after his recent hot stretch.
*Pickens missed Week 14 with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss Week 15.
Tier 4: WR3s
25. Khalil Shakir
26. Zay Flowers
27. Marvin Harrison Jr
28. Calvin Ridley
29. D.J. Moore
30. Jakobi Meyers
Shakir had his best game of the fantasy season, scoring 21.6 fantasy points. He only caught five passes, but he made the most of them, going for 106 yards and a touchdown. Shakir gets a great matchup against the Lions, who are in the top five for most fantasy points allowed to opposing wide receivers. Fire Shakir up as a WR3 play this week.
After two great weeks for Moore, he struggled again in Week 14. He caught six of eight targets for 49 yards and finished with 10.9 fantasy points. He plays the Vikings this week, who he just torched for 26.9 fantasy points in Week 12. Expect Moore to get back on track this week.
Tier 5: FLEX Plays
31. Darnell Mooney
32. Jauan Jennings
33. Jaylen Waddle
34. DeVonta Smith
35. Adam Thielen
36. Rome Odunze
37. Tank Dell
38. DeAndre Hopkins
39. Jameson Williams
40. Deebo Samuel
The 34-year-old Thielen continues to earn targets and perform. He has seen 21 targets over the last two games, scoring 23.9 and 19.2 fantasy points, respectively. He has turned into quarterback Bryce Young’s favorite target. Thielen is a solid FLEX play against a middle-of-the-pack Cowboys pass defense.
Samuel’s woes continued with a disappointing 5.5 fantasy point performance. He has failed to score more than 6.1 fantasy points in four straight games. The 49ers are not using him. However he did have five rushes in the Week 14 game, but he was only able to turn that into 13 yards. It is time to find a better option than Samuel for the first week of the fantasy playoffs.
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