6) Lamar Jackson vs. Bengals
We almost left him for dead last week, but he showed us some signs of life in a win over the Steelers. We were still able to find room for him in our top ten last week, and Lamar paid us off by putting up over 22 fantasy points. Most encouraging was the 43 rushing yards, along with a rushing score on top of the 200+ passing yards and a touchdown through the air. The Bengal defense is still terrible, and despite the fact that they held Lamar to just 7.54 fantasy points two weeks ago, we want to get him in our lineups for this matchup. Fire him up, and anybody who plays the tight end position against this Cincinnati defense.
7) Dak Prescott vs. Vikings
Dak is probably one of the main reasons you’re still reading fantasy football articles in Week 15. He was drafted as about the 8th-10th quarterback off the board in most leagues and currently sits as the overall QB3. He’s been great this year, and much of the credit should go to the fact that he has two of the best receivers in the league playing with him. The rest of the credit should go to the fact that the Dallas defense has been terrible all year, and opposing quarterbacks have routinely been lighting up the scoreboard when they face the Cowboys. Dak is a lock to throw the ball 30+ times every single week and has thrown for over 300 yards in three straight games. Keep him in your lineup.
8) Drake Maye vs. Bills
Maye is another guy who deserves a round of applause from his owners, who took him as late as the 10th round in many drafts this year. Maye has been great this year for both fantasy and for the Patriots, sitting as the overall QB5 in fantasy and on the short list for this year’s league MVP award. He would typically be higher on this list, considering the season he has had, but this is a tough matchup against Buffalo. The Bills rank #2 overall against the pass and #4 in fantasy points allowed against the quarterback position. They also held Maye to 12.12 points in their previous meeting, which is his lowest fantasy point total game of the season. That game back in early October was the only game this season that Maye failed to throw for a score, and his 12 rushing yards were tied for his 3rd lowest total in a game thus far. It’s a situation much like Mahomes, where you just don’t have a better option on your roster right now (unless you have one of the names listed above), so get him in your lineup and hope that Stephon Diggs second revenge game includes a score (or two) this time.
