What a great week of football. This column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50 percent of Yahoo leagues or less each week. For reference, the threshold used for Wins and Losses in this article will be if the quarterbacks can score at least 17 points, if the tight ends can score at least eight PPR points, and if the rest can score at least 10 PPR points. Here are the Week 15 streamers.
Week 15 Streamers: Odell Beckham Jr., Jerick McKinnon, and More!
Week 14 Recap
Quarterback
- Joshua Dobbs (MIN) @ LV – 4.62 points – L
- Gardner Minshew (IND) @ TEN – 15.10 points – L
- Jake Browning (CIN) v IND – 24.70 points – W
- Totals – Week: 1-2 / Year: 23-19
Running Back
- Ezekiel Elliott (NE) @ PIT – 27.00 points – W
- Jerick McKinnon (KC) v BUF – 12.70 points – W
- Tyjae Spears (TEN) @ MIA – 17.80 points – W
- Totals – Week: 3-0 / Year: 22-20
Wide Receiver
- Elijah Moore (CLE) v JAX – 7.20 points – L
- Noah Brown (HOU) @ NYJ – 0.00 points – L
- Jalin Hyatt (NYG) v GB – 3.30 points – L
- Totals – Week: 0-3 / Year: 24-18
Tight End
- Isaiah Likely (BAL) v LAR – 19.30 points – W
- Cade Otton (TB) @ ATL – 9.60 points – W
- Gerald Everett (LAC) v DEN – 8.90 points – W
- Totals – Week: 3-0 / Year: 20-22
- Grand Totals – Week: 7-5 / Year: 89-79
Week 15 Streamers
Quarterback – Jake Browning (CIN – 28%) v MIN
If you thought last week’s waiver wire was slim at quarterback, this week takes it to a different level. Jake Browning was a complete afterthought entering the season as Joe Burrow’s backup but now has been thrust into the starting position on a team fighting for playoffs. Even more surprising is the fact he’s been playing so well. Over the last two weeks, he’s scored 24.70 and 29.66 fantasy points. Browning has scored a rushing touchdown in both of those matchups as well.
This week he gets a nice matchup as the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings stop the running game much better than they stop the passing game so Browning will once again be asked to carry the load for Cincinnati. In a crucial first week of playoffs in most fantasy leagues, Browning looks set up to be one of the best Week 14 streamers among quarterbacks.
Honorable Mentions – Joe Flacco (CLE – 7%) v CHI, Gardner Minshew II (IND – 28%) v PIT
Running Back – Jerick McKinnon (KC – 41%) @ NE
Clyde Edwards-Helaire (who is also a good play) was the leader in carries for the Kansas City Chiefs in the absence of Isiah Pacheco but it was Jerick McKinnon who outscored him in fantasy. McKinnon tends to always get hot late in the season and that’s what might happen again if Pacheco misses more time. He only had four carries but scored a touchdown on one of them. McKinnon also had three targets and caught all three for 18 yards. That’s really where he makes it happen in the passing game. The Chiefs currently sit as 9.5-point favorites with a solid 23.5-point implied total against the New England Patriots. McKinnon should be a vital piece of a great offense and that makes him one of the better Week 15 streamers options at running back regardless.
Jerick McKinnon last year from Weeks 14-17
32.4 FPs (RB1)
34.2 FPs (RB1)
12.8 FPs (RB19)
22.6 FPs (RB7)Yes, McKinnon is a phenomenal Week 14 stream with Isiah Pacheco out.
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Honorable Mentions – Clyde Edwards-Helaire (KC – 50%) @ NE, Ty Chandler (MIN – 22%) @ LV
Wide Receiver – Odell Beckham Jr. (BAL – 42%) @ JAX
Odell Beckham Jr. has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence as of late. He’s scored double-digit fantasy points in four of his last five games now. This past week was the best one and the most encouraging as well. Beckham Jr. was able to catch four passes for 97 yards and a score on his way to 19.70 fantasy points. On top of that, he saw ten targets in this game. That was a season-high for Beckham Jr. in his 2023 campaign.
This week he has a chance to build upon that when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars have allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to wide receivers this year. That game could turn into one of the better games of the week as the Ravens are 3.5-point favorites and the projected combined total is 43.5 points. Beckham Jr. has seemingly emerged as one of Lamar Jackson’s more trusted options in the absence of Mark Andrews and that makes him one of the better Week 15 streamers among wide receivers.
The Ravens continue to limit Odell Beckham's route participation, but the veteran WR has still been the Ravens' best weapon over the last five games.
His 30% targets per route run (TPRR) almost doubles Flowers. Also leads air yards and endzone targets.https://t.co/JTfDkyZTXf pic.twitter.com/jx5c6ApNSl
— Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) December 11, 2023
Honorable Mentions – Demario Douglas (NE – 20%) v KC, Jonathan Mingo (CAR – 17%) v ATL
Tight End – Logan Thomas (WAS – 43%) @ LAR
We’ve been picking on the Los Angeles Rams in this tight end section all season and it’s been paying off more often than not. Might as well keep with the tradition especially when it’s the trusty veteran Logan Thomas. Thomas has been a solid streamer all season and looks like one of the better Week 15 streamers as well. As mentioned last week, the Rams are a good defense overall but their biggest weakness is against the tight end position. They have allowed the third-most fantasy points to tight ends this year after giving up a big game to last week’s featured player, Isaiah Likely. They do a great job stopping the run and have strong perimeter corners but that leaves the middle open. That should be much to the benefit of Thomas and the Washington Commanders this week.
Honorable Mentions – Cade Otton (TB – 49%) @ ATL, Gerald Everett (LAC – 39%) v DEN
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