As the fantasy football playoffs get underway in most leagues this week, all 32 teams are in action and preparing for a four-game push to the conclusion of the regular season. The Commanders, Ravens, Colts, Broncos, Patriots, and Texans are back from their Week 14 bye weeks and you should have a full roster ready to roll for your postseason success.
As you make your decisions about who to start this week, be sure to consider all the matchups and options on your roster. To help you make all your tough lineup choices, check out my rankings for each position in Week 15.
In this post, I’ve highlighted some of the biggest risers and fallers at each spot. With the six teams coming back from their bye week, the lists get crowded in a hurry and players tend to drop a few spots even if they met expectations last week.
QB Risers and Fallers
Lamar Jackson and Jayden Daniels are back from their bye week and immediately change up my rankings by landing in the top two spots. Josh Allen is at No. 3 for the second straight week despite scoring three rushing touchdowns and three passing touchdowns last week against the Rams. He’s in a tough matchup against the Lions but holds in that spot while Jalen Hurts and Joe Burrow drop from the one and two spots last week to the four and five spots this week.
Caleb Williams, Jordan Love, Baker Mayfield, and Tua Tagovailoa all slip out of my top 10 rankings this week while Bo Nix is back in the top 10 and the two Thursday Night Football quarterbacks sneak into the top 10 as Brock Purdy hosts Matthew Stafford.
Check out my full QB rankings for Week 15.
RB Risers and Fallers
Saquon Barkley stays firmly entrenched in the top spot once again this week. He’s followed by Derrick Henry and Joe Mixon, who are back from their bye weeks in good matchups. Tumbling out of my top 10 this week are Bucky Irving, Chase Brown, and Alvin Kamara, who dropped from No. 3 all the way to No. 14.
Chuba Hubbard is one of the week’s biggest risers this week after I highlighted his upside as an RB1 while my colleague Julian Edlow pointed out his over as one of his best bets.
In the second 10 in my rankings, Aaron Jones climbs from No. 19 to No. 11 for his matchup against the Bears this week. Zach Charbonnet is also in my top 20. If Kenneth Walker III is out, I’d bump Charbonnet even higher, moving him up to No. 15 just ahead of Brian Robinson Jr., who is returning from his bye week and taking on the Saints.
Near the bottom of my rankings, I still have Isiah Pacheco in my top 25 as he returns to a full workload and full health. Rhamondre Stevenson returns from his bye into my top 20 as well.
Sliding down my rankings this week are James Cook and Tyrone Tracy Jr. since both are in tougher matchups than last week. Travis Etienne, D’Andre Swift, and Nick Chubb were ranked in my top 25 for Week 14 but are outside my rankings for this week.
Check out my full RB rankings for Week 14.
WR Risers and Fallers
Since my rankings came out on Monday before his big game, I dropped Ja’Marr Chase two spots to No. 3 in my rankings in a tough matchup in Tennessee. I still slightly prefer Puka Nacua and Justin Jefferson, but it’s really hard to go wrong with any of those three top options. They’re all really No. 1 options. Terry McLaurin is also in a great spot and returns from his bye week into my top five, especially with more targets coming his way after the injury to his fellow receiver Noah Brown.
Mike Evans drops a few spots while he plays through injury and A.J. Brown also slides down a bit due to his inconsistent workload in Philly. George Pickens, Ladd McConkey and Drake London slipped out of my top 10 this week while Nico Collins and Tyreek Hill moved into it.
The second half of my rankings is extremely crowded, forcing good options like Jayden Reed, Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, and Tee Higgins just outside my rankings. Jerry Jeudy and Khalil Shakir are on the rise in this area, though, and Jauan Jennings is back in my top 25 for this week’s rematch with the Rams.
Check out my full WR rankings for Week 15.
TE Risers and Fallers
George Kittle is back in my top spot at tight end this week, knocking Brock Bowers from No. 1 to No. 3 while Trey McBride holds steady at No. 2. Travis Kelce slides to No. 6 in my rankings while David Njoku climbs to No. 4 on the other side of that Browns-Chiefs AFC matchup.
Pat Freiermuth has been in the Milly Maker winning lineup in each of the last two weeks and with George Pickens injured, Muth moves into my top 10 for this week.
I ran out of room for Sam LaPorta, Evan Engram, and Cade Otton, who are strong options but slide just outside my top 10.
Check out my full TE rankings for Week 15.
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