Week 15 Fantasy Football Playoffs Player Rankings: Phillip Rivers, Joe Mixon, Michael Thomas, and Cameron Brate should roll

Jim Saranteas @thefantasygreek
12/18/2018 2:29PM ET

It’s Week 15 and there are fantasy football team owners battling to make next week’s championship round. For those still fighting, the Week 15 fantasy football rankings will help in setting your line-ups. Make sure to check your league’s waiver wire to get the best talented players on your roster.

As the real NFL playoffs are fast approaching, check out the most recent Power Rankings.

This Week 15, pay attention to the injury status of players like Odell Beckham, Doug Baldwin, Tyreek Hill, and Courtland Sutton. If they are active, they would be rankable players in fantasy football. Most are ranked below as they seem to have a chance of playing.

QUARTERBACKS

1          P. Mahomes, Chiefs

2          A. Luck, Colts

3          J. Goff, Rams

4          B. Roethlisberger, Steelers

5          P. Rivers, Chargers

6          R. Wilson, Seahawks

7          M. Ryan, Falcons

8          D. Watson, Texans

9          T. Brady, Patriots

10        D. Brees, Saints

11        L. Jackson, Ravens

12        M. Trubisky, Bears

13        K. Cousins, Vikings

14        D. Prescott, Cowboys

15        A. Rodgers, Packers

16        C. Newton, Panthers

17        J. Winston, Buccaneers

18        J. Allen, Bills

19        B. Mayfield, Browns

20        N. Mullens, 49ers

21        M. Mariota, Titans

22        R. Tannehill, Dolphins

23        E. Manning, Giants

24        M. Stafford, Lions

25        N. Foles, Eagles

RUNNING BACKS

1          T. Gurley, Rams

2          S. Barkley, Giants

3          C. McCaffrey, Panthers

4          E. Elliott, Cowboys

5          J. Mixon, Bengals

6          N. Chubb, Browns

7          A. Kamara, Saints

8          P. Lindsay, Broncos

9          D. Cook, Vikings

10        D. Johnson, Cardinals

11        L. Fournette, Jaguars

12        A. Jones, Packers

13        T. Cohen, Bears

14        J. Jackson, Chargers

15        J. Wilson, 49ers

16        J. Samuels, Steelers

17        D. Martin, Raiders

18        L. Miller, Texans

19        M. Ingram, Saints

20        G. Edwards, Ravens

21        D. Henry, Titans

22        C. Carson, Seahawks

23        S. Ware, Chiefs

24        S. Michel, Patriots

25        J. White, Patriots

26        J. Howard, Bears

27        J. Adams, Eagles

28        E. McGuire, Jets

29        M. Mack, Colts

30        I. Smith, Falcons

31        K. Drake, Dolphins

32        K. Dixon, Ravens

33        C. Ivory, Bills

34        A. Peterson, Redskins

35        T. Coleman, Falcons

36        P. Barber, Buccaneers

37        M. Murphy, Bills

38        F. Gore, Dolphins

39        J. Richard, Raiders

40        D. Lewis, Titans

41        D. Sproles, Eagles

42        Z. Zenner, Lions

43        C. Thompson, Redskins

44        T. Riddick, Lions

45        L. Blount, Lions

46        N. Hines, Colts

47        R. Penny, Seahawks

48        TJ Yeldon, Jaguars

49        R. Freeman, Broncos

50        D. Williams, Chiefs

51        S. Ridley, Steelers

WIDE RECEIVERS

1          J. Jones, Falcons

2          D. Hopkins, Texans

3          K. Allen, Chargers

4          D. Adams, Packers

5          TY Hilton, Colts

6          A. Cooper, Cowboys

7          M. Thomas, Saints

8          A. Brown, Steelers

9          T. Hill*, Chiefs

10        A. Thielen, Vikings

11        O. Beckham*, Giants

12        J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers

13        S. Diggs, Vikings

14        B. Cooks, Rams

15        R. Woods, Rams

16        J. Edelman, Patriots

17        T. Lockett, Seahawks

18        M. Evans, Buccaneers

19        K. Golladay, Lions

20        D. Moore, Panthers

21        J. Gordon, Patriots

22        T. Boyd, Bengals

23        D. Pettis, 49ers

24        A. Humphries, Buccaneers

25        J. Landry, Browns

26        C. Davis, Titans

27        C. Samuel, Panthers

28        S. Shepard, Giants

29        C. Godwin, Buccaneers

30        A. Robinson, Bears

31        Dede Westbrook, Jaguars

32        C. Ridley, Falco

33        K. Stills, Dolphins

34        C. Sutton*, Broncos

35        L. Fitzgerald, Cardinals

36        Z. Jones, Bills

37        R. Foster, Bills

38        J. Reynolds, Rams

39        J. Ross, Bengals

40        D. Hamilton, Broncos

41        Keke Coutee, Texans

42        D. Thomas, Texans

43        A. Jeffery, Eagles

44        M. Williams, Chargers

45        C. Conley, Chiefs

46        T. Taylor, Titans

47        T. Gabriel, Bears

48        J. Nelson, Raiders

49        D. Baldwin*, Seahawks

50        A. Callaway, Browns

TIGHT ENDS

1          T. Kelce, Chiefs

2          Z. Ertz, Eagles

3          G. Kittle, 49ers

4          E. Ebron, Colts

5          R. Gronkowski, Patriots

6          J. Cook, Raiders

7          C. Brate, Buccaneers

8          E. Engram, Giants

9          I. Thomas, Panthers

10        V. McDonald, Steelers

11        D. Njoku, Browns

12        V. Davis, Redskins

13        J. Graham, Packers

14        C. Herndon, Jets

15        A. Firkser Titans

16        K. Rudolph, Vikings

17        CJ Uzomah, Bengals

18        G. Everett, Rams

19        R. Griffin, Texans

20        T. Burton, Bears

21        M. LaCosse, Broncos

22        A. Gates, Chargers

23        T. Higbee, Rams

24        C. Clay, Bills

25        B. Watson, Saints

DEFENSES

1          Texans (at Jets)

2          Vikings (v. Dolphins)

3          Bills (v. Lions)

4          Jaguars (v. Redskins)

5          Rams (v. Eagles)

6          Bears (v. Packers)

7          Ravens (v. Buccaneers)

8          Saints (at Panthers)

9          Titans (at Giants)

10        Lions (at Bills)

11        Redskins (v. Giants)

12        Broncos (v. Browns)

13        Seahawks (at 49ers)

14        Falcons (v. Cardinals)

15        Giants (v. Titans)

16        Cowboys (at Colts)

17        Colts (v. Cowboys)

18        Dolphins (at Vikings)

19        Browns (at Broncos)

20        Buccaneers (at Ravens)

21        Jets (v. Texans)

22        Chiefs (v. Chargers)

23        Steelers (v. Patriots)

24        Patriots (at Steelers)

25        Chargers (at Chiefs)

KICKERS

1          G. Zuerlein, Rams

2          J. Tucker, Ravens

3          H. Butker, Chiefs

4          S. Gostkowski, Patriots

5          K. Fairbairn, Texans

6          W. Lutz, Saints

7          A. Vinatieri, Colts

8          M. Bryant, Falcons

9          B. Maher, Cowboys

10        B. McManus, Broncos

11        R. Succop, Titans

12        C. Parkey, Bears

13        J. Elliott, Eagles

14        M. Crosby, Packers

15        M. Badgley, Chargers

16        D. Bailey, Vikings

17        J. Lambo, Jaguars

18        A. Rosas, Giants

19        C. Boswell, Steelers

20        M. Prater, Lions

21        R. Bullock, Bengals

22        G. Joseph, Browns

23        R. Gould, 49ers

24        D. Carlson, Raiders

25        S. Janikowski, Seahawks

“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.

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