Fantasy Football Week 15 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2021-22 NFL season has only four weeks left. Bye weeks are over which means the fantasy playoffs have begun in most standard leagues. Now that playoffs are here it is important to have backup options on your fantasy roster because injuries are continuing to mount up. It is always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the fantasy football Week 15 wide receiver rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to reserve/COVID-19 list*

(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)

Key:

Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.

Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.

High WR2- a player who may isn’t likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 territory.

Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started is because of their consistency and moderately high floor

Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.

Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and causes a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.

Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.

Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.

Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.

Category	Name	Opponent	Ranking
Must Start	Tyreek Hill	vs Buffalo Bills	WR1
Must Start	Ja’Marr Chase	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR2
Must Start	Stefon Diggs	vs Miami Dolphins	WR3
Must Start	Justin Jefferson	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR4
Must Start	Davante Adams	vs New England Patriots	WR5
Starting WR1	A.J. Brown	vs Chicago Bears	WR6
Starting WR1	D.K. Metcalf	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR7
Starting WR1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	vs New York Jets	WR8
Starting WR1	CeeDee Lamb	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR9
High WR2	Chris Godwin	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR10
High WR2	Keenan Allen	vs Tennessee Titans	WR11
High WR2	Garrett Wilson	vs Detroit Lions	WR12
High WR2	Jaylen Waddle	vs Buffalo Bills	WR13
High WR2	Tee Higgins*	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR14
Starting WR2	Terry McLaurin	vs New York Giants	WR15
Starting WR2	Michael Pittman Jr.	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR16
Starting WR2	Tyler Lockett	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR17
Starting WR2	Christian Kirk	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR18
Starting WR2	DeAndre Hopkins	vs Denver Broncos	WR19
Starting WR2	Chris Olave	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR20
Starting WR2	Mike Williams	vs Tennessee Titans	WR21
Low WR2	Amari Cooper*	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR22
Low WR2	DeVonta Smith	vs Chicago Bears	WR23
Low WR2	Christian Watson	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR24
Low WR2	JuJu Smith-Schuster	vs Houston Texans	WR25
Flex	Diontae Johnson	vs Carolina Panthers	WR26
Flex	Brandon Aiyuk	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR27
Flex	Mike Evans	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR28
Flex	Donovan Peoples-Jones	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR29
Flex	Zay Jones	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR30
Flex	Jerry Jeudy	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR31
Flex	Treylon Burks*	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR32
Flex	Darius Slayton	vs Washington Commanders	WR33
Flex	Nico Collins*	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR34
Flex	Jakobi Meyers*	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR35
Deep League Flex	Allen Lazard	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR36
Deep League Flex	Elijah Moore	vs Detroit Lions	WR37
Deep League Flex	Adam Thielen	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR38
Deep League Flex	Gabriel Davis	vs Miami Dolphins	WR39
Deep League Flex	Marquise “Hollywood” Brown	vs Denver Broncos	WR40
Deep League Flex	D.J. Moore	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR41
Deep League Flex	Drake London	vs New Orleans Saints	WR42
Deep League Flex	Michael Gallup	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR43
Deep League Flex	Courtland Sutton*	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR44
Deep League Flex	Parris Campbell	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR45
Deep League Flex	Joshua Palmer	vs Tennessee Titans	WR46
Deep League Flex	Curtis Samuel	vs New York Giants	WR47
Upside Play	Brandin Cooks*	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR48
Upside Play	Tutu Atwell	vs Green Bay Packers	WR49
Upside Play	Isaiah McKenzie	vs Miami Dolphins	WR50
Upside Play	George Pickens	vs Carolina Panthers	WR51
Upside Play	Van Jefferson	vs Green Bay Packers	WR52
Upside Play	DJ Chark	vs New York Jets	WR53
Upside Play	Chase Claypool*	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR54
Upside Play	Greg Dortch	vs Denver Broncos	WR55
Upside Play	Demarcus Robinson*	vs Cleveland Browns	WR56
Upside Play	Julio Jones*	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR57
Upside Play	Jarvis Landry	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR58
Upside Play	Alec Pierce	vs Minnesota VIkings	WR59
Upside Play	Ben Skowronek	vs Green Bay Packers	WR60
Upside Play	Mack Hollins	vs New England Patriots	WR61
Upside Play	Rashid Shaheed	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR62
Upside Play	Isaiah Hodgins	vs Washinton Commanders	WR63
Upside Play	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	vs Houston Texans	WR64
Upside Play	Jahan Dotson	vs New York Giants	WR65
Upside Play	Nelson Agholor	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR66
Upside Play	Jameson Williams	vs New York Jets	WR67
Upside Play	Trent Sherfield	vs Buffalo Bills	WR68
Upside Play	Richie James*	vs Washinton Commanders	WR69
Upside Play	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR70
Upside Play	Randall Cobb	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR71
Upside Play	Chris Moore	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR72
Upside Play	Devin Duvernay	vs Cleveland Browns	WR73
Leave on the Bench	Robert Woods	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR74
Leave on the Bench	Jauan Jennings	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR75
Leave on the Bench	Denzel Mims	vs Detroit Lions	WR76
Leave on the Bench	K.J. Osborn	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR77
Leave on the Bench	Marvin Jones Jr.	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR78
Leave on the Bench	Marquise Goodwin	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR79
Leave on the Bench	Hunter Renfrow*	vs New England Patriots	WR80
Leave on the Bench	Quez Watkins*	vs Chicago Bears	WR81
Leave on the Bench	Josh Reynolds	vs New York Jets	WR82
Leave on the Bench	Terrace Marshall Jr.	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR83
Leave on the Bench	Kadarius Toney*	vs Houston Texans	WR84
Leave on the Bench	Laviska Shenault Jr.	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR85

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

WR14 Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Tee Higgins missed a majority of last week’s game against the Cleveland Browns with a hamstring injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday because of that injury. If Higgins doesn’t play this weekend against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Trenton Irwin will become the WR70 between Nick Westbrook-Ihkine and Randall Cobb.

WR22 Amari Cooper, Cleveland Browns

Amari Cooper was limited in Wednesday’s practice because of a hip injury and for rest. He played with this injury last week and was expected to be on a pitch count. If Cooper misses this week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens Donovan Peoples-Jones will become the WR22 between Mike Williams and DeVonta Smith. David Bell then will become the WR52 between Van Jefferson and DJ Chark.

WR32 Treylon Burks, Tennessee Titans

Treylon Burks last week’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a concussion. If he doesn’t play this week against the Los Angeles Chargers Nick Westbrook-Ihkine moves up to WR47 between Curtis Samuel and Brandin Cooks. Robert Woods becomes the WR68 between Jameson Williams and Trent Sherfield.

Houston Texans Wide Receivers: WR34 Nico Collins & WR48 Brandin Cooks

Nico Collins missed last week’s game with a foot injury. Brandin Cooks missed the past two games with a calf injury. Collins missed practice Wednesday due to his injury. Cooks also missed practice on Wednesday because of his calf injury. If they both are inactive for this week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys Chris Moore becomes the WR35 between Jakobi Meyers and Allen Lazard.

If Collins is inactive but Cooks is active Cooks moves up to WR35 between Jakobi Meyers and Allen Lazard. Moore becomes the WR52 between Van Jefferson and DJ Chark.

If Cooks is inactive but Collins is active Moore becomes the WR52 between Van Jefferson and DJ Chark.

WR35 Jakobi Meyers, New England Patriots

Jakobi Meyers missed last week’s game with a concussion. Meyers was limited in practice on Wednesday. If Meyers cannot play this week against the Las Vegas Raiders Nelson Agholor will move up to WR36 between Allen Lazard and Elijah Moore.

WR44 Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

Courtland Sutton missed last week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a hamstring injury. He was limited on Wendesday because of that injury. If Sutton doesn’t play this week against the Arizona Cardinals Brandon Johnson would be expected to be the #2 receiver for the Broncos and would be a player only considered in DFS leagues.

WR54 Chase Claypool, Chicago Bears

Chase Claypool missed Wednesday’s practice with a knee injury. If Claypool can’t play in this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles Equanimeous St. Brown would become the WR73 between Devin Duvernay and Robert Woods.

WR57 Julio Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Julio Jones missed practice on Wednesday due to a knee injury. If he can’t play this week against the Cincinnati Bengals Russell Gage will become the WR68 between Trent Sherfield and Richie James.

WR60 Richie James, New York Giants

Richie James missed practice on Wednesday with a concussion. If he misses this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles Isaiah Hodgins moves up to WR55 between Chase Claypool and Greg Dortch.

WR80 Hunter Renfrow, Las Vegas Raiders

Hunter Renfrow could get activated from Injured Reserve before this week’s game against the New England Patriots. If Renfrow doesn’t play this week Mack Hollins retains his ranking.

WR81 Quez Watkins, Philadelphia Eagles

Quez Watkins was limited Wednesday in practice because of a shoulder injury. If Watkins misses this week’s game against the Chicago Bears Zach Pascal will become the WR84 between Kadarius Toney and Laviska Shenault Jr.

WR84 Kadarius Toney, Kansas City Chiefs

Kadarius Toney has missed the past three games with a hamstring injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday because of that injury. If Toney misses this week’s game against the Denver Broncos Skyy Moore becomes the WR84 between Terrace Marshall Jr. and Laviska Shenault Jr.

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