The 2023-24 NFL season has been outstanding so far. Already there have been a ton of breakout players and fantasy duds that have made the game so entertaining. Bye weeks are officially over. This means that playoffs have likely began in your fantasy leagues. During the playoffs Fantasy Managers will have full utilization of their roster and need to make sure they have backup options on their roster incase their stars get hurt. There have plenty of injuries this season to crucial players that make the pool of players to choose from on waivers that much thinner. It’s 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.
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 not be 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 cause 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 New York Jets | WR1 |
| Must Start | Justin Jefferson* | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR2 |
| Starting WR1 | CeeDee Lamb | vs Buffalo Bills | WR3 |
| Starting WR1 | A.J. Brown | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR4 |
| Starting WR1 | Michael Pittman Jr. | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR5 |
| Starting WR1 | Stefon Diggs | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR6 |
| Starting WR1 | Davante Adams* | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR7 |
| Starting WR1 | Deebo Samuel | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR8 |
| Starting WR1 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | vs Denver Broncos | WR9 |
| Starting WR1 | D.J. Moore* | vs Cleveland Browns | WR10 |
| High WR2 | Ja’Marr Chase* | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR11 |
| High WR2 | Cooper Kupp | vs Washington Commanders | WR12 |
| High WR2 | Brandon Aiyuk | vs Arizona Cardinals | WR13 |
| High WR2 | D.K. Metcalf | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR14 |
| High WR2 | Chris Olave* | vs New York Giants | WR15 |
| High WR2 | Mike Evans | vs Green Bay Packers | WR16 |
| High WR2 | DeAndre Hopkins | vs Houston Texans | WR17 |
| Starting WR2 | Rashee Rice | vs New England Patriots | WR18 |
| Starting WR2 | Nico Collins* | vs Houston Texans | WR19 |
| Starting WR2 | Puka Nacua | vs Washington Commanders | WR20 |
| Starting WR2 | Zay Flowers | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR21 |
| Starting WR2 | DeVonta Smith | vs Seattle Seahawks | WR22 |
| Starting WR2 | Garrett Wilson | vs Miami Dolphins | WR23 |
| Starting WR2 | Christian Watson* | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR24 |
| Low WR2 | Courtland Sutton | vs Detroit Lions | WR25 |
| Low WR2 | Jaylen Waddle | vs New York Jets | WR26 |
| Low WR2 | Odell Beckham Jr. | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR27 |
| Low WR2 | Jayden Reed* | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR28 |
| Low WR2 | Calvin Ridley | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR29 |
| Low WR2 | Diontae Johnson* | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR30 |
| Flex | Amari Cooper | vs Chicago Bears | WR31 |
| Flex | Adam Thielen | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR32 |
| Flex | Marquise “Hollywood” Brown* | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR33 |
| Flex | Tyler Lockett | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR34 |
| Flex | Terry McLaurin | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR35 |
| Flex | Tee Higgins | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR36 |
| Flex | Joshua Palmer | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR37 |
| Deep League Flex | Chris Godwin* | vs Green Bay Packers | WR38 |
| Deep League Flex | Drake London | vs Carolina Panthers | WR39 |
| Deep League Flex | Demario “Pop” Douglas* | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR40 |
| Deep League Flex | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | vs Philadelphia Eagles | WR41 |
| Deep League Flex | Zay Jones* | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR42 |
| Deep League Flex | Brandin Cooks | vs Buffalo Bills | WR43 |
| Deep League Flex | Jakobi Meyers | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR44 |
| Deep League Flex | Elijah Moore | vs Chicago Bears | WR45 |
| Deep League Flex | Curtis Samuel | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR46 |
| Deep League Flex | Gabriel Davis | vs Dallas Cowboys | WR47 |
| Upside Play | Noah Brown* | vs Tennessee Titans | WR48 |
| Upside Play | Jonathan Mingo | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR49 |
| Upside Play | Jordan Addison | vs Cincinnati Bengals | WR50 |
| Upside Play | Romeo Doubs | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR51 |
| Upside Play | Wan’Dale Robinson | vs New Orleans Saints | WR52 |
| Upside Play | Jerry Jeudy | vs Detroit Lions | WR53 |
| Upside Play | George Pickens | vs Indianapolis Colts | WR54 |
| Upside Play | Rashid Shaheed* | vs New York Giants | WR55 |
| Upside Play | Josh Downs | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR56 |
| Upside Play | Jahan Dotson | vs Los Angeles Rams | WR57 |
| Upside Play | Parker Washington | vs Baltimore Ravens | WR58 |
| Upside Play | Quentin Johnston | vs Las Vegas Raiders | WR59 |
| Upside Play | Demarcus Robinson | vs Washington Commanders | WR60 |
| Leave on the Bench | Michael Wilson* | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR61 |
| Leave on the Bench | Alec Pierce | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | WR62 |
| Leave on the Bench | Michael Gallup | vs Buffalo Bills | WR63 |
| Leave on the Bench | DeVante Parker* | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR64 |
| Leave on the Bench | Darius Slayton | vs New Orleans Saints | WR65 |
| Leave on the Bench | Hunter Renfrow | vs Los Angeles Chargers | WR66 |
| Leave on the Bench | Rashod Bateman | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | WR67 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jalin Hyatt | vs New Orleans Saints | WR68 |
| Leave on the Bench | Tyler Boyd* | vs Minnesota Vikings | WR69 |
| Leave on the Bench | Robert Woods | vs Tennessee Titans | WR70 |
| Leave on the Bench | Treylon Burks | vs Houston Texans | WR71 |
| Leave on the Bench | JuJu Smith-Schuster* | vs Kansas City Chiefs | WR72 |
| Leave on the Bench | DJ Chark | vs Atlanta Falcons | WR73 |
| Leave on the Bench | Trey Palmer | vs Green Bay Packers | WR74 |
| Leave on the Bench | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | vs New England Patriots | WR75 |
| Leave on the Bench | Rondale Moore | vs San Francisco 49ers | WR76 |
| Leave on the Bench | Dontayvion Wicks* | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR77 |
| Leave on the Bench | Cedric Tillman | vs Chicago Bears | WR78 |
| Leave on the Bench | Xavier Gipson | vs Miami Dolphins | WR79 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jameson Williams | vs Denver Broncos | WR80 |
| Leave on the Bench | Tutu Atwell* | vs Washington Commanders | WR81 |
WR1 Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins
Tyreek Hill suffered an ankle injury last week against the Tennessee Titans. He missed practice on Wednesday because of the injury. If Hill misses Week 15 against the New York Jets Jaylen Waddle moves up to WR17 between DeAndre Hopkins and Rashee Rice.
WR2 Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
Justin Jefferson suffered a chest injury last week against the Las Vegas Raiders. He was limited in practice Wednesday because of the injury. If Jefferson misses Week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals Jordan Addison moves up to WR31 between Amari Cooper and Adam Thielen.
WR7 Davante Adams, Los Angeles Chargers
Davante Adams missed practice Wednesday with an illness. It is unclear if his illness will hold him out of this week’s game. If Adams misses Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers Jakobi Meyers moves up to WR32 between Adam Thielen and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown. Hunter Renfrow moves up to WR60 between Demarcus Robinson and Michael Wilson.
WR10 D.J. Moore, Chicago Bears
D.J. Moore missed practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. It is unclear if he will miss this week’s game because of the injury. If Moore misses Week 15 against the Cleveland Browns Darnell Mooney becomes the WR47 between Gabriel Davis and Noah Brown.
Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receivers: WR11 Ja’Marr Chase & WR69 Tyler Boyd
Ja’Marr Chase was limited in practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. Tyler Boyd was limited in practice on Wednesday with an ankle and foot injury. If Ja’Marr Chase misses Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings and Boyd is active Tee Higgins moves up to WR28 between Jayden Reed and Calvin Ridley. Tyler Boyd moves up to WR53 between Jerry Jeudy and George Pickens.
If Boyd misses Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings and Chase is active Trenton Irwin becomes WR78 between Cedric Tillman and Xavier Gipson.
If both Chase and Boyd miss Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings Tee Higgins moves up to WR22 between DeVonta Smith and Garrett Wilson. Trenton Irwin becomes WR70 between Robert Woods and Treylon Burks.
New Orleans Saints Wide Receivers: WR15 Chris Olave & WR55 Rashid Shaheed
Chris Olave missed practice Wednesday with an ankle injury. Rashid Shaheed has missed the past two games with a thigh injury. If Olave misses Week 15 against the New York Giants and Shaheed is active Shaheed moves up to WR37 between Joshua Palmer and Chris Godwin.
If Shaheed misses Week 15 against the New York Giants and Olave is active A.T. Perry becomes WR62 between Alec Pierce and Michael Gallup.
If both Olave and Shaheed misses Week 15 against the New York Giants A.T. Perry becomes WR43 between Brandin Cooks and Jakobi Meyers.
Houston Texans Wide Receivers: WR19 Nico Collins & WR48 Noah Brown
Nico Collins missed practice on Wednesday with a calf injury. Noah Brown was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. If Collins misses Week 15 against the Tennessee Titans and Brown is active Brown moves up to WR40 between Demario “Pop” Douglas and Jaxon Smith Njigba. Robert Woods moves up to WR61 between Michael Wilson and Alec Pierce.
If Brown misses Week 15 against the Tennessee Titans and Collins is active Robert Woods moves up to WR61 between Michael Wilson and Alec Pierce.
If both Collins and Brown misses Week 15 against the Tennessee Titans Robert Woods moves up to WR47 between Curtis Samuel and Gabriel Davis. Xavier Hutchinson becomes WR63 between Michael Gallup and DeVante Parker.
Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers: WR24 Christian Watson, WR28 Jayden Reed, WR77 Dontayvion Wicks
Christian Watson missed last week’s game against the New York Giants with a. hamstring injury. Jayden Reed was limited in practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. Dontayvion Wicks missed practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. If Watson misses Week 15 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Reed moves up to WR23 between DeVonta Smith and Garrett Wilson. Romeo Doubs moves up to WR45 between Elijah Moore and Curtis Samuel. Dontayvion Wicks moves up to WR58 between Parker Washington and Quentin Johnston.
If Reed misses Week 15 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Romeo Doubs moves up to WR43 between Brandin Cooks and Jakobi Meyers. Dontayvion Wicks moves up to WR58 between Parker Washington and Quentin Johnston.
If both Watson and Reed miss Week 15 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Romeo Doubs moves up to WR31 between Amari Cooper and Adam Thielen. Dontayvion Wicks moves up to WR45 between Elijah Moore and Curtis Samuel.
WR30 Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers
Diontae Johnson missed practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. If Johnson misses Week 15 against the Indianapolis Colts George Pickens moves up to WR31 between Amari Cooper and Adam Thielen. Allen Robinson and Calvin Austin would also have expanded roles in the offense.
Arizona Cardinals Wide Receivers: WR33 Marquise “Hollywood” Brown & WR61 Michael Wilson
Marquise “Hollywood” Brown missed practice on Wednesday with a heel injury. Michael Wilson is now dealing with a neck issue after recently recovering from a shoulder injury. If Brown misses Week 15 against the San Francisco 49ers and Wilson is active Wilson moves up to WR39 between Drake London and Demario “Pop” Douglas. Rondale Moore moves up to WR58 between Parker Washington and Quentin Johnston. Greg Dortch becomes WR74 between Trey Palmer and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
If Wilson misses Week 15 against the San Francisco 49ers and Brown is active Rondale Moore moves up to WR61 between Demarcus Robinson and Alec Pierce. Grey Dortch becomes WR74 between Trey Palme and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
If both Brown and Wilson miss Week 15 against the San Francisco 49ers Rondale Moore moves up to WR44 between Jakobi Meyers and Elijah Moore. Greg Dortch becomes WR55 between Rashid Shaheed and Josh Downs.
WR38 Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Godwin missed practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. It is unclear if this injury could cause Godwin to miss time. If Godwin misses Week 15 against the Green Bay Packers Trey Palmer moves up to WR57 between Jahan Dotson and Parker Washington.
New England Patriots Wide Receivers: WR40 Demario “Pop” Douglas, WR64 DeVante Parker & WR72 JuJu Smith-Schuster
Demario “Pop” Douglas missed the past two games with a concussion. DeVante Parker missed last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a knee injury. JuJu Smith-Schuster was limited practice on Wednesday with an ankle injury. If Douglas misses Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs Parker moves up to WR54 between George Pickens and Rashid Shaheed. JuJu Smith-Schuster moves up to WR67 between Rashod Bateman and Jalin Hyatt.
If Parker misses Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs JuJu Smith-Schuster moves up to WR67 between Rashod Bateman and Jalin Hyatt. Tyquan Thornton becomes the WR81 below Tutu Atwell.
If both Douglas and Parker miss Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs JuJu Smith-Schuster moves up to WR51 between Romeo Doubs and Wan’Dale Robinson. Tyquan Thornton becomes to WR80 between Jameson Williams and Tutu Atwell.
WR42 Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars
Zay Jones was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. Jones has been dealing with injuries all season. If Jones misses Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens Parker Washington moves up to WR48 between Noah Brown and Jonathan Mingo.
Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers
Keenan Allen was ruled out for this week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders with a heel injury. Los Angeles’ offense has been decimated by injuries the past week. Josh Palmer and Quentin Johnston are expected to be the team’s top targets as long as Allen is out.
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