Fantasy football rankings, Week 15: Wide receivers for standard, PPR leagues

Some of the top fantasy receivers had a disappointing Week 14 and others are sidelined with injuries. We take a look at that and deliver our Week 15 rankings.

by Scott Kaliska

Dec 10, 2014, 2:52 PM UTC

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It was a tough week to watch our stud receivers lay eggs in the first round of the fantasy playoffs. Hopefully you had enough scoring from your other players to overcome the lack of production. The biggest of all was Demaryius Thomas, who hasn't had a game like this with only two receptions since 2012. Emmanuel Sanders didn't fare much better with four catches for 56 yards. The Denver Broncos have begun to rely heavily on their running game and that's really affected their passing game. Here's hoping that they get back to their aerial attack against the San Diego Chargers this week. Randall Cobb also failed to produce in a high-scoring game. He hasn't scored a touchdown in four games, which comes at a real inopportune time. Cobb faces a tough Buffalo Bills defense this week.

After a long season, the injuries are really starting to pile up. Brandon Marshall has been placed on injured reserve due to broken ribs and a collapsed lung. He had a few nice games this season but had more disappointing games. The Chicago Bears need to change something to make full use of their strong group of receivers.

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Percy Harvin seemed to be done for the season with his ankle injury but the jury is still out. He's coming off his best game of the season but could possibly be out for Week 15. Torrey Smith's knee was swelling before the game on Sunday and he ended without a catch. He's day to day and yet he was just starting to make some noise as of late. Reggie Wayne is dealing with a multitude of injuries and is probably safe to drop for a higher upside option. Lastly, Kendall Wright missed Week 14 with his broken hand. He has a sweet matchup against the New York Jets this week, so let's hope he plays.

With Marshall out for the season and the Bears evaluating talent, Marquess Wilson will get a long look. He's going to be a hot waiver add this week, especially since they face the New Orleans Saints on Monday night. Jay Cutler didn't really look his way after Marshall left, instead focusing on Alshon Jeffery and Martellus Bennett. I think that'll change after a week of practice and it's hard to believe the Bears will drift away from their passing game. Another second-year player who could benefit from injuries is Kamar Aiken. He's fighting with Marlon Brown for the No. 3 receiver role on the Baltimore Ravens' depth chart. Baltimore faces the Jacksonville Jaguars, so Aiken could put up some points no matter what happens.

Wide receiver rankings (Standard), Week 15

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Antonio Brown	PIT	@ATL	3	2	1	1
2	Calvin Johnson	DET	MIN	1	1	3	2
3	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	@SD	7	3	2	3
4	Jordy Nelson	GB	@BUF	2	7	7	7
5	T.Y. Hilton	IND	HOU	4	9	4	8
6	Odell Beckham	NYG	WAS	8	5	8	4
7	Julio Jones	ATL	PIT	9	4	9	5
8	Dez Bryant	DAL	@PHI	10	6	6	6
9	A.J. Green	CIN	@CLE	5	8	5	11
10	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	NO	6	10	10	9
11	Emmanual Sanders	DEN	@SD	13	12	14	10
12	Mike Evans	TB	CAR	12	13	12	13
13	Randall Cobb	GB	@BUF	11	15	16	12
14	Josh Gordon	CLE	CIN	20	11	11	15
15	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	DAL	14	14	17	16
16	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@IND	15	18	18	17
17	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	TB	21	17	20	14
18	Keenan Allen	SD	DEN	18	16	23	18
19	Kenny Stills	NO	@CHI	16	23	19	20
20	Roddy White	ATL	PIT	17	20	24	19
21	Sammy Watkins	BUF	GB	25	21	15	21
22	Jordan Matthews	PHI	DAL	28	22	13	25
23	Golden Tate	DET	MIN	22	19	30	24
24	Julian Edelman	NE	MIA	19	29	26	23
25	DeSean Jackson	WAS	@NYG	22	31	22	35
26	Jarvis Landry	MIA	@NE	29	25	25	31
27	Brandon LaFell	NE	MIA	26	28	38	22
28	Vincent Jackson	TB	@CAR	37	26	27	27
29	Steve Smith	BAL	JAC	38	24	31	28
30	Donte Moncrief	IND	HOU	30	40	28	36
31	Malcom Floyd	SD	DEN	23	37	42	37
32	Marques Colston	NO	@CHI	34	33	43	29
33	Mike Wallace	MIA	@NE	40	32	39	30
34	Charles Johnson	MIN	@DET	35	39	34	34
35	Martavis Bryant	PIT	@ATL	-	30	36	26
36	Eric Decker	NYJ	@TEN	27	47	29	44
37	Torrey Smith	BAL	JAC	24	-	33	40
38	Pierre Garcon	WAS	@NYG	39	35	45	32
39	Anquan Boldin	SF	@SEA	31	34	50	39
40	Andre Johnson	HOU	@IND	-	27	-	33
41	Doug Baldwin	SEA	SF	32	50	32	50
42	Stedman Bailey	STL	AZ	50	49	21	48
43	Marqise Lee	JAC	@BAL	45	38	-	38
44	Marquess Wilson	CHI	NO	-	36	46	42
45	Mohamad Sanu	CIN	@CLE	36	45	-	43
46	Denard Robinson	JAC	@BAL	33	-	40	-
47	Nate Washington	TEN	NYJ	-	-	35	41
48	Michael Floyd	AZ	@STL	47	-	37	49
49	Robert Woods	BUF	GB	48	42	-	45
50	Allen Hurns	JAC	@BAL	46	-	41	-
--	Greg Jennings	MIN	@DET	43	44	-	-
--	Percy Harvin	NYJ	@TEN	-	41	-	46
--	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	CIN	41	-	47	-
--	Larry Fitzgerald	AZ	@STL	-	48	48	47
--	Tavon Austin	STL	AZ	42	-	-	-
--	Kendall Wright	TEN	NYJ	-	43	-	-
--	Michael Crabtree	SF	@SEA	-	-	44	-
--	Preston Parker	NYG	WAS	44	-	-	-
--	Cecil Shorts	JAC	@BAL	-	46	-	-
--	Harry Douglas	ATL	PIT	-	-	49	-
--	Dwayne Bowe	KC	OAK	49	-	-	-

Wide receiver rankings (PPR), Week 15

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Antonio Brown	PIT	@ATL	2	1	1	1
2	Calvin Johnson	DET	MIN	1	2	3	3
3	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	@SD	6	3	2	2
4	Jordy Nelson	GB	@BUF	3	6	7	7
5	Odell Beckham	NYG	WAS	9	5	8	4
6	Julio Jones	ATL	PIT	8	4	10	5
7	T.Y. Hilton	IND	HOU	4	11	5	8
8	Dez Bryant	DAL	@PHI	10	7	6	6
9	A.J. Green	CIN	@CLE	7	9	4	11
10	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	NO	5	10	9	9
11	Emmanual Sanders	DEN	@SD	13	8	14	10
12	Josh Gordon	CLE	CIN	19	12	11	12
13	Randall Cobb	GB	@BUF	11	15	16	13
14	Mike Evans	TB	@CAR	15	14	13	14
15	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	DAL	12	13	17	15
16	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@IND	14	18	18	19
17	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	TB	20	19	19	16
18	Julian Edelman	NE	MIA	16	21	20	20
19	Keenan Allen	SD	DEN	21	16	24	17
20	Roddy White	ATL	PIT	18	20	22	21
21	Sammy Watkins	BUF	GB	22	22	15	23
22	Jordan Matthews	PHI	DAL	28	23	12	25
23	Kenny Stills	NO	@CHI	17	24	23	24
24	Golden Tate	DET	MIN	24	17	30	18
25	Jarvis Landry	MIA	@NE	34	25	21	27
26	Vincent Jackson	TB	@CAR	29	26	28	26
27	Brandon LaFell	NE	MIA	23	28	38	22
28	Steve Smith	BAL	JAC	31	27	33	28
29	DeSean Jackson	WAS	@NYG	25	35	25	38
30	Eric Decker	NYJ	@TEN	25	41	29	42
31	Donte Moncrief	IND	HOU	39	37	27	36
32	Pierre Garcon	WAS	@NYG	41	31	39	29
33	Marques Colston	NO	@CHI	33	32	45	31
34	Martavis Bryant	PIT	@ATL	-	30	32	30
35	Mike Wallace	MIA	@NE	40	33	40	33
36	Anquan Boldin	SF	@SEA	26	34	-	35
37	Charles Johnson	MIN	@DET	36	40	31	40
38	Stedman Bailey	STL	AZ	26	49	26	48
39	Torrey Smith	BAL	JAC	27	-	35	39
40	Malcom Floyd	SD	DEN	30	39	44	44
41	Nate Washington	TEN	NYJ	35	44	36	43
42	Andre Johnson	HOU	@IND	-	29	-	32
43	Doug Baldwin	SEA	SF	32	-	34	-
44	Marqise Lee	JAC	@BAL	45	38	-	34
45	Marquess Wilson	CHI	NO	-	36	47	37
46	Mohamad Sanu	CIN	@CLE	35	48	50	45
47	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	CIN	37	-	41	-
48	Denard Robinson	JAC	@BAL	38	-	42	-
49	Robert Woods	BUF	GB	48	42	-	41
50	Michael Floyd	AZ	@STL	47	-	37	-
--	Allen Hurns	JAC	@BAL	42	-	43	-
--	Greg Jennings	MIN	@DET	43	46	-	49
--	Larry Fitzgerald	AZ	@STL	-	45	48	46
--	Kendall Wright	TEN	NYJ	-	43	-	47
--	Preston Parker	NYG	WAS	44	-	-	-
--	Michael Crabtree	SF	@SEA	-	-	46	-
--	James Jones	OAK	@KC	46	-	-	-
--	Percy Harvin	NYJ	@TEN	-	47	-	50
--	Harry Douglas	ATL	PIT	-	-	49	-
--	Dwayne Bowe	KC	OAK	49	-	-	-
--	Rueben Randle	NYG	WAS	50	-	-	-
--	Cecil Shorts	JAC	@BAL	-	50	-	-