Jalen Coker start or sit: Week 15 fantasy football advice

Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season will continue on this afternoon with an NFC South showdown featuring Carolina Panthers visiting the New Orleans Saints at 4:25 p.m. ET on FOX.

The Panthers are fresh off their bye week and suddenly find themselves sitting atop the NFC South standings with the Buccaneers collapsing late in the season. The team controls their own playoff destiny at the moment and players like wide receiver Jalen Coker will be part of that push for the franchise’s first division title in a decade.

Below, we’ll go over Coker’s outlook in fantasy football for Week 15.

Coker led the Panthers in receiving in their surprise 31-28 victory over the Rams two weeks ago, hauling in four of six targets for 74 receiving yards and a third-quarter touchdown that put the team ahead. It was the most productive performance of the season for the second-year wideout from Holy Cross and he’s been a helping hand for Bryce Young and company since being activated off IR in Week 7.

Coker has been on the field for at least 55% of the offensive snaps in their last six games and he has etched out a role for himself in a blossoming receiver core that includes Tetairoa McMillan and Xavier Legette. His 72% catch rate ranks 25th among wideouts with at least 100 routes run this season, so he’s proving to be a trusted safety blanket for Young whenever they need to pick up some yards. We’ll see if that’s the case in the Superdome this afternoon.

Start. The Panthers have momentum coming out of the bye with them now leading the division and I think they’ll capitalize on it with a strong performance this afternoon. That means a good day for a weapon like Coker, who is bound to get more looks his way after coming through big against the Rams two weeks ago. I’d give him a Flex nod this week.