Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings - Thursday Night Football Updates on Austin Ekeler, Keenan Allen, Mike Williams and More

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 15. The Thursday Night Football matchup kicks things off tonight! Below are our early fantasy football rankings for Week 15, focused on the TNF matchup and the relevant injury news so far for the week.

Congrats to all of you who made the fantasy football playoffs! While there are no teams on by this week, there are many injuries and COVID issues to deal with that will affect our fantasy football rankings. For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below.

Below you will also see some top injury headlines, a summary of the relevant fantasy injury reports for Week 15 and the latest player news. Be sure to check back often, and good luck in Week 15 RotoBallers!

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Week 15 Fantasy Football Injury Report

• Austin Ekeler To Play, Not Expected To Have A Full Workload
• Keenan Allen Activated From COVID-19 List
• Mike Williams (Heel) Limited In Practice, Expected To Play
• Tyler Lockett Lands On COVID-19 List
• Kareem Hunt Ruled Out Against Raiders
• Jaylen Waddle Placed On COVID-19 List
• James Robinson To Be Given Starter’s Workload
• Baker Mayfield Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Case Keenum Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Jarvis Landry Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Odell Beckham Jr. Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Michael Carter Expected To Play Sunday
• Lamar Jackson (Ankle Sprain) Will Be A Game-Time Decision
• DeAndre Hopkins Will Undergo Knee Surgery, Out Six Weeks
• Darren Waller Out Again In Week 15
• Seahawks Put Alex Collins On COVID-19 List
• T.J. Hockenson Has Thumb Surgery, To Miss Rest Of Season
• Allen Robinson II Added To COVID-19 List
• Terry McLaurin Doesn't Practice On Wednesday
• Aaron Rodgers Doesn't Practice On Wednesday
• Rex Burkhead Won't Play In Week 15
• Tony Pollard Will Practice Wednesday
• Sam Darnold Designated To Return From Injured Reserve
• Tampa Bay Undecided On Antonio Brown's Future
• Austin Hooper Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Emmanuel Sanders "Week-to-Week" With Knee Injury
• Christian McCaffrey Tests Positive For COVID-19

 

Week 15 Rankings for Fantasy Football

You can also see our Week 15 ranks for PPR and Half-PPR scoring.

Last updated on Thursday 12/16 at 5:30 pm ET:

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Davante Adams	WR
1	2	Cooper Kupp	WR
1	3	Justin Jefferson	WR
1	4	Dalvin Cook	RB
1	5	Austin Ekeler	RB
1	6	Jonathan Taylor	RB
1	7	Diontae Johnson	WR
1	8	Nick Chubb	RB
1	9	Alvin Kamara	RB
2	10	Tyreek Hill	WR
2	11	Najee Harris	RB
2	12	Keenan Allen	WR
2	13	Chris Godwin	WR
2	14	Deebo Samuel	WR
2	15	Leonard Fournette	RB
2	16	James Conner	RB
2	17	Joe Mixon	RB
3	18	George Kittle	TE
3	19	CeeDee Lamb	WR
3	20	Stefon Diggs	WR
3	21	Travis Kelce	TE
3	22	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR
3	23	Mike Evans	WR
3	24	David Montgomery	RB
3	25	Hunter Renfrow	WR
3	26	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
3	27	Tee Higgins	WR
3	28	Amari Cooper	WR
3	29	Javonte Williams	RB
3	30	Aaron Jones	RB
3	31	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
3	32	Mark Andrews	TE
3	33	Brandin Cooks	WR
3	34	Saquon Barkley	RB
3	35	D.K. Metcalf	WR
3	36	Mike Williams	WR
3	37	Josh Jacobs	RB
4	38	DeVante Parker	WR
4	39	Melvin Gordon III	RB
4	40	Antonio Gibson	RB
4	41	Brandon Aiyuk	WR
4	42	Chase Claypool	WR
4	43	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB
4	44	Elijah Mitchell	RB
4	45	Darnell Mooney	WR
4	46	Marquise Brown	WR
4	47	Myles Gaskin	RB
4	48	D.J. Moore	WR
4	49	Russell Gage	WR
4	50	Rob Gronkowski	TE
4	51	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
5	52	Van Jefferson	WR
5	53	D'Onta Foreman	RB
5	54	DeVonta Smith	WR
5	55	Dallas Goedert	TE
5	56	A.J. Green	WR
5	57	Michael Gallup	WR
5	58	Jerry Jeudy	WR
5	59	Devonta Freeman	RB
5	60	Dawson Knox	TE
5	61	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
5	62	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR
5	63	James Robinson	RB
5	64	Christian Kirk	WR
5	65	Julio Jones	WR
5	66	Rashaad Penny	RB
5	67	K.J. Osborn	WR
5	68	Chuba Hubbard	RB
5	69	Cole Beasley	WR
5	70	Mike Gesicki	TE
5	71	Sony Michel	RB
5	72	Miles Sanders	RB
5	73	Jamison Crowder	WR
5	74	Kendrick Bourne	WR
6	75	AJ Dillon	RB
6	76	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
6	77	Damien Harris	RB
6	78	Jakobi Meyers	WR
6	79	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR
6	80	Zach Ertz	TE
6	81	Sterling Shepard	WR
6	82	Kyle Pitts	TE
6	83	Darrel Williams	RB
6	84	Gabriel Davis	WR
6	85	Adam Thielen	WR
6	86	Courtland Sutton	WR
6	87	Chase Edmonds	RB
6	88	Terry Mclaurin	WR
7	89	Tyler Boyd	WR
7	90	Michael Carter	RB
7	91	Devin Singletary	RB
7	92	Pat Freiermuth	TE
7	93	Jamaal Williams	RB
7	94	Dalton Schultz	TE
7	95	Allen Lazard	WR
7	96	Noah Fant	TE
7	97	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR
7	98	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
7	99	Ricky Seals-Jones	TE
7	100	Rashod Bateman	WR
7	101	Mike Davis	RB
7	102	Darrell Henderson Jr.	RB
7	103	Tony Pollard	RB
7	104	Laquon Treadwell	WR
7	105	Josh Reynolds	WR
7	106	Tre'Quan Smith	WR
7	107	Kenny Golladay	WR
7	108	Jalen Guyton	WR
7	109	Marquez Callaway	WR
7	110	D'Ernest Johnson	RB
7	111	David Johnson	RB
8	112	J.D. McKissic	RB
8	113	Nelson Agholor	WR
8	114	Jeremy McNichols	RB
8	115	Hunter Henry	TE
8	116	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
8	117	Ty Johnson	RB
8	118	DeAndre Carter	WR
8	119	Tim Patrick	WR
8	120	T.Y. Hilton	WR
8	121	Robby Anderson	WR
8	122	Tyler Conklin	TE
8	123	Braxton Berrios	WR
8	124	Matt Breida	RB
8	125	Jared Cook	TE
8	126	Tyler Higbee	TE
8	127	Rondale Moore	WR
8	128	Latavius Murray	RB
8	129	Cole Kmet	TE
8	130	DeSean Jackson	WR
8	131	Mark Ingram II	RB
8	132	Joshua Palmer	WR
9	133	Gerald Everett	TE
9	134	Ameer Abdullah	RB
9	135	Jordan Howard	RB
9	136	Brevin Jordan	TE
9	137	Foster Moreau	TE
9	138	Nico Collins	WR
9	139	Zay Jones	WR
9	140	Mecole Hardman	WR
9	141	Devontae Booker	RB
9	142	Keelan Cole Sr.	WR
9	143	Adam Humphries	WR
9	144	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB
9	145	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
9	146	Darius Slayton	WR
9	147	Breshad Perriman	WR
9	148	Evan Engram	TE
9	149	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE
9	150	Byron Pringle	WR
9	151	Royce Freeman	RB
9	152	Jakeem Grant Sr.	WR
9	153	James O'Shaughnessy	TE
10	154	C.J. Uzomah	TE
10	155	Kalif Raymond	WR
10	156	Craig Reynolds	RB
10	157	Nyheim Hines	RB
10	158	Sammy Watkins	WR
10	159	Dontrell Hilliard	RB
10	160	Jalen Reagor	WR
10	161	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR
10	162	Bryan Edwards	WR
10	163	Ronald Jones II	RB
10	164	James Washington	WR
10	165	Curtis Samuel	WR
10	166	Samaje Perine	RB
10	167	Jack Doyle	TE
10	168	Ryan Griffin	TE
10	169	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR
10	170	Tajae Sharpe	WR
11	171	Quez Watkins	WR
11	172	Donald Parham Jr.	TE
11	173	Cameron Brate	TE
11	174	Devin Duvernay	WR
11	175	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR
11	176	Boston Scott	RB
11	177	Alexander Mattison	RB
11	178	Josiah Deguara	TE
11	179	Jauan Jennings	WR
11	180	Geoff Swaim	TE
11	181	Nick Vannett	TE
11	182	Justin Jackson	RB
11	183	Hayden Hurst	TE
11	184	Zach Pascal	WR
11	185	Damiere Byrd	WR
11	186	Khalil Herbert	RB
11	187	Brandon Bolden	RB
11	188	JaMycal Hasty	RB
11	189	Rashard Higgins	WR
11	190	Carlos Hyde	RB
11	191	Giovani Bernard	RB
11	192	Demarcus Robinson	WR
11	193	Tyler Johnson	WR
11	194	Corey Clement	RB
11	195	Zack Moss	RB
12	196	Albert Wilson	WR
12	197	Godwin Igwebuike	RB
12	198	Jonnu Smith	TE
12	199	Tevin Coleman	RB
12	200	Chester Rogers	WR
12	201	Peyton Barber	RB
12	202	Mack Hollins	WR
12	203	Chris Conley	WR
12	204	Jermar Jefferson	RB
12	205	Dyami Brown	WR
12	206	David Njoku	TE
12	207	Trent Sherfield	WR
12	208	Cody Hollister	WR
12	209	Joshua Kelley	RB
12	210	D.J. Montgomery	WR
12	211	Denzel Mims	WR
12	212	Qadree Ollison	RB
12	213	Jimmy Graham	TE
12	214	Brandon Zylstra	WR
12	215	Demetric Felton	WR
12	216	Jaret Patterson	RB
13	217	Anthony Firkser	TE
13	218	DeeJay Dallas	RB
13	219	Freddie Swain	WR
13	220	Will Dissly	TE
13	221	John Bates	TE
13	222	Tony Jones Jr.	RB
13	223	Derrick Gore	RB
13	224	Ty Montgomery	RB
13	225	Salvon Ahmed	RB
13	226	Kyle Rudolph	TE
13	227	Duke Johnson Jr.	RB
13	228	John Ross	WR
13	229	Tommy Tremble	TE
13	230	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR
13	231	Adrian Peterson	RB
13	232	Marcedes Lewis	TE
13	233	Josh Gordon	WR
13	234	Kyle Juszczyk	RB
13	235	Durham Smythe	TE
13	236	La'Mical Perine	RB
13	237	Pharoh Cooper	WR
13	238	Dede Westbrook	WR
13	239	Benny Snell Jr.	RB
13	240	Eno Benjamin	RB
13	241	Malik Turner	WR
13	242	Jalen Richard	RB
13	243	Juwan Johnson	WR
13	244	Kene Nwangwu	RB
13	245	Mike Boone	RB
13	246	Austin Walter	RB
13	247	Mo Alie-Cox	TE
13	248	Larry Rountree III	RB
14	249	Jaylen Samuels	RB
14	250	O.J. Howard	TE
14	251	Brock Wright	TE
14	252	Wendell Smallwood	RB
14	253	MyCole Pruitt	TE
14	254	Pharaoh Brown	TE
14	255	Damien Williams	RB
14	256	Kalen Ballage	RB
14	257	Ian Thomas	TE
14	258	Chris Herndon IV	TE
14	259	Kyler Murray	QB
14	260	Justin Herbert	QB
14	261	Stephen Anderson	TE
14	262	Tom Brady	QB
14	263	Elijhaa Penny	RB
14	264	Josh Allen	QB
14	265	Aaron Rodgers	QB
14	266	Patrick Mahomes II	QB
14	267	Matthew Stafford	QB
14	268	Dak Prescott	QB
15	269	Blake Bell	TE
15	270	Jalen Hurts	QB
15	271	Kirk Cousins	QB
15	272	Taysom Hill	QB
15	273	Lamar Jackson	QB
15	274	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
15	275	Joe Burrow	QB
15	276	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB
15	277	Mekhi Sargent	RB
15	278	Russell Wilson	QB
15	279	Ben Roethlisberger	QB
15	280	Justin Fields	QB
15	281	C.J. Ham	RB
15	282	Ryan Tannehill	QB
15	283	Derek Carr	QB
15	284	Carson Wentz	QB
15	285	Taylor Heinicke	QB
15	286	Teddy Bridgewater	QB
15	287	Davis Mills	QB
15	288	Cam Newton	QB
15	289	Matt Ryan	QB
15	290	Mac Jones	QB
15	291	Trevor Lawrence	QB
15	292	Jared Goff	QB
15	293	Mike Glennon	QB
15	294	Zach Wilson	QB
15	295	P.J. Walker	QB
15	296	Nick Mullens	QB
15	297	Nick Folk	K
15	298	Miami Dolphins	DST
15	299	Matt Prater	K
15	300	Harrison Butker	K
15	301	Tyler Huntley	QB
15	302	Matt Gay	K
15	303	Greg Zuerlein	K
15	304	Arizona Cardinals	DST
15	305	Buffalo Bills	DST
15	306	Evan McPherson	K
15	307	Dallas Cowboys	DST
15	308	Justin Tucker	K
15	309	San Francisco 49ers	DST
15	310	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST
15	311	Robbie Gould	K
15	312	Tyler Bass	K
16	313	Philadelphia Eagles	DST
16	314	Jake Elliott	K
16	315	Houston Texans	DST
16	316	Cleveland Browns	DST
16	317	Green Bay Packers	DST
16	318	Greg Joseph	K
16	319	Ryan Succop	K
16	320	New England Patriots	DST
16	321	Chris Boswell	K
16	322	Jason Sanders	K
16	323	Denver Broncos	DST
16	324	Los Angeles Rams	DST
16	325	Dustin Hopkins	K
16	326	Tennessee Titans	DST
16	327	Daniel Carlson	K
16	328	Minnesota Vikings	DST
16	329	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST
16	330	Mason Crosby	K
16	331	Cincinnati Bengals	DST
16	332	Indianapolis Colts	DST
16	333	Brandon McManus	K
16	334	Randy Bullock	K
16	335	Michael Badgley	K
16	336	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K
16	337	Younghoe Koo	K
16	338	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST
16	339	Kansas City Chiefs	DST
16	340	Cairo Santos	K
16	341	Los Angeles Chargers	DST
16	342	Eddy Pineiro	K
16	343	New York Giants	DST
16	344	New Orleans Saints	DST
16	345	Chase McLaughlin	K
16	346	Carolina Panthers	DST
16	347	Jason Myers	K
16	348	Washington Football Team	DST
16	349	Las Vegas Raiders	DST
16	350	Graham Gano	K
16	351	Brian Johnson	K
16	352	Zane Gonzalez	K
16	353	Baltimore Ravens	DST
16	354	Seattle Seahawks	DST
16	355	Brett Maher	K
16	356	Riley Patterson	K
16	357	Matthew Wright	K
16	358	Chicago Bears	DST
16	359	New York Jets	DST
16	360	Atlanta Falcons	DST
16	361	Detroit Lions	DST

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