Fantasy Stat Pack: Week 15

If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a series of tweets I share on a weekly basis regarding player and team defensive performances, all from a fantasy lens. I’m going to be sharing some of that same information with you here.

I use this each week as I am making my own lineup and waiver wire decisions and thought you might find this valuable as well.

Note: The scoring system used for this data is always PPR with four points for passing touchdowns.

All year to date fantasy ranks are based on total points.

Quarterbacks

Week Fifteen QB1s (top 12 scorers)

Ravens’ breakout star Lamar Jackson did it again, passing for five scores and breaking Michael Vick’s single-season rushing record for a quarterback. Buccaneers’ gunslinger Jameis Winston became the first quarterback to ever pass for over 450 yards in consecutive games, while veteran Drew Brees set the all-time record for passing touchdowns. What a week at the quarterback position.

Year to Date QB1s

The top ten quarterbacks hardly moved since last week, but Falcons’ veteran Matt Ryan did creep back into the top 12, replacing fellow veteran Tom Brady. Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz moved up slightly and is now the QB10 for the season.

QB1 Games this Season

Most QB1 Games Allowed

The Giants stand alone as the team to target when searching for a fantasy quarterback, having allowed a dozen QB1 performances through 14 games. They have only kept two quarterbacks outside of the top twelve and they are both rookies, Kyler Murray and Dwayne Haskins. This week, they face Haskins again. He’s showing some potential, but is still nearly impossible to trust in fantasy championship week, even with this matchup.

The Lions have also struggled to stop the quarterback, which makes rookie Drew Lock an interesting option in fantasy leagues. Finally, the Cardinals have surrendered ten QB1 games and now must try to stop Russell Wilson.

The Ravens, Bears and Chargers have only given up a single QB1 game all year, which is bad news for Baker Mayfield, Patrick Mahomes and Derek Carr. You can’t bench Mahomes regardless of the matchup but the other two are easy fades this week.

Running Backs

Week Fifteen RB1s (top 12 scorers)

No one saw this coming! After weeks of frustrating play, Kenyan Drake exploded for four touchdowns and an overall RB1 game. Unfortunately, he did that work on the benches of many fantasy players. Ezekiel Elliott and rookie Tony Pollard each broke the 100-yard mark for the Cowboys as Dallas routed the Rams. Veteran Adrian Peterson found himself back among the RB1s with Derrius Guice’s season over.

Year to Date RB1s

Todd Gurley scored a pair of touchdowns against despite limited volume and that was enough to get him back inside the season-long RB1 range, replacing rookie Josh Jacobs. Despite a shoulder injury, Jacobs suited up last week, though that could prove to be the final game of his rookie year.

RB1 Games this Season

Most RB1 Games Allowed

The Panthers have now allowed ten RB1 games and most of those coming in the past six weeks. This could be just the matchup Marlon Mack needs to get going again after an injury-derailed his season. The Lions and Dolphins are the other two teams to target, making Phillip Lindsay and Joe Mixon exciting plays this week.

Only two weeks left, and the Steelers are still pitching a shutout, not allowing an RB1 game all year. This week, Pittsburgh faces the Jets and veteran Le’Veon Bell, who doesn’t seem to be the candidate who breaks this streak.

The Broncos (vs. Wes Hills?), Patriots (vs. Devin Singletary) and Saints (vs. Derrick Henry) have only allowed three RB1 games this year.

Wide Receivers

Week Fifteen WR1s (top 12 scorers)

Breshad Perriman took advantage of the absence of Mike Evans and then really stepped up when Chris Godwin and Scotty Miller left the game with leg injuries. Perriman scored three times, which is the same number he scored in his first two years in the league.

Year to Date WR1s

The wide receiver position saw quite a bit of movement with some huge performances along with duds in week 15. Julio Jones was the most notable, moving from outside of the top-twelve to the WR6 with his monster game. Cooper Kupp and DJ Moore also moved up two spots each while Amari Cooper tumbled from WR6 to WR11, barely hanging on as he tries to notch the first WR1 season his career. Sitting out with an injury, Jaguars’ breakout receiver DJ Chark fell from the WR1 range.

WR1 Games this Season

Most WR1 Games Allowed

The Dolphins’ defense is almost always a target but especially at the receiver position where they’ve allowed 12 WR1 games this season. This is good news for a struggling Bengals’ passing game as they look to get Tyler Boyd back on track. The Buccaneers are next in line and that means DeAndre Hopkins must be licking his chops as he prepares for Saturday’s game.

The Patriots have allowed one WR1 game all year and this week the division could be on the line as they try to stop Bills receiver John Brown. The Bengals and Steelers have each given up only two WR1 games. Cincy gets breakout star DeVante Parker and the Dolphins while Pittsburgh faces Jets receivers Jamison Crowder and Robby Anderson.

Tight Ends

Week Fifteen TE1s (top 12 scorers)

Week 15 was another example of the studs emerging at the tight end position with Travis Kelce and George Kittle holding down the top two spots. Breakout seasons for Tyler Higbee, Darren Waller and Mark Andrews continued as they each added another TE1 game.

Year to Date TE1s

With Tyler Higbee staying hot with a third straight 100-yard performance, he jumps into the TE1 range, replacing Evan Engram, who landed on the injured reserve list this week.

TE1 Games this Season

Most TE1 Games Allowed

The Cardinals avoided Browns David Njoku last week as he was a surprising healthy scratch, but backup Ricky Seals-Jones still scored twice and finished as the TE7 for the week. This week, they face the Seahawks. That makes it Jacob Hollister week!

The Ravens have given up two TE1 games all year, so whoever plays for the Browns deserves to be on the bench. The Eagles are a solid tight end defense, allowing three TE1 games, making Jason Witten a risky option with titles on the line this week.

Finally, here is the chart summarizing how teams have fared against each position. I’ve also included the schedule for this week for reference.

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