The 14th Sunday of the NFL season featured a number of key divisional video games, with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars all rising as winners, as notable losers for the day included the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. For fantasy managers, Sunday was about saying farewell to Colts QB Daniel Jones. Jones, the resurrected No. 5 fantasy quarterback for the season, tore an Achilles tendon early in Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars, scoring 0.8 factors. His absence will certainly have an effect on the fantasy fortunes of these round him.
Many fantasy choices did assist managers, after all, led by Buffalo Payments QB Josh Allen, Arizona Cardinals WR Michael Wilson and Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua. The highest Sunday working backs are removed from universally rostered (Tennessee Titans starter Tony Pollard, Rams backup Blake Corum), and Cleveland Browns rookie Harold Fannin Jr. paced tight ends with 25.4 factors. The Seattle Seahawks D/ST continues to dominate.
Every Monday, earlier than the present NFL weekend ends, we’ll determine gamers out there in no less than 50% of ESPN commonplace leagues worthy of your consideration, from commonplace codecs to deeper choices. The NFL is a weekly league, and participant valuation and roles seldom stay stagnant. It doesn’t matter the way you purchase gamers on your fantasy rosters, simply that you just purchase them!
Quarterback
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Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars (40.3% rostered in ESPN leagues): Lawrence scored 19.36 factors within the win over the Colts, giving him seven passing touchdowns over the previous three video games. Extra TD passes are seemingly pending in Week 15 towards the horrible New York Jets. Lawrence, began in solely 20.2% of ESPN leagues regardless of his current work with commerce acquisition Jakobi Meyers, nonetheless has an affordable likelihood to complete among the many prime 10 QB scorers in fantasy this season. Benefit from his matchup towards the Jets.
Aaron Rodgers, Steelers (23.3%): Rodgers scored 21.46 factors within the essential highway win over the rival Baltimore Ravens, netting a season-high 284 passing yards and dashing for his first landing for the reason that Reagan administration (OK, since 2022). In Week 15, the Steelers play the Miami Dolphins, a workforce among the many 10 best to accrue QB fantasy factors towards. Rodgers discovered WR DK Metcalf for a 52-yard connection on the primary drive of Sunday’s win. If Rodgers continues to throw the soccer down the sphere, maybe extra strong fantasy efforts are pending.
Deep-league choices/streamers/random ideas
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Cardinals starter Jacoby Brissett (47.3%), a top-10 fantasy QB since he started beginning in Week 6, faces maybe his hardest check in Week 15, with a highway sport towards the highest protection, the Houston Texans. Brissett scored 19.04 factors in Sunday’s loss to the Rams. Maybe he can not match that in an much more tough matchup, however it’s laborious to justify including and beginning the likes of Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders (7.2%), New Orleans Saints rookie Tyler Shough (5.8%), Minnesota Vikings rookie J.J. McCarthy (28%) or new Colts starter Riley Leonard (0.1%) — sure, one other rookie — over Brissett.
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Whereas unlikely, it stays doable the Colts activate Anthony Richardson Sr. (0.6) from IR (orbital eye damage) someday quickly and, because of his intriguing working abilities, there is likely to be fantasy managers prepared to take a position. Effectively, I am not considered one of them. Richardson, now in his third NFL season, has proven the flexibility to run for yards and touchdowns, however throwing and decision-making are hardly strengths. Look elsewhere.
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For these on the lookout for a QB in a greater matchup than Brissett, we once more present the controversial identify of Seahawks starter Sam Darnold (43.1%). He scored 22.26 factors towards the Atlanta Falcons, his second-best outing of the fantasy season, and he faces the struggling Colts this coming Sunday. Darnold definitely hasn’t been essentially the most constant fantasy supplier, with 5 single-digit fantasy efforts this season, but it surely appears unlikely he’ll battle towards the Colts, who’ve misplaced three consecutive video games and is likely to be with out star CB Sauce Gardner (calf) once more.
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Washington Commanders starter Jayden Daniels (elbow) will in all probability face the New York Giants this week, but when he cannot go, backup Marcus Mariota (11.3%) will fill in once more. Mariota struggled in aid of Daniels in Week 14, however he nonetheless averaged 19.1 fantasy factors throughout Weeks 10 via 13 as a starter. The Commanders declare Daniels may have returned to play Sunday in a extra aggressive sport, however we can not ignore that he performed poorly and is a weekly danger to go away any sport prematurely.
Working again
Blake Corum, Rams (22.2%): The backup to wholesome RB1 possibility Kyren Williams continues to shine, accruing 26.1 factors within the blowout win over the Cardinals. Corum turned 12 dashing makes an attempt into 128 yards and a landing. Williams scored 17.7 factors, too. Likelihood is the Rams will probably be locked in a more in-depth Week 15 battle with the Detroit Lions, and the Seahawks observe in Week 16, however Corum has earned his method onto extra fantasy rosters.
Devin Neal, Saints (56.2%): Neal is a bit over the 50% line, however not sufficient over it if starter Alvin Kamara (knee) continues to sit down, which appears seemingly. Neal scored 15.4 factors in Sunday’s shocking win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, totaling 84 yards from scrimmage on 20 touches, and scoring his first landing. It wasn’t environment friendly, however Neal is a beautiful flex possibility for Week 15 towards the Carolina Panthers if the amount continues.
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Jaylen Wright, Dolphins (1.8%): Wright relieved an injured De’Von Achane (rib) and scored 16.7 factors towards the Jets, turning 24 carries into 107 yards and a landing. He entered play with solely 18 carries and 65 dashing yards this season, and nary a profession landing. Maybe Achane is simply positive, able to proceed carrying fantasy rosters in Week 15 towards the Steelers, however Wright, who’s significantly bigger and was purported to deal with a short-yardage position as a rookie final season, warrants extra alternatives. He seems to be forward of standard rookie (nicely, again in August) Ollie Gordon II, no less than.
Deep-league choices/streamers/random ideas
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Bye weeks are mercifully over, so fantasy managers can welcome Christian McCaffrey and others again into lineups and should not must settle for a similar backups we have mentioned for a lot of this season, such because the Falcons’ Tyler Allgeier (33.3%), Titans veteran Tyjae Spears (32.8%) and Giants veteran Devin Singletary (27.8%). If you happen to’re determined, these fellows can fill in. Singletary would possibly see extra touches relying on the well being of Tyrone Tracy Jr. (hip). The Giants face the Commanders and their under-rostered starter Chris Rodriguez Jr. (31.2%).
Extensive receiver
Christian Watson, Packers (68.6%): Watson is nicely over the 50% line, however managers won’t notice he’s turning right into a WR2 possibility, and he is likely to be on the market in your league(s). Do not anticipate many targets. Watson is very similar to Lions WR Jameson Williams in that he have to be environment friendly with low quantity, however Watson scored 24.9 factors in Sunday’s win over the Chicago Bears, and he has 5 touchdowns in 4 video games. Teammate Jayden Reed (42.2%) caught his first passes since Week 1 and warrants deep-league consideration as nicely.
Mike Evans, Buccaneers (65.5%): Shock! Evans shouldn’t be achieved! Evans (collarbone) final caught a go in Week 3, however phrase is he “nearly” performed Sunday, so he seemingly returns this Sunday towards the sputtering Falcons. Evans would possibly at present be stashed on somebody’s IR in your league(s), however he’s out there in lots of others. His presence improves the outlook for each QB Baker Mayfield and WR Chris Godwin Jr. (69.5%).
Ryan Flournoy, Dallas Cowboys (0.3%): The shocking Flournoy is the No. 5 WR for Week 14 (coming into Monday), tallying 26.5 factors within the Thursday evening sport, a lot of it after star CeeDee Lamb (concussion) exited. Maybe Lamb returns for Week 15 towards the Vikings, however in lots of instances a concussed participant misses no less than one sport. Flournoy noticed 13 targets towards the Lions, turning 9 catches into 115 yards and a landing.
Deep-league choices/streamers/random ideas
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Celebrity Jaxon Smith-Njigba wasn’t the one Seahawks WR to get pleasure from his Sunday towards the Falcons. Rashid Shaheed (55.4%) scored 16.7 factors in his greatest sport since his acquisition (he returned a kick for a TD) and Cooper Kupp (50.4%) added 11.5 factors in his greatest outing since Week 6. The Seahawks subsequent face the Colts, who’re amongst 10 best defenses for WRs to accrue fantasy factors towards.
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We choose the Seattle WRs to those on the Titans, as Tennessee’s rookie QB Cam Ward continues to develop. Nevertheless, for these in deeper codecs, Chimere Dike (15.9%) and Elic Ayomanor (9.4%) every scored touchdowns within the workforce’s Week 14 loss. The issue is that the duo mixed for under six receptions and 38 receiving yards. Attempt to not depend on Titans.
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Bears starter Rome Odunze (foot) missed Week 14, and rookie Luther Burden III (16%) delivered his first double-digit fantasy effort since Week 3. Burden additionally boasts a dashing try in three consecutive video games. He’s changing into a consider deep leagues for positive, particularly if Odunze stays sidelined.
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Browns starter Jerry Jeudy (62.1%) did his greatest to power fantasy managers to disregard him many of the season, however he scored 16.6 factors on Sunday, thanks primarily to 1 huge scoring play. The outdated fantasy soccer axiom states “the quarterback’s interceptions do not get charged to the receivers,” so maybe managers want to reinvest right here. Jeudy is gifted, and maybe he and Sanders are lastly forming a productive connection.
Tight finish
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Harold Fannin Jr., Browns (54.8%): Fannin scored a season-best 25.4 factors towards the Titans, notching his first 100-yard receiving effort and scoring the fourth landing of his rookie marketing campaign. Colleague David Njoku injured a knee on his personal landing catch, and he won’t be out there in Week 15. Fannin will probably be.
Brenton Unusual, Jaguars (37.6%): Unusual scored solely 5.7 factors towards the Colts, however it will have regarded significantly higher if not for a landing known as again on account of penalty. Unusual caught half of his six official targets for under 27 yards, however do not let this idiot you. He’s a TE1 possibility towards the Jets.
Theo Johnson, Giants (43.1%): Johnson comes off his December bye week for a house sport towards the sputtering Commanders. Whoa, what a essential NFC East battle! OK, it is not, however Johnson warrants our consideration as a result of he’s simply exterior the highest 10 tight ends in 2025 scoring.
Deep-league choices/streamers/random ideas
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Ravens backup Isaiah Seemingly (8.1%) scored 12.5 factors towards the Steelers, even with an obvious go-ahead landing within the closing minutes overturned by replay. Seemingly scored an official landing earlier. He additionally scored 12.5 factors in Week 13 towards the Cincinnati Bengals, a protection that’s traditionally horrible towards tight ends, and these groups meet once more in Week 15. Even with Mark Andrews out there, Seemingly can be price streaming.
Protection
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If we’re recommending Jaguars gamers as a result of they play the Jets (and we positive are), then let’s go along with the Jaguars D/ST (41.2%) as nicely. This unit has reached double-digit factors in three of its previous 4 contests and, hey, it is the Jets. Do not overthink it.
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The 49ers D/ST (22.9%) comes off its bye week motivated to close down the downtrodden Titans offense. This 49ers unit didn’t help fantasy managers a lot of the season, but it surely did attain double digits in favorable matchups in Weeks 12 and 13. It might probably accomplish that once more.
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If one actually believes within the magic of Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders, then one would possibly need to keep away from the Bears D/ST (13.3%). Um, we’re nonetheless recommending the Bears this week. The enigmatic Sanders scored 33.46 factors towards the Titans on Sunday, however he needs to be good for a number of sacks and turnovers in, nicely, most video games, together with this one.
