YOU MADE IT!
Or you’re here to figure out who to start so you don’t get last place and your league’s punishment…
Regardless, our fantasy football sleeper advice rolls on for Week 15 – and we are done with bye weeks so errrrrybody is on the table for your most important weeks.
Let’s be honest: do you really need to be told to start guys such as Brian Robinson against an offenseless Saints team? Or to sit someone such as D’Andre Swift, who mustered just 30 yards on the ground three weeks ago against a Vikings team he is facing again this weekend?
But what you may need is that extra oomph to start someone you’re on the fence with. You also may have taken a gamble in the draft and feel depleted at a position and are looking to slide someone in this week slyly. And let’s be honest, this happens most weeks.
Last week, we saw Bears’ QB Caleb Williams, Steelers’ RB Jaylen Warren, Saints’ WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Cowboys’ WR Brandin Cooks and Bears’ TE Cole Kmet make the list.
It’s a good thing Cooks caught that three-yard score, and Williams tossed another touchdown to salvage MOH’s Week 14 picks…
Editor’s Note: These selections rank Tier 4 or lower on The Wolf’s Week 15 Rankings.
FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEK 15 SLEEPERS AND STREAMERS
C.J. Stroud, QB, Houston Texans
vs Miami Dolphins
C.J. Stroud hit his sophomore slump this season, but I like him to have one of his better games of the season at home coming off a bye week against the Jekyll and Hyde Dolphins.
Stroud has attempted at least 30 passes in every game this season, and completed at least 20 in his previous three games.
Miami just went to overtime with the Jets and allowed Aaron Rodgers his highest yardage totals of the season: 339.
Both Houston and Miami remain alive in the AFC playoff chase – the Texans looking to win a back-to-back division crown, and Miami trying to earn a wild card spot – so a back and forth game could be in the cards.
*Wolf’s Note: I like Stroud more in Superflex/2-Quarterback leagues, as Miami is the fourth-best team against fantasy quarterbacks this season.
Stroud ranks in Tier 4 (QB 16) in The Wolf’s Week 14 Rankings.
Rachaad White, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
@ Los Angeles Chargers
If Sunday’s game turns into a committee because Bucky Irving is activated, I’ll be surprised. Back injuries are no joke, and it forced Irving out of Week 14.
But when Irving left, Rachaad White shined. Even if it was against the Raiders, we have seen White fail to make in-game adjustments this season before. He finished with both a rushing and receiving touchdown and more than 100 combined yards (90 rushing).
I’ve typically shied away from rushers against the Chargers, but I like White’s streak of 11.5 PPR points or more in five of six games. I was nervous Mike Evans’ return meant more targets for he and Cade Otton, but White is holding his own and can still be an emergency or check-down option for Baker Mayfield. Him being targeted in the red zone also makes his case even more.
Stroud ranks in Tier 4 (RB 25) in The Wolf’s Week 14 Rankings.
DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
@ Cleveland Browns
It seems like common sense to start Patrick Mahomes’ No. 1 receiver, but so far this season, it’s not a shoe-in.
The last time DeAndre Hopkins was featured in this article he scored, and he now has two touchdowns across his last three games. That’s combined with 24 targets. I wish he’d reach double digits in standard leagues, but his baseline nine points, combined with multiple touchdowns, tells me he’s close.
Mahomes trusts Hopkins more now after the trade and it’s evident in his targets and red zone looks.
I’m not sure if this will be another game in the teens for both teams, but Cleveland is 29th against the pass, and games can always go back and forth when Jameis Winston is involved.
Hopkins ranks in Tier 4 (WR 37) in The Wolf’s Week 14 Rankings.
Zach Ertz, TE, Washington Commanders
@ New Orleans Saints
I’m going to be extremely disappointed if Washington keeps this game close.
On its way to a hopeful blowout, Zach Ertz enters the game as Washington’s No. 2 receiving option.
Prior to the bye week, Ertz had six or more targets in four consecutive games. The eight against Pittsburgh didn’t mean much, as he finished with 3 points, but he then righted the ship and scored a touchdown in three straight games.
The Saints have also allowed four of five previous tight ends to score more than nine PPR points – something Ertz has achieved in his streak.
Ertz ranks in Tier 4 (TE 12) in The Wolf’s Week 14 Rankings.
Hunter Henry, TE, New England Patriots
@ Arizona Cardinals
Every time I put Hunter Henry in any kind of sleeper article we don’t end on good terms. But I’m convinced we can mend the fence this week.
Henry had eight targets and nine targets twice in his three games before New England’s Week 14 bye.
On paper, he has a brutal end-of-season schedule, facing the seventh-best, fourth-best, and fifth-best defenses against tight ends. But his target share and trust from quarterback Drake Maye makes me believe he can see five or more looks on Sunday.
The Cardinals defense can be ruthless, but I’m hoping it hones in on the receiving corps a little too much.
I also don’t believe game script matters too much in this one. The 3-10 Patriots are playing for roster spots, nothing else. Henry’s 30, but he can still play and also compete for a job. The train of proving why doesn’t stop in Glendale.
Henry ranks in Tier 4 (TE 15) in The Wolf’s Week 14 Rankings.
