Fantasy Football: Week 15 Player Rankings

With seven straight games over 100 yards rushing, including five over 150 yards, the Vikings’ Adrian Peterson has solidified his spot in the MVP race, but gained a more prestigious honor: No. 1 ranking in Cosby Sweaters’ RB Rankings for Week 15.

As Peterson approaches 2,000 yards for the season, he faces a middle of the road Rams’ rushing defense (currently allowing the 14th most fantasy points to opposing running backs) in a must-win game for Minnesota. Two teams out of the playoff race in New Orleans and Detroit claim the top spot for QB in Drew Brees and WR in Calvin Johnson, respectively.

QB

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Drew Brees	NO	TB
2	Peyton Manning	DEN	at BAL
3	Cam Newton	CAR	at SD
4	Tom Brady	NE	SF
5	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at CHI
6	Matt Schaub	HOU	IND
7	Matt Ryan	ATL	NYG
8	Josh Freeman	TB	at NO
9	Andrew Luck	IND	at HOU
10	Colin Kaepernick	SF	at NE
11	Matthew Stafford	DET	at ARI
12	Carson Palmer	OAK	KC
13	Eli Manning	NYG	at ATL
14	Andy Dalton	CIN	at PHI
15	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at DAL
16	Russell Wilson	SEA	at BUF
17	Philip Rivers	SD	CAR
18	Brandon Weeden	CLE	WAS
19	Tony Romo	DAL	PIT
20	Sam Bradford	STL	MIN

RB

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	at STL
2	Arian Foster	HOU	IND
3	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	at BUF
4	Doug Martin	TB	at NO
5	Ray Rice	BAL	DEN
6	Alfred Morris	WAS	at CLE
7	Trent Richardson	CLE	WAS
8	Jamaal Charles	KC	at OAK
9	Matt Forte	CHI	GB
10	Darren McFadden	OAK	KC
11	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	CIN	at PHI
12	Chris Johnson	TEN	NYJ
13	C.J. Spiller	BUF	SEA
14	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	at BAL
15	DeMarco Murray	DAL	PIT
16	David Wilson	NYG	at ATL
17	Frank Gore	SF	at NE
18	Steven Jackson	STL	MIN
19	Bryce Brown	PHI	CIN
20	Mikel Leshoure	DET	at ARI
21	Stevan Ridley	NE	SF
22	Shonn Greene	NYJ	at TEN
23	Ryan Mathews	SD	CAR
24	Alex Green	GB	at CHI
25	Reggie Bush	MIA	JAC
26	Michael Turner	ATL	NYG
27	Vick Ballard	IND	at HOU
28	Darren Sproles	NO	TB
29	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	at SD
30	Montell Owens	JAC	at MIA
31	Marcel Reece	OAK	KC
32	Beanie Wells	ARI	DET
33	Jonathan Dwyer	PIT	at DAL
34	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	NYG
35	Joique Bell	DET	at ARI
36	Michael Bush	CHI	GB
37	Pierre Thomas	NO	TB
38	Daniel Thomas	MIA	JAC
39	Bilal Powell	NYJ	at TEN
40	Felix Jones	DAL	PIT
41	Danny Woodhead	NE	SF
42	Ronnie Hillman	DEN	at BAL
43	Shane Vereen	NE	SF
44	Isaac Redman	PIT	at DAL
45	Lamar Miller	MIA	JAC
46	Mark Ingram	NO	TB
47	Ben Tate	HOU	IND
48	Mike Tolbert	CAR	at SD
49	Lamar Miller	MIA	JAC
50	Daryl Richardson	STL	MIN

WR

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	at ARI
2	A.J. Green	CIN	at PHI
3	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	at BAL
4	Brandon Marshall	CHI	GB
5	Vincent Jackson	TB	at NO
6	Victor Cruz	NYG	at ATL
7	Andre Johnson	HOU	IND
8	Wes Welker	NE	SF
9	Julio Jones	ATL	NYG
10	Danario Alexander	SD	CAR
11	Reggie Wayne	IND	at HOU
12	Marques Colston	NO	TB
13	Randall Cobb	GB	at CHI
14	T.Y. Hilton	IND	at HOU
15	Lance Moore	NO	TB
16	Roddy White	ATL	NYG
17	Dez Bryant	DAL	PIT
18	Cecil Shorts	JAC	at MIA
19	Steve Smith	CAR	at SD
20	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	CIN
21	Torrey Smith	BAL	DEN
22	Miles Austin	DAL	PIT
23	Kenny Britt	TEN	NYJ
24	Pierre Garcon	WAS	at CLE
25	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	at ATL
26	Mike Wallace	PIT	at DAL
27	Eric Decker	DEN	at BAL
28	Malcom Floyd	SD	CAR
29	Chris Givens	STL	MIN
30	Denarius Moore	OAK	KC
31	Josh Gordon	CLE	WAS
32	Stevie Johnson	BUF	SEA
33	Greg Jennings	GB	at CHI
34	Mike Williams	TB	at NO
35	Sidney Rice	SEA	at BUF
36	Brandon Lloyd	NE	SF
37	Michael Crabtree	SF	at NE
38	Danny Amendola	STL	MIN
39	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	DET
40	Golden Tate	SEA	at BUF
41	Brian Hartline	MIA	JAC
42	Antonio Brown	PIT	at DAL
43	James Jones	GB	at CHI
44	Anquan Boldin	BAL	DEN
45	Justin Blackmon	JAC	at MIA
46	Andrew Hawkins	CIN	at PHI
47	Donald Jones	BUF	SEA
48	Brandon LaFell	CAR	at SD
49	Brandon Gibson	STL	MIN
50	Greg Little	CLE	WAS

TE

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	NYG
2	Jimmy Graham	NO	TB
3	Owen Daniels	HOU	IND
4	Aaron Hernandez	NE	SF
5	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	at PHI
6	Brandon Myers	OAK	KC
7	Dennis Pitta	BAL	DEN
8	Martellus Bennett	NYG	at ATL
9	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	at STL
10	Jason Witten	DAL	PIT
11	Heath Miller	PIT	at DAL
12	Antonio Gates	SD	CAR
13	Greg Olsen	CAR	at SD
14	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	at MIA
15	Vernon Davis	SF	at NE
16	Jermichael Finley	GB	at CHI
17	Dwayne Allen	IND	at HOU
18	Jacob Tamme	DEN	at BAL
19	Tony Scheffler	DET	at ARI
20	Scott Chandler	BUF	SEA

K

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	at ATL
2	Matt Bryant	ATL	NYG
3	Jason Hanson	DET	at ARI
4	Phil Dawson	CLE	WAS
5	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	SF
6	Dan Bailey	DAL	PIT
7	Justin Tucker	BAL	DEN
8	David Akers	SF	at NE
9	Shayne Graham	HOU	IND
10	Matt Prater	DEN	at BAL
11	Connor Barth	TB	at NO
12	Alex Henery	PHI	CIN
13	Blair Walsh	MIN	at STL
14	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	KC
15	Dan Carpenter	MIA	JAC
16	Greg Zuerlein	STL	MIN
17	Rob Bironas	TEN	NYJ
18	Adam Vinatieri	IND	at HOU
19	Kai Forbath	WAS	at CLE
20	Josh Brown	CIN	at PHI

D

Rank	Team	Opponent
1	Seattle Seahawks	at BUF
2	Cincinnati Bengals	at PHI
3	Houston Texans	IND
4	Detroit Lions	at ARI
5	New England Patriots	SF
6	Denver Broncos	at BAL
7	Dallas Cowboys	PIT
8	New York Jets	at TEN
9	Carolina Panthers	at SD
10	Chicago Bears	GB
11	Tennessee Titans	NYJ
12	New York Giants	at ATL
13	Miami Dolphins	JAC
14	Baltimore Ravens	DEN
15	Pittsburgh Steelers	at DAL
16	Cleveland Browns	WAS
17	San Francisco 49ers	at NE
18	San Diego Chargers	CAR
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	at NO
20	Kansas City Chiefs	at OAK

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