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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 15: Streamers, Chuba Hubbard, D.J. Chark and more

Read the latest fantasy football waiver wire pickups advice. 

The fantasy football playoffs are here… for most of us. With the Week 15 fantasy football waivers we get the first playoff matchup for many — or the final week for smaller leagues in a last-ditch prayer for the playoffs. We have our worries, streamers, waivers and more to get you the help needed. Let’s jump right in!

HEADS UP

  • Players must be under 60% rostered on Yahoo
  • Listed in order of preference — I’ll often prioritize potential upside over immediate middling production
  • No FAB suggestions: It varies wildly by league tendencies and always relative (ex: if you lost your RB1 to injury and there is a clear backup, you’re going to be more aggressive)
  • Streaming QB and TE are grouped together— their ranking might change slightly once projections/ranks run, and DST could shift a bit too
  • Emojis
    • 😤 = I Tried to Tell Ya — players included for several weeks (not much more to add if you don’t want them)
    • 🧐 = Check if Dropped — players whose managers might have cut for other need or impatient

WORRY REPORT
More DUCKS 🦆 (1-5) = More Concern (woo-hoo!)
Egg 🥚 = 1/2… or about to birth a new concern duck

  • Tua Tagovailoa, QB, MIA 🦆🦆 — Tagovailoa has four touchdowns and two interceptions in the last three games, interestingly coming with more aggressive downfield passing (11.3 Air/ATT and 19.6% Air/ATT of 20+ yards). Tagovailoa was 9.0 and 12.1 through Week 11, and the last three weeks have included HOU, @SF and @LAC. This matchup with the Bills won’t help matters, and the Packers (home) and Patriots (away) finish the season. The Dolphins need to get Tagovailoa back to what he does best — throw receivers open — and Tyreek Hill being healthy is important. The matchups and Hill injury are enough to warrant some concern.
  • D’Andre Swift 🦆🦆🥚 and Jamaal Williams, RB, DET 🦆🦆🦆🥚 — Right up there with Shanahanigans and Belitricks, Dan Campbell is killing us with Swift, and the rest. Though, the two weeks where Swift wasn’t on the injury report were his two best games (Week 1 and Week 13). It could be as easy as Swift healthy or not as the answer, but that doesn’t make up for the Justin Jackson annoyance.
  • Mike Evans, WR, TB 🦆🦆🦆 — Evans had a big touchdown play called back for holding and Tom Brady missed him on another chance. This doesn’t help anyone feel better about Evans being quiet since Week 8, not reaching eight points in any of the five games. The Bengals aren’t a great matchup but could be high-scoring, and the Cardinals and Panthers follow. Nevertheless, Evans feels like the Bucs’ version of Gabe Davis these days.

STREAMING QUARTERBACK RANKINGS

Asterisks denote injury concern.

  • Daniel Jones, NYG
  • Mike White, NYJ*
  • Taylor Heinicke, WSH
  • Brock Purdy, SF*
  • Russell Wilson, DEN*
  • Ryan Tannehill, TEN
  • Desmond Ridder, ATL
  • Colt McCoy, ARI
  • Tyler Huntley, BAL*
  • Kenny Pickett, PIT*
  • Baker Mayfield, LAR
  • Sam Darnold, CAR
  • Mac Jones, NE
  • Andy Dalton, NO
  • Matt Ryan, IND
  • Davis Mills, HOU

    • WAIVER WIRE RUNNING BACK RANKS

  • Damien Harris, NE 🧐 — Here if Rhamondre Stevenson misses Week 15… and Harris actually returns…? The Patriots give Harris plenty of work, especially around the goal line, when he’s healthy. That’s been tough to come by this year, but when available, Stevenson and Harris form a nice duo. If Harris is ready, no Stevenson would set him up for volume-heavy Top 15 value.
    — If both are out, Kevin Harris and Pierre Strong would form a similar committee with Harris for Harris (yup) and Strong more in the Stevenson role. That gives Strong a bit more value, and the Patriots have a nice matchup with the Raiders in Week 15. Strong would be between Zonovan Knight and Gus Edwards with Harris behind Tyler Allgeier, since they could be one-week options and no more.
    — If Damien Harris is back and Stevenson is out, Strong would be behind Chuba Hubbard… again, for the potential one-week limited value.
    — If Stevenson plays but Damien Harris is out, there is almost no value for Kevin Harris or Strong.
  • Zonovan Knight, NYJ 😤 — I can only imagine the low rostership is because of all the managers who checked out already.
  • Gus Edwards, BAL — J.K. Dobbins returned in a BIG way, but Edwards isn’t going away, thanks to injuries to the Ravens quarterbacks. He’s still a touchdown-reliant RB3 though.
  • Tyler Allgeier, ATL 😤 — The switch to Ridder is happening, and while the offense could pass more, Allgeier and Cordarrelle Patterson split work consistently.
  • Chuba Hubbard, CAR — D’Onta Foreman had his first game this year without 113+ rushing yards when getting 15+ carries. While his 74 yards were decent, but far from we wanted, the Panthers continued to pound the run with Hubbard going 14-74-1, plus 3-for-25 receiving. The Panthers will lean on both (and even Raheem Blackshear) against the Steelers this week, putting Hubbard in the RB3 conversation.
  • Rex Burkhead and Dare Ogunbowale, HOU — Originally, even with Dameon Pierce out, I had the Texans “No Thanks.” However, they surprisingly waived Eno Benjamin with the news Pierce is out, so we’re down to two. Still, the Texans get the Chiefs this week, and while Burkhead should lead, Ogunbowale has been used in the passing game. This is a low-level desperation play on either end for Weeks 15-16. Hopefully, you don’t need either.
  • Khalil Herbert, CHI 🧐 — He can return next week, and you don’t want to be fighting for Herbert on waivers if 1) David Montgomery got hurt and/or 2) you were needy for an RB3 flier.
  • Jordan Mason, SF — Next up behind Christian McCaffrey and getting weekly touches.
  • Marlon Mack, DEN — Sigh. Mike Boone was fun while it lasted, as he was pushing Latavius Murray for lead work in Week 14. Now, Mack is the next one up and in a possible timeshare.
  • Gary Brightwell and Matt Breida, NYG — If the Giants decide to sit Saquon Barkley with the neck issue, Matt Breida looks to be the pass-catching timeshare piece to a potential Brightwell lead option. The Giants have one of the worst remaining schedules for running backs.
  • Travis Homer, SEA — If Ken Walker doesn’t return, Homer would be a desperation play after seeing 1) the news that Tony Jones would lead the heavy use (though, it didn’t really happen; KC Joyner covered that here) and 2) Homer disappointed in his opportunity — possibly still not 100% himself.

    • BACKUP RUNNING BACKS
    (Ranked on upside if the starter)

    Below is a rank of the backups, all who are under 60% rostered

  • Alexander Mattison, MIN
  • Khalil Herbert, CHI
  • Jaylen Warren, PIT
  • James Cook, BUF
  • Tyler Allgeier, ATL
  • Chuba Hubbard, CAR
  • Deon Jackson, IND
  • Jordan Mason, SF
  • Boston Scott, PHI
  • Joshua Kelley, LAC
  • Zamir White, LV
  • Snoop Conner, JAX

    • WAIVER WIRE WIDE RECEIVER RANKS

  • Treylon Burks, TEN 😤 — Whenever he returns, Burks will be in the WR3 conversation.
  • Donovan Peoples-Jones, CLE 😤 —

    Since the Browns bye (Week 9)

    DPJ: WR15, WR24 FPPG, three games with 11.9+ points

    Cooper: WR17, WR26 FPPG, two games over 6.0 points

    — Jake Ciely (@allinkid) December 12, 2022

  • Mecole Hardman and Kadarius Toney, KC 🧐 — Hardman can return this week, and if everyone is healthy, my pecking order is Hardman, Toney, Marquez Valdez-Scantling. Toney isn’t healthy yet — will he ever be? — but he has boom/bust potential this week if Hardman isn’t activated. Hardman ranks here, Toney would be below Zay Jones.
  • D.J. Chark, DET 😤 — Jameson Williams is the future and should continue to see his role increase, but the next two games are outdoors (Jared Goff stinks outdoors with just one touchdown this year), and Williams had 14.6 Route% to Chark’s 90.2 (tied with Amon-Ra St. Brown). Chark is risky in Week 15, but he’s a better flier than some deeper choices.
  • Zay Jones, JAX 😤 — Told you not to overreact to one week. Tough matchup this week.
  • Jameson Williams, DET 😤 — Williams has a WR1 ceiling, but the snap count needs to increase significantly. If Williams gets to 70% or more of the snaps, Top 20 value would be in store this year, but he’s just a Hail Mary play for now (which paid off last week, thankfully).
  • Chris Moore, HOU — Already tied for the Texans lead in touchdown receptions (two) and needs just eight receptions, 83 yards and one touchdown to own the team lead in all three.
  • Alec Pierce and Parris Campbell, IND 🧐 — I lean toward the more complete talent and younger option, as the Colts focus on 2023. Parris Campbell is a free agent, and Pierce has shown No. 2 receiver potential as a rookie.
  • Elijah Moore, NYJ 🧐 — With Corey Davis sidelined again, Moore can return to relevancy, even though Denzel Mims was Davis’ direct replacement.
  • Ben Skowronek and Van Jefferson, LAR — It’s an extremely small sample size (one game) but with Mayfield at quarterback, Skowronek led with 7-for-89, running the second-most routes to Van Jefferson. Tutu Atwell had one more target and Jefferson had the touchdown, but Mayfield could have a decent connection with Skowronek. Jefferson is worthy of a stash, as he had 100% of the routes and that touchdown.
  • Jahan Dotson, WSH — Dotson was working his way back from an injury and hit 89.4 Route% with 22.5 TmTGT% for 9-5-54-1 against a team he’s facing this week (Giants) before the Commanders bye.
  • Demarcus Robinson, BAL — If Mark Andrews isn’t going to catch it, someone has to… right? Jokes aside, if Tyler Huntley is out too, Robinson can’t really be trusted even in deep leagues.
  • Richie James and Isaiah Hodgins, NYG — Both are bouncing around 80% routes with a handful of targets, about 40 yards and a chance for a touchdown the last four weeks. Both are WR4 fliers.
  • Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, TEN — Deep play and hope similar to Week 14 if Burks can’t return.
  • Jauan Jennings, SF — Deeper leagues only, and if Purdy is okay, Jennings has been the No. 3 wideout for the 49ers with a 13.9-point Week 12 and a handful of games in the 4-8 points range.
  • Amari Rodgers, HOU — Could be a deep-league prayer, as is the primary Texans slot option already with 67.9% of the snaps in Week 14 on his way to that 5-4-57-1 line.

    • MEH 😒 NO THANKS

    • Boston Scott, PHI — Would lead with a Kenneth Gainwell split if Miles Sanders got hurt, but outside of that, chasing a glorious Week 14 matchup.
    • Raheem Blackshear, CAR — Third option. Can’t count on that with any team.
    • Justin Jackson, DET — See: Blackshear.
    • Marquise Goodwin, SEA; K.J. Osborn, MIN; Josh Reynolds, DET — Like Blackshear and Jackson, they’re the “threes” of wideouts, and these teams won’t support any regularly… and honestly, Osborn and Reynolds are a “four” on their teams.
    • Trenton Irwin, CIN — Even if Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd are out, it’s hard to trust any receiver after Ja’Marr Chase… or for that fact, trust anything Zac Taylor says. How was he allowed to have no injury designation for Higgins?!

    WAIVER WIRE TIGHT ENDS

    Top Streamers

    STREAMING DST RANKINGS

    Week 15

    • NYJ vs DET
    • WSH vs NYG
    • CAR vs PIT
    • CIN at TB
    • GB vs LAR
    • DEN vs ARI
    • CLE vs BAL
    • MIN vs IND
    • PIT at CAR
    • NO vs ATL
    • ARI at DEN

    Week 16

    • NYJ vs JAX
    • DEN at LAR
    • CLE vs NO
    • DET at CAR
    • JAX at NYJ
    • LAC at IND
    • WSH at SF
    • CIN at NE
    • PIT vs LV
    • ARI vs TB
    • LAR vs DEN

    Week 17

    • JAX at HOU
    • NYJ at SEA
    • LAC vs LAR
    • CLE at WSH
    • MIA at NE
    • WSH vs CLE
    • DET vs CHI
    • IND at NYG
    • GB vs MIN
    • CAR at TB

    (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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