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Week 15 Waiver Wire Rankings (2024) - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Sincere McCormick, Patrick Taylor Jr., Ray-Ray McCloud III, Xavier Legette, Zach Ertz

Patrick Taylor Jr. - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.

The moment all fantasy managers waited for has finally arrived as the playoffs begin in Week 15. It's win or go home. At RotoBaller HQ, we guided you through the waiver wire all season and are back with more advice with our Week 15 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for 2024. Use these waiver wire rankings to help you prioritize your waiver wire to help you advance in the fantasy playoffs.

There were more crucial injuries last week, with San Francisco 49ers star running back Isaac Guerendo suffering a foot sprain in Sunday's win over the Bears. At the same time, Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie running back Bucky Irving exited early with a back issue. The fantasy playoffs have arrived, and more questions must be answered after Sunday's results. Is Patrick Taylor Jr. San Francisco's primary running back if Gueredno misses time? Is Sincere McCormick the Raiders' primary back? With all the weapons in Atlanta, is Ray-Ray McCloud III worth picking up for the fantasy playoffs after Sunday's performance?

Our waiver wire rankings will help answer these questions. One of the industry's sharpest fantasy football minds, Nick Mariano, brings you his weekly waiver wire rankings and priority adds for the top 60 potential options. Good luck in Week 15 on the waiver wire!

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Who To Pick Up for Fantasy Football Week 15?

Finally, below, you'll see our weekly rankings for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Quarterbacks and Defenses (D/ST) are grouped together at the bottom of the list:

Rank Player Name Position % Ros.
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1 Braelon Allen RB 59 Add in All Leagues
2 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB 2 Add in All Leagues
3 Sincere McCormick RB 15 Add in All Leagues
4 Adam Thielen WR 53 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
5 Christian Watson WR 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
6 Tank Bigsby RB 46 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
7 Quentin Johnston WR 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
8 Elijah Moore WR 22 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
9 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 42 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Ray-Ray McCloud WR 18 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
11 Michael Wilson WR 9 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
12 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Cedric Tillman WR 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Joshua Palmer WR 14 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
15 Xavier Legette WR 28 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
16 Jalen McMillan WR 5 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
17 Zach Ertz TE 44 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
18 Jaleel McLaughlin RB 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Tyler Allgeier RB 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Devaughn Vele WR 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Alec Pierce WR 15 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
22 Kendre Miller RB 4 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
23 Isaiah Davis RB 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Sean Tucker RB 2 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
25 Parker Washington WR 4 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
26 Demarcus Robinson WR 19 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
27 Tim Patrick WR 1 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
28 Dalton Schultz TE 54 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
29 Dontayvion Wicks WR 15 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
30 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 35 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
31 Trey Benson RB 21 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
32 Mike Gesicki TE 16 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
33 Sterling Shepard WR 7 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
34 Jerome Ford RB 42 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
35 Antonio Gibson RB 11 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
36 DeMario Douglas WR 22 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
37 KaVontae Turpin WR 4 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
38 Justice Hill RB 16 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
39 Juwan Johnson TE 10 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
40 Calvin Austin III WR 11 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
41 Ray Davis RB 23 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
42 Isaiah Likely TE 22 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
43 Blake Corum RB 16 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
44 Kenneth Gainwell RB 6 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
45 Jaylen Wright RB 5 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
46 Hunter Henry TE 40 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
47 Noah Gray TE 21 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
48 Grant Calcaterra TE 4 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
49 Cam Akers RB 16 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
50 Tre Tucker WR 8 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
51 Tyjae Spears RB 43 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
52 Kimani Vidal RB 13 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
53 Allen Lazard WR 11 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
54 Stone Smartt TE 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
55 Marvin Mims Jr. WR 2 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
56 Andrei Iosivas WR 3 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
57 Brandin Cooks WR 16 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
58 Israel Abanikanda RB 3 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
59 Kenny McIntosh RB 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
60 Kayshon Boutte WR 4 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
61 Anthony Richardson QB 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 Russell Wilson QB 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Jameis Winston QB 34 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
64 Drake Maye QB 13 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
65 Aaron Rodgers QB 34 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
66 Cooper Rush QB 8 Add in 2QB Leagues
67 Drew Lock QB 3 Add in 2QB Leagues
68 Mac Jones QB 3 Add in 2QB Leagues
69 Michael Penix Jr. QB 1 Add in 2QB Leagues
70 Atlanta Falcons DST 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
71 Washington Commanders DST 22 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
72 Arizona Cardinals DST 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
73 Cincinnati Bengals DST 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
74 Dallas Cowboys DST 40 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
75 New York Jets DST 43 Add in 14+ Team Leagues

Week 15 Waiver Wire Articles

In addition to the Week 15 waiver wire rankings, here's a look at some other free waiver wire resources available at RotoBaller. Each week, our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? Waiver wire player comparison tool - bookmark that! Here are more detailed Week 15 waiver wire articles:



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