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Fantasy football rankings and Thursday Night Football injury updates for Week 15 of the 2021 NFL season including Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison and more.
Welcome RotoBallers to Week 15. The Thursday Night Football matchup kicks things off tonight! Below are our early fantasy football rankings for Week 15, focused on the TNF matchup and the relevant injury news so far for the week.
Congrats to all of you who made the fantasy football playoffs! While there are no teams on by this week, there are many injuries and COVID issues to deal with that will affect our fantasy football rankings. For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below.
Below you will also see some top injury headlines, a summary of the relevant fantasy injury reports for Week 15 and the latest player news. Be sure to check back often, and good luck in Week 15 RotoBallers!
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Week 15 Fantasy Football Injury Report
- Austin Ekeler To Play, Not Expected To Have A Full Workload
- Keenan Allen Activated From COVID-19 List
- Mike Williams (Heel) Limited In Practice, Expected To Play
- Tyler Lockett Lands On COVID-19 List
- Kareem Hunt Ruled Out Against Raiders
- Jaylen Waddle Placed On COVID-19 List
- James Robinson To Be Given Starter’s Workload
- Baker Mayfield Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Case Keenum Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Jarvis Landry Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Odell Beckham Jr. Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Michael Carter Expected To Play Sunday
- Lamar Jackson (Ankle Sprain) Will Be A Game-Time Decision
- DeAndre Hopkins Will Undergo Knee Surgery, Out Six Weeks
- Darren Waller Out Again In Week 15
- Seahawks Put Alex Collins On COVID-19 List
- T.J. Hockenson Has Thumb Surgery, To Miss Rest Of Season
- Allen Robinson II Added To COVID-19 List
- Terry McLaurin Doesn't Practice On Wednesday
- Aaron Rodgers Doesn't Practice On Wednesday
- Rex Burkhead Won't Play In Week 15
- Tony Pollard Will Practice Wednesday
- Sam Darnold Designated To Return From Injured Reserve
- Tampa Bay Undecided On Antonio Brown's Future
- Austin Hooper Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Emmanuel Sanders "Week-to-Week" With Knee Injury
- Christian McCaffrey Tests Positive For COVID-19
Week 15 Rankings for Fantasy Football
You can also see our Week 15 ranks for PPR and Half-PPR scoring.
Last updated on Thursday 12/16 at 5:30 pm ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 1 | 2 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 3 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 4 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 1 | 6 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 1 | 9 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 2 | 10 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 2 | 13 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 2 | 16 | James Conner | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 18 | George Kittle | TE |
| 3 | 19 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 3 | 22 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 3 | 23 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 24 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 3 | 25 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 3 | 27 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 28 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 3 | 29 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 3 | 30 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 31 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 3 | 32 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 3 | 33 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 3 | 35 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 3 | 36 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 3 | 37 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 4 | 38 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 4 | 39 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 4 | 40 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 4 | 41 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 4 | 43 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 4 | 44 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 4 | 45 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 4 | 48 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 4 | 49 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 4 | 50 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 4 | 51 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 52 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 5 | 53 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 5 | 54 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 5 | 56 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 5 | 60 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 5 | 61 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 5 | 62 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 5 | 63 | James Robinson | RB |
| 5 | 64 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 5 | 65 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 5 | 66 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 5 | 67 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 5 | 68 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 5 | 69 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 5 | 71 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 5 | 72 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 5 | 73 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 5 | 74 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 6 | 75 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 6 | 76 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 6 | 78 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 6 | 81 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 6 | 83 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 6 | 84 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 6 | 86 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 6 | 87 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 6 | 88 | Terry Mclaurin | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 7 | 90 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 7 | 91 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 7 | 92 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 7 | 93 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 94 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 7 | 95 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 7 | 97 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 98 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 7 | 99 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 7 | 100 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 7 | 101 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 7 | 102 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB |
| 7 | 103 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 7 | 104 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
| 7 | 105 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 7 | 107 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 7 | 108 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
| 7 | 109 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 7 | 110 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 7 | 111 | David Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 112 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 8 | 113 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 8 | 115 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 8 | 116 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 8 | 117 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 118 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 8 | 120 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 8 | 122 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 8 | 123 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 8 | 125 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 8 | 126 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 8 | 127 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 8 | 129 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 8 | 130 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 8 | 131 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 8 | 132 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 9 | 133 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 9 | 134 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 9 | 135 | Jordan Howard | RB |
| 9 | 136 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 9 | 137 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 9 | 138 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 9 | 140 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 9 | 142 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 9 | 143 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 9 | 144 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 9 | 145 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 9 | 146 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 9 | 147 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 149 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 9 | 150 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 9 | 151 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 9 | 152 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR |
| 9 | 153 | James O'Shaughnessy | TE |
| 10 | 154 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 10 | 155 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 10 | 156 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 10 | 157 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 10 | 158 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 10 | 159 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 10 | 160 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 10 | 161 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 10 | 162 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 10 | 163 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 10 | 164 | James Washington | WR |
| 10 | 165 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 10 | 166 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 10 | 167 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 10 | 168 | Ryan Griffin | TE |
| 10 | 169 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
| 10 | 170 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
| 11 | 171 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 11 | 172 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
| 11 | 173 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 11 | 174 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 11 | 175 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 11 | 177 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 11 | 178 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
| 11 | 179 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 11 | 180 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 11 | 181 | Nick Vannett | TE |
| 11 | 182 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 11 | 183 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 11 | 184 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 11 | 186 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 11 | 187 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 11 | 188 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 11 | 189 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 11 | 190 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 11 | 191 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
| 11 | 192 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 11 | 193 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 11 | 194 | Corey Clement | RB |
| 11 | 195 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 12 | 196 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
| 12 | 198 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 12 | 199 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 12 | 201 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 12 | 202 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 12 | 203 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 12 | 204 | Jermar Jefferson | RB |
| 12 | 205 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 12 | 206 | David Njoku | TE |
| 12 | 207 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 12 | 208 | Cody Hollister | WR |
| 12 | 209 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 12 | 210 | D.J. Montgomery | WR |
| 12 | 211 | Denzel Mims | WR |
| 12 | 212 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
| 12 | 213 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 12 | 214 | Brandon Zylstra | WR |
| 12 | 215 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 12 | 216 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 13 | 217 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 13 | 218 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 13 | 219 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 13 | 220 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 13 | 221 | John Bates | TE |
| 13 | 222 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 223 | Derrick Gore | RB |
| 13 | 224 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 13 | 225 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 13 | 226 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 13 | 227 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 228 | John Ross | WR |
| 13 | 229 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
| 13 | 230 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 13 | 231 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
| 13 | 232 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
| 13 | 233 | Josh Gordon | WR |
| 13 | 234 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 13 | 236 | La'Mical Perine | RB |
| 13 | 237 | Pharoh Cooper | WR |
| 13 | 238 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
| 13 | 239 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 13 | 241 | Malik Turner | WR |
| 13 | 242 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 13 | 243 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 13 | 244 | Kene Nwangwu | RB |
| 13 | 245 | Mike Boone | RB |
| 13 | 246 | Austin Walter | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 13 | 248 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Jaylen Samuels | RB |
| 14 | 250 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 14 | 251 | Brock Wright | TE |
| 14 | 252 | Wendell Smallwood | RB |
| 14 | 253 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
| 14 | 254 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 14 | 255 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 14 | 256 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 14 | 258 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
| 14 | 259 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 14 | 260 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 14 | 261 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
| 14 | 262 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 14 | 263 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
| 14 | 264 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 265 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 14 | 266 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 14 | 267 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 14 | 268 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 269 | Blake Bell | TE |
| 15 | 270 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 15 | 271 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 272 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 15 | 273 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 277 | Mekhi Sargent | RB |
| 15 | 278 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 281 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 15 | 282 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 15 | 285 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Cam Newton | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 293 | Mike Glennon | QB |
| 15 | 294 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 295 | P.J. Walker | QB |
| 15 | 296 | Nick Mullens | QB |
| 15 | 297 | Nick Folk | K |
| 15 | 298 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 15 | 299 | Matt Prater | K |
| 15 | 300 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 15 | 301 | Tyler Huntley | QB |
| 15 | 302 | Matt Gay | K |
| 15 | 303 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 15 | 304 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 15 | 305 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 15 | 306 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 15 | 307 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 15 | 308 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 15 | 309 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 15 | 310 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 15 | 311 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 15 | 312 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 313 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 314 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 315 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 316 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 317 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 318 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 16 | 319 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 320 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 16 | 321 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 16 | 322 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 323 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 324 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 325 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 16 | 326 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 327 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 328 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 329 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 330 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 331 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 332 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 16 | 333 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 334 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 16 | 335 | Michael Badgley | K |
| 16 | 336 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 16 | 337 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 338 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 339 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 16 | 340 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 341 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 342 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 16 | 343 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 344 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 345 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 346 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 347 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 348 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 16 | 349 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 350 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 351 | Brian Johnson | K |
| 16 | 352 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
| 16 | 353 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 354 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 355 | Brett Maher | K |
| 16 | 356 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 16 | 357 | Matthew Wright | K |
| 16 | 358 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 359 | New York Jets | DST |
| 16 | 360 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 361 | Detroit Lions | DST |
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