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Below you will find our Week 15 quarterback rankings, to help determine your QB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).
Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some QB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 15, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 15.
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Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings - Quarterbacks
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Russell Wilson SEA vs. CLE | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Carson Palmer ARI at PHI | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Tom Brady NE vs. TEN | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Cam Newton CAR at NYG | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers GB at OAK | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Drew Brees NO vs. DET | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Blake Bortles JAC vs. ATL | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger PIT vs. DEN | 12 | 6 |
| 9 | Matthew Stafford DET at NO | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | Tyrod Taylor BUF at WAS | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Ryan Fitzpatrick NYJ at DAL | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Derek Carr OAK vs. GB | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | Alex Smith KC at BAL | 13 | 14 |
| 14 | Jay Cutler CHI at MIN | 14 | 15 |
| 15 | Ryan Tannehill MIA at SD | 19 | 12 |
| 16 | Matt Ryan ATL at JAC | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | AJ McCarron CIN at SF | 15 | 31 |
| 18 | Philip Rivers SD vs. MIA | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Marcus Mariota TEN at NE | 17 | 23 |
| 20 | Eli Manning NYG vs. CAR | 21 | 17 |
| 21 | Jameis Winston TB at STL | 23 | 19 |
| 22 | Kirk Cousins WAS vs. BUF | 20 | 20 |
| 23 | Brock Osweiler DEN at PIT | 24 | 21 |
| 24 | Sam Bradford PHI vs. ARI | 22 | 29 |
| 25 | Teddy Bridgewater MIN vs. CHI | 26 | 22 |
| 26 | T.J. Yates HOU at IND | 25 | 24 |
| 27 | Matt Hasselbeck IND vs. HOU | 30 | 25 |
| 28 | Jimmy Clausen BAL vs. KC | 32 | 26 |
| 29 | Blaine Gabbert SF vs. CIN | 27 | 30 |
| 30 | Matt Cassel DAL vs. NYJ | 28 | 27 |
| 31 | Johnny Manziel CLE at SEA | 29 | 28 |
| 32 | Case Keenum STL vs. TB | 31 | 32 |
| 33 | Matt Schaub BAL vs. KC | 33 | |
| 34 | Nick Foles STL vs. TB | 34 |
Week 15 Quarterback (QB) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
At QB I’m liking Derek Carr a little more than most this week. He’s been below average the last two weeks in tough matchups (Vs KC, @DEN), so I think some recency bias has pushed his rank downward.
He faces Green Bay this week and they will be without starting CB Sam Shields. That should go a long way in helping Carr to a good day. I have him at QB10.
I’m also high on Jay Cutler. The Vikings defense is really banged up right now. Star Safety Harrison Smith has been ruled out as has talented rookie LB Anthony Barr.
Their best lineman Linval Joseph is also questionable. I think he plays but if he’s not 100% that is a big plus for Cutler. With two of the Vikings top defensive players out, Cutler should do just fine.
The QB I am most interested in seeing this week is A.J. McCarron in his first start. It’s a nice matchup against the 49ers defense. If they do have to throw I think McCarron will be just fine.
He has a talented group of receivers around him even without Tyler Eifert. The major concern here has nothing to do with McCarron’s skill but rather that the Bengals will just run a ton because they can. That definitely worries me but I still see him as a solid QB2.
One QB I’m a little low on is Ben Roethlisberger at QB12. He’s still a fine start, but even with T.J. Ward out it’s going to be a tough matchup.
I know Ben scored 21 points against Seattle but Denver should be an even tougher matchup. 15-20 points should be doable. Anything more than that would surprise me.
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