Branson: Week 15 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson–
(CBS) It's Week 15 of the NFL season, and here are the fantasy football positional rankings to help you make your tough decisions.
These rankings are constructed with half-point PPR in mind, to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues.
Quarterbacks
1. Russell Wilson, SEA (vs CLE)
2. Cam Newton, CAR (at NYG)
3. Tom Brady, NE (vs TEN)
4. Carson Palmer, ARI (at PHI)
5. Blake Bortles, JAC (vs ATL)
6. Drew Brees, NO (vs DET)
7. Aaron Rodgers, GB (at OAK)
8. Matthew Stafford, DET (at NO)
9. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (vs DEN)
10. Tyrod Taylor, BUF (at WAS)
11. Alex Smith, KC (at BAL)
12. Kirk Cousins, WAS (vs BUF)
13. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (at DAL)
14. Jay Cutler, CHI (at MIN)
15. Eli Manning, NYG (vs CAR)
16. Derek Carr, OAK (vs GB)
17. Philip Rivers, SD (vs MIA)
18. T.J. Yates, HOU (at IND)
19. Matt Ryan, ATL (at JAC)
20. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (at SD)
21. AJ McCarron, CIN (at SF)
22. Marcus Mariota, TEN (at NE)
23. Jameis Winston, TB (at STL)
24. Brock Osweiler, DEN (at PIT)
25. Sam Bradford, PHI (vs ARI)
Running backs
1. Adrian Peterson, MIN (vs CHI)
2. Doug Martin, TB (at STL)
3. DeAngelo Williams, PIT (vs DEN)
4. David Johnson, ARI (at PHI)
5. Todd Gurley, STL (vs TB)
6. LeSean McCoy, BUF (at WAS)
7. Lamar Miller, MIA (at SD)
8. Eddie Lacy, GB (at OAK)
9. Devonta Freeman, ATL (at JAC)
10. Chris Ivory, NYJ (at DAL)
11. Matt Forte, CHI (at MIN)
12. Jeremy Hill, CIN (at SF)
13. Tim Hightower, NO (vs DET)
14. Darren McFadden, DAL (vs NYJ)
15. Matt Jones, WAS (vs BUF)
16. Latavius Murray, OAK (vs GB)
17. James White, NE (vs TEN)
18. Brandon Bolden, NE (vs TEN)
19. Charcandrick West, KC (at BAL)
20. Denard Robinson, JAC (vs ATL)
21. Bryce Brown, SEA (vs CLE)
22. Giovani Bernard, CIN (at SF)
23. Javorius Allen, BAL (vs KC)
24. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (at PIT)
25. Shaun Draughn, SF (vs CIN)
26. Melvin Gordon, SD (vs MIA)
27. Bilal Powell, NYJ (at DAL)
28. Fozzy Whittaker, CAR (at NYG)
29. Darren Sproles, PHI (vs ARI)
30. Chris Polk, HOU (at IND)
31. Alfred Morris, WAS (vs BUF)
32. Frank Gore, IND (vs HOU)
33. Fred Jackson, SEA (vs CLE)
34. Spencer Ware, KC (at BAL)
35. James Starks, GB (at OAK)
36. Ryan Mathews, PHI (vs ARI)
37. Theo Riddick, DET (at NO)
38. Charles Sims, TB (at STL)
39. Jeremy Langford, CHI (at MIN)
40. Jonathan Grimes, HOU (at IND)
41. Ameer Abdullah, DET (at NO)
42. Mike Tolbert, CAR (at NYG)
43. Duke Johnson Jr., CLE (vs SEA)
44. Danny Woodhead, SD (vs MIA)
45. DeMarco Murray, PHI (vs ARI)
46. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (at SEA)
47. Shane Vereen, NYG (vs CAR)
48. Jay Ajayi, MIA (at SD)
49. C.J. Spiller, NO (vs DET)
50. Christine Michael, SEA (vs CLE)
Receivers
1. Julio Jones, ATL (at JAC)
2. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (at IND)
3. Antonio Brown, PIT (vs DEN)
4. Odell Beckham, NYG (vs CAR)
5. Doug Baldwin, SEA (vs CLE)
6. Sammy Watkins, BUF (at WAS)
7. Alshon Jeffery, CHI (at MIN)
8. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (at DAL)
9. Michael Floyd, ARI (at PHI)
10. Calvin Johnson, DET (at NO)
11. A.J. Green, CIN (at SF)
12. Allen Robinson, JAC (vs ATL)
13. Eric Decker, NYJ (at DAL)
14. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (at PIT)
15. Tyler Lockett, SEA (vs CLE)
16. Brandin Cooks, NO (vs DET)
17. Allen Hurns, JAC (vs ATL)
18. John Brown, ARI (at PHI)
19. Jeremy Maclin, KC (at BAL)
20. Jarvis Landry, MIA (at SD)
21. Danny Amendola, NE (vs TEN)
22. Martavis Bryant, PIT (vs DEN)
23. T.Y. Hilton, IND (vs HOU)
24. Mike Evans, TB (at STL)
25. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (at PHI)
26. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (at PIT)
27. Ted Ginn, CAR (vs NYG)
28. DeSean Jackson, WAS (vs BUF)
29. Amari Cooper, OAK (vs GB)
30. Golden Tate, DET (at NO)
31. Michael Crabtree, OAK (vs GB)
32. James Jones, GB (at OAK)
33. Willie Snead, NO (vs DET)
34. Randall Cobb, GB (at OAK)
35. Robert Woods, BUF (at WAS)
36. Kamar Aiken, BAL (vs KC)
37. Jermaine Kearse, SEA (vs CLE)
38. DeVante Parker, MIA (at SD)
39. Anquan Boldin, SF (vs CIN)
40. Dez Bryant, DAL (vs NYJ)
41. Albert Wilson, KC (at BAL)
42. Marvin Jones, CIN (at SF)
43. Malcom Floyd, SD (vs MIA)
44. Tavon Austin, STL (vs TB)
45. Cecil Shorts, HOU (at IND)
46. Stefon Diggs, MIN (vs CHI)
47. Nate Washington, HOU (at IND)
48. Brandon LaFell, NE (vs TEN)
49. Dorial Green-Beckham, TEN (at NE)
50. Markus Wheaton, PIT (vs DEN)
Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE (vs TEN)
2. Greg Olsen, CAR (at NYG)
3. Jordan Reed, WAS (vs BUF)
4. Julius Thomas, JAC (vs ATL)
5. Delanie Walker, TEN (at NE)
6. Benjamin Watson, NO (vs DET)
7. Gary Barnidge, CLE (at SEA)
8. Richard Rodgers, GB (at OAK)
9. Antonio Gates, SD (vs MIA)
10. Zach Miller, CHI (at MIN)
11. Heath Miller, PIT (vs DEN)
12. Eric Ebron, DET (at NO)
13. Travis Kelce, KC (at BAL)
14. Vernon Davis, DEN (at PIT)
15. Will Tye, NYG (vs CAR)
16. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TB (at STL)
17. Jacob Tamme, ATL (at JAC)
18. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (vs CHI)
19. Ryan Griffin, HOU (at IND)
20. Owen Daniels, DEN (at PIT)
21. Zach Ertz, PHI (vs ARI)
22. Jason Witten, DAL (vs NYJ)
23. Jordan Cameron, MIA (at SD)
24. Coby Fleener, IND (vs HOU)
25. Clive Walford, OAK (vs GB)
Spence Branson is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter@SpenceBranson and feel free to ask fantasy questions.
