You know what they say - “Can’t hold anything back now”. It’s fantasy football playoffs. 

A lot of our teams are bruised and beaten from the grind of the regular season. And you can’t afford to lose. You need the best possible players, and you need them NOW.

 

 

 

Fantasy Football Streamers For 2024 NFL Week 15

This article works in conjunction with our Waiver Wire Adds and Stashes articles. 

The Week 15 waiver wire article includes the best players to pick up in general - they have both short-term and long-term upside. But they might not be available, or you might get outbid. In our Week 15 stashes article, we look at longer term options. But those aren’t guys you can necessarily start this week. 

The fantasy football streamers article is this one - guys that you can reasonably acquire off the wire AND potentially start this week. 

We know that folks play in varying league depths so we’ll include any players that MIGHT be available (especially for really good matchups). And we’ll throw some honorable mentions in there for the really deep leagues. So, let’s dig into the Week 15 Fantasy Football Streamers!

 

 

 

Fantasy Football QB Streamers

Jameis Winston - Cleveland Browns, Yahoo: 34% | ESPN: 20% | Sleeper: 42%

As we mentioned in the main article, Jameis Winston is the top streaming option if he’s available. Outside of the one game where they played the Steelers on Thursday in the show, he’s thrown 40+ times in each start. I don’t see how that would stop against the Chiefs, Bengals, and Dolphins. 

Drake Maye - New England Patriots Yahoo: 13% | ESPN: 15% | Sleeper: 24%

Rookie catching stride? Check. Rushing upside? Check? Decent matchup? Check. Dropped in a bunch of leagues during his bye week? Check. Drake Maye checks a lot of boxes for a one-week streaming option.

In fact, any quarterback that is willing to run is worthy of a one week spot start if you need it. Forty rushing yards and a rushing TD puts you into double digit points already and the rest is house money.

 

 

 

Fantasy Football RB Streamers

Tank Bigsby - Jacksonville Jaguars, Yahoo: 46% | ESPN: 36% | Sleeper: 49%

Just like last week, Bigsby is our guy if he’s available. We wrote about him in the main article but he’s taken over the run-down work from Travis Etienne. The Jets are a tough pass defense but you can run on them. 

Jerome Ford - Cleveland Browns, Yahoo: 41% | ESPN: 31% | Sleeper: 41%

For a while there, Nick Chubb was in the Derrick Henry role with Jerome Ford in the Justice Hill role. Chubb got virtually all the carries while Ford really only got pass work. And they still skew that way. 

But Ford has quietly gotten 9 and 10 carries the last two weeks, perhaps in an attempt to limit the work for Nick Chubb in a lost season. The Chiefs will be tough on Chubb on early downs so we could see a lot of Ford this week. 

Patrick Taylor - San Francisco 49ers, Yahoo: 0% | ESPN: 0% | Sleeper: 0%

We don’t know for sure what the status of Isaac Guerendo is. But Taylor, with his pass-catching chops, should have a role regardless. And, if Guerendo is out, it could be a BIG role. They play on Thursday night making it even tougher for Guerendo to get to 100% in time. 

 

 

 

Fantasy Football WR Streamers

Xavier Legette - Carolina Panthers, Yahoo: 28% | ESPN: 32% | Sleeper: 49%

Like we said in the main article, go with Adam Thielen if he is there, especially in PPR. But he’s rostered in a lot more leagues than Legette. Legette has gotten 8 targets in back to back games and Bryce Young has looked a lot better as of late so you could do worse for upside than Legette.

DeMario Douglas - New England Patriots, Yahoo: 31% | ESPN: 23% | Sleeper: 41%

Our PPR ringer is back. If you look back through his season, he had a short blip where he was sick against the Jaguars and left the game then had a tough matchup in the follow up against the Jets.

In his other 7 games dating back to Week 4, he’s caught at least four passes in every game. He’s not a full time player and he runs low aDot routes but they always seem to find a way to get him involved. 

Van Jefferson - Pittsburgh Steelers, Yahoo: 0% | ESPN: 0% | Sleeper: 0%

We like to write up one really deep sleeper though you should always check the weekly rankings before making final lineup decisions. Van Jefferson only caught one pass but, with George Pickens out, he took over as the top WR for the Steelers leading them in snaps and routes.

If Pickens is out again, I don’t see why that would change.  Obviously if guys like Cedric Tillman or Romeo Doubs were dropped in your league, you don’t need to even think about guys like this.

 

 

 

Fantasy Football TE Streamers

Stone Smartt - Los Angeles Chargers, Yahoo: 0% | ESPN: 0% | Sleeper: 0%

If guys like Hunter Henry or Zach Ertz are there, that’s the play. If not, Stone Smartt actually isn’t a crazy move. Will Dissly is out for multiple weeks based on reports. Hayden Hurst is MIA. We explained in the main article why Smartt has the athleticism to make things happen in this scheme. In one half of action last week, he caught all three of his targets for 54 yards. 

Juwan Johnson - New Orleans Saints Yahoo: 10% | ESPN: 14% | Sleeper: 19%

Since Smartt is available in so many leagues, we don’t need to lay out a huge number of players. Most folks in the playoffs will have a tight end so they won’t go crazy adding Smartt. If you miss on him, there are options though. The usage for Juwan Johnson got a lot better with Taysom Hill out. The problem is that Derek Carr is now hurt.

 

 

 

Fantasy Football K Streamers

Zane Gonzalez - Washington Commanders, Yahoo: 1% | ESPN: 3% | Sleeper: 1%

Our favorite maneuver will work one last time for us. The old “add a kicker from a good team because he was dropped during his bye week: The Commanders are sticking with Zane Gonzalez, and he is WIDELY available in leagues. 

Cade York - Cincinnati Bengals, Yahoo: 6% | ESPN: 2% | Sleeper: 34%

A lot of teams out there have given up to the point that they stopped caring about adding kickers. So the Bengals starting kicker ended up on a lot more waiver wires than he should be. He hit both his field goals and all three of his extra points with his Dallas Cowboy cheerleader girlfriend watching yesterday. Good for him. 

 

 

 

Fantasy Football DST Streamers

Washington Commanders DST, Yahoo: 24% | ESPN: 10% | Sleeper: 30%

Not only was the Commanders DST dropped during the bye week in a lot of spots but their good matchup actually got even better. The Saints were already struggling without Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, and Taysom Hill but they now just lost starting quarterback Derek Carr. Going up against Jake Haener without most of his weapons sounds pretty good. 

Atlanta Falcons DST, Yahoo: 10% | ESPN: 5% | Sleeper: 10%

This one is pretty simple. The Las Vegas Raiders are not a good football team. We are not scared of a Desmond Ridder Revenge Game. We want to start defenses against Desmond Ridder whenever we can.

  • Honorable Mentions: ARI vs. NE, CIN vs. TEN, CAR vs. DAL

 

 

 

Make Use Of These Week 15 Fantasy Football Streamers & Good Luck!

In a perfect scenario, your starting team is packed with all-star talent. Your bench would ideally feature a solid mix of high-potential players from our Waiver Wire Article or some deeper stash options. But let’s be real, fantasy football isn’t always perfect.

Sometimes, you just have to grit your teeth and play the guy who gives you the most reliable performance, even if he’s not the most exciting choice. That’s where these fantasy football streamers come into play. 

Sure, the breakout players later in the season might be the ones that clinch the championship, but you’ve got to make it to the playoffs first to have a shot at winning it all.