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Fantasy Football rankings 2017: Your “Magnificent 7” for each position in week 15

Here are your fantasy football rankings for each position in week 15.

NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

[Welcome Fantasy Football owners to your weekly rankings! We’re here to bring forth the Top-7 players for each position. Think of this as your “Magnificent 7” if you will to get you geared up for the week!]

Here are the projected top performers for week 15:

Quarterback

Rank Player Opp. Home/ Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Tom Brady Steelers Away 21.83
2 Cam Newton Packers Home 20.72
3 Aaron Rodgers Panthers Away 20.35
4 Russell Wilson Rams Home 20.23
5 Matt Ryan Buccaneers Away 20.11
6 Ben Roethlisberger Patriots Home 20.09
7 Drew Brees Jets Home 19.64

Joe Flacco has a favorable matchup this week and he put up some good numbers against the Steelers last Sunday.

Wide Receiver

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Antonio Brown Patriots Home 15.07
2 Julio Jones Buccaneers Away 12.64
3 Keenan Allen Chiefs Away 11.78
4 Adam Thielen Bengals Home 10.69
5 Brandin Cooks Steelers Away 10.63
6 Michael Thomas Jets Home 10.49
7 Davante Adams Panthers Away 10.09

Give Travis Benjamin a try this week against a week Chief’s secondary giving up the second-most points.

Running Back

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Le'Veon Bell Patriots Home 18.49
2 Todd Gurley Seahawks Away 15.89
3 Mark Ingram Jets Home 15.32
4 LeSean McCoy Dolphins Home 15.08
5 Alvin Kamara Saints Home 14.33
6 Devonta Freeman Buccaneers Away 13.01
7 Leonard Fournette Texans Home 12.8

Jonathan Stewart should rise into your starting lineup as the Packers will have their hands full on the ground with the Panthers.

Tight End

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Rob Gronkowski Steelers Away 12.42
2 Travis Kelce Chargers Home 11.52
3 Jimmy Graham Rams Home 8.84
4 Delanie Walker 49ers Away 8.53
5 Zach Ertz Giants Away 8.19
6 Hunter Henry Chiefs Away 7.85
7 Evan Engram Eagles Home 7.72

Benjamin Watson would be a nice plug-in as the Browns have struggled to stop tight ends all season long.

Defense

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Jaguars Texans Home 10.6
2 Saints Jets Home 10.54
3 Vikings Bengals Home 9.4
4 Ravens Browns Away 9.16
5 Eagles Giants Away 8.99
6 Broncos Colts Away 8.85
7 Redskins Cardinals Home 8.56

The Bills will find it rather easy to derail a Miami Dolphins’ offense giving up the fourth-most points to defenses.

Kicker

Rank Player Opp. Home/Away Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1 Justin Tucker Browns Away 10.24
2 Wil Lutz Jets Home 10.07
3 Stephen Gostkowski Steelers Away 9.9
4 Harrison Butker Chargers Home 9.65
5 Matt Bryant Buccaneers Away 9.64
6 Greg Zuerlein Seahawks Away 9.53
7 Matt Prater Bears Home 9.34

Give Dan Bailey another chance to win you over in a matchup with the Raiders, who give up the third-most points to kickers.

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