Fantasy QB Streamers and Rankings Week 15: Why Aaron Rodgers and Jared Goff Are Top Options

The fantasy football season inches closer to the playoffs, with Week 15 soon approaching. With the spotlight on quarterbacks, here are our Week 15 fantasy QB rankings and some streamers to consider.

Top QB Streamers for Week 15

While not in the upper range of our fantasy football rankings, these quarterbacks could be intriguing streaming options in Week 15, as they likely outperform the expectations of many.

Jared Goff, Detroit Lions

Jard Goff being on the weekly QB streamers list is becoming evergreen content. He was at it again on Sunday against the Vikings, completing 27 of 39 passes for 330 yards with three touchdowns.

Since Week 12, Goff is fourth in passing yards (910), tied for second in touchdowns (seven), has zero interceptions, and despite having just nine rushing yards, he’s the QB8 in scoring at 21.8 PPR fantasy points. Goff is the quintessential streamer or matchup-based quarterback for fantasy.

Where the Vikings were one of the worst teams against the pass, the Jets are a tougher matchup for Goff. Since Week 10, they are fifth in pass DVOA. But I’m still going to bet on Goff and this offense. At this point, I would consider him a high-end QB2 for the remainder of the season, with matchups against the Jets, Panthers, and Bears for the fantasy playoffs.

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Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

In Week 13, Aaron Rodgers completed 18 of 31 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown in the 28-19 win over the Bears while playing through ribs and thumb injuries. By no means has Rodgers been his usual self this year. He is 21st in points per game (15.1 PPR), and 20th in yards per game (220.3) but is tied for eighth in touchdowns (22) thanks to the high-octane chemistry he has developed with rookie Christian Watson.

Rodgers has multiple passing touchdowns in three of his last four games and is coming out of the bye week about as healthy as he has been all year. I can’t wait to hear the stories of what he was doing during it because you know those will be good.

What I also think will be good is his fantasy potential against a Rams defense that should not be feared. They sit 19th in pass DVOA since Week 10, 29th in EPA per dropback, and 30th in dropback success rate. Rodgers is a low-end QB1 streamer for Week 15.

Mike White, New York Jets

After impressing again in Week 13, Mike White faced his most challenging task against the Buffalo Bills. He stood up to the challenge, even though he paid the price.

White completed 27 of 44 attempts for 268 yards on the day but had to leave the game at one point due to what head coach Robert Saleh described as multiple rib injuries, which culminated in a hospital trip after the game just for a few precautionary checks.

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Buffalo teed off on White whenever they got the chance, but he had ice in his veins as he stood in the pocket. Since Week 11, when White took over for Zach Wilson, he’s completed 62% of his passes and sits 10th in yards (959) and 11th in points per game at 18.3 PPR.

Assuming he’ll be cleared to play next week, you’d have to favor White to be an upper-tier streamer once again against the Detroit Lions in what could be one of the better games of the week.

Russell Wilson, QB, Denver Broncos

Although he is undoubtedly not a sleeper by name, Russell Wilson’s play on the field put many people to sleep. Before Week 14, the last time Wilson finished higher than the QB20 was back in Week 6. Still, on Sunday, Wilson had his best game yet as a Bronco, completing 23 of 36 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns with an interception and tacking on an additional 57 rushing yards against the Chiefs.

It was the first time Wilson recorded multiple passing touchdowns while also setting a season-high in rushing yards. Monitor Wilson’s status for Week 15 as he left the game with a concussion. Still, assuming he suits up, I’d favor Wilson to have another decent outing against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15.

Brock Purdy, San Francisco, 49ers

Brock Purdy is now 2-0 in the NFL and won his first game as a starter after beating Tom Brady and the Buccaneers on Sunday while completing 16 of 21 passes for 185 yards with three touchdowns. I think the nicknames floating around on social media are going to be sticking around, as will Purdy, as he throws his name into the 2023 starting QB conversation for the 49ers, but that is a convo for the offseason.

With Monday Night Football still to play, Purdy sits as the QB8 in fantasy. Even without Deebo Samuel, the 49ers should have a favorable matchup against the Seattle Seahawks in what should be a higher-scoring contest, given how Geno Smith has been playing despite the surprising loss to Carolina. Keep an eye on his oblique injury, but Purdy is a Week 15 streamer, particularly, in Superflex leagues.

Desmond Ridder, Atlanta Falcons

So, are you feeling lucky? Maybe Dirty Hairy pulled it off a bit better than I did, but I think the question remains.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder would be the team starter moving forward as he takes over for Marcus Mariota. What I find interesting is that Smith noted this as a performance-based move despite Mariota going on IR.

Atlanta has operated as a run-heavy attack all season, much to the dismay of fantasy managers who were banking on Kyle Pitts and Drake London. Yet, Atlanta is second in neutral rushing rate at 56.7% and has the fifth-slowest pace of play but finally decided to make a change despite it being largely too late at 5-8.

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With Ridder, I expect Atlanta to remain run-heavy but have more explosiveness. He’s a better runner and has a better arm than Mariota ever had. There’s a case we made that Ridder had the strongest arm of this entire draft class.

This is the ultimate risk versus reward, as Ridder could give you absolutely nothing, but if you lost someone like Lamar Jackson and then Tyler Huntley, what do you have to lose by shooting your shot with Ridder as a streamer in Week 15 for 2QB leagues?

The rushing upside could be enough to get him into the QB2 range. It’s only the first round of the playoffs at stake.

QB Rankings for Week 15

The rankings below are from me, Senior Fantasy Analyst Tommy Garrett. If you want to ask any of our fantasy analysts about quarterback rankings or streamers for Week 15, then be sure to sign up for the PFN Discord server, which includes daily personalized fantasy advice.

Note that this table is best viewed in landscape on mobile devices and can be sorted using the filters above the table. Within the table are rankings for PPR, half-PPR, and non-PPR. In order to select your scoring system, use the filters above the table. The overall ranking is based on Superflex leagues.