The Los Angeles Chargers will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 15. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Quentin Johnston.
Is Quentin Johnston Playing in Week 15?
Johnston is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Chargers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Quentin Johnston in Week 15?
Johnston has scored seven times in his past 10 games. That’s great, but it’s dangerous to bank on.
Johnston is averaging 26.4 receiving yards over his past five games and has hauled in just 7 of 22 targets (31.8%) over his past 14 quarters. The inefficiencies are partly on him, partly on Justin Herbert, and partly on a 13.6-yard aDOT. Who gets the biggest piece of blame pie can be debated, but with none of them likely to change in the short term, it doesn’t matter for our purposes.
Ladd McConkey sat last week, and Johnston’s role didn’t expand in a significant way. He wasn’t trusted with the slot role at all, and his route diet was within the acceptable range of outcomes for a normal week.
The Buccaneers are a top-10 defense when it comes to slowing deep passes in both completion percentage and yards per attempt. There’s a time and place to roll the dice on Johnston, but this is neither.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 15 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Quentin Johnston’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 15
As of Sunday morning, Johnston is projected to score 9.8 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3 receptions for 40.9 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Quentin Johnston’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)