Fantasy football rankings vs. expert consensus – Week 15

It is that time of year again. Lineups need to be set, and with that comes some tough decisions. As we head into Week 15 and the fantasy playoffs, the stakes get higher. This week’s start/sit decisions are that much more critical. 

One of the most popular tools here at FTN is our fantasy football rankings. Each week, we bring you non-PPR, PPR and half-PPR rankings to help you win your league. 

Throughout the season, I will break down which players our FTN rankers prefer more (or less) than the expert consensus rankings found at FantasyPros. For this article, I will be looking at the half-PPR format.

Quarterback 

QBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

QBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• This week the ECR and FTN are fairly aligned throughout the entire quarterback ranks. 
• Inside the top 12, we see that our FTN rankers are higher on Kirk Cousins than Dak Prescott. 
• Additionally, we see that FTN favors Tom Brady over Tua Tagovailoa. 
• In the most significant difference between our FTN rankers and the ECR, we see our FTN rankers favoring Daniel Jones – having him inside the top 15 while the ECR does not. 

Running Back 

RBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

RBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• The most significant differences between the ECR and our FTN ranks is between Devin Singletary and D’Andre Swift, who are separated by five spots. 
• Singletary is favored by our FTN rankers, as they have him closer to a top-24 option while the ECR has him as barely a top-36 option. 
• Swift, on the other hand, is favored by the ECR, as they have him as a top-24 option while FTN has him outside the top 24. 
• Alvin Kamara is another player who our FTN rankers have lower than the ECR. We have him outside the top 12, while the ECR has him inside the top 10. 
• James Conner is a player FTN has inside the top 10, while the ECR has him outside that range.
• Jerick McKinnon is also a player our rankers have decently higher than the ECR. We have him closer to the top 30, while the ECR have him just inside the top 36. 
• Our rankers have Saquon Barkley and Rachaad White two spots lower than the ECR this week. 
• We also see Josh Jacobs and Austin Ekeler being flipped, with our rankers favoring Jacobs. 
• Additionally, Tony Pollard and Miles Sanders are also flipped, with our rankers preferring Pollard. 

Wide Receiver

WRs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

WRs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• The most significant difference here is with Marquise Brown. Our FTN rankers have him six spots lower than the ECR.  His teammate DeAndre Hopkins is also a player who our rankers have lower than the ECR, as we have him outside the top 12. 
• FTN has Christian Kirk outside the top 20 this week, while the ECR has him inside the top 20. 
• FTN has Chris Godwin inside the top 15 this week, while the ECR has him outside of it. 
• FTN has Donovan Peoples-Jones inside the top 30 coming off back-to-back top-30 finishes, while the ECR has him outside it. 
• CeeDee Lamb and A.J. Brown are flipped, as FTN favors Lamb this week. 
• DeVonta Smith, Chris Olave, Christian Watson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Zay Jones and Diontae Johnson are all players who FTN rankers have one spot higher than the ECR.

Tight End

TEs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

TEs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

• For yet another week, the ECR and our FTN rankers are fairly aligned inside the top 15. 
• However, we see that Pat Freiermuth and Greg Dulcich are flipped, with our FTN rankers preferring Dulcich. 
• Mark Andrews and T.J. Hockenson are flipped as well, with our rankers preferring Hockenson this week.