2024 Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Sam LaPorta hopes his improved statlines culminate in a spiked week, Mark Andrews prepares to rock the seam in New York, and Juwan Johnson ponders his status as the last Saint standing.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 12/15 at 10:30 AM ET. Removed Tyler Conklin. Updated Browns K Dustin Hopkins to Riley Patterson.

Week 15 Tight Ends

1	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. NE
2	George Kittle	SF	vs. LAR
3	Travis Kelce	KC	at CLE
4	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. ATL
5	Jonnu Smith	MIA	at HOU
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. BUF
7	Mark Andrews	BAL	at NYG
8	Tucker Kraft	GB	at SEA
9	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs. CHI
10	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at CAR
11	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at PHI
12	Cade Otton	TB	at LAC
13	Zach Ertz	WAS	at NO
14	Hunter Henry	NE	at ARI
15	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. WAS
16	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at DET
17	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at LV
18	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. MIA
19	Cole Kmet	CHI	at MIN
20	Noah Gray	KC	at CLE
21	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at TEN
22	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	vs. PIT
23	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at NYG
24	Stone Smartt	LAC	vs. TB
25	Jordan Akins	CLE	vs. KC
26	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	vs. CIN
28	Michael Mayer	LV	vs. ATL
29	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. GB
30	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs. DAL
31	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. NYJ
32	Austin Hooper	NE	at ARI
33	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	vs. BAL
34	Foster Moreau	NO	vs. WAS
35	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	at CAR
36	Dawson Knox	BUF	at DET

TE Notes: Trey McBride is only the third tight end this decade to catch at least seven passes in three straight games. He’s apparently never going to score, but the Patriots make spiked weeks happen. … George Kittle reminded in Week 14 that no other current tight end can match his ceiling. The Rams are not a concerning matchup, while the 49ers’ ground-game injuries figure to enhance Kittle’s ever-troublesome targets floor. … Brock Bowers has handled everything his awful offense has thrown at him, but Desmond Ridder would be a challenge of a different magnitude. The Raiders seem to be holding out hope Aidan O’Connell will start, but fantasy managers need to count on seeing Ridder out there. That endangers Bowers’ floor, but it’s not like you can bench him. … The Dolphins forgot about Jonnu Smith until it mattered most in Week 14, where he then promptly won them the game. Smith’s absurd Weeks 11-13 run was never going to last forever, but Week 14 is probably more of a blip than new trend in this short-passing attack.

David Njoku has only 94 yards to show for 30 targets over the past two weeks. Still, 30 targets. He’s also scored three times in that span. With Jameis Winston’s volume not going anywhere, Njoku is one of the fantasy quarters’ safer tight ends. … Sam LaPorta has been as frustrating as it gets this season, though his targets floor has been more in the 6-7 range of late than the 4-5 it was earlier in the season. His two highest yardage totals have come in the past three weeks, while the bookmakers are giving the Lions the highest implied team total of the week in the highest totaled game of the year. … Like Sam LaPorta, Mark Andrews has dramatically increased his targets floor of late. Also like LaPorta, he’s in a mouthwatering Week 15 game environment against a Giants defense that has no means of stopping the Ravens. … Mac Jones seems to have become sentient, realizing he can also throw to Brian Thomas Jr. in addition to Evan Engram. Concerning, though Engram’s targets floor remains safely in the mid-range TE1 zone.

Tucker Kraft’s 12 looks over the past two weeks are his second most in a two-game span this season. He also continues to score, Both those facts could be imperiled if Romeo Doubs returns from his concussion. … Pat Freiermuth commanded only three Week 14 targets, but 5-6 feels much more likely against the Eagles if George Pickens (hamstring) misses another game. … Jake Ferguson didn’t have any Luke Schoonmaker issues in Week 14. The Panthers allow the most tight end fantasy points. … There’s an argument to be made Juwan Johnson is now the Saints’ No. 1 pass catcher. It’s just hard to say what that amounts to in a ruined offense with the league’s second lowest implied team total. … Kyle Pitts’ floor is gone. Ceiling feels impossible to come by with Kirk Cousins’ decline accelerating instead of slowing. … Noah Gray is a font of cheap touchdowns. Grant Calcaterra could be a wellspring of cheap targets. Stone Smartt is, uhh, cheap.

Week 15 Kickers

1	Jake Bates	DET	vs BUF
2	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at LAC
3	Jake Moody	SF	vs LAR
4	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs MIA
5	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs IND
6	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs TB
7	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at CAR
8	Will Reichard	MIN	vs CHI
9	Jason Sanders	MIA	at HOU
10	Tyler Bass	BUF	at DET
11	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs PIT
12	Brandon McManus	GB	at SEA
13	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	at NO
14	Chris Boswell	PIT	at PHI
15	Jason Myers	SEA	vs GB
16	Matthew Wright	KC	at CLE
17	Matt Gay	IND	at DEN
18	Justin Tucker	BAL	at NYG
19	Joshua Karty	LAR	at SF
20	Younghoe Koo	ATL	at LV
21	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	vs DAL
22	Cade York	CIN	at TEN
23	Chad Ryland	ARI	vs NE
24	Anders Carlson	NYJ	at JAC
25	Nick Folk	TEN	vs CIN
26	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs ATL
27	Cairo Santos	CHI	at MIN
28	Riley Patterson	CLE	vs KC
29	Joey Slye	NE	at ARI
30	Cam Little	JAC	vs NYJ
31	Blake Grupe	NO	vs WAS
32	Graham Gano	NYG	vs BAL

Week 15 Defense/Special Teams

1	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	at NYG
2	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	vs. CHI
3	Washington Commanders	WAS	at NO
4	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	at CLE
5	Denver Broncos	DEN	vs. IND
6	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	at TEN
7	New York Jets	NYJ	at JAC
8	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	at LV
9	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	vs. TB
10	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	vs. PIT
11	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	at PHI
12	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	vs. NE
13	Miami Dolphins	MIA	at HOU
14	San Francisco 49ers	SF	vs. LAR
15	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	at CAR
16	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	vs. ATL
17	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	vs. GB
18	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	vs. NYJ
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	at LAC
20	Green Bay Packers	GB	at SEA
21	Houston Texans	HOU	vs. MIA
22	Detroit Lions	DET	vs. BUF
23	Buffalo Bills	BUF	at DET
24	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	at SF
25	Carolina Panthers	CAR	vs. DAL
26	Chicago Bears	CHI	at MIN
27	Cleveland Browns	CLE	vs. KC
28	Indianapolis Colts	IND	at DEN
29	New England Patriots	NE	at ARI
30	Tennessee Titans	TEN	vs. CIN
31	New Orleans Saints	NO	vs. WAS
32	New York Giants	NYG	vs. BAL