2025 Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Harold Fannin Jr. ponders if he’s the captain now, Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews ready for a Bengals smash spot, and Brenton Strange hopes for increased production against the Jets.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Week 15 Tight Ends

1	George Kittle	SF	vs. TEN
2	Trey McBride	ARI	at HOU
3	Brock Bowers	LV	at PHI
4	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	at TB
5	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	at CHI
6	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. LAC
7	Tyler Warren	IND	at SEA
8	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at NE
9	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. MIN
10	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at CIN
11	Mark Andrews	BAL	at CIN
12	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. BUF
13	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. NYJ
14	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. LV
15	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. WAS
16	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. CAR
17	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. CLE
18	Darren Waller	MIA	at PIT
19	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. ARI
20	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. DET
21	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	at KC
22	AJ Barner	SEA	vs. IND
23	Evan Engram	DEN	vs. GB
24	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. BAL
25	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at DAL
26	Mason Taylor	NYJ	at JAC
27	Gunnar Helm	TEN	at SF
28	Cade Otton	TB	vs. ATL
29	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at SF
30	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. MIA
31	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. CLE
32	Dawson Knox	BUF	at NE
33	John Bates	WAS	at NYG
34	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs. MIA

TE Notes: The Eagles permit the third fewest tight end points, and have been making life a living hell for opposing quarterbacks. That makes Brock Bowers more dangerous than he should be for the fantasy quarterfinals, but any of the players you would bench him for have questions just as discomfiting. … They don’t make performances more catastrophic than Travis Kelce’s Week 14. This would typically be where I offer some “but” point of hope, but … I don’t really have one. The Chargers aren’t a great matchup. We just have to trust that Kelce had been posting better box scores of late before his Sunday night fiasco, and the Chiefs still need him too badly to look elsewhere. … Harold Fannin has not only maintained his floor under new QB Shedeur Sanders, he’s finally spiked a week. The safest of targets receptacles, Fannin is also safer in fantasy since David Njoku was phased out/banged up. Fannin wouldn’t normally be a top-five option, but tight end is lacking ceiling as a whole right now, and Fannin has the kind of floor and consistency that doesn’t get removed from lineups.

The same Fannin logic applies to Kyle Pitts. The Falcons seam stretcher really has no business being in the top five, but he’s a rare bastion of predictability at a downtrodden position. … The worst stretch of Tyler Warren’s rookie year is suddenly overlapping with one of the strangest quarterback situations we’ve ever seen. In theory, Warren is a perfect “easy button” target for either overwhelmed rookie Riley Leonard or fossilized veteran Philip Rivers, but there’s only so optimistic you can get about this grim overall situation. … Dalton Kincaid had the matchup of a lifetime in his Week 14 return. So naturally he got out of the way for Dawson Knox. It was a disappointingly apt symbol for Kincaid’s career-to-date, though he thankfully avoided setbacks with his hamstring and knee issues, and now has another plus Week 15 date with the Patriots in terms of game environment. Maybe you’ll get hurt again. You have little choice but to open yourself up to the pain. … Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews are tight ends facing the Bengals. That’s a matchup impossible to overthink in 2025 fantasy. Get ‘em in there.

The Bills permit the fewest tight end fantasy points, but with game conditions that should actually force the Patriots to open it up a bit, Hunter Henry is a perfectly fine touchdown dart throw on the TE1/2 borderline. … Brenton Strange isn’t receiving “feed the family” target shares in an increasingly crowded Jags skill corps, but he’s still consistently seeing the ball in an improving offense. The Jets are an A+ Week 15 matchup. Strange won’t hurt you on the TE1/2 borderline, and he very well may help. … Dallas Goedert finally did something in Week 14. It was just in time for a Raiders matchup where you probably couldn’t pay the Eagles to open up their offense. Expect a run-heavy, low-volume Philly passing attack on Sunday. … Theo Johnson is Harold Fannin with slightly fewer catches and slightly better touchdown odds. He won’t embarrass you. He won’t win you the week, either. … Colby Parkinson can’t stop scoring, and the bookmakers are predicting it to be raining touchdowns against the Lions. You can hold your nose and start him if you’re out of other options.

Week 15 Kickers

1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs. MIN
2	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. IND
3	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. ARI
4	Cameron Dicker	LAC	at KC
5	Jake Bates	DET	at LAR
6	Andy Borregales	NE	vs. BUF
7	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. GB
8	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. BAL
9	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. ATL
10	Harrison Mevis	LAR	vs. DET
11	Eddy Pineiro	SF	vs. TEN
12	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. MIA
13	Tyler Loop	BAL	at CIN
14	Cam Little	JAC	vs. NYJ
15	Matt Prater	BUF	at NE
16	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. LV
17	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. LAC
18	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. CLE
19	Riley Patterson	MIA	at PIT
20	Brandon McManus	GB	at DEN
21	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	at NO
22	Chad Ryland	ARI	at HOU
23	Zane Gonzalez	ATL	at TB
24	Jake Moody	WAS	at NYG
25	Will Reichard	MIN	at DAL
26	Nick Folk	NYJ	at JAC
27	Joey Slye	TEN	at SF
28	Daniel Carlson	LV	at PHI
29	Charlie Smyth	NO	vs. CAR
30	Andre Szmyt	CLE	at CHI
31	Younghoe Koo	NYG	vs. WAS
32	Blake Grupe	IND	at SEA

Week 15 Defense/Special Teams

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