Week 15 Offensive Sleepers

Sleepers at Quarterback

Drake Maye, New England (at Arizona)

Maye gives you a high ceiling as a dangerous running quarterback, but he'll also have his bearings coming off the bye. The offensive line will at least be rested, and Maye should be more on the same page as his receivers and offensive coordinator with the pause and reflection. The Cardinals have lost three hard-fought games in a row and could be weary against the dynamic young field general.

Justin Herbert, LA Chargers (vs Tampa Bay)

Herbert's projection is tough this week. He has multiple leg injuries and might not play. Even if he does, if it's playing with no practices, that indicates a much lower ceiling for fantasy because he'll be limited and at risk of leaving the game due to aggravating his injuries. If he can get in at least a limited practice, then he's in play because of the matchup against the thin Tampa defense. If Herbert plays after practicing and Ladd McConkey is good to go, now we are in business. The Chargers running game is the lesser part of the offense, and Herbert could end up ringing up fantasy points in a good old-fashioned quarterback duel.

Caleb Williams, Chicago (at Minnesota)

Williams, and really the whole Bears offense, is a riddle in Week 15. The Bears hibernated through the first half against the 49ers and got no bounce from knowing their head coach was fired after Thanksgiving when they were competitive with the #1 team in the NFC. Williams had been scoring and playing much better since Shane Waldron was relieved of his duties as offensive coordinator, but if it weren't for garbage time, the Bears offense would have gone hungry in Week 14. The Vikings are still in the race for the #1 seed and will be motivated. If Williams is up to the task, there should be plenty of opportunities to rack up fantasy points as a passer and a scrambler facing a red hot Sam Darnold. Williams is a true boom/bust play.

Bryce Young, Carolina (at Dallas)

Young ranged from adequate to very good as a fantasy quarterback since he resumed his career arc as a franchise #1 overall pick quarterback. There's reason to think he'll be on the top end of that scale in Week 15. Jalen Coker is returning, and Ja'Tavion Sanders should be healthy after playing limited snaps in his return from a neck injury last week. The Cowboys secondary just had to run a marathon trying to cover the Bengals wide receivers. Young has also added value as a scrambler, which is a card Micah Parsons might force him to play.