Fantasy Football Week 15 Stock Report: TreVeyon Henderson peaking at the right time, George Pickens dropping at the wrong time

With all but one Week 15 game in the books (Monday Night Football), we've learned a little bit more than we knew last week. Or, in some cases, thought we knew. Players impressed, players disappointed and there is fantasy football fallout to unpack.

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Once again, I've compiled the full weekly fantasy stock report below. These are the most notable risers and fallers coming out of Week 15. Invest accordingly!

Stock Up at RBTreVeyon Henderson, Patriots

Perhaps one of the mascots" of fantasy football fandom this year, TreVeyon Henderson had arguably his best game of the season Sunday, posting 29.1 fantasy points in a game Rhamondre Stevenson was also active. The rookie scored two rushing touchdowns of 50+ yards and ended up with 14 carries for 148 yards in total (10.6 per carry). Stevenson was also efficient (8.3 yards per carry) against a bad run defense, but he saw just six carries on the day. It's undeniable at this point that Henderson isn't just the most explosive back in New England, he's one of the most explosive backs in the league. He's reached must-start territory for Week 16 against Baltimore and Week 17 against the Jets.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Giants

Coming off the Giants' Week 14 bye, Tyrone Tracy Jr. took complete command of the Giants backfield on Sunday. He touched the ball 18 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns (one on the ground and one in the air), while Devin Singletary had just six touches for 14 yards. Most importantly, Tracy was finally the guy in the red zone. The matchup gets much tougher next week against Minnesota, but Tracy is still a playable RB2/RB3 that week and may elevate even higher in Week 17 against the Raiders.

D'Andre Swift, Bears

D'Andre Swift had been a bit up and down the last couple months, but had still been putting together the yardage week-to-week. Then, on Sunday, he scored two touchdowns (his first multi-TD game of the year), and was the second-half, salt-the-game-away option for Chicago, heavily outpacing Kyle Monangai down the stretch. His 22.1 fantasy points were his second-most on the year and likely catapulted several managers into the semifinals. The bad news is that he plays Green Bay on Saturday, a much tougher matchup that will likely lower his ceiling. Still, it's nice to know he's the top back in Chicago when healthy.

Stock Up at WRZay Flowers, Ravens

A three-catch day may not sound like reason for a Stock Up" on Zay Flowers, but he took those three snags for 68 yards and a touchdown and comfortably led the team in targets on a day Lamar Jackson threw just 12 passes. Yes. Twelve. Flowers' 42% target share applied to a proper passing day for Jackson - i.e. next week against New England - would be a recipe for big fantasy success. Oh and his long overdue touchdown was a good reminder that regression to the mean sometimes works in our favor. Flowers should be a strong WR2 next weekend.

Adonai Mitchell, Jets

Take this Stock Up" with a grain of salt. A large, New York-style grain of salt. Now led by Brady Cook, the Jets offense is anything but trustworthy. But Adonai Mitchell did catch six of nine targets for 58 yards and a touchdown on Sunday, marking his second game over the last three weeks with 14+ fantasy points. You're not starting him with confidence, but you might still be starting him in a pinch next week against New Orleans. A very tight pinch.

Stock Up ElsewhereTrevor Lawrence, Jaguars

Trevor Lawrence had been quietly putting it together the last month or so, especially with Jakobi Meyers added to the offense and Brian Thomas Jr. and Brenton Strange getting healthy. But it culminated in a new high on Sunday, when Lawrence threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns and added 51 yards and a score on the ground. It was a 44.3-point outing that almost certainly launched anyone who streamed him into the semifinals. Even after that performance, I'd hesitate to play him against the Broncos next week - maybe consider snagging an alternate streamer for Week 16 - but he's going to be a strong QB1 play in Week 17 against the Colts.

Colby Parkinson, Rams

Don't look now, but Colby Parkinson has scored six touchdowns over the last six weeks. Specifically on Sunday, with Puka Nacua and Davante Adams both exiting for stretches with injury, Parkinson hauled in five of seven targets for 75 yards and two scores. It was his best game of the season by far, and the crescendo of his rising involvement the last month and a half. Next week, in an excellent matchup with the Seahawks, Parkinson isn't just a strong streamer, he's a legitimate top-end TE1. He's almost certainly available in your league (just 4% rostered) - pick him up and play him unless you've got Trey McBride, George Kittle ... and honestly the list might end there.

Stock Down at RBQuinshon Judkins, Browns

While Shedeur Sanders has been fun for the downfield air attack in Cleveland, he has not been great for Quinshon Judkins. The last two weeks, Judkins has managed just 47 rushing yards on 26 carries. And while he saved his Week 14 performance with a 58-yard catch-and-run, there was no such salvation in his 3.2-point outing on Sunday. The good news is that he gets Buffalo next Sunday, a defense that has been downright porous against the run. So even with the major dip in recent weeks, Judkins will be playable in Week 16, if a little less exciting than he might have been. Whether he can be trusted in the fantasy championship against Pittsburgh in Week 17 is another story.

Breece Hall (again), Jets

It's been a disastrous stretch for Breece Hall and his fantasy managers. He had 14 carries for 43 yards in Week 14 and just 12 for 23 on Sunday. And he hasn't had the receiving production to cover up the rushing mess these last few weeks. The matchup against New Orleans in Week 16 is a little softer, but it may not be enough to save Hall with this offense playing as poorly as it is. If you don't have a better option, you can probably slot him into your flex in the semifinals, but he'll have a low floor ... and is basically unstartable in Week 17 against New England.

Stock Down at WRJustin Jefferson, Vikings

This isn't Justin Jefferson's first - or even second - appearance in this column, but we have to revisit just how far he's fallen. Namely, into must-sit territory. Jefferson has posted fewer than nine fantasy points in six straight games, and has totaled 6.7 points over the last three weeks combined. He brought in just two of eight targets for 22 yards on Sunday night against the Cowboys, the softest matchup for WRs, while both Jordan Addison and Jalen Nailor had better games. The lack of chemistry between Jefferson and J.J. McCarthy is baffling, but undeniable. Find another option for Week 16. And file 2025 Jefferson away as one of the biggest busts in fantasy history.

George Pickens, Cowboys

Unfortunately, George Pickens has finally ended up struggling at the worst time of the year. He had been the most consistent receiver in fantasy for 11 straight weeks ... but has now scored fewer than seven points in two straight, with fewer than 40 yards in both. Next week brings another extremely tough matchup with the Chargers, and while Pickens is still playable, he's not the locked-and-loaded star he was through the end of November.

Stock Down ElsewhereJoe Burrow, Bengals

It's tough to know exactly what happened to Joe Burrow and the Bengals on Sunday, but they were shut out by the Ravens at home. Burrow finished with 225 yards, no touchdowns (obviously) and two interceptions. A disastrous 7.5 fantasy points in the fantasy playoffs. This was also a bit of a surprise after two strong outings in Weeks 13 and 14 (including the first game against Baltimore), so it doesn't mean we're sitting him without question in Week 16 against Miami. But if you have a strong alternative, it's definitely a possibility.

Justin Herbert, Chargers

It was another bad day for Justin Herbert and the Chargers' offense, with the QB totaling 210 yards, one TD and one INT in a 16-13 win over the Chiefs. That makes five straight games with fewer than 15 fantasy points for Herbert, as well as four straight with an interception. Next week brings the best matchup in the game, with Dallas, so it's not impossible Herbert puts up one last strong fantasy outing next Sunday. But he'll be more of a borderline QB1 at best and absolutely cannot be started against the Texans in the fantasy championship.