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NFL Week 15 FanDuel Ownership Percentages: Never Sleep on Drew Brees

Jim Sannes  —  @JimSannes Dec 20th, 2016
Despite a perceived tough matchup and recent struggles, Drew Brees lit the field aflame on Sunday while on just 2.61% of all rosters on FanDuel. Where did players invest instead of Brees?

If you've played fantasy football over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of ownership percentages, especially in larger-field tournaments. Knowing who the competition is using enables you to think with a contrarian mindset. And if your under-the-radar play ends up hitting, then, well, you're one step closer to a victory.

Each week, we'll be posting the previous week's ownership percentages to help you see how the public was thinking. It'll let you see who the public used, which can be helpful when doing research for upcoming games.

Let's take a look at Week 15's numbers for Sunday's main slate.

Quarterback

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Scored All Entry Ownership Sunday Million Ownership
Matt Ryan QB $8,500 19.3 23.84% 19.29%
Philip Rivers QB $7,800 15.2 11.54% 12.14%
Derek Carr QB $7,900 12.0 9.42% 9.89%
Tyrod Taylor QB $7,600 15.9 9.17% 7.77%
Carson Palmer QB $7,600 20.7 4.90% 6.90%
Joe Flacco QB $7,400 13.1 4.71% 4.94%
Aaron Rodgers QB $8,500 12.0 3.72% 3.60%
Trevor Siemian QB $6,600 10.7 3.71% 4.19%
Ben Roethlisberger QB $8,000 14.9 3.59% 3.64%
Tom Brady QB $8,100 7.4 3.38% 2.50%
Alex Smith QB $6,800 12.6 3.02% 3.17%
Drew Brees QB $8,200 29.4 2.61% 3.14%
Colin Kaepernick QB $7,500 17.4 2.59% 3.26%
Jameis Winston QB $7,800 13.5 2.25% 2.47%
Dak Prescott QB $7,900 19.2 2.14% 1.98%
Sam Bradford QB $6,700 8.6 1.76% 2.92%
Eli Manning QB $7,700 16.0 1.64% 1.93%
Marcus Mariota QB $7,700 6.4 1.62% 1.38%
Matthew Stafford QB $7,800 11.2 1.02% 0.72%
Andrew Luck QB $8,100 18.8 0.96% 1.11%
Blake Bortles QB $6,500 8.2 0.90% 1.29%
Andy Dalton QB $7,600 11.4 0.54% 0.64%
Robert Griffin III QB $6,100 18.6 0.30% 0.37%
Matt Barkley QB $6,200 17.5 0.27% 0.27%
Carson Wentz QB $6,600 12.6 0.25% 0.24%
Brock Osweiler QB $6,500 -0.1 0.15% 0.16%


Running Back

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Scored All Entry Ownership Sunday Million Ownership
Le'Veon Bell RB $9,400 15.6 45.19% 37.95%
David Johnson RB $9,800 24.8 41.39% 41.22%
LeSean McCoy RB $9,000 30.4 25.36% 27.15%
Ezekiel Elliott RB $8,500 26.3 16.20% 19.61%
Devonta Freeman RB $7,700 32.5 14.94% 16.54%
DeMarco Murray RB $7,400 16.6 7.78% 7.42%
Latavius Murray RB $6,800 7.7 7.23% 7.81%
LeGarrette Blount RB $6,300 9.1 7.00% 6.60%
Carlos Hyde RB $7,000 6.2 5.19% 5.74%
Tevin Coleman RB $6,500 7.6 4.27% 4.20%
Kenneth Farrow RB $6,000 4.3 3.76% 4.54%
Jordan Howard RB $6,600 19.3 3.50% 3.30%
Kenneth Dixon RB $5,100 9.6 3.16% 2.88%
Adrian Peterson RB $6,300 0.8 2.47% 2.25%
Ty Montgomery RB $5,000 29.3 2.38% 3.24%
Lamar Miller RB $7,200 15.9 2.35% 2.31%
Spencer Ware RB $6,700 11.0 1.83% 2.02%
Jeremy Hill RB $6,600 11.6 1.29% 1.43%
Isaiah Crowell RB $5,500 2.8 1.04% 1.10%
Frank Gore RB $5,900 13.5 0.58% 0.32%
Doug Martin RB $6,500 4.2 0.58% 0.40%
Mark Ingram RB $6,400 10.2 0.29% 0.21%
Rashad Jennings RB $5,700 3.8 0.29% 0.19%
Terrance West RB $5,700 14.2 0.27% 0.15%
Mike Gillislee RB $5,000 9.7 0.26% 0.24%
Ryan Mathews RB $5,000 21.8 0.24% 0.23%
Dwayne Washington RB $5,000 5.0 0.16% 0.17%
Dion Lewis RB $5,100 11.4 0.14% 0.08%
Charles Sims RB $4,900 3.4 0.11% 0.06%
James White RB $4,500 5.0 0.10% 0.09%
Jerick McKinnon RB $5,600 11.6 0.09% 0.04%
Justin Forsett RB $5,400 7.3 0.08% 0.06%
T.J. Yeldon RB $5,400 8.7 0.07% 0.03%
Ronnie Hillman RB $4,600 3.4 0.05% 0.01%
Devontae Booker RB $5,200 4.3 0.04% 0.01%
Matt Asiata RB $5,500 2.5 0.04% 0.03%


Wide Receiver

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Scored All Entry Ownership Sunday Million Ownership
Taylor Gabriel WR $5,800 13.5 26.67% 26.31%
Michael Crabtree WR $6,000 15.0 20.27% 16.41%
Mike Evans WR $8,200 7.9 18.72% 21.87%
Tyreek Hill WR $6,400 12.8 16.13% 14.50%
Antonio Brown WR $8,500 7.3 15.33% 16.29%
Odell Beckham Jr. WR $8,600 16.3 15.18% 17.66%
Jordy Nelson WR $7,700 15.9 12.70% 10.67%
Larry Fitzgerald WR $7,200 7.2 12.38% 14.06%
T.Y. Hilton WR $7,300 6.0 12.03% 12.05%
Dontrelle Inman WR $5,500 9.3 11.84% 12.46%
Emmanuel Sanders WR $6,600 6.3 11.09% 9.89%
Stefon Diggs WR $6,300 2.3 10.78% 10.44%
Tyrell Williams WR $6,500 4.0 10.53% 12.15%
Davante Adams WR $6,900 3.5 9.81% 7.57%
Mohamed Sanu WR $5,300 5.9 9.20% 8.69%
Sammy Watkins WR $6,100 1.5 8.31% 8.95%
Demaryius Thomas WR $6,700 12.6 7.97% 7.15%
J.J. Nelson WR $5,000 12.3 7.06% 6.72%
Julian Edelman WR $6,400 10.5 5.10% 4.24%
Mike Wallace WR $5,900 7.0 4.65% 5.54%
Amari Cooper WR $7,400 3.3 4.58% 5.42%
Golden Tate WR $6,100 16.2 4.31% 4.33%
Jordan Matthews WR $5,700 5.7 4.09% 3.10%
Brandin Cooks WR $6,300 34.1 3.07% 4.20%
Adam Thielen WR $6,000 0.0 3.04% 2.77%
Steve Smith Sr. WR $6,200 11.0 2.97% 2.66%
Dez Bryant WR $7,500 12.2 2.66% 3.40%
Michael Thomas WR $6,400 14.7 2.49% 2.90%
Rishard Matthews WR $5,800 10.5 2.26% 2.49%
DeAndre Hopkins WR $6,500 12.7 1.84% 1.78%
Cole Beasley WR $6,300 6.8 1.76% 1.07%
Alshon Jeffery WR $6,700 17.9 1.65% 1.69%
Malcolm Mitchell WR $6,200 1.9 1.49% 1.06%
Allen Robinson WR $6,300 2.5 1.35% 2.10%
Willie Snead WR $5,900 11.6 1.29% 1.73%
Chris Hogan WR $5,400 2.3 1.25% 0.83%
Marqise Lee WR $5,700 6.0 1.20% 1.55%
Anquan Boldin WR $5,200 2.8 1.18% 0.99%
Terrelle Pryor Sr. WR $6,400 3.9 1.14% 0.88%
Aldrick Robinson WR $4,500 13.1 1.06% 1.39%
Sterling Shepard WR $5,300 13.6 1.00% 0.89%
Tyler Boyd WR $5,500 2.3 0.92% 1.07%
Marvin Jones Jr. WR $5,600 5.6 0.86% 0.83%
Jeremy Maclin WR $5,500 11.2 0.74% 0.87%
Jeremy Kerley WR $4,900 5.3 0.55% 0.85%
Brandon LaFell WR $5,600 12.6 0.54% 0.53%
Seth Roberts WR $4,600 3.7 0.54% 0.65%
Cameron Meredith WR $5,400 14.9 0.47% 0.43%
Terrance Williams WR $4,600 4.5 0.46% 0.40%
Robert Woods WR $5,100 1.0 0.37% 0.27%
Corey Coleman WR $5,200 3.9 0.32% 0.50%
Will Fuller V WR $5,100 5.9 0.28% 0.29%
Travis Benjamin WR $4,800 12.6 0.28% 0.32%
Randall Cobb WR $5,800 0.0 0.26% 0.23%
Phillip Dorsett WR $4,500 11.5 0.18% 0.18%
Breshad Perriman WR $5,200 0.0 0.18% 0.18%
Cordarrelle Patterson WR $4,900 7.4 0.17% 0.11%
Marquise Goodwin WR $5,400 5.8 0.17% 0.13%
Adam Humphries WR $4,600 11.9 0.13% 0.12%
Eli Rogers WR $4,800 16.0 0.11% 0.09%
Julio Jones WR $8,400 0.0 0.11% 0.07%
Justin Hardy WR $4,900 2.1 0.09% 0.07%
Michael Floyd WR $4,700 0.0 0.09% 0.04%
Dorial Green-Beckham WR $4,900 1.6 0.08% 0.15%
Victor Cruz WR $4,500 3.4 0.08% 0.06%
Brandon Coleman WR $4,600 0.0 0.05% 0.04%
Tajae Sharpe WR $5,000 2.0 0.05% 0.04%


Tight End

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Scored All Entry Ownership Sunday Million Ownership
Travis Kelce TE $6,900 5.6 18.18% 19.18%
Kyle Rudolph TE $5,800 13.7 14.52% 13.82%
Antonio Gates TE $5,300 1.6 12.51% 13.37%
Ladarius Green TE $5,600 9.7 7.89% 8.46%
Jermaine Gresham TE $4,500 5.7 6.58% 4.20%
Tyler Eifert TE $7,200 1.4 6.34% 7.25%
Cameron Brate TE $5,700 15.8 5.97% 6.60%
Delanie Walker TE $6,100 8.5 5.38% 4.75%
Zach Ertz TE $5,900 11.0 4.38% 4.74%
Dennis Pitta TE $4,800 2.6 3.29% 3.00%
Jason Witten TE $5,000 8.1 2.85% 2.35%
Ryan Griffin TE $4,500 12.5 2.74% 2.57%
Martellus Bennett TE $5,500 4.5 2.71% 2.66%
Charles Clay TE $4,500 16.7 1.12% 1.65%
Hunter Henry TE $5,200 11.2 1.07% 0.83%
Coby Fleener TE $5,100 2.0 0.93% 0.86%
Jack Doyle TE $4,500 5.2 0.74% 0.94%
Eric Ebron TE $5,800 5.6 0.70% 0.71%
Dwayne Allen TE $5,300 1.8 0.34% 0.28%
Jared Cook TE $4,900 11.5 0.34% 0.20%
Garrett Celek TE $4,500 9.2 0.30% 0.43%
Richard Rodgers TE $4,600 1.5 0.13% 0.07%
Austin Hooper TE $4,600 7.4 0.13% 0.13%
Jesse James TE $4,500 0.0 0.12% 0.07%
Gary Barnidge TE $4,500 4.5 0.11% 0.11%
Levine Toilolo TE $4,700 3.5 0.09% 0.06%
Will Tye TE $4,500 4.5 0.09% 0.10%
A.J. Derby TE $4,500 5.5 0.07% 0.15%
Trey Burton TE $4,500 1.2 0.07% 0.03%
Daniel Brown TE $4,500 1.3 0.06% 0.06%
Clive Walford TE $4,500 1.8 0.05% 0.08%


Defense and Special Teams

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Scored All Entry Ownership Sunday Million Ownership
Buffalo Bills D/ST $5,100 9.0 21.66% 18.94%
Baltimore Ravens D/ST $4,700 3.0 16.61% 17.42%
Kansas City Chiefs D/ST $4,500 8.0 11.82% 11.31%
Minnesota Vikings D/ST $4,500 -1.0 10.24% 10.85%
Green Bay Packers D/ST $4,500 9.0 7.11% 7.93%
Atlanta Falcons D/ST $4,900 8.0 7.06% 6.16%
Houston Texans D/ST $5,000 7.0 5.69% 6.77%
New York Giants D/ST $4,600 12.0 5.46% 7.13%
Detroit Lions D/ST $4,100 3.0 1.73% 1.71%
Arizona Cardinals D/ST $4,300 7.0 1.62% 1.82%
New England Patriots D/ST $4,700 17.0 1.57% 1.40%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST $4,300 5.0 1.20% 0.95%
Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST $4,600 4.0 1.18% 1.18%
Oakland Raiders D/ST $4,600 8.0 1.10% 1.12%
Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST $4,100 11.0 0.99% 1.07%
Denver Broncos D/ST $4,700 3.0 0.93% 0.67%
Dallas Cowboys D/ST $4,800 13.0 0.87% 0.64%
Philadelphia Eagles D/ST $4,300 7.0 0.79% 0.77%
Chicago Bears D/ST $4,300 3.0 0.51% 0.70%
New Orleans Saints D/ST $4,000 1.0 0.50% 0.40%
Indianapolis Colts D/ST $4,200 18.0 0.38% 0.29%
Tennessee Titans D/ST $4,300 4.0 0.29% 0.22%
Cincinnati Bengals D/ST $4,200 1.0 0.24% 0.15%
Cleveland Browns D/ST $4,000 0.0 0.18% 0.13%
San Diego Chargers D/ST $4,400 7.0 0.17% 0.14%
San Francisco 49ers D/ST $4,000 -1.0 0.07% 0.12%


Kicker

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Scored All Entry Ownership Sunday Million Ownership
Kai Forbath K $4,500 8.0 21.78% 20.47%
Matt Bryant K $5,100 14.0 16.28% 15.41%
Justin Tucker K $5,200 12.0 8.87% 8.17%
Nick Novak K $4,700 15.0 6.82% 8.15%
Dan Bailey K $5,000 15.0 6.33% 7.39%
Sebastian Janikowski K $4,900 15.0 5.80% 6.15%
Adam Vinatieri K $4,800 13.0 4.39% 4.32%
Josh Lambo K $4,600 4.0 4.37% 4.91%
Matt Prater K $4,800 7.0 3.59% 2.59%
Stephen Gostkowski K $4,900 12.0 3.43% 3.46%
Cairo Santos K $4,800 5.0 2.71% 3.03%
Roberto Aguayo K $4,500 8.0 2.41% 2.85%
Chandler Catanzaro K $4,800 5.0 2.15% 2.90%
Brandon McManus K $4,700 3.0 1.82% 1.71%
Caleb Sturgis K $4,500 13.0 1.68% 1.13%
Wil Lutz K $4,800 12.0 1.20% 1.09%
Dan Carpenter K $4,700 9.0 1.08% 1.38%
Mason Crosby K $4,700 12.0 0.94% 0.77%
Ryan Succop K $4,500 9.0 0.84% 0.81%
Chris Boswell K $4,600 23.0 0.83% 0.67%
Robbie Gould K $4,500 6.0 0.74% 0.80%
Mike Nugent K $4,500 0.0 0.74% 0.58%
Phil Dawson K $4,500 1.0 0.61% 0.65%
Jason Myers K $4,600 10.0 0.39% 0.50%
Connor Barth K $4,600 9.0 0.12% 0.07%
Cody Parkey K $4,500 8.0 0.08% 0.04%