Fantasy Football: Here Are The Top-10 Players Who Helped Managers Advance In The Playoffs In Week 15

It's fantasy football playoff time and every season there are players who get you there and players who show up once you're in. If you were fortunate enough to make your leagues postseason and advance, you likely started at least one of the players we're about to go over — the top-10 players most commonly found on winning Yahoo Fantasy football teams from Week 15. Let's dive in shall we? 

Top-10 players most commonly found on winning playoff teams

1. Kyle Pitts Sr., TE, Falcons: (Won 83.7% of matchups)

We went into Pitts' performance on TNF in Week 15 vs. the Bucs in a bit more detail here. Prior to that game, Pitts hadn't had more than 15.5 fantasy points in a game all season. He exploded at the best time for managers with a 11-166-3 line to help the Falcons pull off the upset.

2. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jaguars (79.4%)

Didn't anyone tell Lawrence and the Jaguars not to play with their food? Jacksonville devoured a lowly Jets squad in a 48-20 victory in which Lawrence threw five TDs and also ran for 51 yards and a score, the best game of his NFL career.

3. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jaguars (75.4%)

To piggyback on what Lawrence did, Etienne did almost equally, accounting for three of Lawrence's five scores through the air. The back had 105 yards on just 15 touches for his best fantasy outing of the season. 

4. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Lions (74.2%)

We all knew the Lions-Rams game would be up-and-down but no one expected 75 total points in a fantasy bonanza in Week 15. St. Brown accounted for nearly a 50% target share en route to a 13-164-2 line. 

5. Jason Myers, K, Seahawks (72.0%)

Shoutout to all you kicker haters in fantasy because don't say the position never did anything for you. Myers topped the kicker leaderboard in Week 15 with 24 points, including the game-winner in an 18-16 victory over Indianapolis. 

6. James Cook III, RB, Bills (71.8%)

It's been a great season for you if you drafted Cook, someone who was taken around the second or third round. The Bills RB posted his second-highest total of the fantasy season with 111 total yards on 24 touches, plus two rushing scores in a comeback win over the Patriots. 

7. Trey McBride, TE, Cardinals (71.8%)

There's no better feeling each week than not having to worry about the tight end position. That's exactly what McBride brought to the table all season and he showed up in the playoffs despite facing the toughest defense, the Houston Texans. He posted a season high in catches (12) and yards (134) with two TDs. 

8. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Patriots (70.7%)

Ahhhh, yes, it's the man they call "league-winner." No one has had a more unique journey than Henderson managers this season. After posting barely-startable numbers through Week 9, the rookie back broke out in Week 10 and hasn't looked back. That all culminated in 16 touches for over 150 total yards and a pair of scores in Week 15 against the Bills. 

9. Bears D/ST vs. Browns (68.2%)

Chicago was in a smash spot against Cleveland, which has allowed the second-most fantasy points to D/ST units this season. The Bears sacked rookie QB Shedeur Sanders five times and forced him to throw three interceptions while allowing just three points. 

10. Jameson Williams, WR, Lions (66.8%)

It was odd to see both of the Lions' top wideouts on this list and not someone from the L.A. side of that game. Anyway, Williams has had a similar season to Henderson in that he's peaking in the second half. In Week 15, he finished with a 7-134-1 line, his third straight game with seven catches. Williams has a goose egg sandwiched between six stellar fantasy outings the past seven games.