Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings For Every Position In PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | 1 Hour Ago

CeeDee Lamb (left), Jahmyr Gibbs (center) and Jalen Hurts (right) feature prominently in this week's fantasy rankings. / Jahmyr Gibbs: Lon Horwedel-Imagn ImagesJalen Hurts: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn ImagesCeeDee: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

The fantasy football postseason is upon us!

To all of you who are still alive at this point in the season, congratulations! Your ultimate goal, a league championship, is well within grasp! Now is the time to lean on your stars, as their successes or failures will be a major factor in determining your fantasy fate. But also, the matchups for those players who aren’t set it and forget it, are even more important.

With that said, here are my positional PPR player rankings for Week 16.

There are some major movers this week, including Baker Mayfield (up), Najee Harris (down), Brian Thomas Jr. (up) and Cade Otton (down). For those who need help with tough calls between players with similar value or with nice Week 16 matchups, I’m here for you!

When you're done reviewing these PPR rankings, you still won't want to set your starting lineup without checking out my Start Em, Sit Em columns at every position!

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Week 16 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. NE
2	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs. PIT
3	Jalen Hurts	PHI	at WAS
4	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. CLE
5	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. PHI
6	Kyler Murray	ARI	at CAR
7	Baker Mayfield	TB	at DAL
8	Sam Darnold	MIN	at SEA
9	Brock Purdy	SF	at MIA
10	Jordan Love	GB	vs. NO
11	Anthony Richardson	IND	vs. TEN
12	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. DEN
13	Bo Nix	DEN	at LAC
14	Jared Goff	DET	at CHI
15	Matthew Stafford	LAR	at NYJ
16	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. SF
17	Patrick Mahomes	KC	vs. HOU
18	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	vs. LAR
19	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. DET
20	C.J. Stroud	HOU	at KC
21	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. MIN
22	Cooper Rush	DAL	vs. TB
23	Drake Maye	NE	at BUF
24	Russell Wilson	PIT	at BAL
25	Mac Jones	JAC	at LV
26	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	vs. NYG
27	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. ARI
28	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	CLE	at CIN
29	Will Levis	TEN	at IND
30	Aidan O'Connell	LV	vs. JAC
31	Jake Haener	NO	at GB
32	Tim Boyle	NYG	at ATL

Week 16 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. NYG
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CHI
3	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. NO
4	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CLE
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at WAS
6	De'Von Achane	MIA	vs. SF
7	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. PIT
8	Joe Mixon	HOU	at KC
9	James Conner	ARI	at CAR
10	Kyren Williams	LAR	at NYJ
11	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. ARI
12	Alvin Kamara	NO	at GB
13	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. TEN
14	James Cook	BUF	vs. NE
15	Isaac Guerendo	SF	at MIA
16	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. MIN
17	Aaron Jones	MIN	at SEA
18	Bucky Irving	TB	at DAL
19	Rico Dowdle	DAL	vs. TB
20	Tony Pollard	TEN	at IND
21	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. PHI
22	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. DET
23	Jerome Ford	CLE	at CIN
24	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. LAR
25	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at ATL
26	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at BUF
27	Rachaad White	TB	at DAL
28	Najee Harris	PIT	at BAL
29	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. HOU
30	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at LV
31	Alexander Mattison	LV	vs. JAC
32	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at IND
33	Tank Bigsby	JAC	at LV
34	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at BAL
35	Javonte Williams	DEN	at LAC
36	Kendre Miller	NO	at GB
37	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. LAR
38	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. HOU
39	Ameer Abdullah	LV	vs. JAC
40	Gus Edwards	LAC	vs. DEN
41	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. NYG
42	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. PIT
43	Devin Singletary	NYG	at ATL
44	Raheem Mostert	MIA	vs. SF
45	Antonio Gibson	NE	at BUF
46	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. NE
47	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vat LAC
48	Cam Akers	MIN	at SEA
49	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. NE
50	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. NO
51	Emari Demercado	ARI	at CAR
52	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	at WAS
53	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	vs. LAR
54	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	at CIN
55	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs. DEN
56	Audric Estime	DEN	at LAC
57	Blake Corum	LAR	at NYJ
58	Patrick Taylor Jr.	SF	at MIA
59	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs. PHI
60	Jaylen Wright	MIA	vs. SF

Week 16 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. CLE
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CHI
3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at SEA
4	Puka Nacua	LAR	at NYJ
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs. TB
6	Nico Collins	HOU	at KC
7	A.J. Brown	PHI	at WAS
8	Mike Evans	TB	at DAL
9	Davante Adams	NYJ	vs. LAR
10	Malik Nabers	NYG	at ATL
11	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. SF
12	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. PHI
13	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at LV
14	Cooper Kupp	LAR	at NYJ
15	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CLE
16	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. MIN
17	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. DET
18	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at LAC
19	Drake London	ATL	vs. NYG
20	Jauan Jennings	SF	at MIA
21	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. LAR
22	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. DEN
23	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. PIT
24	DeVonta Smith	PHI	at WAS
25	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NE
26	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at CIN
27	Jordan Addison	MIN	at SEA
28	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs. JAC
29	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. MIN
30	Adam Thielen	CAR	vs. ARI
31	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. DET
32	Jameson Williams	DET	at CHI
33	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at CAR
34	Josh Downs	IND	vs. TEN
35	DeAndre Hopkins	KC	vs. HOU
36	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at IND
37	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	at MIA
38	Jayden Reed	GB	vs. NO
39	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. TEN
40	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. NYG
41	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. DET
42	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. SF
43	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. DEN
44	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. HOU
45	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. NO
46	Tank Dell	HOU	at KC
47	Jalen Coker	CAR	vs. ARI
48	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at ATL
49	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. PIT
50	Christian Watson	GB	vs. NO
51	Jalen McMillan	TB	at DAL
52	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. NE
53	Amari Cooper	BUF	vs. NE
54	Elijah Moore	CLE	at CIN
55	DeMario Douglas	NE	at BUF
56	Calvin Austin III	PIT	at BAL
57	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	TEN	at IND
58	Tim Patrick	DET	at CHI
59	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	vs. NYG
60	Josh Palmer	LAC	vs. DEN

Week 16 Fantasy Tight Ends Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at CAR
2	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. JAC
3	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. SF
4	George Kittle	SF	at MIA
5	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. HOU
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	at CHI
7	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at SEA
8	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. PIT
9	David Njoku	CLE	at CIN
10	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NE
11	Hunter Henry	NE	at BUF
12	Brenton Strange	JAC	at LV
13	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at BAL
14	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. TB
15	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. NO
16	Cade Otton	TB	at DAL
17	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at IND
18	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. NYG
19	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at KC
20	Noah Gray	KC	vs. HOU
21	Juwan Johnson	NO	at GB
22	Stone Smartt	LAC	vs. DEN
23	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. MIN
24	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. CLE
25	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. DET
26	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	at WAS
27	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. PIT
28	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs. ARI
29	Austin Hooper	NE	at BUF
30	Ben Sinnott	WAS	vs. PHI
31	Foster Moreau	NO	at GB
32	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	vs. LAR

Week 16 Fantasy Flex Rankings

Rk	Player	Position	Team	Opponent
1	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	vs. NYG
2	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	vs. CLE
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	at CHI
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	at CHI
5	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	vs. NO
6	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. CLE
7	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	at WAS
8	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	at SEA
9	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	at NYJ
10	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	vs. SF
11	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	vs. TB
12	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	vs. PIT
13	Joe Mixon	RB	HOU	at KC
14	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	at KC
15	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	at WAS
16	James Conner	RB	ARI	at CAR
17	Mike Evans	WR	TB	at DAL
18	Davante Adams	WR	NYJ	vs. LAR
19	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	at NYJ
20	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	vs. ARI
21	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	at GB
22	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	at ATL
23	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at CAR
24	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	vs. TEN
25	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	vs. SF
26	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	vs. PHI
27	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	at LV
28	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	at NYJ
29	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. CLE
30	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. MIN
31	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. NE
32	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	vs. DET
33	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	at LAC
34	Isaac Guerendo	RB	SF	at MIA
35	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	vs. MIN
36	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	at SEA
37	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. NYG
38	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	at MIA
39	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	vs. LAR
40	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. DEN
41	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	vs. PIT
42	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	at WAS
43	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	vs. NE
44	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	at DAL
45	Rico Dowdle	RB	DAL	vs. TB
46	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at IND
47	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	vs. JAC
48	Jonnu Smith	TE	MIA	vs. SF
49	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	vs. PHI
50	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. DET
51	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	at CIN
52	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	vs. LAR
53	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	at CIN
54	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at SEA
55	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	vs. JAC
56	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	vs. MIN
57	Adam Thielen	WR	CAR	vs. ARI
58	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	vs. DET
59	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at CHI
60	George Kittle	TE	SF	at MIA
61	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	at ATL
62	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	vs. HOU
63	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	at BUF
64	Rachaad White	RB	TB	at DAL
65	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	at CHI
66	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	at BAL
67	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	at SEA
68	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at CAR
69	Josh Downs	WR	IND	vs. TEN
70	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	KC	vs. HOU
71	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at IND
72	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	at MIA
73	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	vs. NO
74	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. TEN
75	Darnell Mooney	WR	ATL	vs. NYG
76	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	vs. DET
77	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	vs. SF
78	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	vs. PIT
79	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	vs. DEN
80	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	vs. HOU
81	David Njoku	TE	CLE	at CIN
82	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	vs. NE
83	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	vs. NO
84	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	at BUF
85	Brenton Strange	TE	JAC	at LV
86	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	vs. HOU
87	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	at LV
88	Alexander Mattison	RB	LV	vs. JAC
89	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	at IND
90	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	at BAL
91	Tank Bigsby	RB	JAC	at LV
92	Tank Dell	WR	HOU	at KC
93	Jalen Coker	WR	CAR	vs. ARI
94	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at ATL
95	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL	vs. PIT
96	Keon Coleman	WR	BUF	vs. NE
97	Christian Watson	WR	GB	vs. NO
98	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	vs. TB
99	Jalen McMillan	WR	TB	at DAL
100	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	vs. NO

Week 16 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Chris Boswell	PIT	at BAL
2	Jake Bates	DET	at CHI
3	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs. TB
4	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. LAC
5	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. DEN
6	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	at KC
7	Chad Ryland	ARI	at CAR
8	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at DAL
9	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. NYG
10	Tyler Bass	BUF	vs. NE
11	Jake Moody	SF	at MIA
12	Will Reichard	MIN	at SEA
13	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. PIT
14	Joshua Karty	LAR	at NYJ
15	Brandon McManus	GB	vs. NO
16	Cade York	CIN	vs. CLE
17	Eddy Piniero	CAR	vs. ARI
18	Matt Gay	IND	vs. TEN
19	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. HOU
20	Jake Elliott	PHI	at WAS
21	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. DET
22	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs. SF
23	Greg Joseph	WAS	vs. PHI
24	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. JAC
25	Anders Carlson	NYJ	vs. LAR
26	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. MIN
27	Nick Folk	TEN	at IND
28	Cam Little	JAC	at LV
29	Graham Gano	NYG	at ATL
30	Blake Grupe	NO	at GB
31	Riley Patterson	CLE	vs. CIN
32	Joey Slye	NE	at BUF

Week 16 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team	Opponent
1	Bills	vs. NE
2	Packers	vs. NO
3	Falcons	vs. NYG
4	Lions	at CHI
5	Bengals	vs. CLE
6	Vikings	at SEA
7	Cardinals	at CAR
8	Colts	vs. TEN
9	Ravens	vs. PIT
10	Texans	at KC
11	Jaguars	at LV
12	Giants	at ATL
13	Raiders	vs. JAC
14	Chiefs	vs. HOU
15	Chargers	vs. DEN
16	Steelers	at BAL
17	Eagles	at WAS
18	Dolphins	vs. SF
19	49ers	at MIA
20	Buccaneers	at DAL
21	Seahawks	vs. MIN
22	Titans	at IND
23	Broncos	at LAC
24	Rams	at NYJ
25	Jets	vs. LAR
26	Cowboys	vs. TB
27	Commanders	vs. PHI
28	Browns	at CIN
29	Panthers	vs. ARI
30	Saints	at GB
31	Bears	vs. DET
32	Patriots	at BUF

Published 5 Hours Ago|Modified 8:56 AM EST

MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.