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Fab's Five Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Streamers For Week 16: Start Jauan Jennings

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings faces the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings faces the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16. | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Was Malik Nabers one of your starting fantasy football wide receivers? Does a regular starter have a bad matchup this week and you’re looking for help at the position? Well, you’re in luck! Here’s my Fab’s Five best fantasy wide receiver streamers for Week 16!

Note: Players listed are started in fewer than 50% of ESPN.com fantasy leagues.

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Fantasy Football WR Streamers For Week 16

Jauan Jennings at Colts (36.7%): Jennings, listed as a sleeper last week, scored a pair of touchdowns in a win over the Titans. I’d ride him again this week against another AFC South team, this time the Colts. Their defense has surrendered the 10th-most fantasy points to wideouts over the last eight weeks. For the entirety of the season, their Colts have allowed 13-plus fantasy points to opposing wide receivers 14 times. 

Stefon Diggs vs. Ravens (38.6%): Diggs has gone three weeks without a solid stat line, so he’s due to produce. That could come this week against the Ravens. Their defense has been vulnerable to perimeter receivers, allowing the ninth-most points to the position over the last eight weeks. Over the course of the full season, Baltimore has allowed double digits to wide receivers 20 times, including 12 who’ve had 14-plus points.

Keenan Allen at Cowboys (25.8%): Allen has been mostly fantasy dormant over the last seven games, failing to score more than 9.3 points in any of those contests. So, why would he be a streamer this week? Well, the Cowboys have been very vulnerable to wideouts this season … in fact, no defense has allowed more points to the position, and perimeter receivers have scored the fourth-most points against them over the last eight weeks.

Xavier Worthy at Titans (25.1%): Worthy has been mostly bench fodder in fantasy this season, and the loss of Patrick Mahomes could be worrisome to some fantasy managers in Week 16. But with Rashee Rice banged up and a matchup against the Titans next, I’d consider Worthy in starting lineups even with Gardner Minshew under center. Their pass defense has allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to wideouts in the last eight weeks.

Jayden Reed at Bears (6.2%): Reed scored 10.5 fantasy points last week against the Broncos, and he could see more work this week if Christian Watson (chest) is unable to play. Regardless, the Bears have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to wide receivers over the last eight weeks, so the matchup is positive for the veteran. Even if Watson is able to suit up, Reed would remain on the sleeper radar in an uber-important NFC North game.


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Michael Fabiano
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.

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