Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings For Every Position In PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | Dec 24, 2024

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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1. Week 16 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings
2. Week 16 Fantasy Running Back Rankings
3. Week 16 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings
4. Week 16 Fantasy Tight Ends Rankings
5. Week 16 Fantasy Flex Rankings
6. Week 16 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
7. Week 16 Fantasy Defense Rankings

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	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	vs. NYG
23	Cooper Rush	DAL	vs. TB
24	Drake Maye	NE	at BUF
25	Russell Wilson	PIT	at BAL
26	Mac Jones	JAC	at LV
27	Mason Rudolph	TEN	at IND
28	Aidan O'Connell	LV	vs. JAC
29	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. ARI
30	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	CLE	at CIN
31	Drew Lock	NYG	at ATL
32	Spencer Rattler	NO	at GB

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	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. TEN
13	James Cook	BUF	vs. NE
14	Aaron Jones	MIN	at SEA
15	Kenneth Walker	SEA	vs. MIN
16	Bucky Irving	TB	at DAL
17	Rico Dowdle	DAL	vs. TB
18	Tony Pollard	TEN	at IND
19	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. PHI
20	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. DET
21	Jerome Ford	CLE	at CIN
22	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. LAR
23	Rachaad White	TB	at DAL
24	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at ATL
25	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at LV
26	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at BUF
27	Kendre Miller	NO	at GB
28	Alexander Mattison	LV	vs. JAC
29	Patrick Taylor Jr.	SF	at MIA
30	Najee Harris	PIT	at BAL
31	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. HOU
32	Javonte Williams	DEN	at LAC
33	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at IND
34	Tank Bigsby	JAC	at LV
35	Ameer Abdullah	LV	vs. JAC
36	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at BAL
37	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. MIN
38	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. LAR
39	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. PIT
40	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. HOU
41	Gus Edwards	LAC	vs. DEN
42	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. NYG
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	Audric Estime	DEN	at LAC
48	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. DET
49	Cam Akers	MIN	at SEA
50	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. NE
51	Jamaal Williams	NO	at GB
52	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs. PHI
53	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	vs. LAR
54	Israel Abanikanda	SF	at MIA
55	Craig Reynolds	DET	at CHI
56	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	at CIN
57	DeeJay Dallas	ARI	at CAR
58	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	at WAS
59	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs. DEN
60	Blake Corum	LAR	at NYJ

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	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. MIN
15	Cooper Kupp	LAR	at NYJ
16	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. DET
17	Jauan Jennings	SF	at MIA
18	Drake London	ATL	vs. NYG
19	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at LAC
20	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. LAR
21	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. DEN
22	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CLE
23	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. PIT
24	DeVonta Smith	PHI	at WAS
25	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NE
26	Jordan Addison	MIN	at SEA
27	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs. JAC
28	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. MIN
29	Adam Thielen	CAR	vs. ARI
30	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. DET
31	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at CIN
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	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. NO
43	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. HOU
44	Tank Dell	HOU	at KC
45	Jalen McMillan	TB	at DAL
46	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at ATL
47	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. DEN
48	Jalen Coker	CAR	vs. ARI
49	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. PIT
50	Christian Watson	GB	vs. NO
51	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. NE
52	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	TEN	at IND
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	Tim Patrick	DET	at CHI
58	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	vs. NYG
59	Josh Palmer	LAC	vs. DEN
60	Malik Washington	MIA	vs. SF

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	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at BAL
13	Brenton Strange	JAC	at LV
14	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. NO
15	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. TB
16	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. PHI
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	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. PIT
25	Tyler Higbee	LAR	at NYJ
26	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. CLE
27	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. DET
28	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	vs. LAR
29	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	at WAS
30	Payne Durham	TB	at DAL
31	Austin Hooper	NE	at BUF
32	Foster Moreau	NO	at GB

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	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	at ATL
22	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at CAR
23	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	vs. TEN
24	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	vs. SF
25	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	vs. PHI
26	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	at LV
27	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. MIN
28	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	at NYJ
29	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. NE
30	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	vs. DET
31	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	at MIA
32	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. NYG
33	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	at LAC
34	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	at SEA
35	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	vs. LAR
36	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. DEN
37	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. CLE
38	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	vs. PIT
39	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	at WAS
40	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	vs. NE
41	Kenneth Walker	RB	SEA	vs. MIN
42	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	at DAL
43	Rico Dowdle	RB	DAL	vs. TB
44	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at IND
45	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	vs. JAC
46	Jonnu Smith	TE	MIA	vs. SF
47	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	vs. PHI
48	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. DET
49	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	at CIN
50	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	vs. LAR
51	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at SEA
52	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	vs. JAC
53	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	vs. MIN
54	Adam Thielen	WR	CAR	vs. ARI
55	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	vs. DET
56	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	at CIN
57	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at CHI
58	George Kittle	TE	SF	at MIA
59	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	vs. HOU
60	Rachaad White	RB	TB	at DAL
61	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	at ATL
62	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	at CHI
63	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	at LV
64	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	at BUF
65	Kendre Miller	RB	NO	at GB
66	Alexander Mattison	RB	LV	vs. JAC
67	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB	SF	at MIA
68	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	at BAL
69	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	at SEA
70	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at CAR
71	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	vs. HOU
72	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	vs. PIT
73	David Njoku	TE	CLE	at CIN
74	Josh Downs	WR	IND	vs. TEN
75	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	KC	vs. HOU
76	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at IND
77	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	at MIA
78	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	vs. NO
79	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. TEN
80	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	vs. NE
81	Darnell Mooney	WR	ATL	vs. NYG
82	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	vs. DET
83	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	at BUF
84	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	at BAL
85	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	vs. SF
86	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	vs. NO
87	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	vs. HOU
88	Brenton Strange	TE	JAC	at LV
89	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	at LAC
90	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	at IND
91	Tank Dell	WR	HOU	at KC
92	Jalen McMillan	WR	TB	at DAL
93	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at ATL
94	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	vs. DEN
95	Jalen Coker	WR	CAR	vs. ARI
96	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL	vs. PIT
97	Christian Watson	WR	GB	vs. NO
98	Tank Bigsby	RB	JAC	at LV
99	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB	vs. NO
100	Keon Coleman	WR	BUF	vs. NE

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	Tyler Bass	BUF	vs. NE
10	Jake Moody	SF	at MIA
11	Will Reichard	MIN	at SEA
12	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. PIT
13	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. JAC
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	Riley Patterson	ATL	vs. NYG
22	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. DET
23	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs. SF
24	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	vs. PHI
25	Anders Carlson	NYJ	vs. LAR
26	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. MIN
27	Brayden Narveson	TEN	at IND
28	Cam Little	JAC	at LV
29	Graham Gano	NYG	at ATL
30	Blake Grupe	NO	at GB
31	Dustin Hopkins	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