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Week 16 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Justin Jefferson Out Of The Top 15

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) faces the New York Giants in Week 16.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) faces the New York Giants in Week 16. | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

Welcome to Week 16 and the second week of the fantasy football playoffs! If you survived the first round and have advanced, congratulations! Now, let’s go win that league championship!

The NFL schedule no longer has bye weeks, so we’ll get all 32 teams and all our players (at least the healthy ones) who have helped us reach this point in the season. I would also not be afraid to sit a “big name” WR who has struggled, like Justin Jefferson or Jaylen Waddle, if you have a respectable pivot on your fantasy roster.

This week’s biggest wide receiver ranking risers are Michael Wilson, Jameson Williams, and Mike Evans, all of whom have great matchups or are playing at an exceeding high level lately. On the flip side, wideouts like Jefferson, Waddle, and Michael Pittman Jr. have either seen their fantasy stats decline in recent weeks or could struggle against a tough opponent.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football wide receiver rankings for Week 16 of the NFL season!  Be sure to check back daily for updates!

All Positions: QBs | RBs | TEs | FLEX | Ks | DEFs

Week 16 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Puka Nacua

LAR

at SEA

2

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA

vs. LAR

3

Ja'Maar Chase

CIN

at MIA

4

Amon-Ra St. Brown

DET

vs. PIT

5

CeeDee Lamb

DAL

vs. LAC

6

Nico Collins

HOU

vs. LV

7

Drake London

ATL

at ARI

8

Jameson Williams

DET

vs. PIT

9

A.J. Brown

PHI

at WAS

10

George Pickens

DAL

vs. LAC

11

Chris Olave

NO

vs. NYJ

12

DK Metcalf

PIT

at DET

13

Zay Flowers

BAL

vs. NE

14

Jauan Jennings

SF

at IND

15

Courtland Sutton

DEN

vs. JAC

16

Michael Wilson

ARI

vs. ATL

17

Mike Evans

TB

at CAR

18

DJ Moore

CHI

vs. GB

19

Ladd McConkey

LAC

at DAL

20

Justin Jefferson

MIN

at NYG

21

Wan'Dale Robinson

NYG

vs. MIN

22

Tetairoa McMillan

CAR

vs. TB

23

Jaylen Waddle

MIA

vs. CIN

24

Tee Higgins

CIN

at MIA

25

Jakobi Meyers

JAC

at DEN

26

Devonta Smith

PHI

at WAS

27

Terry McLaurin

WAS

vs. PHI

28

Emeka Egbuka

TB

at CAR

29

Stefon Diggs

NE

at BAL

30

Christian Watson

GB

at CHI

31

Marrvin Harrison Jr.

ARI

vs. ATL

32

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WAS

vs. PHI

33

Keenan Allen

LAC

at DAL

34

Michael Pittman Jr.

IND

vs. SF

35

Jayden Reed

GB

at CHI

36

Khalil Shakir

BUF

at CLE

37

Brian Thomas Jr.

JAC

at DEN

38

Xavier Worthy

KC

at TEN

39

Chris Godwin

TB

at CAR

40

Jordan Addison

MIN

at NYG

41

Troy Franklin

DEN

vs. JAC

42

Alec Pierce

IND

vs. SF

43

Adonai Mitchell

NYJ

at NO

44

Quentin Johnston

LAC

at DAL

45

Cooper Kupp

SEA

vs. LAR

46

Jerry Jeudy

CLE

vs. BUF

47

Romeo Doubs

GB

at CHI

48

Jalen Coker

CAR

vs. TB

49

Kendrick Bourne

SF

at IND

50

Hollywood Brown

KC

at TEN

51

John Metchie II

NYJ

at NO

52

Olamide Zaccheaus

CHI

vs. GB

53

Jayden Higgins

HOU

vs. LV

54

Darius Slayton

NYG

vs. MIN

55

Kayshon Boutte

NE

at BAL

56

Darnell Mooney

ATL

at ARI

57

Mack Hollins

NE

at BAL

58

Chimere Dike

TEN

vs. KC

59

Malik Washington

MIA

vs. CIN

60

Parker Washington

JAC

at DEN


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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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