Fantasy Football: Week 16 WR Rankings
Kevin Hanson joins SI for the 2019 season. His fantasy rankings have placed him in the Top 20 in each of the past two seasons among all the industry experts tracked by FantasyPros.com, and he has been in the Top 25 in six of the past eight years.
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WR Start of the Week: DeVante Parker, Miami Dolphins (vs. CIN)
Having a breakout season, Parker has set career highs across the board—59 receptions, 954 yards and eight touchdowns. With four catches for 72 yards and two touchdowns last week, Parker now has multiple scores in two of his past three games.
Not only has he set career highs, but he has been one of the most consistent receivers in the league. Parker now has 55-plus yards and/or a touchdown (or two) in 11 of his past 12 games. The exception was Week 14 against the Jets, when he left in the second quarter with a concussion.
WR Sit of the Week: John Brown, Buffalo Bills (at NE)
Speaking of consistency, Brown began the season with 10 consecutive games with at least 50 receiving yards. Only Michael Thomas has had a longer streak (11 games) this season. Ending a recent three-game 50-yard drought, Brown converted his double-digit Week 15 targets into seven catches for 99 yards against the Steelers.
Looking back at his first matchup against the Patriots, Brown had a productive outing—5/69 on 11 targets. Brown’s yardage total was the fifth-most among receivers facing the Patriots this season.
That said, Stephon Gilmore has played as well as any cornerback in the league and the Patriots have allowed the fewest fantasy points to the position this season. Brown is more of a low-end WR3 or flex this week.
Week 16 fantasy football wide receiver rankings (half-PPR scoring):
WR1: Michael Thomas, NO @ TEN
WR2: DeAndre Hopkins, HOU @ TB
WR3: Julio Jones, ATL vs JAC
WR4: Davante Adams, GB @ MIN
WR5: Tyreek Hill, KC @ CHI
WR6: Devante Parker, MIA vs CIN
WR7: D.J. Moore, CAR @ IND
WR8: Tyler Lockett, SEA vs ARI
WR9: Keenan Allen, LAC vs OAK
WR10: Stefon Diggs, MIN vs GB
WR11: Allen Robinson, CHI vs KC
WR12: Amari Cooper, DAL @ PHI
WR13: A.J. Brown, TEN vs NO
WR14: Courtland Sutton, DEN vs DET
WR15: Julian Edelman, NE vs BUF
WR16: Terry McLaurin, WAS vs NYG
WR17: Kenny Golladay, DET @ DEN
WR18: Tyler Boyd, CIN @ MIA
WR19: Breshad Perriman, TB vs HOU
WR20: D.K. Metcalf, SEA vs ARI
WR21: Adam Thielen, MIN vs GB
WR22: Will Fuller, HOU @ TB
WR23: Robert Woods, LAR @ SF
WR24: Jarvis Landry, CLE vs BAL
WR25: Mike Williams, LAC vs OAK
WR26: Cooper Kupp, LAR @ SF
WR27: Christian Kirk, ARI @ SEA
WR28: Anthony Miller, CHI vs KC
WR29: Michael Gallup, DAL @ PHI
WR30: D.J. Chark, JAC @ ATL
WR31: Emmanuel Sanders, SF vs LAR
WR32: T.Y. Hilton, IND vs CAR
WR33: Odell Beckham Jr., CLE vs BAL
WR34: Darius Slayton, NYG @ WAS
WR35: Deebo Samuel, SF vs LAR
WR36: Sterling Shepard, NYG @ WAS
WR37: Jamison Crowder, NYJ vs PIT
WR38: Marquise Brown, BAL @ CLE
WR39: John Brown, BUF @ NE
WR40: Golden Tate, NYG @ WAS
WR41: Robby Anderson, NYJ vs PIT
WR42: Justin Watson, TB vs HOU
WR43: Zach Pascal, IND vs CAR
WR44: Tyrell Williams, OAK @ LAC
WR45: Dede Westbrook, JAC @ ATL
WR46: Curtis Samuel, CAR @ IND
WR47: Greg Ward, PHI vs DAL
WR48: Larry Fitzgerald, ARI @ SEA
WR49: Chris Conley, JAC @ ATL
WR50: JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT @ NYJ
WR51: Danny Amendola, DET @ DEN
WR52: James Washington, PIT @ NYJ
WR53: Sammy Watkins, KC @ CHI
WR54: Cole Beasley, BUF @ NE
WR55: Kenny Stills, HOU @ TB
WR56: Diontae Johnson, PIT @ NYJ
WR57: Russell Gage, ATL vs JAC
WR58: Randall Cobb, DAL @ PHI
WR59: Albert Wilson, MIA vs CIN
WR60: Corey Davis, TEN vs NO
WR61: Allen Hurns, MIA vs CIN
WR62: Brandin Cooks, LAR @ SF
WR63: Allen Lazard, GB @ MIN
WR64: John Ross, CIN @ MIA
WR65: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, PHI vs DAL
WR66: Marcus Johnson, IND vs CAR
WR67: Kendrick Bourne, SF vs LAR
WR68: Ted Ginn, NO @ TEN
WR69: Kelvin Harmon, WAS vs NYG
WR70: Mohamed Sanu, NE vs BUF
Week 16 fantasy football wide receiver rankings (non-PPR scoring):
WR1: DeAndre Hopkins, HOU @ TB
WR2: Michael Thomas, NO @ TEN
WR3: Julio Jones, ATL vs JAC
WR4: Tyreek Hill, KC @ CHI
WR5: Davante Adams, GB @ MIN
WR6: Tyler Lockett, SEA vs ARI
WR7: Devante Parker, MIA vs CIN
WR8: D.J. Moore, CAR @ IND
WR9: Keenan Allen, LAC vs OAK
WR10: Stefon Diggs, MIN vs GB
WR11: Allen Robinson, CHI vs KC
WR12: Amari Cooper, DAL @ PHI
WR13: Courtland Sutton, DEN vs DET
WR14: A.J. Brown, TEN vs NO
WR15: Terry McLaurin, WAS vs NYG
WR16: Kenny Golladay, DET @ DEN
WR17: Breshad Perriman, TB vs HOU
WR18: Julian Edelman, NE vs BUF
WR19: Tyler Boyd, CIN @ MIA
WR20: D.K. Metcalf, SEA vs ARI
WR21: Will Fuller, HOU @ TB
WR22: Adam Thielen, MIN vs GB
WR23: Mike Williams, LAC vs OAK
WR24: Robert Woods, LAR @ SF
WR25: Cooper Kupp, LAR @ SF
WR26: Michael Gallup, DAL @ PHI
WR27: Christian Kirk, ARI @ SEA
WR28: Jarvis Landry, CLE vs BAL
WR29: Anthony Miller, CHI vs KC
WR30: T.Y. Hilton, IND vs CAR
WR31: Odell Beckham Jr., CLE vs BAL
WR32: Darius Slayton, NYG @ WAS
WR33: D.J. Chark, JAC @ ATL
WR34: Emmanuel Sanders, SF vs LAR
WR35: John Brown, BUF @ NE
WR36: Sterling Shepard, NYG @ WAS
WR37: Deebo Samuel, SF vs LAR
WR38: Marquise Brown, BAL @ CLE
WR39: Robby Anderson, NYJ vs PIT
WR40: Jamison Crowder, NYJ vs PIT
WR41: Golden Tate, NYG @ WAS
WR42: Justin Watson, TB vs HOU
WR43: Tyrell Williams, OAK @ LAC
WR44: Zach Pascal, IND vs CAR
WR45: Curtis Samuel, CAR @ IND
WR46: Dede Westbrook, JAC @ ATL
WR47: Greg Ward, PHI vs DAL
WR48: James Washington, PIT @ NYJ
WR49: JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT @ NYJ
WR50: Chris Conley, JAC @ ATL
WR51: Larry Fitzgerald, ARI @ SEA
WR52: Kenny Stills, HOU @ TB
WR53: Sammy Watkins, KC @ CHI
WR54: Russell Gage, ATL vs JAC
WR55: Danny Amendola, DET @ DEN
WR56: Diontae Johnson, PIT @ NYJ
WR57: Cole Beasley, BUF @ NE
WR58: Albert Wilson, MIA vs CIN
WR59: Allen Hurns, MIA vs CIN
WR60: Corey Davis, TEN vs NO
WR61: Ishmael Hyman, TB vs HOU
WR62: Brandin Cooks, LAR @ SF
WR63: Randall Cobb, DAL @ PHI
WR64: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, PHI vs DAL
WR65: John Ross, CIN @ MIA
WR66: Allen Lazard, GB @ MIN
WR67: Ted Ginn, NO @ TEN
WR68: Marcus Johnson, IND vs CAR
WR69: Kendrick Bourne, SF vs LAR
WR70: Mecole Hardman, KC @ CHI
