Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones (COVID) To Miss Week 16
- James Robinson Will Not Play
- DeVante Parker Officially Out For Saturday
- Mike Gesicki Is Active For Week 16
- Derek Carr Officially Active
- James Conner Returns To Full Practice
- Ronald Jones II Officially Ruled Out
- Ezekiel Elliott Thinks He'll Play Against Eagles
- Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out
- Mike Glennon To Start Over Gardner Minshew II
- Antonio Gibson Practicing Again, Expected To Play
- George Kittle May Will His Return On Saturday
- Myles Gaskin Activated From COVID-19 List
- Terry McLaurin Listed As Doubtful, Not Expected To Play
- Ito Smith Named #1 RB Over Todd Gurley II
- Matthew Stafford Questionable, Trending Towards Playing
- Keenan Allen Game-Time Decision, Not Expected To Play
- Tyler Boyd In Concussion Protocol, Officially Ruled Out
- Hunter Henry Placed On COVID-19 List, Ruled Out
- Larry Fitzgerald Listed As Questionable
- Tre'Quan Smith Lands On Injured Reserve
- Jimmy Garoppolo's Practice Window Opened
- Nick Mullens To Miss Remainder Of Season
- Eric Ebron Practiced In Full
- Duke Johnson Ruled Out
- Kyle Rudolph Has Been Officially Ruled Out
- Alex Smith Has A Good Day At Practice
- Giants Optimistic On Daniel Jones In Week 16
- Bengals Not Naming A Starting QB Yet
- Kenny Golladay Officially Out For Week 16
- Joe Mixon Won't Play In Week 16
- Christian McCaffrey Doubtful For Week 16
- John Brown Remains On Injured Reserve
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire Out For Remainder Of Regular Season
- Raheem Mostert's Season Likely Over
- Cam Akers To Miss Week 16
- Buffalo Not Overly Worried About Stefon Diggs’ Foot Ailment
- Greg Olsen On Track To Return To Action In Week 16
These rankings are a consensus from five of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison, Scott Engel, and Dominick Petrillo - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 16.
And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!
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Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
You can also see our Week 16 ranks for Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 12/27 at 9:30 am ET:
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | Derrick Henry | RB |
1 | 2 | Davante Adams | WR |
1 | 3 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
1 | 4 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
1 | 5 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
1 | 6 | Travis Kelce | TE |
1 | 7 | David Montgomery | RB |
1 | 8 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
1 | 9 | Aaron Jones | RB |
2 | 10 | Nick Chubb | RB |
2 | 11 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
2 | 12 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
2 | 13 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
2 | 14 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
2 | 15 | A.J. Brown | WR |
2 | 16 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
2 | 17 | Miles Sanders | RB |
3 | 18 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
3 | 19 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
3 | 20 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
3 | 21 | Darren Waller | TE |
3 | 22 | Robert Woods | WR |
3 | 23 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
3 | 24 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
3 | 25 | David Johnson | RB |
3 | 26 | J.K. Dobbins | RB |
3 | 28 | Mike Evans | WR |
3 | 29 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
3 | 30 | D.J. Moore | WR |
3 | 31 | Adam Thielen | WR |
3 | 32 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
3 | 33 | Chris Carson | RB |
3 | 34 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
3 | 35 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
3 | 36 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
3 | 37 | Chris Godwin | WR |
4 | 39 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
4 | 40 | Amari Cooper | WR |
4 | 41 | Cole Beasley | WR |
4 | 42 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
4 | 43 | Corey Davis | WR |
4 | 44 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
4 | 45 | Mike Davis | RB |
4 | 46 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
4 | 47 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
4 | 48 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
4 | 49 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
4 | 50 | Robby Anderson | WR |
4 | 51 | Tony Pollard | RB |
5 | 52 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
5 | 53 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
5 | 54 | Darrell Henderson | RB |
5 | 55 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
5 | 56 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
5 | 57 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
5 | 58 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
5 | 59 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
5 | 60 | Mark Andrews | TE |
5 | 61 | Russell Gage | WR |
5 | 62 | Keke Coutee | WR |
5 | 63 | Marquise Brown | WR |
5 | 64 | Antonio Brown | WR |
5 | 65 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
5 | 66 | Tim Patrick | WR |
5 | 67 | Tee Higgins | WR |
5 | 68 | Wayne Gallman | RB |
5 | 69 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
5 | 70 | Logan Thomas | TE |
5 | 71 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
5 | 72 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
5 | 73 | George Kittle | TE |
5 | 74 | Noah Fant | TE |
6 | 75 | Chase Claypool | WR |
6 | 76 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
6 | 77 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
6 | 78 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
6 | 79 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
6 | 80 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
6 | 81 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
6 | 82 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
6 | 83 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
6 | 84 | Allen Lazard | WR |
6 | 85 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
6 | 86 | Austin Hooper | TE |
6 | 87 | Sony Michel | RB |
6 | 88 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
7 | 89 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
7 | 90 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
7 | 91 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
7 | 92 | Devin Singletary | RB |
7 | 93 | Lynn Bowden Jr. | RB |
7 | 94 | Ito Smith | RB |
7 | 95 | Chad Hansen | WR |
7 | 96 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
7 | 97 | James Conner | RB |
7 | 98 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
7 | 99 | Michael Gallup | WR |
7 | 100 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
7 | 101 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
7 | 102 | Gus Edwards | RB |
7 | 103 | Christian Kirk | WR |
7 | 104 | Zack Moss | RB |
7 | 105 | Cole Kmet | TE |
7 | 106 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
7 | 107 | Tyron Johnson | WR |
7 | 108 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
7 | 109 | Marvin Hall | WR |
7 | 110 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
7 | 111 | James White | RB |
8 | 112 | Evan Engram | TE |
8 | 113 | Darius Slayton | WR |
8 | 114 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
8 | 115 | Latavius Murray | RB |
8 | 116 | Jared Cook | TE |
8 | 117 | Frank Gore | RB |
8 | 118 | Denzel Mims | WR |
8 | 119 | Mike Williams | WR |
8 | 120 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
8 | 121 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
8 | 122 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
8 | 123 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
8 | 124 | KJ Hamler | WR |
8 | 125 | A.J. Green | WR |
8 | 126 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
8 | 127 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
8 | 128 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
8 | 129 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
8 | 130 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
8 | 131 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
8 | 132 | Eric Ebron | TE |
9 | 133 | Zach Ertz | TE |
9 | 134 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
9 | 135 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
9 | 136 | Ty Johnson | RB |
9 | 137 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
9 | 138 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
9 | 139 | Anthony Miller | WR |
9 | 140 | Jordan Akins | TE |
9 | 141 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
9 | 142 | James Washington | WR |
9 | 143 | Darrel Williams | RB |
9 | 144 | Greg Ward | WR |
9 | 145 | Golden Tate | WR |
9 | 146 | Zach Pascal | WR |
9 | 147 | Peyton Barber | RB |
9 | 148 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
9 | 149 | Devine Ozigbo | RB |
9 | 150 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
9 | 151 | Dan Arnold | TE |
9 | 152 | Willie Snead IV | WR |
9 | 153 | Danny Amendola | WR |
10 | 154 | Jordan Reed | TE |
10 | 155 | Matt Breida | RB |
10 | 156 | Boston Scott | RB |
10 | 157 | Alshon Jeffery | WR |
10 | 158 | Cam Sims | WR |
10 | 159 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
10 | 160 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
10 | 161 | Todd Gurley II | RB |
10 | 162 | Tommylee Lewis | WR |
10 | 163 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
10 | 164 | Richie James Jr. | WR |
10 | 165 | Dawson Knox | TE |
10 | 166 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
10 | 167 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
10 | 168 | David Moore | WR |
10 | 169 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
10 | 170 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR |
11 | 171 | Devontae Booker | RB |
11 | 172 | Drew Sample | TE |
11 | 173 | Jacob Hollister | TE |
11 | 174 | Gerald Everett | TE |
11 | 175 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
11 | 176 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
11 | 177 | Collin Johnson | WR |
11 | 178 | David Njoku | TE |
11 | 179 | LeSean McCoy | RB |
11 | 180 | Trey Burton | TE |
11 | 181 | Tyler Eifert | TE |
11 | 182 | Travis Fulgham | WR |
11 | 183 | Isaiah Ford | WR |
11 | 184 | Kerryon Johnson | RB |
11 | 185 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
11 | 186 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
11 | 187 | Mohamed Sanu | WR |
11 | 188 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
11 | 189 | Scotty Miller | WR |
11 | 190 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
11 | 191 | Brandon Powell | WR |
11 | 192 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
11 | 193 | Van Jefferson | WR |
11 | 194 | Miles Boykin | WR |
11 | 195 | Mack Hollins | WR |
12 | 196 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
12 | 197 | AJ Dillon | RB |
12 | 198 | Chris Conley | WR |
12 | 199 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
12 | 200 | Jack Doyle | TE |
12 | 201 | Trayveon Williams | RB |
12 | 202 | Alfred Morris | RB |
12 | 203 | Steven Sims | WR |
12 | 204 | Jaylen Samuels | RB |
12 | 205 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
12 | 206 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
12 | 207 | Rodney Smith | RB |
12 | 208 | Samaje Perine | RB |
12 | 209 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
12 | 210 | Antonio Callaway | WR |
12 | 211 | Cedrick Wilson | WR |
12 | 212 | Dez Bryant | WR |
12 | 213 | Brian Hill | RB |
12 | 214 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
12 | 215 | Jakeem Grant | WR |
12 | 216 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
13 | 217 | Dion Lewis | RB |
13 | 218 | Durham Smythe | TE |
13 | 219 | Malcolm Perry | WR |
13 | 220 | Cameron Brate | TE |
13 | 221 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
13 | 222 | Ian Thomas | TE |
13 | 223 | Freddie Swain | WR |
13 | 224 | Will Dissly | TE |
13 | 225 | Damien Harris | RB |
13 | 226 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
13 | 227 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
13 | 228 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
13 | 229 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
13 | 230 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
13 | 231 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
13 | 232 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
13 | 233 | Chad Beebe | WR |
13 | 234 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
13 | 235 | Cam Batson | WR |
13 | 236 | La'Mical Perine | RB |
13 | 237 | Darren Fells | TE |
13 | 238 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB |
13 | 239 | Jalen Richard | RB |
13 | 240 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
13 | 241 | Rico Dowdle | RB |
13 | 242 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
13 | 243 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR |
13 | 244 | Darrynton Evans | RB |
13 | 245 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
13 | 246 | James O'Shaughnessy | TE |
13 | 247 | Kyler Murray | QB |
13 | 248 | Darwin Thompson | RB |
14 | 249 | Vance McDonald | TE |
14 | 250 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
14 | 251 | Deshaun Watson | QB |
14 | 252 | Jesse James | TE |
14 | 253 | Brandon Zylstra | WR |
14 | 254 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
14 | 255 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
14 | 256 | Zay Jones | WR |
14 | 257 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
14 | 258 | Justin Herbert | QB |
14 | 259 | Quez Watkins | WR |
14 | 260 | Josh Allen | QB |
14 | 261 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
14 | 262 | KeeSean Johnson | WR |
14 | 263 | Buddy Howell | RB |
14 | 264 | Tom Brady | QB |
14 | 265 | Christian Blake | WR |
14 | 266 | Patrick Laird | RB |
14 | 267 | Javon Wims | WR |
14 | 268 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
15 | 269 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
15 | 270 | Foster Moreau | TE |
15 | 271 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB |
15 | 272 | Russell Wilson | QB |
15 | 273 | DaeSean Hamilton | WR |
15 | 274 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
15 | 275 | Matt Ryan | QB |
15 | 276 | Drew Brees | QB |
15 | 277 | Ross Dwelley | TE |
15 | 278 | Devin Asiasi | TE |
15 | 279 | Justice Hill | RB |
15 | 280 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
15 | 281 | Adam Trautman | TE |
15 | 282 | Jamal Agnew | WR |
15 | 283 | Jared Goff | QB |
15 | 284 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
15 | 285 | Trent Taylor | WR |
15 | 286 | Jason Witten | TE |
15 | 287 | Royce Freeman | RB |
15 | 288 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
15 | 289 | Philip Rivers | QB |
15 | 290 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
15 | 291 | Blake Bell | TE |
15 | 292 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
15 | 293 | Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR |
15 | 294 | Drew Lock | QB |
15 | 295 | Josh Adams | RB |
15 | 296 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
15 | 297 | Noah Brown | WR |
15 | 298 | Mike Boone | RB |
15 | 299 | Jace Sternberger | TE |
15 | 300 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
15 | 301 | Cam Newton | QB |
15 | 302 | Derek Carr | QB |
15 | 303 | Andy Dalton | QB |
15 | 304 | Isaiah Wright | WR |
15 | 305 | Theo Riddick | RB |
15 | 306 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
15 | 307 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
15 | 308 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
15 | 309 | Dwayne Haskins | QB |
15 | 310 | Josh Hill | TE |
15 | 311 | Daniel Jones | QB |
15 | 312 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
16 | 313 | River Cracraft | WR |
16 | 314 | Ryan Finley | QB |
16 | 315 | Nick Vannett | TE |
16 | 316 | Sam Darnold | QB |
16 | 317 | C.J. Beathard | QB |
16 | 318 | Mike Glennon | QB |
16 | 319 | Jordan Howard | RB |
16 | 320 | DeAndre Washington | RB |
16 | 321 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
16 | 322 | OlaBisi Johnson | WR |
16 | 323 | K.J. Hill | WR |
16 | 324 | C.J. Ham | RB |
16 | 325 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
16 | 326 | Justin Tucker | K |
16 | 327 | Isaiah Coulter | WR |
16 | 328 | Younghoe Koo | K |
16 | 329 | Corey Clement | RB |
16 | 330 | Maxx Williams | TE |
16 | 331 | Harrison Butker | K |
16 | 332 | Andy Isabella | WR |
16 | 333 | Jason Sanders | K |
16 | 334 | Ryan Succop | K |
16 | 335 | Byron Pringle | WR |
16 | 336 | Jake Kumerow | WR |
16 | 337 | Kahale Warring | TE |
16 | 338 | Marcus Johnson | WR |
16 | 339 | Wil Lutz | K |
16 | 340 | Tyler Bass | K |
16 | 341 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
16 | 342 | Levine Toilolo | TE |
16 | 343 | Alec Ingold | RB |
16 | 344 | Troy Fumagalli | TE |
16 | 345 | Rodrigo Blankenship | K |
17 | 346 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
17 | 347 | Daniel Carlson | K |
17 | 348 | Lee Smith | TE |
17 | 349 | Cody Parkey | K |
17 | 350 | Mike Nugent | K |
17 | 351 | Jason Myers | K |
17 | 352 | Dalton Keene | TE |
17 | 353 | Mason Crosby | K |
17 | 354 | Gunner Olszewski | WR |
17 | 355 | Stephen Gostkowski | K |
17 | 356 | Richard Rodgers | TE |
17 | 357 | Jakob Johnson | RB |
17 | 358 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
17 | 359 | Austin Mack | WR |
17 | 360 | Cairo Santos | K |
17 | 361 | Matt Gay | K |
17 | 362 | Jake Elliott | K |
17 | 363 | Jeff Smith | WR |
17 | 364 | Joey Slye | K |
17 | 365 | Scottie Phillips | RB |
17 | 366 | Michael Warren II | RB |
17 | 367 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
17 | 368 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
17 | 369 | Luke Stocker | TE |
17 | 370 | Alex Armah | RB |
17 | 371 | Darrell Daniels | TE |
17 | 372 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
17 | 373 | Alex Smith | QB |
17 | 374 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
17 | 375 | Colt McCoy | QB |
17 | 376 | Chicago Bears | DST |
17 | 377 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
17 | 378 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
17 | 379 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
17 | 380 | Washington Football Team | DST |
17 | 381 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
17 | 382 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
17 | 383 | Houston Texans | DST |
17 | 384 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
17 | 385 | Taysom Hill | QB |
17 | 386 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
17 | 387 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
17 | 388 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
17 | 389 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
17 | 390 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
17 | 391 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
17 | 392 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
17 | 393 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
17 | 394 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
17 | 395 | Denver Broncos | DST |
17 | 396 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
17 | 397 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
17 | 398 | Gardner Minshew II | QB |
17 | 399 | Robbie Gould | K |
17 | 400 | Michael Badgley | K |
17 | 401 | Chris Boswell | K |
17 | 402 | Chase Daniel | QB |
17 | 403 | Matt Prater | K |
17 | 404 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
17 | 405 | Nick Folk | K |
17 | 406 | Dan Bailey | K |
17 | 407 | Graham Gano | K |
17 | 408 | Brandon McManus | K |
17 | 409 | Austin Seibert | K |
17 | 410 | Taylor Russolino | K |
17 | 411 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
17 | 412 | Sam Ficken | K |
17 | 413 | Aldrick Rosas | K |
17 | 414 | New England Patriots | DST |
17 | 415 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
17 | 416 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
17 | 417 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
17 | 418 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
17 | 419 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
17 | 420 | New York Giants | DST |
17 | 421 | New York Jets | DST |
17 | 422 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
17 | 423 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
17 | 424 | Detroit Lions | DST |
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