Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tyreek Hill, Aaron Jones, James Conner, D'Onte Foreman, Michael Pittman

Week 16 is here RotoBallers -- the fantasy football playoff semi-finals in most leagues. In this article you will see our early fantasy football rankings for Week 16. The Thursday Night Football matchup kicks things off tonight, so make sure to set your optimal lineups!

There are once again many injuries and COVID issues to deal with that will affect our fantasy football rankings. For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below.

Before the rankings, below you will find a running list of significant fantasy football injuries and COVID updates. Be sure to check back throughout the week, and good luck in Week 16 RotoBallers!

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Week 16 Fantasy Football Injury Report

• Dalvin Cook Placed On COVID-19 List, Will Not Play
• Taysom Hill On COVID List, Ian Book To Start Monday
• Austin Ekeler Placed On The COVID-19 List
• Brandin Cooks Placed On COVID-19 List
• Elijah Mitchell Ruled Out For Thursday's Game
• D'Andre Swift Returns To Practice
• Tyreek Hill Headed To COVID-19 List
• Joe Mixon Battling Sprained Ankle Ahead Of Week 16
• Travis Kelce Lands On COVID-19 List
• Jared Goff Lands On COVID-19 List
• Packers Put Marquez Valdes-Scantling On COVID-19 List
• Buccaneers Signing Le'Veon Bell
• Leonard Fournette May Go On Injured Reserve
• Austin Hooper Back From COVID-19 List
• Kareem Hunt Not Expected To Play On Christmas Day
• Lamar Jackson Misses Another Practice
• D.J. Moore Likely To Be Game-Time Decision In Week 16
• Taylor Heinicke Clears COVID-19 Protocols, Returns To Practice

 

Week 16 Rankings for Fantasy Football

You can also see our Week 16 ranks for PPR and Half-PPR scoring.

Last updated on Thursday 12/23 at 12:30 pm ET:

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Cooper Kupp	WR
1	2	Jonathan Taylor	RB
1	3	Davante Adams	WR
1	4	Justin Jefferson	WR
1	5	Nick Chubb	RB
1	6	James Robinson	RB
1	7	Tyreek Hill	WR
1	8	Deebo Samuel	WR
1	9	Alexander Mattison	RB
2	10	Najee Harris	RB
2	11	Alvin Kamara	RB
2	12	Keenan Allen	WR
2	13	George Kittle	TE
2	14	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
2	15	Ronald Jones II	RB
2	16	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR
2	17	CeeDee Lamb	WR
3	18	Diontae Johnson	WR
3	19	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
3	20	Antonio Brown	WR
3	21	Tee Higgins	WR
3	22	David Montgomery	RB
3	23	Austin Ekeler	RB
3	24	Tyler Lockett	WR
3	25	Stefon Diggs	WR
3	26	Joe Mixon	RB
3	27	Jaylen Waddle	WR
3	28	Mark Andrews	TE
3	29	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB
3	30	Antonio Gibson	RB
3	31	Hunter Renfrow	WR
3	32	Aaron Jones	RB
3	33	D.K. Metcalf	WR
3	34	Adam Thielen	WR
3	35	Travis Kelce	TE
3	36	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
3	37	Javonte Williams	RB
4	38	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
4	39	Miles Sanders	RB
4	40	Rob Gronkowski	TE
4	41	Josh Jacobs	RB
4	42	A.J. Brown	WR
4	43	James Conner	RB
4	44	Marquise Brown	WR
4	45	Mike Williams	WR
4	46	Terry McLaurin	WR
4	47	Christian Kirk	WR
4	48	Russell Gage	WR
4	49	Amari Cooper	WR
4	50	Sony Michel	RB
4	51	D'Onta Foreman	RB
5	52	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR
5	53	DeVante Parker	WR
5	54	Melvin Gordon III	RB
5	55	Saquon Barkley	RB
5	56	Brandon Aiyuk	WR
5	57	AJ Dillon	RB
5	58	D.J. Moore	WR
5	59	Dallas Goedert	TE
5	60	Rashaad Penny	RB
5	61	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB
5	62	Van Jefferson	WR
5	63	Gabriel Davis	WR
5	64	DeVonta Smith	WR
5	65	A.J. Green	WR
5	66	Darnell Mooney	WR
5	67	Brandin Cooks	WR
5	68	Zach Ertz	TE
5	69	Devin Singletary	RB
5	70	Tyler Boyd	WR
5	71	Michael Gallup	WR
5	72	Dalton Schultz	TE
5	73	Chase Claypool	WR
5	74	Josh Reynolds	WR
6	75	Jarvis Landry	WR
6	76	Dawson Knox	TE
6	77	Jerry Jeudy	WR
6	78	Jamison Crowder	WR
6	79	Jakobi Meyers	WR
6	80	Michael Carter	RB
6	81	Devonta Freeman	RB
6	82	Kyle Pitts	TE
6	83	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR
6	84	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
6	85	Damien Harris	RB
6	86	Chase Edmonds	RB
6	87	Marquez Callaway	WR
6	88	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR
7	89	Allen Lazard	WR
7	90	Hunter Henry	TE
7	91	Robby Anderson	WR
7	92	Rashod Bateman	WR
7	93	Duke Johnson Jr.	RB
7	94	Darrell Henderson Jr.	RB
7	95	Courtland Sutton	WR
7	96	Craig Reynolds	RB
7	97	Mike Gesicki	TE
7	98	Tony Pollard	RB
7	99	Myles Gaskin	RB
7	100	Noah Fant	TE
7	101	Darrel Williams	RB
7	102	Kenny Golladay	WR
7	103	Jordan Howard	RB
7	104	Allen Robinson II	WR
7	105	Jamaal Williams	RB
7	106	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
7	107	Laquon Treadwell	WR
7	108	Justin Jackson	RB
7	109	Chuba Hubbard	RB
7	110	Jared Cook	TE
7	111	Mike Davis	RB
8	112	Cole Kmet	TE
8	113	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
8	114	Kendrick Bourne	WR
8	115	Tim Patrick	WR
8	116	Tyler Higbee	TE
8	117	Nico Collins	WR
8	118	K.J. Osborn	WR
8	119	Samaje Perine	RB
8	120	Tyler Johnson	WR
8	121	Rex Burkhead	RB
8	122	Breshad Perriman	WR
8	123	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR
8	124	Rondale Moore	WR
8	125	C.J. Uzomah	TE
8	126	Ameer Abdullah	RB
8	127	Tyler Conklin	TE
8	128	Tre'Quan Smith	WR
8	129	Mike Evans	WR
8	130	Dontrell Hilliard	RB
8	131	Byron Pringle	WR
8	132	T.Y. Hilton	WR
9	133	Jalen Guyton	WR
9	134	Tevin Coleman	RB
9	135	D'Ernest Johnson	RB
9	136	Latavius Murray	RB
9	137	Gerald Everett	TE
9	138	Ricky Seals-Jones	TE
9	139	James Washington	WR
9	140	Bryan Edwards	WR
9	141	Kadarius Toney	WR
9	142	Zay Jones	WR
9	143	David Johnson	RB
9	144	Keelan Cole Sr.	WR
9	145	Jauan Jennings	WR
9	146	James O'Shaughnessy	TE
9	147	Foster Moreau	TE
9	148	Evan Engram	TE
9	149	Braxton Berrios	WR
9	150	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE
9	151	Scotty Miller	WR
9	152	Mecole Hardman	WR
9	153	Darius Slayton	WR
10	154	Devontae Booker	RB
10	155	Joshua Palmer	WR
10	156	Nelson Agholor	WR
10	157	Albert Wilson	WR
10	158	Zach Pascal	WR
10	159	Julio Jones	WR
10	160	David Njoku	TE
10	161	Jeremy McNichols	RB
10	162	Quez Watkins	WR
10	163	Mark Ingram II	RB
10	164	Kalif Raymond	WR
10	165	DeAndre Carter	WR
10	166	Brevin Jordan	TE
10	167	Nyheim Hines	RB
10	168	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR
10	169	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR
10	170	Austin Hooper	TE
11	171	Brandon Bolden	RB
11	172	Adam Humphries	WR
11	173	Cameron Brate	TE
11	174	Jack Doyle	TE
11	175	D'Andre Swift	RB
11	176	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB
11	177	DeSean Jackson	WR
11	178	Jalen Reagor	WR
11	179	Jonnu Smith	TE
11	180	Matt Breida	RB
11	181	Boston Scott	RB
11	182	Peyton Barber	RB
11	183	Isaiah McKenzie	WR
11	184	Rashard Higgins	WR
11	185	John Bates	TE
11	186	Antoine Wesley	WR
11	187	Devin Duvernay	WR
11	188	Damiere Byrd	WR
11	189	Hayden Hurst	TE
11	190	Phillip Dorsett II	WR
11	191	Kyle Rudolph	TE
11	192	Jakeem Grant Sr.	WR
11	193	DeeJay Dallas	RB
11	194	Sammy Watkins	WR
11	195	Chris Conley	WR
12	196	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR
12	197	Chester Rogers	WR
12	198	Nick Vannett	TE
12	199	N'Keal Harry	WR
12	200	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
12	201	Ashton Dulin	WR
12	202	Adam Trautman	TE
12	203	Tajae Sharpe	WR
12	204	Royce Freeman	RB
12	205	Demarcus Robinson	WR
12	206	Greg Ward	WR
12	207	Jaret Patterson	RB
12	208	Cody Hollister	WR
12	209	Josiah Deguara	TE
12	210	Pat Freiermuth	TE
12	211	Khalil Herbert	RB
12	212	Joshua Kelley	RB
12	213	Josh Gordon	WR
12	214	Zach Gentry	TE
12	215	Noah Gray	TE
12	216	Ben Skowronek	WR
13	217	Tyler Kroft	TE
13	218	Cam Sims	WR
13	219	Brandon Zylstra	WR
13	220	Harrison Bryant	TE
13	221	Mack Hollins	WR
13	222	Darren Waller	TE
13	223	Denzel Mims	WR
13	224	JaMycal Hasty	RB
13	225	Derrick Gore	RB
13	226	Anthony Firkser	TE
13	227	Marcedes Lewis	TE
13	228	Tommy Tremble	TE
13	229	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR
13	230	Godwin Igwebuike	RB
13	231	Brock Wright	TE
13	232	Emmanuel Sanders	WR
13	233	Alex Collins	RB
13	234	Jimmy Graham	TE
13	235	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR
13	236	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR
13	237	Qadree Ollison	RB
13	238	Mo Alie-Cox	TE
13	239	Will Dissly	TE
13	240	Geoff Swaim	TE
13	241	Demetric Felton	WR
13	242	Durham Smythe	TE
13	243	Adrian Peterson	RB
13	244	Freddie Swain	WR
13	245	Equanimeous St. Brown	WR
13	246	Trent Sherfield	WR
13	247	Collin Johnson	WR
13	248	Chris Evans	RB
14	249	Corey Clement	RB
14	250	Isaiah Ford	WR
14	251	Marquise Goodwin	WR
14	252	Pharoh Cooper	WR
14	253	Kene Nwangwu	RB
14	254	Travis Homer	RB
14	255	Salvon Ahmed	RB
14	256	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR
14	257	Benny Snell Jr.	RB
14	258	Tavon Austin	WR
14	259	Stephen Anderson	TE
14	260	O.J. Howard	TE
14	261	Kylen Granson	TE
14	262	Kendall Hinton	WR
14	263	Kyle Juszczyk	RB
14	264	Penny Hart	WR
14	265	Dare Ogunbowale	RB
14	266	Dyami Brown	WR
14	267	C.J. Ham	RB
14	268	Ty Montgomery	RB
15	269	Zack Moss	RB
15	270	Phillip Lindsay	RB
15	271	Austin Walter	RB
15	272	Jonathan Williams	RB
15	273	Le'Veon Bell	RB
15	274	Damien Williams	RB
15	275	Ty Johnson	RB
15	276	Tony Jones Jr.	RB
15	277	Jalen Richard	RB
15	278	Jermar Jefferson	RB
15	279	Pharaoh Brown	TE
15	280	MyCole Pruitt	TE
15	281	Jordan Akins	TE
15	282	Ian Thomas	TE
15	283	Eno Benjamin	RB
15	284	Blake Bell	TE
15	285	Justin Herbert	QB
15	286	Kendall Blanton	TE
15	287	Patrick Mahomes II	QB
15	288	Chris Manhertz	TE
15	289	Matthew Stafford	QB
15	290	Elijhaa Penny	RB
15	291	Tommy Sweeney	TE
15	292	Kalen Ballage	RB
15	293	Josh Allen	QB
15	294	Aaron Rodgers	QB
15	295	Chris Herndon IV	TE
15	296	Kyler Murray	QB
15	297	Trey Ragas	RB
15	298	Jalen Hurts	QB
15	299	Jeremy Sprinkle	TE
15	300	Tom Brady	QB
15	301	Taysom Hill	QB
15	302	Dak Prescott	QB
15	303	Lamar Jackson	QB
15	304	Joe Burrow	QB
15	305	Mekhi Sargent	RB
15	306	J.J. Taylor	RB
15	307	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB
15	308	Russell Wilson	QB
15	309	Kirk Cousins	QB
15	310	La'Mical Perine	RB
15	311	Justin Fields	QB
15	312	Larry Rountree III	RB
15	313	Ty'Son Williams	RB
16	314	Ryan Tannehill	QB
16	315	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
16	316	Ben Roethlisberger	QB
16	317	Carson Wentz	QB
16	318	Derek Carr	QB
16	319	Matt Ryan	QB
16	320	Cam Newton	QB
16	321	Jared Goff	QB
16	322	Taylor Heinicke	QB
16	323	Mac Jones	QB
16	324	Trevor Lawrence	QB
16	325	Zach Wilson	QB
16	326	Davis Mills	QB
16	327	Drew Lock	QB
16	328	Baker Mayfield	QB
16	329	Jake Fromm	QB
16	330	Tyler Huntley	QB
16	331	Mike Glennon	QB
16	332	P.J. Walker	QB
16	333	Matt Gay	K
16	334	Justin Tucker	K
16	335	Greg Zuerlein	K
16	336	David Blough	QB
16	337	Nick Folk	K
16	338	Dustin Hopkins	K
16	339	Matt Prater	K
16	340	Case Keenum	QB
16	341	Teddy Bridgewater	QB
16	342	Robbie Gould	K
16	343	Daniel Carlson	K
16	344	Trey Lance	QB
16	345	Jake Elliott	K
16	346	Greg Joseph	K
16	347	Dallas Cowboys	DST
16	348	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST
16	349	Younghoe Koo	K
16	350	Evan McPherson	K
16	351	Chris Boswell	K
16	352	Philadelphia Eagles	DST
16	353	Tyler Bass	K
16	354	Kansas City Chiefs	DST
16	355	Brett Maher	K
16	356	Green Bay Packers	DST
16	357	San Francisco 49ers	DST
16	358	Buffalo Bills	DST
16	359	Los Angeles Chargers	DST
16	360	Randy Bullock	K
16	361	Jason Sanders	K
16	362	New Orleans Saints	DST
16	363	Mason Crosby	K
16	364	Michael Badgley	K
16	365	Elliott Fry	K
16	366	New England Patriots	DST
16	367	Ryan Succop	K
16	368	Seattle Seahawks	DST
16	369	Brandon McManus	K
16	370	Denver Broncos	DST
16	371	Los Angeles Rams	DST
16	372	Cairo Santos	K
16	373	Graham Gano	K
16	374	Riley Patterson	K
16	375	Jason Myers	K
16	376	Tennessee Titans	DST
16	377	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST
16	378	Indianapolis Colts	DST
16	379	Eddy Pineiro	K
16	380	Chase McLaughlin	K
16	381	Miami Dolphins	DST
16	382	Cincinnati Bengals	DST
16	383	Arizona Cardinals	DST
16	384	Matthew Wright	K
16	385	Detroit Lions	DST
16	386	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K
16	387	New York Jets	DST
16	388	Brian Johnson	K
16	389	Lirim Hajrullahu	K
16	390	Atlanta Falcons	DST
16	391	Baltimore Ravens	DST
16	392	Chicago Bears	DST
16	393	Minnesota Vikings	DST
16	394	Las Vegas Raiders	DST
16	395	Carolina Panthers	DST
16	396	Washington Football Team	DST
16	397	New York Giants	DST
16	398	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST
16	399	Cleveland Browns	DST
16	400	Houston Texans	DST

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