Who to start in fantasy football: Week 16 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers for PPR leagues

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Injuries are certainly starting to take their toll on on fantasy rosters. Managers are being forced to hit the waiver wire and explore the depths of their bench in order to put together a lineup as we head into the fantasy playoffs. Even if your team is missing some starters, a strong set of rankings will set you up for success on the fantasy gridiron.

As you prepare for the 16th full Sunday of NFL football, we've got you covered with everything you need to set your fantasy football lineups. We have everything from positional rankings to sleepers and busts. Be sure to check back in often as our rankings will be updated regularly until kickoff on Sunday.

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Week 16 Fantasy QB Rankings

These rankings are for four-point passing TD leagues, and players who have already played are in italics.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. NE
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	at WAS
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs. PIT
4	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. CLE
5	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. PHI
6	Jared Goff	DET	at CHI	Up 1
7	Jordan Love	GB	vs. NO	Down 1
8	Brock Purdy	SF	at MIA
9	Matthew Stafford	LAR	at NYJ
10	Baker Mayfield	TB	at DAL
11	Kyler Murray	ARI	at CAR
12	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. DET	Up 1
13	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. SF	Down 1
14	Anthony Richardson	IND	vs. TEN
15	Sam Darnold	MIN	at SEA
16	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. DEN
17	Bo Nix	DEN	at LAC
18	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	vs. LAR
19	Drake Maye	NE	at BUF
20	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	vs. HOU
21	Russell Wilson	PIT	at BAL
22	C.J. Stroud	HOU	at KC
23	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. MIN
24	Michael Penix	ATL	vs. NYG
25	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. ARI
26	Cooper Rush	DAL	vs. TB
27	Aidan O'Connell	LV	vs. JAC
28	Drew Lock	NYG	at ATL
29	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	CLE	at CIN
30	Mason Rudolph	TEN	at IND
31	Mac Jones	JAC	at LV
32	Spencer Rattler	NO	at GB

Week 16 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. NYG
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CHI
3	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at WAS
4	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CLE
5	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. NO
6	James Conner	ARI	at CAR
7	Kyren Williams	LAR	at NYJ
8	De'Von Achane	MIA	vs. SF
9	Joe Mixon	HOU	at KC
10	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. PIT
11	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. ARI
12	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. TEN
13	James Cook	BUF	vs. NE
14	Bucky Irving	TB	at DAL
15	Rico Dowdle	DAL	vs. TB
16	Aaron Jones	MIN	at SEA	Up 2
17	Kenneth Walker Jr.	SEA	vs. MIN
18	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. PHI	Down 2
19	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. LAR
20	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at BUF
21	Rachaad White	TB	at DAL
22	Jerome Ford	CLE	at CIN
23	Tony Pollard	TEN	at IND
24	Kendre Miller	NO	at GB
25	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. DET
26	Patrick Taylor	SF	at MIA
27	Najee Harris	PIT	at BAL
28	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at LV
29	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at ATL
30	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. MIN	Up 8
31	Alexander Mattison	LV	vs. JAC	Down 1
32	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at BAL	Down 1
33	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. HOU	Down 1
34	Javonte Williams	DEN	at LAC	Down 1
35	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at IND	Down 1
36	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. DET	N/R
37	Tank Bigsby	JAC	at LV	Down 2
38	Ameer Abdullah	LV	vs. JAC	Down 2
39	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs. DEN	Down 2
40	Gus Edwards	LAC	vs. DEN	Down 1
41	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. HOU	Down 1
42	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. NYG	Down 1
43	Devin Singletary	NYG	at ATL	Down 1
44	Audric Estime	DEN	at LAC	Down 1
45	Raheem Mostert	MIA	vs. SF
46	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. PIT	Down 2
47	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. LAR	Down 2
48	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. NE	Down 2
49	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	vs. LAR	Down 2
50	DeeJay Dallas	ARI	at CAR
51	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. NE	Down 3
52	Antonio Gibson	NE	at BUF	Down 3
53	Cam Akers	MIN	at SEA	Down 3
54	Craig Reynolds	DET	at CHI	Down 3
55	Blake Corum	LAR	at NYJ	Down 3
56	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	at WAS	Down 3
57	Samaje Perine	KC	vs. HOU	Down 3
58	Jaylen Wright	MIA	vs. SF	Down 3
59	Jamaal Williams	NO	vs. GB	Down 3
60	Sean Tucker	TB	at DAL	Down 3
61	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs. PHI	Down 3
62	Kenny McIntosh	SEA	vs. MIN	Down 3
63	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	at MIA	Down 3
64	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	at CIN	N/R
65	Chris Brooks	GB	vs. NO	Down 4
66	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. NO	Down 4
67	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	vs. TB	Down 3
68	Sione Vaki	DET	at CHI	Down 3
69	Khalil Herbert	CIN	vs. CLE	Down 3
70	Ty Chandler	MIN	at SEA	Down 3
71	Trey Sermon	IND	vs. TEN	Down 3
72	Cordarrelle Patterson	PIT	at BAL	Down 3
73	Dameon Pierce	HOU	at KC	Down 3

Week 16 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. CLE
2	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at SEA
3	Puka Nacua	LAR	at NYJ
4	Nico Collins	HOU	at KC
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs. TB
6	Mike Evans	TB	at DAL
7	A.J. Brown	PHI	at WAS
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CHI
9	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at LV
10	Cooper Kupp	LAR	at NYJ
11	Davante Adams	NYJ	vs. LAR
12	Malik Nabers	NYG	at ATL
13	Drake London	ATL	vs. NYG
14	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. SF	Up 3
15	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. PHI	Down 1
16	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CLE	Down 1
17	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. MIN	Down 1
18	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at LAC
19	Jauan Jennings	SF	at MIA
20	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. LAR
21	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. DET
22	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. DEN
23	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at CAR
24	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs. JAC
25	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. PIT
26	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. MIN
27	DeVonta Smith	PHI	at WAS
28	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. DET
29	Adam Thielen	CAR	vs. ARI	Up 1
30	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at IND	Down 1
31	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NE	Up 1
32	Jordan Addison	MIN	at SEA	Up 1
33	Jameson Williams	DET	at CHI	Up 1
34	Jayden Reed	GB	vs. NO	Up 1
35	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	at MIA	Up 1
36	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. HOU	Up 1
37	Christian Watson	GB	vs. NO	Up 1
38	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. NYG	Up 1
39	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at CIN	Up 1
40	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. DET	Up 1
41	DeAndre Hopkins	KC	vs. HOU	Up 1
42	Josh Downs	IND	vs. TEN	Up 1
43	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. NO	Up 1
44	Amari Cooper	BUF	vs. NE	Up 1
45	Tank Dell	HOU	at KC	Up 1
46	Jalen McMillan	TB	at DAL	Up 1
47	Malik Washington	MIA	vs. SF	Up 29
48	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. DEN
49	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. TEN
50	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. PIT
51	Jalen Coker	CAR	vs. ARI
52	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. NE
53	Brandin Cooks	DAL	vs. TB
54	DeMario Douglas	NE	at BUF
55	Elijah Moore	CLE	at CIN
56	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	NO	at GB
57	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	vs. NO
58	Joshua Palmer	LAC	vs. DEN
59	Hollywood Brown	KC	vs. HOU
60	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	vs. NYG
61	Tim Patrick	DET	at CHI
62	Adonai Mitchell	IND	vs. TEN
63	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	TEN	at IND
64	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at ATL
65	Michael Wilson	ARI	at CAR
66	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	vs. TB
67	Parker Washington	JAC	at LV
68	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. MIN
69	David Moore	CAR	vs. ARI	Up 5
70	Sterling Shepard	TB	at DAL	Down 1
71	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	at NYJ	Down 1
72	Devaughn Vele	DEN	at LAC	Down 1
73	Kendrick Bourne	NE	at BUF	Down 1
74	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	at LAC	Down 1
75	Mack Hollins	BUF	vs. NE
76	Calvin Austin	PIT	at BAL	Up 1
77	KaVonte Turpin	DAL	vs. TB	Up 1
78	Kayshon Boutte	NE	at BUF	Up 1
79	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. JAC	Up 1
80	Ricky Pearsall	SF	at MIA	Up 1
81	Van Jefferson	PIT	at BAL	Up 1
82	Juju Smith-Schuster	KC	vs. HOU	Up 1
83	Allen Lazard	NYJ	vs. LAR	Up 1
84	Mike Williams	PIT	at BAL	Up 1
85	Justin Watson	KC	vs. HOU	Up 1
86	Tyler Boyd	TEN	at IND	Up 1
87	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. CLE	Up 1
88	Tylan Wallace	BAL	vs. PIT	N/R
89	Dyami Brown	WAS	vs. PHI
90	Darius Slayton	NYG	at ATL
91	Tutu Atwell	LAR	at NYJ
92	Troy Franklin	DEN	at LAC
93	Zay Jones	ARI	at CAR
94	Jermaine Burton	CIN	vs. CLE
95	Jalen Nailor	MIN	at SEA
96	Olamide Zaccheaus	WAS	vs. PHI

Week 16 Fantasy Rankings TE (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. JAC
2	Trey McBride	ARI	at CAR
3	George Kittle	SF	at MIA
4	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. SF
5	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. HOU
6	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at SEA
7	David Njoku	CLE	at CIN
8	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. PIT
9	Sam LaPorta	DET	at CHI
10	Hunter Henry	NE	at BUF
11	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. TB
12	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at BAL
13	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. PHI	N/R
14	Brenton Strange	JAC	at LV
15	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NE
16	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. NO
17	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. DET
18	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. NYG
19	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. MIN
20	Noah Gray	KC	vs. HOU
21	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at IND
22	Juwan Johnson	NO	at GB
23	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	at WAS
24	Stone Smartt	LAC	vs. DEN
25	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at KC
26	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. CLE
27	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. PIT
28	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	vs. LAR
29	Payne Durham	TB	at DAL
30	Foster Moreau	NO	at GB
31	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs. ARI
32	Michael Mayer	LV	vs. JAC
33	Dawson Knox	BUF	vs. NE
34	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	at ATL
35	Tommy Tremble	CAR	vs. ARI
36	Austin Hooper	NE	at BUF
37	Adam Trautman	DEN	at LAC
38	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. NYJ
39	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	vs. TB
40	Jordan Akins	CLE	at CIN
41	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. NYJ
42	Darnell Washington	PIT	at BAL
43	Ben Sinnott	WAS	vs. PHI
44	Davis Allen	LAR	at NYJ
45	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	vs. TEN
46	Gerald Everett	CHI	vs. DET

Week 16 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Italicized teams have already played this week.

RANK	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Minnesota Vikings	at SEA
2	Green Bay Packers	vs. NO
3	Denver Broncos	at LAC
4	Houston Texans	at KC
5	Atlanta Falcons	vs. NYG
6	Philadelphia Eagles	at WAS
7	Buffalo Bills	vs. NE
8	Los Angeles Chargers	vs. DEN
9	Arizona Cardinals	at CAR
10	Kansas City Chiefs	vs. HOU
11	Pittsburgh Steelers	at BAL
12	Washington Commanders	vs. PHI
13	Baltimore Ravens	vs. PIT
14	San Francisco 49ers	at MIA
15	Indianapolis Colts	vs. TEN
16	Miami Dolphins	vs. SF
17	Tennessee Titans	at IND
18	Detroit Lions	at CHI
19	New York Jets	vs. LAR
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	at DAL
21	Cleveland Browns	at CIN
22	Seattle Seahawks	vs. MIN
23	Los Angeles Rams	at NYJ
24	Cincinnati Bengals	vs. CLE
25	Dallas Cowboys	vs. TB
26	Las Vegas Raiders	vs. JAC
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	at LV
28	Carolina Panthers	vs. ARI
29	Chicago Bears	vs. DET
30	New England Patriots	at BUF
31	New Orleans Saints	at GB
32	New York Giants	at ATL

Week 16 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Italicized teams have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs. TB
2	Chris Boswell	PIT	at BAL
3	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. DEN
4	Jake Bates	DET	at CHI
5	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	at KC
6	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at DAL
7	Tyler Bass	BUF	vs. NE
8	Riley Patterson	ATL	vs. NYG
9	Jake Moody	SF	at MIA
10	Brandon McManus	GB	vs. NO
11	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. HOU
12	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. PIT
13	Jake Elliott	PHI	at WAS
14	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. MIN
15	Chad Ryland	ARI	at CAR
16	Will Reichard	MIN	at SEA
17	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	vs. PHI	N/R
18	Cade York	CIN	vs. CLE
19	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. DET
20	Wil Lutz	DEN	at LAC
21	Joshua Karty	LAR	at NYJ
22	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs. SF
23	Brayden Narveson	TEN	at IND	N/R
24	Anders Carlson	NYJ	vs. LAR
25	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	at CIN
26	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. JAC
27	Matt Gay	IND	vs. TEN
28	Cam Little	JAC	at LV
29	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	vs. ARI
30	Joey Slye	NE	at BUF
31	Blake Grupe	NO	at GB
32	Graham Gano	NYG	at ATL

Michael OHara

Michael O'Hara is a Fantasy Sports Intern at The Sporting News, with a focus on fantasy football. Michael has been a fan of the NFL since childhood and began writing for fantasy football websites as a student at Ohio State University, including the Roto Street Journal and Fantasy Football Today.

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Who to start in fantasy football: Week 16 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers for PPR leagues

Week 16 Fantasy QB Rankings

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