Fantasy Football Checkdown: Week 16 Advice and Rankings
It has been a gruelling season full of injuries, extra time in the film room, and many tough decisions. But all the blood, sweat, and tears you have shed over the last seven months got you to the promised land: the fantasy football finals.
With everything on the line, do you stick with the players who got you here? Or do you turn to Nick Foles at QB? These are the tough decisions I’ll address today for all you finalists in my weekly fantasy football advice and full positional rankings.
If you weren’t lucky enough — I mean “skilled enough” — to make it through to the finals in your league, you can always distract yourself from the misery of a tough loss (and get some use out of all my hard work below) with Daily Fantasy Sports.
Remember that there is no Thursday night game this week. Instead we will see two Saturday games, giving us extra time to think about every decision on our plates ahead of Week 16. The video right underneath details my top sleepers and big-name busts at each major position. For full positional rankings, scroll under the video.
Week 16 QB Rankings
TIER 1
- Russell Wilson, Seahawks (@DAL)
- Jared Goff, Rams (@TEN)
- Tom Brady, Patriots (v BUF)
TIER 2
- Nick Foles, Eagles (v OAK)
- Case Keenum, Vikings (@GB)
- Cam Newton, Panthers (v TB)
- Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (@HOU)
- Blake Bortles, Jaguars (@SF)
- Drew Brees, Saints (v ATL)
- Philip Rivers, Chargers (@NYJ)
- Matt Ryan, Falcons (@NO)
TIER 3
- Alex Smith, Chiefs (v MIA)
- Eli Manning, Giants (@ARZ)
- Joe Flacco, Ravens (v IND)
- Jameis Winston, Buccaneers (@CAR)
- Matthew Stafford, Lions (@CIN)
- Andy Dalton, Bengals (v DET)
- Kirk Cousins, Washington (v DEN)
- Jay Cuter, Dolphins (@KC)
- Dak Prescott, Cowboys (v SEA)
- Derek Carr, Raiders (@PHI)
- Drew Stanton, Cardinals (v NYG)
- Marcus Mariota, Titans (v LAR)
- Tyrod Taylor, Bills (@NE)
TIER 4
- Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers (v JAX)
- Brock Osweiler, Broncos (@WAS)
- TJ Yates, Texans (v PIT)
- DeShone Kizer, Browns (@CHI)
- Mitchell Trubisky, Bears (v CLV)
- Jacoby Brissett, Colts (@BAL)
- Bryce Petty, Jets (v LAC)
- Brett Hundley, Packers (v MIN)
Week 16 RB Rankings
TIER 1
- Kareem Hunt, Chiefs (v MIA)
- Devonta Freeman, Falcons (@NO)
- Alvin Kamara, Saints (v ATL)
- Le’Veon Bell, Steelers (@HOU)
TIER 2
- Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys (v SEA)
- Mark Ingram, Saints (v ATL)
- Todd Gurley, Rams (@TEN)
- Melvin Gordon, Chargers (@NYJ)
- Alex Collins, Ravens (v IND)
- Christian McCaffrey, Panthers (v TB)
- LeSean McCoy, Bills (@NE)
- Kenyan Drake, Dolphins (@KC)
- Leonard Fournette, Jaguars (@SF)
- Dion Lewis, Patriots (v BUF)
TIER 3
- Latavius Murray, Vikings (@GB)
- Theo Riddick, Lions (@CIN)
- CJ Anderson, Broncos (@WAS)
- Jordan Howard, Bears (v CLV)
- Jay Ajayi, Eagles (v OAK)
- Isaiah Crowell, Browns (@CHI)
- Samaje Perine, Washington (v DEN)
- Javorius Allen, Ravens (v IND)
- Marshawn Lych, Raiders (@PHI)
- Carlos Hyde, 49ers (v JAX)
TIER 4
- Joe Mixon, Bengals (v DET)
- DeMarco Murray, Titans (v LAR)
- Lamar Miller, Texans (v PIT)
- Jerick McKinnon, Vikings (@GB)
- Mike Davis, Seahawks (@DAL)
- Bilal Powell, Jets (v LAC)
- Elijhaa Penny, Cardinals (v NYG)
- Jonathan Stewart, Panthers (v TB)
- Duke Johnson, Browns (@CHI)
- Mike Gillislee, Patriots (v BUF)
- Jamaal Williams, Packers (v MIN)
- Orleans Darkwa, Giants (@ARZ)
- Derrick Henry, Titans (v LAR)
- Frank Gore, Colts (@BAL)
- Peyton Barber, Buccaneers (@CAR)
- Giovani Bernard, Bengals (v DET)
Week 16 WR Rankings
TIER 1
- Adam Thielen, Vikings (@GB)
- Keenan Allen, Chargers (@NYJ)
- Robert Woods, Rams (@TEN)
TIER 2
- Devin Funchess, Panthers (v TB)
- Doug Baldwin, Seahawks (@DAL)
- JuJu Smith-Schuster, Steelers (@HOU)
- Tyreek Hill, Chiefs (v MIA)
- Jarvis Landry, Dolphins (@KC)
- Mike Evans, Buccaneers (@CAR)
- Michael Crabtree, Raiders (@PHI)
- Sterling Shepard, Giants (@ARZ)
- Josh Gordon, Browns (@CHI)
- Michael Thomas, Saints (v ATL)
- AJ Green, Bengals (v DET)
- Julio Jones, Falcons (@NO)
- Stefon Diggs, Vikings (@GB)
- Mike Wallace, Ravens (v IND)
- Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals (v NYG)
- Alshon Jeffery, Eagles (v OAK)
TIER 3
- DeAndre Hopkins, Texans (v PIT)
- Demaryius Thomas, Broncos (@WAS)
- Keelan Cole, Jaguars (@SF)
- Brandin Cooks, Patriots (v BUF)
- Marvin Jones, Lions (@CIN)
- Dez Bryant, Cowboys (v SEA)
- Rishard Matthews, Titans (v LAR)
- Jamison Crowder, Washington (v DEN)
- Paul Richardson, Seahawks (@DAL)
- Martavis Bryant, Steelers (@HOU)
- Nelson Agholar, Eagles (v OAK)
- Golden Tate, Lions (@CIN)
- Cooper Kupp, Rams (@TEN)
- DeVante Parker, Dolphins (@KC)
- Tyrell Williams, Chargers (@NYJ)
- Mohamed Sanu, Falcons (@NO)
- Marquise Goodwin, 49ers (v JAX)
TIER 4
- Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos (@WAS)
- Dede Westbrook, Jaguars (@SF)
- Kendall Wright, Bears (v CLV)
- Danny Amendola, Patriots (v BUF)
- Roger Lewis, Giants (@ARZ)
- Robby Anderson, Jets (v LAC)
- Will Fuller, Texans (v PIT)
- Sammy Watkins, Rams (@TEN)
- Kelvin Benjamin, Bills (@NE)
- Randall Cobb, Packers (v MIN)
- Adam Humphries, Buccaneers (@CAR)
- JJ Nelson, Cardinals (v NYG)
- Eric Decker, Titans (v LAR)
- Seth Roberts, Raiders (@PHI)
Week 16 TE Rankings
TIER 1
- Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (v BUF)
- Zach Ertz, Eagles (v OAK)
TIER 2
- Travis Kelce, Chiefs (v MIA)
- Delanie Walker, Titans (v LAR)
- Greg Olsen, Panthers (v TB)
- Vernon Davis, Washington (v DEN)
- Evan Engram, Giants (@ARZ)
- Jimmy Graham, Seahawks (@DAL)
- Charles Clay, Bills (@NE)
- Benjamin Watson, Ravens (v IND)
- Cameron Brate, Buccaneers (@CAR)
- Kyle Rudolph, Vikings (@GB)
TIER 3
- Jack Doyle, Colts (@BAL)
- Eric Ebron, Lions (@CIN)
- Jason Witten, Cowboys (v SEA)
- Jared Cook, Raiders (@PHI)
- Ricky Seals-Jones, Cardinals (v NYG)
- Jesse James, Steelers (@HOU)
- Tyler Kroft, Bengals (v DET)
- Antonio Gates, Chargers (@NYJ)
After working in TV, Matt turned his focus towards numbers, specifically odds. He has been with us since 2016 and serves as SBD's Editor-in-Chief, credited with creating our futures trackers, SBD's score predictor, SBD Sharp, and his own model for calculating NFL SOS, among other products.
