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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it.
Each week our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles, to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. Our fantasy football waiver wire articles get published on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Robert Lorge, and the famous waiver wire express lightning round compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), our top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read. He lists the players to target off the waiver wire, and how much of your remaining FAAB budget to spend. In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings
- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- FLEX fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- Kicker (K) fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 16?
Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire?
This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).
So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week and bolster your roster for Week 16! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move | |
| 1 | Zay Jones | WR | 55 | Add in All Leagues | |
| 2 | Deon Jackson | RB | 7 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues | |
| 3 | D.J. Chark | WR | 51 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues | |
| 4 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 5 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 6 | Zack Moss | RB | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 7 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 8 | Marlon Mack | RB | 5 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 9 | Parris Campbell | WR | 33 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 10 | Mack Hollins | WR | 29 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 11 | Royce Freeman | RB | 0 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 12 | Taysom Hill | TE | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 13 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 14 | Gus Edwards | RB | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 15 | Van Jefferson | WR | 24 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 16 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 17 | Jordan Mason | RB | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 18 | Rashid Shaheed | WR | 1 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 19 | Romeo Doubs | WR | 15 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 20 | Mecole Hardman | WR | 29 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 21 | Chris Moore | WR | 19 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 22 | Noah Fant | TE | 22 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 23 | Jauan Jennings | WR | 2 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 24 | Noah Brown | WR | 2 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 25 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 5 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 26 | Dante Pettis | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 27 | Jordan Akins | TE | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues | |
| 28 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 17 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 29 | Tutu Atwell | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 30 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 31 | Brandon Johnson | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 32 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues | |
| 33 | Mitchell Wilcox | TE | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues | |
| 34 | Daniel Jones | QB | 59 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 35 | Mike White | QB | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues | |
| 36 | Sam Darnold | QB | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues | |
| 37 | Brock Purdy | QB | 20 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues | |
| 38 | Matt Ryan | QB | 14 | Add in 2QB Leagues | |
| 39 | Andy Dalton | QB | 12 | Add in 2QB Leagues | |
| 40 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 9 | Add in 2QB Leagues | |
Week 16 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Deon Jackson
Tyler Allgeier
Chuba Hubbard
Zack Moss
Royce Freeman
Marlon Mack
James Cook
Gus Edwards
Jaylen Warren
Jordan Mason
Pierre Strong Jr.
Salvon Ahmed
JaMycal Hasty
Week 16 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Zay Jones
D.J. Chark
Marquise Goodwin
Mack Hollins
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Van Jefferson
Rashid Shaheed
Parris Campbell
Romeo Doubs
Mecole Hardman
Chris Moore
Jauan Jennings
Noah Brown
K.J. Osborn
Tutu Atwell
Dante Pettis
Amari Rodgers
Brandon Johnson
Byron Pringle
Week 16 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Taysom Hill
Juwan Johnson
Greg Dulcich
Noah Fant
Chigoziem Okonkwo
Cade Otton
Trey McBride
Brock Wright
Jordan Akins
Mitchell Wilcox
Week 16 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Daniel Jones
Gardner Minshew
Sam Darnold
Brock Purdy
Zach Wilson
Matt Ryan
Andy Dalton
Taylor Heinicke
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