Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 16 Weekend Updates for Mike Evans, Rico Dowdle, Michael Carter, Darren Waller, Quinshon Judkins, Kyle Pitts, Jaylen Waddle, George Pickens

December 20, 2025

Fantasy football rankings - Updated Week 16 rankings for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football rankings for PPR leagues.

It's go time! One win stands between you and the fantasy football championship matchup for all the marbles, so use these updated Week 16 fantasy football rankings as your guide to crush your start-sit decisions and find out where key players such as Mike Evans, Rico Dowdle, Michael Carter, Darren Waller, Quinshon Judkins, Kyle Pitts, Jaylen Waddle, George Pickens, and more stand, among all QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs, D/STs, and kickers.

Our fantasy football rankings for Week 16 are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find our "Who to Start?" tool and the most popular searches. Be sure to also check out our fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 16 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Mike Evans, Rico Dowdle, Michael Carter, Darren Waller, Quinshon Judkins, Kyle Pitts, Jaylen Waddle, George Pickens. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week 16.

Week 16 Player Decisions. Set your optimal fantasy football lineups for Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season. Our free Who Should I Start? tool will help make your fantasy football lineup decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to start... all free! Get your winning lineups set, and make the right decisions.

Using The Tool. This is a simple tool but very powerful. The first step is to enter the player names that you want to compare. In the first box, search for the first player's name. In the second box, search for the second player's name. Compare up to four NFL players at once, and then click the Who To Start? button to see who the recommended starts are based on weekly fantasy football matchups.

Improvements For Who Should I Start? You may have noticed, we've added lots of great features for you to give you as much information as possible to win your fantasy football matchups each week. You'll see NFL player tiles with headshots and bye weeks, enhanced search results with data to compare, and a slick new interface. We hope you enjoy!

How It Works. Each week, our RotoBaller staff puts together their weekly fantasy football rankings and projections based on their research. That information is the core data that is powering the decision-making in this tool. When you search for player names, you will only see those players who are ranked. If someone is out for the week, they will not appear in the search results.

Scoring Formats. Fantasy football managers play in various types of leagues, and this tool allows you to choose whether it's PPR scoring, Half-PPR scoring, or Standard (Non-PPR) scoring. The second thing you want to do is to select the scoring format. There are three small radio buttons (small circles), so click on the scoring format you prefer. The results may vary based on the scoring format you select.

Popular Week 16 Searches. Curious to see some tough lineup decisions for Week 16 (2025)? Below you will find a list of some popular Who Should I Start? searches that RotoBaller readers are looking at this week. Click any of the links to see the result and recommendation.

Popular Week 16 Searches - Start/Sit Player Comparisons

Below are some popular Week 16 searches and comparisons from our 'Who To Start' tool: