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Week 16 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jerick McKinnon, DeVonta Smith, Deon Jackson, Zay Jones, AJ Dillon

DeVonta Smith - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Updated Week 16 fantasy football rankings for half-PPR scoring, as of December 22nd. Set winning lineups with our Week 16 ranks for fantasy football and the 2022 NFL season.

Fantasy managers fortunate enough to still be alive in the fantasy football playoffs will still have tough start-or-sit-decisions to try to advance. Injuries, role changes, and unexpected breakouts have shifted the rankings as a whole. We're here to help with our our Week 16 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of December 22nd. Our goal as always is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players like Jerick McKinnon, DeVonta Smith, Deon Jackson, Zay Jones, and AJ Dillon rank, among others.

Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these half-PPR rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 16 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

 

Week 16 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings

You can also check out our Week 16 PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!

Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).

Last updated on Thursday 12/22 at 7:00 pm ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Derrick Henry RB
1 2 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 3 Tyreek Hill WR
1 4 Justin Jefferson WR
1 5 Austin Ekeler RB
1 6 Josh Jacobs RB
1 7 Stefon Diggs WR
1 8 Davante Adams WR
1 9 Dalvin Cook RB
1 10 Saquon Barkley RB
2 11 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
2 12 Travis Kelce TE
2 13 Tony Pollard RB
2 14 DK Metcalf WR
2 15 Ja'Marr Chase WR
2 16 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
2 17 A.J. Brown WR
3 18 Aaron Jones RB
3 19 James Conner RB
3 20 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 21 Joe Mixon RB
3 22 Chris Godwin WR
3 23 Jerick McKinnon RB
3 24 Miles Sanders RB
3 25 Najee Harris RB
3 26 Alvin Kamara RB
3 27 Keenan Allen WR
3 28 Jaylen Waddle WR
3 29 Ezekiel Elliott RB
3 30 Mike Williams WR
3 31 Garrett Wilson WR
3 32 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
3 33 Kenneth Walker III RB
3 34 Tee Higgins WR
3 35 Raheem Mostert RB
3 36 DeAndre Hopkins WR
3 37 J.K. Dobbins RB
4 38 Mike Evans WR
4 39 Isiah Pacheco RB
4 40 Devonta Smith WR
4 41 Brandon Aiyuk WR
4 42 Terry McLaurin WR
4 43 Christian Kirk WR
4 44 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
4 45 David Montgomery RB
4 46 Latavius Murray RB
4 47 Christian Watson WR
4 48 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
4 49 DJ Moore WR
4 50 Jerry Jeudy WR
4 51 Rachaad White RB
5 52 Amari Cooper WR
5 53 D'Andre Swift RB
5 54 George Kittle TE
5 55 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
5 56 Zack Moss RB
5 57 Nick Chubb RB
5 58 Diontae Johnson WR
5 59 AJ Dillon RB
5 60 Zay Jones WR
5 61 Devin Singletary RB
5 62 Leonard Fournette RB
5 63 T.J. Hockenson TE
5 64 Drake London WR
5 65 Jamaal Williams RB
5 66 Darius Slayton WR
5 67 Gabe Davis WR
5 68 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
5 69 Allen Lazard WR
5 70 George Pickens WR
5 71 Marquise Brown WR
5 72 Mark Andrews TE
5 73 Tyler Allgeier RB
5 74 Jakobi Meyers WR
6 75 Dalton Schultz TE
6 76 Marquise Goodwin WR
6 77 Chuba Hubbard RB
6 78 Cam Akers RB
6 79 Pat Freiermuth TE
6 80 Zonovan Knight RB
6 81 Deon Jackson RB
6 82 Chris Moore WR
6 83 Adam Thielen WR
6 84 Darren Waller TE
6 85 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
6 86 D'Onta Foreman RB
6 87 Dallas Goedert TE
6 88 Joshua Palmer WR
7 89 Courtland Sutton WR
7 90 Curtis Samuel WR
7 91 Jahan Dotson WR
7 92 James Cook RB
7 93 Evan Engram TE
7 94 Tyler Boyd WR
7 95 Brandin Cooks WR
7 96 Michael Gallup WR
7 97 DJ Chark Jr. WR
7 98 Demarcus Robinson WR
7 99 Rashid Shaheed WR
7 100 Van Jefferson WR
7 101 David Njoku TE
7 102 Mack Hollins WR
7 103 K.J. Osborn WR
7 104 Dawson Knox TE
7 105 Kareem Hunt RB
7 106 Parris Campbell WR
7 107 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
7 108 Richie James Jr. WR
7 109 Elijah Moore WR
7 110 Gus Edwards RB
7 111 Robert Woods WR
8 112 Juwan Johnson TE
8 113 Michael Carter RB
8 114 Treylon Burks WR
8 115 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE
8 116 Kendall Hinton WR
8 117 Isaiah Hodgins WR
8 118 Samaje Perine RB
8 119 Antonio Gibson RB
8 120 Alec Pierce WR
8 121 Isaiah McKenzie WR
8 122 Gerald Everett TE
8 123 Greg Dulcich TE
8 124 Noah Fant TE
8 125 Taysom Hill TE
8 126 Romeo Doubs WR
8 127 Russell Gage WR
8 128 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
8 129 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
8 130 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
8 131 Cole Kmet TE
8 132 Jauan Jennings WR
9 133 Jordan Mason RB
9 134 Jaylen Warren RB
9 135 Tutu Atwell WR
9 136 Noah Brown WR
9 137 Julio Jones WR
9 138 Hunter Henry TE
9 139 Nelson Agholor WR
9 140 Hunter Renfrow WR
9 141 Royce Freeman RB
9 142 Quez Watkins WR
9 143 Mecole Hardman WR
9 144 Josh Reynolds WR
9 145 Tyler Conklin TE
9 146 Tyler Higbee TE
9 147 Jameson Williams WR
9 148 Trent Sherfield WR
9 149 Jordan Akins TE
9 150 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
9 151 Cade Otton TE
9 152 Marlon Mack RB
9 153 Khalil Herbert RB
10 154 Kadarius Toney WR
10 155 Phillip Dorsett II WR
10 156 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
10 157 Joshua Kelley RB
10 158 Randall Cobb WR
10 159 Damien Harris RB
10 160 Daniel Bellinger TE
10 161 Austin Hooper TE
10 162 Corey Davis WR
10 163 Kalif Raymond WR
10 164 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
10 165 DeAndre Carter WR
10 166 Dante Pettis WR
10 167 Kenneth Gainwell RB
10 168 Robert Tonyan TE
10 169 Tyquan Thornton WR
10 170 Byron Pringle WR
11 171 Trey McBride TE
11 172 Mitchell Wilcox TE
11 173 Jamal Agnew WR
11 174 Rex Burkhead RB
11 175 Logan Thomas TE
11 176 Travis Homer RB
11 177 Skyy Moore WR
11 178 Amari Rodgers WR
11 179 Mike Gesicki TE
11 180 David Bell WR
11 181 Will Dissly TE
11 182 DeSean Jackson WR
11 183 Alexander Mattison RB
11 184 Foster Moreau TE
11 185 Jelani Woods TE
11 186 Matt Breida RB
11 187 Ray-Ray McCloud WR
11 188 Trenton Irwin WR
11 189 Kyren Williams RB
11 190 Brandon Johnson WR
11 191 Kendrick Bourne WR
11 192 Isaiah Likely TE
11 193 Braxton Berrios WR
11 194 Cameron Brate TE
11 195 Equanimeous St. Brown WR
12 196 Dare Ogunbowale RB
12 197 Greg Dortch WR
12 198 Brock Wright TE
12 199 Justin Watson WR
12 200 JaMycal Hasty RB
12 201 Noah Gray TE
12 202 Robbie Anderson WR
12 203 Justin Jackson RB
12 204 Shi Smith WR
12 205 Ameer Abdullah RB
12 206 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
12 207 Jonnu Smith TE
12 208 Ashton Dulin WR
12 209 Brandon Powell WR
12 210 Harrison Bryant TE
12 211 Dyami Brown WR
12 212 Velus Jones Jr. WR
12 213 A.J. Green WR
12 214 Nyheim Hines RB
12 215 C.J. Uzomah TE
12 216 Kylen Granson TE
13 217 Salvon Ahmed RB
13 218 Denzel Mims WR
13 219 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
13 220 Boston Scott RB
13 221 Penny Hart WR
13 222 James Mitchell TE
13 223 Jody Fortson TE
13 224 Kevin Harris RB
13 225 Cole Beasley WR
13 226 Ty Johnson RB
13 227 Steven Sims Jr. WR
13 228 Keaontay Ingram RB
13 229 Tommy Tremble TE
13 230 Keelan Cole Sr. WR
13 231 Durham Smythe TE
13 232 Mo Alie-Cox TE
13 233 David Johnson RB
13 234 Gary Brightwell RB
13 235 Raheem Blackshear RB
13 236 Hassan Haskins RB
13 237 Damiere Byrd WR
13 238 Justice Hill RB
13 239 Teagan Quitoriano TE
13 240 Zach Pascal WR
13 241 MyCole Pruitt TE
13 242 Ian Thomas TE
13 243 Kyle Juszczyk RB
13 244 Zamir White RB
13 245 Isaiah Spiller RB
13 246 Julius Chestnut RB
13 247 Anthony Firkser TE
13 248 Darrynton Evans RB
14 249 Colby Parkinson TE
14 250 Kenyan Drake RB
14 251 Brevin Jordan TE
14 252 Malcolm Brown RB
14 253 Adam Trautman TE
14 254 Zach Gentry TE
14 255 Jack Stoll TE
14 256 Grant Calcaterra TE
14 257 Corey Clement RB
14 258 Benny Snell Jr. RB
14 259 Jordan Wilkins RB
14 260 Myles Gaskin RB
14 261 Ronald Jones II RB
14 262 Trayveon Williams RB
14 263 Tony Jones Jr. RB
14 264 Eno Benjamin RB
14 265 Alec Ingold RB
14 266 Avery Williams RB
14 267 Trestan Ebner RB
14 268 Patrick Ricard RB
15 269 C.J. Ham RB
15 270 Snoop Conner RB
15 271 Zander Horvath RB
15 272 Derek Watt RB
15 273 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB
15 274 Tyrion Davis-Price RB
15 275 Patrick Mahomes II QB
15 276 Josh Allen QB
15 277 Jonathan Williams RB
15 278 Justin Fields QB
15 279 Joe Burrow QB
15 280 Tua Tagovailoa QB
15 281 Justin Herbert QB
15 282 Kirk Cousins QB
15 283 Geno Smith QB
15 284 Demetric Felton Jr. WR
15 285 Malik Davis RB
15 286 Dak Prescott QB
15 287 Trevor Lawrence QB
15 288 Jakob Johnson RB
15 289 Michael Burton RB
15 290 Aaron Rodgers QB
15 291 Tom Brady QB
15 292 Jared Goff QB
15 293 Daniel Jones QB
15 294 Brock Purdy QB
15 295 Gardner Minshew II QB
15 296 Deshaun Watson QB
15 297 Kenny Pickett QB
15 298 Derek Carr QB
15 299 Russell Wilson QB
15 300 Sam Darnold QB
15 301 Tyler Huntley QB
15 302 Zach Wilson QB
15 303 Mac Jones QB
15 304 Andy Dalton QB
15 305 Malik Willis QB
15 306 Nick Foles QB
15 307 Taylor Heinicke QB
15 308 Davis Mills QB
15 309 Baker Mayfield QB
15 310 Desmond Ridder QB
15 311 Trace McSorley QB
15 312 Brett Rypien QB
16 313 Mitch Trubisky QB
16 314 Jeff Driskel QB
16 315 San Francisco 49ers DST
16 316 Baltimore Ravens DST
16 317 Denver Broncos DST
16 318 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
16 319 Buffalo Bills DST
16 320 Dallas Cowboys DST
16 321 Kansas City Chiefs DST
16 322 Tennessee Titans DST
16 323 New York Jets DST
16 324 Cleveland Browns DST
16 325 Philadelphia Eagles DST
16 326 Justin Tucker K
16 327 Brett Maher K
16 328 Detroit Lions DST
16 329 Daniel Carlson K
16 330 New England Patriots DST
16 331 Los Angeles Chargers DST
16 332 Cincinnati Bengals DST
16 333 Harrison Butker K
16 334 Tyler Bass K
16 335 Washington Commanders DST
16 336 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
16 337 New Orleans Saints DST
16 338 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
16 339 Minnesota Vikings DST
16 340 Los Angeles Rams DST
16 341 Cameron Dicker K
16 342 Carolina Panthers DST
16 343 Graham Gano K
16 344 Evan McPherson K
16 345 Jason Myers K
16 346 Greg Joseph K
16 347 Robbie Gould K
16 348 Nick Folk K
16 349 Arizona Cardinals DST
16 350 Jason Sanders K
16 351 Las Vegas Raiders DST
16 352 Jake Elliott K
16 353 Green Bay Packers DST
16 354 Ryan Succop K
16 355 New York Giants DST
16 356 Greg Zuerlein K
16 357 Michael Badgley K
16 358 Miami Dolphins DST
16 359 Chase McLaughlin K
16 360 Houston Texans DST
16 361 Indianapolis Colts DST
16 362 Seattle Seahawks DST
16 363 Chris Boswell K
16 364 Younghoe Koo K
16 365 Atlanta Falcons DST
16 366 Riley Patterson K
16 367 Chicago Bears DST
16 368 Eddy Pineiro K
16 369 Mason Crosby K
16 370 Brandon McManus K
16 371 Randy Bullock K
16 372 Joey Slye K
16 373 Wil Lutz K
16 374 Cairo Santos K
16 375 Matt Gay K
16 376 Cade York K
16 377 Matt Prater K
16 378 Ka'imi Fairbairn K


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Out on Friday
Marcus Smart

Rejoins Lakers Lineup
Luka Dončić

Luka Doncic Returns Against Grizzlies
Jalen Suggs

to Return to Magic Lineup Saturday
Anthony Davis

to Miss at Least Two Games
Guerschon Yabusele

Available Friday
Mitchell Robinson

Won't Have Minutes Restriction Friday
Karl-Anthony Towns

Ready to Face Bulls
Connor Brown

Considered Questionable for Saturday
Malik Monk

Won't Suit Up on Saturday
Gleyber Torres

Undergoes Sports-Hernia Surgery
Dylan Strome

Remains Out Friday
Elias Lindholm

to Miss Several Weeks
Donovan Mitchell

Unavailable For Friday's Matchup With Raptors
Jarrett Allen

Won't Play on Friday Night
Kaapo Kakko

Could Be an Option Saturday
Gustav Nyquist

Ruled Out for Saturday
Bo Bichette

Not Expecting to Need Offseason Knee Surgery
William Nylander

Considered a Game-Time Call for Saturday
Chris Kreider

Returning to Ducks Lineup Friday
Obi Toppin

Will Undergo Foot Surgery on Monday
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Questionable For Matchup Versus Sacramento
Joel Embiid

To Remain On Minutes Restriction On Friday
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Fourth-Year Option Picked Up on Friday
LaMelo Ball

Questionable For Saturday's Game
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Officially Cleared to Face Broncos on Sunday
Jalen Williams

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Brock Purdy

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Out of Action on Friday
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George Springer

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Michael Penix Jr.

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Travis Hunter

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Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
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Charles Radtke

Looks To Bounce Back
Allan Nascimento

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Cody Durden

In Dire Need Of Victory
Puka Nacua

Says He'll Return in Week 9
Jason Dickinson

Aggravates Shoulder Injury Thursday
Gustav Nyquist

Sustains Injury in Thusday's Win
Sean Couturier

Injured Versus Predators
Elias Lindholm

Hurt Against Sabres
Seth Jarvis

Makes Early Exit Thursday
Brock Boeser

Exits Win Early
Jordan Harris

to Miss Two Months After Ankle Surgery
Ilya Mikheyev

a Game-Time Call Thursday
Samuel Ersson

Lands on Injured Reserve
Alexander Romanov

Returns to Action Thursday
Roope Hintz

Still Out Thursday
George Springer

"Strong Possibility" That George Springer Returns in Game 6 of World Series
Matt Duchene

Remains Sidelined Thursday
Martin Necas

Inks Eight-Year Extension With Avalanche
Mathew Barzal

Scratched on Thursday for Disciplinary Reasons
Bryce Miller

Not Expected to Need Elbow Surgery
Washington Nationals

Nationals Finalizing a Deal to Hire Blake Butera as Next Manager
CFB

Arch Manning Listed as Questionable for Vanderbilt Matchup
CFB

Arion Carter Listed as Questionable Ahead of Oklahoma Matchup
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Twins Name Derek Shelton as Their New Manager
CFB

Jordyn Tyson Questionable for Iowa State Matchup with Hamstring Injury
George Springer

Not in the Lineup for Game 4 of World Series
George Springer

Pulled Early in Game 3 With Side Injury
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Orioles Finalizing Deal to Hire Craig Albernaz as the Next Manager
William Byron

Dominates at Martinsville and Advances to the Championship Round
Kyle Larson

Advances to the Championship Round After Top-Five Finish
Ryan Blaney

Falls Short of the Victory and Title Contention at Martinsville
Chase Elliott

Eliminated From 2025 Title Contention Despite Strong Martinsville Run
CFB

Behren Morton Will Start Against Kansas State
CFB

Lane Kiffin Says Money Won't Impact his Decision-Making
CFB

Arch Manning in Concussion Protocol, Misses Practice Monday
Christopher Bell

Eliminated From Championship 4 After a Too Conservative Season
Joey Logano

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Chase Briscoe

Finishes Last at Martinsville
Denny Hamlin

Don't Think Denny Hamlin's Engine Failure Affects his Championship Prospects
Ciryl Gane

Fight With Tom Aspinall Ends In No-Contest
Ciryl Gane

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Virna Jandiroba

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Mackenzie Dern

Wins Vacant Strawweight Title
Mario Bautista

Gets Outclassed
Umar Nurmagomedov

Gets Back In The Win Column
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Drops Decision
Alexander Volkov

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Azamat Murzakanov

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Ryan Preece

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Daniel Suarez

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Austin Dillon

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Christopher Bell

Kyle Larson Should Advance to Championship 4
Joey Logano

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William Byron

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Josh Berry

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Shane Van Gisbergen

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Kyle Busch

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Carson Hocevar

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