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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.
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Week 16 Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- AJ Dillon Clears Concussion Protocol
- Lamar Jackson Ruled Out, Tyler Huntley To Start Again
- Diontae Johnson Questionable For Saturday
- Nick Chubb Good To Go For Week 16
- Jalen Hurts Will Miss Week 16
- Good Chance That Mecole Hardman Plays In Week 16
- Khalil Herbert Will Play In Week 16
- Kenny Pickett In Line To Start In Week 16
- Mike White Ruled Out, Zach Wilson To Start Thursday
- Dallas Goedert Activated From Injured Reserve
- Jonathan Taylor Going On Injured Reserve
- Jeff Wilson Jr. Considered Day-To-Day
- Tests Come Back Negative On Austin Ekeler
- Hayden Hurst Questionable For Week 16
- Tee Higgins Carries No Injury Designation
- Ryan Tannehill Out, Malik Willis To Make Third Start
- Equanimeous St. Brown Ruled Out For Saturday
- Chase Claypool Doubtful To Play Against Bills
- Trevor Lawrence Will Play Thursday Night
- Mac Jones' Starting Job In Jeopardy
- Dolphins Acknowledge Mike Gesicki's Lack of Production
- Gardner Minshew Will Start Against Cowboys
- J.K. Dobbins Off The Injury Report
- Kenneth Walker III Misses Another Practice Wednesday
- Chris OlaveOut For Week 16
- Nico Collins Won't Suit Up Against Titans
- James Robinson A Healthy Scratch Again Thursday
- Zonovan Knight Active For Thursday
- Damien Harris Questionable For Week 16
- Kenneth Walker III, DeeJay Dallas Expected To Play
- Jarvis Landry Going On Injured Reserve
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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