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Our updated Week 16 fantasy football rankings for PPR scoring. Set your winning lineups with our Week 16 rankings for fantasy football and the 2021 NFL season.
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below are our updated Week 16 fantasy football rankings for PPR leagues. In a crazy semi-finals week for the fantasy football playoffs, where do Cooper Kupp, Travis Kelce, Diontae Johnson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Najee Harris rank, among others?
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 many key injuries and COVID-19 situations to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
These Week 16 fantasy football rankings are brought to you by three of our NFL team leads - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison. Good luck with your playoff matchups RotoBallers!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) rankings
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- Kicker (K) rankings
- FLEX rankings
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Week 16 Injury Updates for Fantasy Football
- Travis Kelce (COVID-19) Ruled Out, Will Not Play
- James Conner Out For Week 16
- Rondale Moore Officially Ruled Out
- Mike Williams Hits COVID-19 List, Out For Week 16
- Tyreek Hill Clears COVID-19 Protocols and Will Play
- Austin Ekeler (COVID-19) Tests Positive Again, Will Not Play
- Tyler Huntley Added To COVID-19 List, Ruled Out
- Mike Evans Officially Ruled Out
- Dalvin Cook Placed On COVID-19 List, Will Not Play
- Rhamondre Stevenson Ruled Out, Placed On COVID-19 List
- Austin Ekeler Placed On The COVID-19 List
- D'Andre Swift Returns To Practice, Questionable To Play
- Joe Mixon (Ankle) Good To Go For Week 16
- Adam Thielen Receives Questionable Tag For Sunday
- Antonio Gibson Earns Questionable Tag For Sunday
- Lamar Jackson Not Expected To Play
- D.J. Moore Likely To Be Game-Time Decision In Week 16
- Brandin Cooks Placed On COVID-19 List
- Gabriel Davis Lands On COVID-19 List, Will Not Play
- Jared Goff Lands On COVID-19 List, Will Not Play
- Marquez Valdes-Scantling (COVID-19) Active
- Buccaneers Signing Le'Veon Bell
- Austin Hooper Back From COVID-19 List
- Kareem Hunt Not Expected To Play On Christmas Day
- Taylor Heinicke Clears COVID-19 Protocols, Returns To Practice
- Taysom Hill On COVID List, Ian Book To Start Monday
- Laviska Shenault Jr. Lands On COVID-19 List
- Pat Freiermuth Ruled Out Against Chiefs
- No Injury Designation For Emmanuel Sanders
- Browns Activate Baker Mayfield, Case Keenum
- Jarvis Landry Activated From COVID List, Rejoins The Team
- Darren Waller Doubtful To Face The Broncos
- Justin Fields Out, Nick Foles To Start
- Jamison Crowder Doubtful To Play Sunday
- Kadarius Toney Questionable For Week 16
- Alex Collins Will Be Available In Week 16
- Leonard Fournette Placed On IR
- Chris Godwin Has Torn ACL, Out For The Season
Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
Be sure to also check out our Week 16 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
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 Sunday 12/26 at 10:15 am ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 1 | 4 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 5 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 1 | 7 | James Robinson | RB |
| 1 | 8 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 1 | 9 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 2 | 10 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 11 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 2 | 12 | George Kittle | TE |
| 2 | 13 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 2 | 16 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 2 | 17 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 3 | 18 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 3 | 19 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 3 | 20 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 3 | 21 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 22 | Antonio Brown | WR |
| 3 | 23 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 3 | 24 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 3 | 25 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 3 | 27 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 3 | 28 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 3 | 30 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 31 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 3 | 32 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 3 | 34 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 36 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 3 | 37 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 4 | 38 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 4 | 39 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 4 | 42 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 4 | 43 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 4 | 44 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 4 | 48 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 4 | 49 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 50 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 4 | 51 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 5 | 53 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 5 | 54 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 5 | 56 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 5 | 57 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 5 | 59 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 5 | 60 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 5 | 61 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 5 | 62 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 5 | 63 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 5 | 64 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 65 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 5 | 66 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 5 | 67 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 5 | 68 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 5 | 71 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 5 | 72 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 5 | 74 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 6 | 77 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 6 | 81 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 6 | 82 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 83 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 84 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 6 | 86 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 6 | 87 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 6 | 88 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Laquon Treadwell | WR |
| 7 | 90 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Jordan Howard | RB |
| 7 | 93 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 7 | 95 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 7 | 96 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 7 | 97 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 7 | 98 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 7 | 99 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 7 | 100 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 7 | 101 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 7 | 102 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 7 | 104 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 7 | 105 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 7 | 106 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 7 | 107 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 7 | 108 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 7 | 109 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 7 | 110 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 7 | 111 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 112 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 8 | 113 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 8 | 114 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 8 | 115 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 8 | 116 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 8 | 117 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 8 | 118 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 8 | 120 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 8 | 121 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 8 | 122 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 8 | 123 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 8 | 125 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 8 | 126 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 8 | 127 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 8 | 130 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 8 | 131 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
| 8 | 132 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 9 | 133 | Byron Pringle | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 9 | 135 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 9 | 136 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 9 | 138 | James O'Shaughnessy | TE |
| 9 | 139 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 140 | James Washington | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 9 | 142 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 9 | 143 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 9 | 144 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 9 | 145 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 9 | 146 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
| 9 | 147 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 9 | 148 | David Njoku | TE |
| 9 | 149 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 9 | 150 | David Johnson | RB |
| 9 | 151 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 9 | 152 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 9 | 153 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 10 | 154 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 10 | 155 | Albert Wilson | WR |
| 10 | 156 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 10 | 157 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 10 | 158 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 10 | 159 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 10 | 160 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 10 | 161 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
| 10 | 162 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 10 | 163 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 10 | 164 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 10 | 165 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 10 | 166 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 10 | 167 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 10 | 168 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 10 | 169 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
| 10 | 170 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
| 11 | 171 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 11 | 172 | Zach Gentry | TE |
| 11 | 173 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 11 | 175 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 11 | 176 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 11 | 177 | John Bates | TE |
| 11 | 178 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
| 11 | 179 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 11 | 180 | Antoine Wesley | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 11 | 182 | Chris Conley | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 11 | 184 | Phillip Dorsett II | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 11 | 186 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 11 | 187 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
| 11 | 188 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
| 11 | 189 | Nick Vannett | TE |
| 11 | 190 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 11 | 193 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
| 11 | 194 | Chester Rogers | WR |
| 11 | 195 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
| 12 | 196 | Greg Ward | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 12 | 198 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 12 | 199 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 12 | 200 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
| 12 | 201 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 12 | 203 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 12 | 204 | Josh Gordon | WR |
| 12 | 205 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 12 | 206 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 12 | 207 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 12 | 208 | Collin Johnson | WR |
| 12 | 209 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
| 12 | 210 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 12 | 211 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 12 | 212 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 12 | 213 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 12 | 214 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 12 | 215 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 12 | 216 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 13 | 217 | Noah Gray | TE |
| 13 | 218 | Brandon Zylstra | WR |
| 13 | 219 | Cody Hollister | WR |
| 13 | 220 | Derrick Gore | RB |
| 13 | 221 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
| 13 | 222 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
| 13 | 223 | Kene Nwangwu | RB |
| 13 | 224 | Brock Wright | TE |
| 13 | 225 | Tavon Austin | WR |
| 13 | 226 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 13 | 227 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 13 | 228 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 13 | 229 | Denzel Mims | WR |
| 13 | 230 | Pharoh Cooper | WR |
| 13 | 231 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
| 13 | 232 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 13 | 233 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
| 13 | 234 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 13 | 236 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 13 | 237 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
| 13 | 238 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
| 13 | 239 | Alex Collins | RB |
| 13 | 240 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
| 13 | 241 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Freddie Swain | WR |
| 13 | 243 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 13 | 244 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR |
| 13 | 245 | Isaiah Ford | WR |
| 13 | 246 | Corey Clement | RB |
| 13 | 247 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 13 | 248 | Travis Homer | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 14 | 250 | Kylen Granson | TE |
| 14 | 251 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 14 | 252 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 14 | 254 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 14 | 255 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 14 | 256 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 14 | 258 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 14 | 259 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 14 | 260 | Austin Walter | RB |
| 14 | 261 | Jonathan Williams | RB |
| 14 | 262 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 14 | 263 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 14 | 264 | Kendall Hinton | WR |
| 14 | 265 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 266 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 14 | 267 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 14 | 268 | Penny Hart | WR |
| 15 | 269 | Jermar Jefferson | RB |
| 15 | 270 | Jordan Akins | TE |
| 15 | 271 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 15 | 272 | Blake Bell | TE |
| 15 | 273 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
| 15 | 276 | Kendall Blanton | TE |
| 15 | 277 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 278 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 15 | 279 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
| 15 | 284 | Trey Ragas | RB |
| 15 | 285 | Tommy Sweeney | TE |
| 15 | 286 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
| 15 | 290 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE |
| 15 | 292 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 293 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 294 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 295 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 15 | 296 | La'Mical Perine | RB |
| 15 | 297 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 15 | 298 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 15 | 299 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 15 | 300 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 301 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
| 15 | 302 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 15 | 303 | Mekhi Sargent | RB |
| 15 | 304 | Cam Newton | QB |
| 15 | 305 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 15 | 306 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 307 | Drew Lock | QB |
| 15 | 308 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 309 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 15 | 310 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 311 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 15 | 312 | Nick Foles | QB |
| 15 | 313 | Mike Glennon | QB |
| 16 | 314 | Josh Johnson | QB |
| 16 | 315 | Ian Book | QB |
| 16 | 316 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 16 | 317 | Jake Fromm | QB |
| 16 | 318 | Tim Boyle | QB |
| 16 | 319 | P.J. Walker | QB |
| 16 | 320 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 16 | 321 | Matt Gay | K |
| 16 | 322 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 323 | Nick Folk | K |
| 16 | 324 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 16 | 325 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 16 | 326 | Matt Prater | K |
| 16 | 327 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 16 | 328 | Trey Lance | QB |
| 16 | 329 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 330 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 16 | 331 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 332 | Case Keenum | QB |
| 16 | 333 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 16 | 334 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 16 | 335 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
| 16 | 336 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 16 | 337 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 16 | 338 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 16 | 339 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 340 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 16 | 341 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 342 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 16 | 343 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 344 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 16 | 345 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 16 | 346 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 16 | 347 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 16 | 348 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 16 | 349 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 350 | Michael Badgley | K |
| 16 | 351 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 16 | 352 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 353 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 354 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 16 | 355 | Elliott Fry | K |
| 16 | 356 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 16 | 357 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 358 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 359 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 16 | 360 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 16 | 361 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 362 | Brett Maher | K |
| 16 | 363 | Jason Myers | K |
| 16 | 364 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 16 | 365 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 16 | 366 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 367 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 368 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 16 | 369 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 370 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 16 | 371 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 372 | Matthew Wright | K |
| 16 | 373 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 374 | Brian Johnson | K |
| 16 | 375 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 376 | New York Jets | DST |
| 16 | 377 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 378 | Lirim Hajrullahu | K |
| 16 | 379 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 380 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 381 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 382 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 383 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 384 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 16 | 385 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 386 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 387 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 388 | Chris Naggar | K |
| 16 | 389 | Houston Texans | DST |
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