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Updated Week 16 PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Cooper Kupp, Travis Kelce, Diontae Johnson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Najee Harris

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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.

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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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