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Updated Week 16 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Tee Higgins, Hunter Renfrow, Terry McLaurin, A.J. Green, Marquise Brown

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Our updated Week 16 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. Set your winning lineups with our Week 16 WR rankings for fantasy football and the 2021 NFL season.

It's playoffs time! Below are our updated Week 16 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. We've reached the fantasy semi-finals, and our goal is to help you win as always, so let's see where key receivers like Tee Higgins, Hunter Renfrow, Terry McLaurin, A.J. Green and Marquise Brown rank this week, 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.

Before we get to the updated WR rankings, below you will also find the relevant fantasy football injury updates for wide receivers. Good luck RotoBallers!

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Week 16 Injury Updates for Fantasy Football

 

Week 16 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings

Be sure to also check out our Week 16 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.

Last updated on Saturday 12/25 at 7:30 pm ET:

WR Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Cooper Kupp WR 1
2 Davante Adams WR 3
3 Justin Jefferson WR 4
4 Tyreek Hill WR 5
5 Deebo Samuel WR 6
6 Keenan Allen WR 9
7 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 13
8 Ja'Marr Chase WR 14
9 CeeDee Lamb WR 16
10 Diontae Johnson WR 18
11 Tee Higgins WR 21
12 Antonio Brown WR 22
13 Stefon Diggs WR 25
14 Tyler Lockett WR 26
15 Jaylen Waddle WR 27
16 Hunter Renfrow WR 29
17 Adam Thielen WR 32
18 A.J. Brown WR 34
19 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 35
20 D.K. Metcalf WR 37
21 Marquise Brown WR 38
22 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 40
23 Russell Gage WR 41
24 Amari Cooper WR 44
25 Terry Mclaurin WR 45
26 Christian Kirk WR 46
27 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 49
28 D.J. Moore WR 54
29 Brandon Aiyuk WR 56
30 DeVante Parker WR 57
31 Van Jefferson WR 63
32 DeVonta Smith WR 64
33 Darnell Mooney WR 65
34 A.J. Green WR 67
35 Brandin Cooks WR 68
36 Michael Gallup WR 69
37 Tyler Boyd WR 71
38 Chase Claypool WR 72
39 Jerry Jeudy WR 75
40 Jakobi Meyers WR 76
41 Jarvis Landry WR 78
42 Josh Reynolds WR 79
43 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 80
44 Joshua Palmer WR 85
45 Allen Lazard WR 88
46 Robby Anderson WR 89
47 Laquon Treadwell WR 90
48 Tyler Johnson WR 91
49 Marquez Callaway WR 92
50 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 94
51 Rashod Bateman WR 95
52 Emmanuel Sanders WR 99
53 Kenny Golladay WR 100
54 Julio Jones WR 103
55 Allen Robinson II WR 105
56 Courtland Sutton WR 106
57 Kendrick Bourne WR 113
58 Tim Patrick WR 115
59 Nico Collins WR 116
60 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 119
61 K.J. Osborn WR 121
62 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 123
63 Breshad Perriman WR 124
64 Tre'Quan Smith WR 127
65 Zay Jones WR 128
66 Braxton Berrios WR 129
67 T.Y. Hilton WR 133
68 Byron Pringle WR 134
69 Kadarius Toney WR 135
70 Jauan Jennings WR 138
71 James Washington WR 141
72 Bryan Edwards WR 143
73 Keelan Cole Sr. WR 145
74 Scotty Miller WR 149
75 Mecole Hardman WR 152
76 Darius Slayton WR 153
77 Nelson Agholor WR 154
78 Albert Wilson WR 155
79 Zach Pascal WR 156
80 Quez Watkins WR 157
81 Kalif Raymond WR 158
82 DeAndre Carter WR 161
83 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 164
84 Adam Humphries WR 168
85 Ray-Ray McCloud WR 169
86 DeSean Jackson WR 173
87 Isaiah McKenzie WR 175
88 Jalen Reagor WR 176
89 Damiere Byrd WR 178
90 Rashard Higgins WR 179
91 Antoine Wesley WR 180
92 Chris Conley WR 182
93 Phillip Dorsett II WR 184
94 Sammy Watkins WR 186
95 D'Wayne Eskridge WR 188
96 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR 190
97 Devin Duvernay WR 191
98 N'Keal Harry WR 193
99 Chester Rogers WR 194
100 Ashton Dulin WR 195
101 Greg Ward WR 196
102 Demarcus Robinson WR 197
103 Equanimeous St. Brown WR 200
104 Tajae Sharpe WR 201
105 Josh Gordon WR 204
106 Mack Hollins WR 205
107 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR 206
108 Collin Johnson WR 208
109 Ben Skowronek WR 209
110 Cam Sims WR 210
111 Brandon Zylstra WR 218
112 Cody Hollister WR 219
113 Tavon Austin WR 225
114 Denzel Mims WR 229
115 Pharoh Cooper WR 230
116 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR 235
117 Demetric Felton WR 236
118 Freddie Swain WR 242
119 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR 244
120 Isaiah Ford WR 245
121 Trent Sherfield WR 247
122 Dyami Brown WR 253
123 Marquise Goodwin WR 255
124 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 258
125 Kendall Hinton WR 264
126 Penny Hart WR 268



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