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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 16 of the NFL season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome back RotoBallers, we have reached Week 16 of the NFL season. Congrats to all of you who are still in it! Each week we put together a comprehensive list of fantasy football waiver wire articles, and this week is no different. We will be with you until the very end, hopefully helping you win that fantasy football championship.
Our fantasy football waiver wire articles get published on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. First up is our overall waiver wire article, by lead editor Pierre Camus, and the famous waiver wire express lightning round compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), this top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read. He lists the players to target off the waiver wire, and how much of your remaining FAAB budget to spend. In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) rankings
- Quarterback (QB) rankings
- Tight end (TE) rankings
- Defense (D/ST) rankings
- Kicker (K) rankings
- FLEX rankings
- Dynasty rankings
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 16?
Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire? This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos | % Ros | Baller Move |
| 1 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 33 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 55 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Justin Jackson | RB | 6 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Russell Gage | WR | 50 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 5 | Duke Johnson | RB | 1 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 29 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 7 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Gabriel Davis | WR | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | WR | 1 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 10 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Jordan Howard | RB | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 46 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 13 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 10 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Kenny Golladay | WR | 51 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 15 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 8 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Jamison Crowder | WR | 29 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 17 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 37 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 18 | Robby Anderson | WR | 36 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 19 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 42 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 14 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 18 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 22 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 22 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 10 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 24 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 50 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Adrian Peterson | RB | 5 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Darius Slayton | WR | 4 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Mike Davis | RB | 53 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 13 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | 21 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Cole Kmet | TE | 25 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Gerald Everett | TE | 36 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Austin Hooper | TE | 33 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 33 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 51 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 34 | Allen Lazard | WR | 9 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 23 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 36 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Jalen Guyton | WR | 10 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Jalen Reagor | WR | 6 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 39 | Braxton Berrios | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 40 | James O'Shaughnessy | TE | 2 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 41 | Laquon Treadwell | WR | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Jauan Jennings | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Foster Moreau | TE | 13 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Justin Fields | QB | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | 47 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Tyler Huntley | QB | 4 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 47 | Cam Newton | QB | 22 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 48 | Matt Ryan | QB | 41 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 49 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 25 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 50 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | 41 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
Week 16 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Ronald Jones II
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Justin Jackson
Craig Reynolds
Duke Johnson
Jordan Howard
Ameer Abdullah
Dontrell Hilliard
Tevin Coleman
Rex Burkhead
Mark Ingram II
Adrian Peterson
Mike Davis
Kenneth Gainwell
Nyheim Hines
D'Ernest Johnson
Week 16 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Russell Gage
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Gabriel Davis
Tyler Johnson
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
K.J. Osborn
Josh Reynolds
Kenny Golladay
Jamison Crowder
Robby Anderson
Rashod Bateman
Donovan Peoples-Jones
Nelson Agholor
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Allen Lazard
Darius Slayton
Jakeem Grant Sr.
Jalen Guyton
Jalen Reagor
Braxton Berrios
Laquon Treadwell
Jauan Jennings
Nico Collins
Week 16 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Cole Kmet
Gerald Everett
Austin Hooper
James O'Shaughnessy
Foster Moreau
C.J. Uzomah
Week 16 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Justin Fields
Tua Tagovailoa
Tyler Huntley
Cam Newton
Matt Ryan
Ben Roethlisberger
Jimmy Garoppolo
Davis Mills
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