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Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tyreek Hill, Aaron Jones, James Conner, D'Onte Foreman, Michael Pittman

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Fantasy football rankings and Thursday Night Football injury updates for Week 16 of the 2021 NFL season including Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison and more.

Week 16 is here RotoBallers -- the fantasy football playoff semi-finals in most leagues. In this article you will see our early fantasy football rankings for Week 16. The Thursday Night Football matchup kicks things off tonight, so make sure to set your optimal lineups!

There are once again many injuries and COVID issues to deal with that will affect our fantasy football rankings. For those who are not familiar, three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Nick MarianoPierre Camus and Brandon Murchison - put together their constantly-updated rankings each week, and you will find those rankings below.

Before the rankings, below you will find a running list of significant fantasy football injuries and COVID updates. Be sure to check back throughout the week, and good luck in Week 16 RotoBallers!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 16 Fantasy Football Injury Report

 

Week 16 Rankings for Fantasy Football

You can also see our Week 16 ranks for PPR and Half-PPR scoring.

Last updated on Thursday 12/23 at 12:30 pm 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 Nick Chubb RB
1 6 James Robinson RB
1 7 Tyreek Hill WR
1 8 Deebo Samuel WR
1 9 Alexander Mattison RB
2 10 Najee Harris RB
2 11 Alvin Kamara RB
2 12 Keenan Allen WR
2 13 George Kittle TE
2 14 Ja'Marr Chase WR
2 15 Ronald Jones II RB
2 16 Cordarrelle Patterson WR
2 17 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 18 Diontae Johnson WR
3 19 Ezekiel Elliott RB
3 20 Antonio Brown WR
3 21 Tee Higgins WR
3 22 David Montgomery RB
3 23 Austin Ekeler RB
3 24 Tyler Lockett WR
3 25 Stefon Diggs WR
3 26 Joe Mixon RB
3 27 Jaylen Waddle WR
3 28 Mark Andrews TE
3 29 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
3 30 Antonio Gibson RB
3 31 Hunter Renfrow WR
3 32 Aaron Jones RB
3 33 D.K. Metcalf WR
3 34 Adam Thielen WR
3 35 Travis Kelce TE
3 36 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
3 37 Javonte Williams RB
4 38 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
4 39 Miles Sanders RB
4 40 Rob Gronkowski TE
4 41 Josh Jacobs RB
4 42 A.J. Brown WR
4 43 James Conner RB
4 44 Marquise Brown WR
4 45 Mike Williams WR
4 46 Terry McLaurin WR
4 47 Christian Kirk WR
4 48 Russell Gage WR
4 49 Amari Cooper WR
4 50 Sony Michel RB
4 51 D'Onta Foreman RB
5 52 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
5 53 DeVante Parker WR
5 54 Melvin Gordon III RB
5 55 Saquon Barkley RB
5 56 Brandon Aiyuk WR
5 57 AJ Dillon RB
5 58 D.J. Moore WR
5 59 Dallas Goedert TE
5 60 Rashaad Penny RB
5 61 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
5 62 Van Jefferson WR
5 63 Gabriel Davis WR
5 64 DeVonta Smith WR
5 65 A.J. Green WR
5 66 Darnell Mooney WR
5 67 Brandin Cooks WR
5 68 Zach Ertz TE
5 69 Devin Singletary RB
5 70 Tyler Boyd WR
5 71 Michael Gallup WR
5 72 Dalton Schultz TE
5 73 Chase Claypool WR
5 74 Josh Reynolds WR
6 75 Jarvis Landry WR
6 76 Dawson Knox TE
6 77 Jerry Jeudy WR
6 78 Jamison Crowder WR
6 79 Jakobi Meyers WR
6 80 Michael Carter RB
6 81 Devonta Freeman RB
6 82 Kyle Pitts TE
6 83 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
6 84 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
6 85 Damien Harris RB
6 86 Chase Edmonds RB
6 87 Marquez Callaway WR
6 88 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
7 89 Allen Lazard WR
7 90 Hunter Henry TE
7 91 Robby Anderson WR
7 92 Rashod Bateman WR
7 93 Duke Johnson Jr. RB
7 94 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
7 95 Courtland Sutton WR
7 96 Craig Reynolds RB
7 97 Mike Gesicki TE
7 98 Tony Pollard RB
7 99 Myles Gaskin RB
7 100 Noah Fant TE
7 101 Darrel Williams RB
7 102 Kenny Golladay WR
7 103 Jordan Howard RB
7 104 Allen Robinson II WR
7 105 Jamaal Williams RB
7 106 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
7 107 Laquon Treadwell WR
7 108 Justin Jackson RB
7 109 Chuba Hubbard RB
7 110 Jared Cook TE
7 111 Mike Davis RB
8 112 Cole Kmet TE
8 113 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
8 114 Kendrick Bourne WR
8 115 Tim Patrick WR
8 116 Tyler Higbee TE
8 117 Nico Collins WR
8 118 K.J. Osborn WR
8 119 Samaje Perine RB
8 120 Tyler Johnson WR
8 121 Rex Burkhead RB
8 122 Breshad Perriman WR
8 123 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
8 124 Rondale Moore WR
8 125 C.J. Uzomah TE
8 126 Ameer Abdullah RB
8 127 Tyler Conklin TE
8 128 Tre'Quan Smith WR
8 129 Mike Evans WR
8 130 Dontrell Hilliard RB
8 131 Byron Pringle WR
8 132 T.Y. Hilton WR
9 133 Jalen Guyton WR
9 134 Tevin Coleman RB
9 135 D'Ernest Johnson RB
9 136 Latavius Murray RB
9 137 Gerald Everett TE
9 138 Ricky Seals-Jones TE
9 139 James Washington WR
9 140 Bryan Edwards WR
9 141 Kadarius Toney WR
9 142 Zay Jones WR
9 143 David Johnson RB
9 144 Keelan Cole Sr. WR
9 145 Jauan Jennings WR
9 146 James O'Shaughnessy TE
9 147 Foster Moreau TE
9 148 Evan Engram TE
9 149 Braxton Berrios WR
9 150 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
9 151 Scotty Miller WR
9 152 Mecole Hardman WR
9 153 Darius Slayton WR
10 154 Devontae Booker RB
10 155 Joshua Palmer WR
10 156 Nelson Agholor WR
10 157 Albert Wilson WR
10 158 Zach Pascal WR
10 159 Julio Jones WR
10 160 David Njoku TE
10 161 Jeremy McNichols RB
10 162 Quez Watkins WR
10 163 Mark Ingram II RB
10 164 Kalif Raymond WR
10 165 DeAndre Carter WR
10 166 Brevin Jordan TE
10 167 Nyheim Hines RB
10 168 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
10 169 Ray-Ray McCloud WR
10 170 Austin Hooper TE
11 171 Brandon Bolden RB
11 172 Adam Humphries WR
11 173 Cameron Brate TE
11 174 Jack Doyle TE
11 175 D'Andre Swift RB
11 176 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB
11 177 DeSean Jackson WR
11 178 Jalen Reagor WR
11 179 Jonnu Smith TE
11 180 Matt Breida RB
11 181 Boston Scott RB
11 182 Peyton Barber RB
11 183 Isaiah McKenzie WR
11 184 Rashard Higgins WR
11 185 John Bates TE
11 186 Antoine Wesley WR
11 187 Devin Duvernay WR
11 188 Damiere Byrd WR
11 189 Hayden Hurst TE
11 190 Phillip Dorsett II WR
11 191 Kyle Rudolph TE
11 192 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR
11 193 DeeJay Dallas RB
11 194 Sammy Watkins WR
11 195 Chris Conley WR
12 196 D'Wayne Eskridge WR
12 197 Chester Rogers WR
12 198 Nick Vannett TE
12 199 N'Keal Harry WR
12 200 Kenneth Gainwell RB
12 201 Ashton Dulin WR
12 202 Adam Trautman TE
12 203 Tajae Sharpe WR
12 204 Royce Freeman RB
12 205 Demarcus Robinson WR
12 206 Greg Ward WR
12 207 Jaret Patterson RB
12 208 Cody Hollister WR
12 209 Josiah Deguara TE
12 210 Pat Freiermuth TE
12 211 Khalil Herbert RB
12 212 Joshua Kelley RB
12 213 Josh Gordon WR
12 214 Zach Gentry TE
12 215 Noah Gray TE
12 216 Ben Skowronek WR
13 217 Tyler Kroft TE
13 218 Cam Sims WR
13 219 Brandon Zylstra WR
13 220 Harrison Bryant TE
13 221 Mack Hollins WR
13 222 Darren Waller TE
13 223 Denzel Mims WR
13 224 JaMycal Hasty RB
13 225 Derrick Gore RB
13 226 Anthony Firkser TE
13 227 Marcedes Lewis TE
13 228 Tommy Tremble TE
13 229 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
13 230 Godwin Igwebuike RB
13 231 Brock Wright TE
13 232 Emmanuel Sanders WR
13 233 Alex Collins RB
13 234 Jimmy Graham TE
13 235 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR
13 236 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR
13 237 Qadree Ollison RB
13 238 Mo Alie-Cox TE
13 239 Will Dissly TE
13 240 Geoff Swaim TE
13 241 Demetric Felton WR
13 242 Durham Smythe TE
13 243 Adrian Peterson RB
13 244 Freddie Swain WR
13 245 Equanimeous St. Brown WR
13 246 Trent Sherfield WR
13 247 Collin Johnson WR
13 248 Chris Evans RB
14 249 Corey Clement RB
14 250 Isaiah Ford WR
14 251 Marquise Goodwin WR
14 252 Pharoh Cooper WR
14 253 Kene Nwangwu RB
14 254 Travis Homer RB
14 255 Salvon Ahmed RB
14 256 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
14 257 Benny Snell Jr. RB
14 258 Tavon Austin WR
14 259 Stephen Anderson TE
14 260 O.J. Howard TE
14 261 Kylen Granson TE
14 262 Kendall Hinton WR
14 263 Kyle Juszczyk RB
14 264 Penny Hart WR
14 265 Dare Ogunbowale RB
14 266 Dyami Brown WR
14 267 C.J. Ham RB
14 268 Ty Montgomery RB
15 269 Zack Moss RB
15 270 Phillip Lindsay RB
15 271 Austin Walter RB
15 272 Jonathan Williams RB
15 273 Le'Veon Bell RB
15 274 Damien Williams RB
15 275 Ty Johnson RB
15 276 Tony Jones Jr. RB
15 277 Jalen Richard RB
15 278 Jermar Jefferson RB
15 279 Pharaoh Brown TE
15 280 MyCole Pruitt TE
15 281 Jordan Akins TE
15 282 Ian Thomas TE
15 283 Eno Benjamin RB
15 284 Blake Bell TE
15 285 Justin Herbert QB
15 286 Kendall Blanton TE
15 287 Patrick Mahomes II QB
15 288 Chris Manhertz TE
15 289 Matthew Stafford QB
15 290 Elijhaa Penny RB
15 291 Tommy Sweeney TE
15 292 Kalen Ballage RB
15 293 Josh Allen QB
15 294 Aaron Rodgers QB
15 295 Chris Herndon IV TE
15 296 Kyler Murray QB
15 297 Trey Ragas RB
15 298 Jalen Hurts QB
15 299 Jeremy Sprinkle TE
15 300 Tom Brady QB
15 301 Taysom Hill QB
15 302 Dak Prescott QB
15 303 Lamar Jackson QB
15 304 Joe Burrow QB
15 305 Mekhi Sargent RB
15 306 J.J. Taylor RB
15 307 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
15 308 Russell Wilson QB
15 309 Kirk Cousins QB
15 310 La'Mical Perine RB
15 311 Justin Fields QB
15 312 Larry Rountree III RB
15 313 Ty'Son Williams RB
16 314 Ryan Tannehill QB
16 315 Tua Tagovailoa QB
16 316 Ben Roethlisberger QB
16 317 Carson Wentz QB
16 318 Derek Carr QB
16 319 Matt Ryan QB
16 320 Cam Newton QB
16 321 Jared Goff QB
16 322 Taylor Heinicke QB
16 323 Mac Jones QB
16 324 Trevor Lawrence QB
16 325 Zach Wilson QB
16 326 Davis Mills QB
16 327 Drew Lock QB
16 328 Baker Mayfield QB
16 329 Jake Fromm QB
16 330 Tyler Huntley QB
16 331 Mike Glennon QB
16 332 P.J. Walker QB
16 333 Matt Gay K
16 334 Justin Tucker K
16 335 Greg Zuerlein K
16 336 David Blough QB
16 337 Nick Folk K
16 338 Dustin Hopkins K
16 339 Matt Prater K
16 340 Case Keenum QB
16 341 Teddy Bridgewater QB
16 342 Robbie Gould K
16 343 Daniel Carlson K
16 344 Trey Lance QB
16 345 Jake Elliott K
16 346 Greg Joseph K
16 347 Dallas Cowboys DST
16 348 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
16 349 Younghoe Koo K
16 350 Evan McPherson K
16 351 Chris Boswell K
16 352 Philadelphia Eagles DST
16 353 Tyler Bass K
16 354 Kansas City Chiefs DST
16 355 Brett Maher K
16 356 Green Bay Packers DST
16 357 San Francisco 49ers DST
16 358 Buffalo Bills DST
16 359 Los Angeles Chargers DST
16 360 Randy Bullock K
16 361 Jason Sanders K
16 362 New Orleans Saints DST
16 363 Mason Crosby K
16 364 Michael Badgley K
16 365 Elliott Fry K
16 366 New England Patriots DST
16 367 Ryan Succop K
16 368 Seattle Seahawks DST
16 369 Brandon McManus K
16 370 Denver Broncos DST
16 371 Los Angeles Rams DST
16 372 Cairo Santos K
16 373 Graham Gano K
16 374 Riley Patterson K
16 375 Jason Myers K
16 376 Tennessee Titans DST
16 377 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
16 378 Indianapolis Colts DST
16 379 Eddy Pineiro K
16 380 Chase McLaughlin K
16 381 Miami Dolphins DST
16 382 Cincinnati Bengals DST
16 383 Arizona Cardinals DST
16 384 Matthew Wright K
16 385 Detroit Lions DST
16 386 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
16 387 New York Jets DST
16 388 Brian Johnson K
16 389 Lirim Hajrullahu K
16 390 Atlanta Falcons DST
16 391 Baltimore Ravens DST
16 392 Chicago Bears DST
16 393 Minnesota Vikings DST
16 394 Las Vegas Raiders DST
16 395 Carolina Panthers DST
16 396 Washington Football Team DST
16 397 New York Giants DST
16 398 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
16 399 Cleveland Browns DST
16 400 Houston Texans DST


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