Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings for Week 16 (QB, RB, WR, TE, DST) - Isaac Guerendo, Kenneth Walker, Jerome Ford, Joe Mixon, Cooper Kupp, David Njoku

Nick Mariano's fantasy football playoff rankings for Week 16 at QB, RB, WR, TE, D/ST (2024). Set winning lineups with our Week 15 rankings for fantasy football.

If you have made it this far into the fantasy football season, your team is clearly ready to compete for a fantasy championship. However, be sure to use our half-PPR fantasy football rankings for Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season to double-check your lineup decisions. Use our early overall Week 16 rankings for all positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, FLEX, K, D/ST) to assist those close calls. It's time to punch your ticket to the title game!

As always, we will update the rankings as the latest injury reports come out and if there are any expected changes in a player's role. Below you will see where Isaac Guerendo, Kenneth Walker, Jerome Ford, Joe Mixon, Cooper Kupp, Davante Adams, David Njoku, and more stand in our early Week 16 rankings.

Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings for Week 16 are assembled by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will find a summary of the recent important fantasy football injury news. There are always critical injuries to track, so check back until kickoff.

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Week 16 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

• Michael Penix Jr. Named Falcons Starting Quarterback
• Alvin Kamara Dealing With Groin-Abductor Injury, Getting More Tests
• Nick Chubb Not Expected To Need Surgery
• Seahawks Hopeful Kenneth Walker III Will Return In Week 16
• David Montgomery Dealing With Torn MCL, Out For Season
• Chiefs Release Clyde Edwards-Helaire
• Sincere McMormick Suffers Ankle Injury In Week 15
• Jaleel McLaughlin Misses Monday's Practice
• Joe Mixon Fine After Injury Scare On Sunday
• Quentin Johnston Misses Monday's Practice
• Odell Beckham Jr. Clears Waivers, Officially A Free Agent
• Diontae Johnson Won't Rejoin The Team This Week
• Alec Pierce In Concussion Protocol
• Jaylen Waddle Avoids Major Injury, Status In Question For Week 16
• Xavier Legette Considered Week-To-Week With Groin Injury
• Browns "Hopeful" Cedric Tillman Can Return In Week 16
• Zach Ertz In Concussion Protocol
• Will Dissly Doesn't Practice On Monday
• Browns "Hopeful" David Njoku Can Play In Week 16
• Derek Carr Likely Done For The Season
• Titans Non-Committal On Starting QB For Week 16
• Justin Herbert Limited On Monday
• Seahawks Optimistic Geno Smith Will Take Most Of The Practice Reps This Week
• Patrick Mahomes Logs Full Practice On Tuesday
• Browns Not Ready To Name Starting QB For Week 16

Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 16 Playoffs

Bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings.

Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately toward the bottom. Each position is ranked separately. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Bijan Robinson	RB
1	2	Saquon Barkley	RB
1	3	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
1	4	Josh Jacobs	RB
2	5	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB
2	6	James Conner	RB
2	7	Puka Nacua	WR
2	8	Justin Jefferson	WR
2	9	Chase Brown	RB
2	10	Kyren Williams	RB
2	11	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
2	12	De'Von Achane	RB
2	13	CeeDee Lamb	WR
2	14	Nico Collins	WR
2	15	Derrick Henry	RB
2	16	Chuba Hubbard	RB
2	17	James Cook	RB
2	18	A.J. Brown	WR
2	19	Mike Evans	WR
3	20	Alvin Kamara	RB
3	21	Joe Mixon	RB
3	22	Bucky Irving	RB
3	23	Cooper Kupp	WR
3	24	Rico Dowdle	RB
3	25	Jonathan Taylor	RB
3	26	Tee Higgins	WR
3	27	Aaron Jones	RB
3	28	Isaac Guerendo	RB
3	29	Jerome Ford	RB
3	30	Brock Bowers	TE
3	31	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB
3	32	Davante Adams	WR
3	33	Breece Hall	RB
3	34	Tyreek Hill	WR
3	35	Drake London	WR
3	36	Terry McLaurin	WR
3	37	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR
3	38	Tony Pollard	RB
4	39	Courtland Sutton	WR
4	40	Kenneth Walker III	RB
4	41	Jauan Jennings	WR
4	42	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR
4	43	Jerry Jeudy	WR
4	44	Trey McBride	TE
4	45	Rachaad White	RB
4	46	Malik Nabers	WR
4	47	Ladd McConkey	WR
4	48	Garrett Wilson	WR
4	49	DJ Moore	WR
4	50	Calvin Ridley	WR
4	51	Khalil Shakir	WR
5	52	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR
5	53	D'Andre Swift	RB
5	54	Isiah Pacheco	RB
5	55	George Kittle	TE
5	56	DK Metcalf	WR
5	57	Jordan Addison	WR
5	58	Jonnu Smith	TE
5	59	Zay Flowers	WR
5	60	David Njoku	TE
5	61	DeVonta Smith	WR
5	62	Jakobi Meyers	WR
5	63	Darnell Mooney	WR
5	64	Jayden Reed	WR
5	65	Jameson Williams	WR
5	66	Tank Bigsby	RB
5	67	Najee Harris	RB
5	68	Cedric Tillman	WR
5	69	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR
5	70	DeAndre Hopkins	WR
5	71	Josh Downs	WR
5	72	T.J. Hockenson	TE
5	73	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
5	74	Sam LaPorta	TE
6	75	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB
6	76	Alexander Mattison	RB
6	77	Adam Thielen	WR
6	78	Romeo Doubs	WR
6	79	Elijah Moore	WR
6	80	Amari Cooper	WR
6	81	Rome Odunze	WR
6	82	Keenan Allen	WR
6	83	Jaylen Warren	RB
6	84	Jalen McMillan	WR
6	85	Mark Andrews	TE
6	86	Tank Dell	WR
6	87	Tucker Kraft	TE
6	88	Tyjae Spears	RB
7	89	Quentin Johnston	WR
7	90	Gus Edwards	RB
7	91	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
7	92	Travis Kelce	TE
7	93	Jaylen Waddle	WR
7	94	Xavier Worthy	WR
7	95	Christian Watson	WR
7	96	Rashod Bateman	WR
7	97	DeMario Douglas	WR
7	98	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB
8	99	Hunter Henry	TE
8	100	Tim Patrick	WR
8	101	Jake Ferguson	TE
8	102	Kendre Miller	RB
8	103	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
8	104	Pat Freiermuth	TE
8	105	Jalen Coker	WR
8	106	Dalton Kincaid	TE
8	107	Marquise Brown	WR
8	108	Michael Wilson	WR
8	109	Joshua Palmer	WR
8	110	Keon Coleman	WR
8	111	Brenton Strange	TE
8	112	Cade Otton	TE
8	113	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
8	114	Ray-Ray McCloud III	WR
8	115	Calvin Austin III	WR
8	116	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR
8	117	Devaughn Vele	WR
8	118	Stone Smartt	TE
8	119	Dalton Schultz	TE
8	120	Adonai Mitchell	WR
9	121	Javonte Williams	RB
9	122	Sterling Shepard	WR
9	123	Tre Tucker	WR
9	124	Kyle Pitts	TE
9	125	Kimani Vidal	RB
9	126	Chig Okonkwo	TE
9	127	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR
9	128	Tyler Lockett	WR
9	129	Parker Washington	WR
9	130	Tyler Allgeier	RB
9	131	Juwan Johnson	TE
9	132	Brandin Cooks	WR
9	133	Ameer Abdullah	RB
9	134	Dyami Brown	WR
9	135	Mike Williams	WR
9	136	Kendrick Bourne	WR
9	137	Justice Hill	RB
9	138	Kareem Hunt	RB
9	139	Zach Charbonnet	RB
9	140	Dontayvion Wicks	WR
10	141	Cole Kmet	TE
10	142	Blake Corum	RB
10	143	Grant Calcaterra	TE
10	144	Darius Slayton	WR
10	145	Mike Gesicki	TE
10	146	Kayshon Boutte	WR
10	147	Noah Gray	TE
10	148	Craig Reynolds	RB
10	149	Demarcus Robinson	WR
10	150	Malik Washington	WR
10	151	Andrei Iosivas	WR
10	152	Isaiah Likely	TE
10	153	Van Jefferson	WR
10	154	Allen Lazard	WR
10	155	Noah Fant	TE
10	156	Ricky Pearsall	WR
11	157	Tyler Conklin	TE
11	158	Ben Sinnott	TE
11	159	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
11	160	Devin Singletary	RB
11	161	Cam Akers	RB
11	162	Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE
11	163	Tyler Boyd	WR
11	164	Audric Estime	RB
11	165	Braelon Allen	RB
11	166	Raheem Mostert	RB
11	167	Austin Hooper	TE
11	168	Foster Moreau	TE
11	169	Ty Johnson	RB
11	170	Jordan Akins	TE
11	171	Jalen Tolbert	WR
11	172	Jalen Nailor	WR
11	173	Tutu Atwell	WR
11	174	Michael Mayer	TE
11	175	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB
11	176	Dawson Knox	TE
11	177	Antonio Gibson	RB
11	178	KaVontae Turpin	WR
11	179	Greg Dortch	WR
11	180	Ray Davis	RB
11	181	John Metchie III	WR
12	182	Mack Hollins	WR
12	183	David Moore	WR
12	184	Jeremy McNichols	RB
12	185	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR
12	186	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR
12	187	Troy Franklin	WR
12	188	Kevin Austin Jr.	WR
12	189	Devin Duvernay	WR
12	190	Isaiah Davis	RB
12	191	Michael Woods II	WR
12	192	Roschon Johnson	RB
12	193	Luke Schoonmaker	TE
12	194	Jaylen Wright	RB
12	195	Ben Skowronek	WR
12	196	Sean Tucker	RB
12	197	Curtis Samuel	WR
12	198	Devontez Walker	WR
12	199	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB
12	200	Daniel Bellinger	TE
12	201	Scotty Miller	WR
12	202	Justin Watson	WR
12	203	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR
13	204	John Bates	TE
13	205	Nelson Agholor	WR
13	206	Jahan Dotson	WR
13	207	Dare Ogunbowale	RB
13	208	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR
13	209	Darnell Washington	TE
13	210	Brock Wright	TE
13	211	Trey Benson	RB
13	212	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR
13	213	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
13	214	Emanuel Wilson	RB
13	215	Derius Davis	WR
13	216	Samaje Perine	RB
13	217	Josh Oliver	TE
13	218	Tyler Higbee	TE
13	219	Khalil Herbert	RB
13	220	Jalin Hyatt	WR
13	221	Tommy Tremble	TE
13	222	Dameon Pierce	RB
13	223	Kenny McIntosh	RB
13	224	Colby Parkinson	TE
13	225	Chris Brooks	RB
14	226	Luke McCaffrey	WR
14	227	Kylen Granson	TE
14	228	AJ Barner	TE
14	229	Jamaal Williams	RB
14	230	Josh Whyle	TE
14	231	Travis Homer	RB
14	232	Sione Vaki	RB
15	233	Lucas Krull	TE
15	234	DJ Chark Jr.	WR
15	235	Tylan Wallace	WR
15	236	Durham Smythe	TE
15	237	Mike Boone	RB
15	238	Drew Sample	TE
15	239	Drew Ogletree	TE
15	240	Zay Jones	WR
15	241	Johnny Wilson	WR
15	242	Elijah Higgins	TE
15	243	Jonathan Mingo	WR
15	244	Will Shipley	RB
15	245	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB
15	246	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR
15	247	Trey Sermon	RB
15	248	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB
15	249	Greg Dulcich	TE
15	250	Xavier Gipson	WR
15	251	Xavier Hutchinson	WR
15	252	Ryan Miller	WR
15	253	Jeremy Ruckert	TE
15	254	Kyle Juszczyk	RB
15	255	Johnny Mundt	TE
15	256	Rasheen Ali	RB
15	257	Luke Farrell	TE
15	258	Nick Vannett	TE
15	259	Charlie Woerner	TE
15	260	Nate Adkins	WR
16	261	Pharaoh Brown	TE
16	262	Tyler Goodson	RB
16	263	Tucker Fisk	TE
16	264	DeeJay Dallas	RB
16	265	Hunter Luepke	RB
16	266	Hassan Haskins	RB
16	267	Darrynton Evans	RB
16	268	Alec Ingold	RB
16	269	D'Onta Foreman	RB
16	270	Ty Chandler	RB
16	271	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB
16	272	JaMycal Hasty	RB
16	273	Eric Gray	RB
16	274	Carson Steele	RB
16	275	C.J. Ham	RB
16	276	Michael Burton	RB
16	277	Patrick Ricard	RB
16	278	Dylan Laube	RB
16	279	George Holani	RB
16	280	Adam Prentice	RB
16	281	Josh Allen	QB
16	282	Jalen Hurts	QB
16	283	Lamar Jackson	QB
16	284	Joe Burrow	QB
16	285	Jayden Daniels	QB
16	286	Baker Mayfield	QB
16	287	Sam Darnold	QB
16	288	Brock Purdy	QB
16	289	Kyler Murray	QB
16	290	Jared Goff	QB
16	291	Jordan Love	QB
17	292	Bo Nix	QB
17	293	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
17	294	Justin Herbert	QB
17	295	Matthew Stafford	QB
17	296	Aaron Rodgers	QB
17	297	Patrick Mahomes	QB
17	298	Michael Penix Jr.	QB
17	299	Anthony Richardson	QB
17	300	Drake Maye	QB
17	301	Cooper Rush	QB
17	302	Russell Wilson	QB
17	303	C.J. Stroud	QB
17	304	Geno Smith	QB
17	305	Caleb Williams	QB
17	306	Bryce Young	QB
17	307	Mac Jones	QB
17	308	Mason Rudolph	QB
17	309	Spencer Rattler	QB
17	310	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	QB
17	311	Aidan O'Connell	QB
17	312	Tim Boyle	QB
17	313	Kirk Cousins	QB
17	314	Carson Wentz	QB
17	315	Sam Howell	QB
17	316	Will Levis	QB
17	317	Justin Fields	QB
17	318	Jameis Winston	QB
17	319	Desmond Ridder	QB
17	320	Tommy DeVito	QB
17	321	Green Bay Packers	DST
17	322	Minnesota Vikings	DST
17	323	Atlanta Falcons	DST
17	324	Buffalo Bills	DST
17	325	Arizona Cardinals	DST
17	326	Denver Broncos	DST
17	327	Indianapolis Colts	DST
18	328	Kansas City Chiefs	DST
18	329	Philadelphia Eagles	DST
18	330	Tennessee Titans	DST
18	331	Detroit Lions	DST
18	332	Cincinnati Bengals	DST
18	333	Los Angeles Chargers	DST
18	334	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST
18	335	Houston Texans	DST
18	336	Baltimore Ravens	DST
18	337	New York Jets	DST
18	338	San Francisco 49ers	DST
18	339	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST
18	340	Las Vegas Raiders	DST
18	341	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST
18	342	Dallas Cowboys	DST
18	343	New York Giants	DST
18	344	Los Angeles Rams	DST
18	345	Seattle Seahawks	DST
18	346	Miami Dolphins	DST
18	347	Cleveland Browns	DST
18	348	Washington Commanders	DST
18	349	Carolina Panthers	DST
18	350	Chicago Bears	DST
18	351	New Orleans Saints	DST
18	352	New England Patriots	DST
18	353	Jake Bates	K
18	354	Chase McLaughlin	K
18	355	Brandon Aubrey	K
18	356	Ka'imi Fairbairn	K
18	357	Chris Boswell	K
18	358	Cameron Dicker	K
18	359	Justin Tucker	K
19	360	Will Reichard	K
19	361	Tyler Bass	K
19	362	Younghoe Koo	K
19	363	Brandon McManus	K
19	364	Jake Elliott	K
19	365	Cade York	K
19	366	Jake Moody	K
19	367	Wil Lutz	K
19	368	Chad Ryland	K
19	369	Zane Gonzalez	K
19	370	Jason Sanders	K
19	371	Harrison Butker	K
19	372	Joshua Karty	K
19	373	Matt Gay	K
19	374	Jason Myers	K
19	375	Eddy Pineiro	K
19	376	Anders Carlson	K
19	377	Nick Folk	K
19	378	Daniel Carlson	K
19	379	Cairo Santos	K
19	380	Joey Slye	K
19	381	Cam Little	K
19	382	Riley Patterson	K
19	383	Blake Grupe	K
19	384	Graham Gano	K

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