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Updated Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 16 (2024): Mid-Week Fantasy Football Pickups Include Patrick Taylor, Kendre Miller, Craig Reynolds, Tyjae Spears, Ameer Abdullah, Marquise Brown, Jalen McMillan

Patrick Taylor Jr. - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, NFL Injury News

Updated mid-week fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season. Top fantasy football free agents and streamers to add off waivers.

For fantasy managers who made it to the semis and have something to play for, we are back with more waiver wire advice to help you advance to the championship. Most leagues run waivers on Tuesday. However, fantasy managers can add players up until kickoff on Sunday. At RotoBaller HQ, we have updated our mid-week fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 16 of the 2024 season to accommodate all the latest news and help make that push for a championship run.

There were more crucial injuries last week, as popular waiver wire pickup Las Vegas Raiders running back Sincere McCormick was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. At the same time, Patrick Mahomes fully practiced this week and is trending in the right direction toward playing on Saturday against the Texans. The fantasy playoffs continue, and we have more questions after last Sunday. Is Michael Penix Jr. a must-add after being named the Falcons starter for Week 16? Is Patrick Taylor, the 49ers' primary running back, and Isaac Guerendo unlikely to play on Sunday?

Our mid-week waiver wire rankings will help answer these questions. One of the industry's sharpest fantasy football minds, Nick Mariano, brings you his weekly waiver wire rankings and priority adds for the top 60 potential options. Good luck in Week 16 on the waiver wire!

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

 

Who To Pick Up for Fantasy Football Week 16?

For anyone unfamiliar, we release all sorts of fantasy football waiver wire articles every week. As part of that, Nick Mariano releases our waiver wire rankings list on Mondays to help you prioritize which players to target as free-agent adds off waivers.

In addition, we are also putting out a second waiver wire rankings list mid-week. Since many fantasy leagues have multiple waiver-wire runs per week for adding players, this mid-week rankings list should help you keep track of players emerging in the middle of the week before we reach Sunday.

Finally, below, you'll see our weekly rankings for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Quarterbacks and Defenses (D/ST) are grouped together at the bottom of the list:

Rank Player Name Pos. % Ros.
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1 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB 22 Add in All Leagues
2 Kendre Miller RB 30 Add in All Leagues
3 Alexander Mattison RB 44 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
4 Romeo Doubs WR 43 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
5 Jalen McMillan WR 38 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
6 Tyjae Spears RB 53 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Quentin Johnston WR 40 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Brenton Strange TE 22 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
9 Tank Bigsby RB 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Ameer Abdullah RB 21 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
11 Marquise Brown WR 27 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
12 Craig Reynolds RB 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Tyler Allgeier RB 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Rashod Bateman WR 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Christian Watson WR 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Keon Coleman WR 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Ray-Ray McCloud WR 20 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
18 Elijah Moore WR 19 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
19 Michael Wilson WR 9 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
20 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Gus Edwards RB 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Adonai Mitchell WR 5 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
24 Jalen Coker WR 5 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
25 Tim Patrick WR 5 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
26 DeMario Douglas WR 21 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
27 Malik Washington WR 0 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
28 Kenneth Gainwell RB 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Audric Estime RB 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Stone Smartt TE 4 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
31 Antonio Gibson RB 11 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
32 Justice Hill RB 19 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
33 Demarcus Robinson WR 17 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
34 Kimani Vidal RB 11 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
35 Mike Gesicki TE 14 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
36 Hunter Henry TE 49 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
37 Blake Corum RB 15 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
38 Ray Davis RB 19 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
39 Raheem Mostert RB 45 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
40 Cedric Tillman WR 30 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
41 Devin Singletary RB 39 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
42 Sione Vaki RB 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
43 Joshua Palmer WR 15 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
44 Wan'Dale Robinson WR 32 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
45 Sterling Shepard WR 6 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
46 Tre Tucker WR 6 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
47 Noah Gray TE 19 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
48 Grant Calcaterra TE 5 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
49 Ben Sinnott TE 2 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
50 Devaughn Vele WR 13 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
51 KaVontae Turpin WR 4 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
52 Chig Okonkwo TE 6 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
53 Calvin Austin III WR 8 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
54 Parker Washington WR 2 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
55 Sean Tucker RB 3 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
56 Marvin Mims Jr. WR 2 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
57 Tyler Higbee TE 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
58 Jordan Akins TE 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
59 Pierre Strong Jr. RB 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
60 D'Onta Foreman RB 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
61 Isaiah Davis RB 14 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
62 Michael Penix Jr. QB 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Russell Wilson QB 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Aaron Rodgers QB 39 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
65 Drake Maye QB 13 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
66 Cooper Rush QB 9 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
67 Carson Wentz QB 1 Add in 2QB Leagues
68 Mason Rudolph QB 1 Add in 2QB Leagues
69 Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB 1 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
70 Green Bay Packers DST 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
71 Atlanta Falcons DST 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
72 Indianapolis Colts DST 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
73 Las Vegas Raiders DST 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
74 Los Angeles Chargers DST 43 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
75 Tennessee Titans DST 26 Add in 14+ Team Leagues

 

Week 16 Waiver Wire Articles

In addition to the Week 16 waiver wire rankings, here's a look at some other free waiver wire resources available at RotoBaller. Each week, our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? Waiver wire player comparison tool - bookmark that! Here are more detailed Week 16 waiver wire articles:



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Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.




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