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TNF Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings for Week 16 - Thursday Updates for Jerome Ford, Patrick Taylor, DJ Moore, Rico Dowdle, Ladd McConkey, Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas Jr - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

RotoBaller's TNF fantasy football playoff rankings for Week 16 of 2024. Read the Thursday fantasy football rankings updates for QB, RB, WR, TE, FLEX, K, D/ST.

If you're nervous about your lineups heading into postseason action, use our Week 16 TNF fantasy football overall rankings for 2024 to guide your close calls and start-or-sit decisions. It's not time to overthink your start 'em, sit 'em calls. Let's navigate the overall rankings below to find out where key start-sit options such as Jerome Ford, Patrick Taylor Jr., Rico Dowdle, Ladd McConkey, Brian Thomas Jr., and DJ Moore stand for the all-important postseason slate.

Our fantasy football rankings for Week 16 are put together by Nick Mariano. 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 always key injuries to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

Be sure to bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. Most importantly, our free mobile app is a must-have - download it and configure your push notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts... all for free!

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Thursday Fantasy Football News for Week 16

 

Thursday Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 16 Playoffs

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Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Bijan Robinson RB
1 2 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
1 3 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 4 Saquon Barkley RB
2 5 Justin Jefferson WR
2 6 Puka Nacua WR
2 7 Mike Evans WR
2 8 Josh Jacobs RB
2 9 CeeDee Lamb WR
2 10 James Conner RB
2 11 Chase Brown RB
2 12 De'Von Achane RB
2 13 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
2 14 Kyren Williams RB
2 15 Davante Adams WR
2 16 A.J. Brown WR
2 17 Chuba Hubbard RB
2 18 James Cook RB
2 19 Nico Collins WR
3 20 Derrick Henry RB
3 21 Joe Mixon RB
3 22 Trey McBride TE
3 23 Rico Dowdle RB
3 24 Tyreek Hill WR
3 25 Cooper Kupp WR
3 26 Bucky Irving RB
3 27 Jauan Jennings WR
3 28 Jonathan Taylor RB
3 29 Tee Higgins WR
3 30 Aaron Jones RB
3 31 Breece Hall RB
3 32 Ladd McConkey WR
3 33 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
3 34 Drake London WR
3 35 Courtland Sutton WR
3 36 Brian Thomas Jr. WR
3 37 Terry McLaurin WR
3 38 Jerome Ford RB
4 39 Brock Bowers TE
4 40 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
4 41 Tony Pollard RB
4 42 Malik Nabers WR
4 43 Garrett Wilson WR
4 44 Calvin Ridley WR
4 45 Rachaad White RB
4 46 Kenneth Walker III RB
4 47 Khalil Shakir WR
4 48 DJ Moore WR
4 49 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
4 50 Jordan Addison WR
4 51 Zay Flowers WR
5 52 DeVonta Smith WR
5 53 Jakobi Meyers WR
5 54 Kendre Miller RB
5 55 George Kittle TE
5 56 Jonnu Smith TE
5 57 T.J. Hockenson TE
5 58 Jayden Reed WR
5 59 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 60 Keenan Allen WR
5 61 D'Andre Swift RB
5 62 Alexander Mattison RB
5 63 Darnell Mooney WR
5 64 DK Metcalf WR
5 65 DeAndre Hopkins WR
5 66 Travis Kelce TE
5 67 Jameson Williams WR
5 68 Adam Thielen WR
5 69 Sam LaPorta TE
5 70 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR
5 71 Elijah Moore WR
5 72 Isiah Pacheco RB
5 73 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB
5 74 Josh Downs WR
6 75 Amari Cooper WR
6 76 Romeo Doubs WR
6 77 Jalen McMillan WR
6 78 Najee Harris RB
6 79 Rome Odunze WR
6 80 Mark Andrews TE
6 81 Tank Bigsby RB
6 82 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
6 83 Hunter Henry TE
6 84 Xavier Worthy WR
6 85 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
6 86 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB
6 87 Tucker Kraft TE
6 88 Jalen Coker WR
7 89 Rashod Bateman WR
7 90 Quentin Johnston WR
7 91 Brenton Strange TE
7 92 Jaylen Waddle WR
7 93 Javonte Williams RB
7 94 Tank Dell WR
7 95 DeMario Douglas WR
7 96 Tyjae Spears RB
7 97 Dalton Kincaid TE
7 98 Pat Freiermuth TE
8 99 Christian Watson WR
8 100 Tim Patrick WR
8 101 Jaylen Warren RB
8 102 David Njoku TE
8 103 Brandin Cooks WR
8 104 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
8 105 Michael Wilson WR
8 106 Ray-Ray McCloud III WR
8 107 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
8 108 Jake Ferguson TE
8 109 Cade Otton TE
8 110 Joshua Palmer WR
8 111 Devaughn Vele WR
8 112 Marquise Brown WR
8 113 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
8 114 Keon Coleman WR
8 115 Tre Tucker WR
8 116 Calvin Austin III WR
8 117 Stone Smartt TE
8 118 Chig Okonkwo TE
8 119 Sterling Shepard WR
8 120 Kyle Pitts TE
9 121 Noah Gray TE
9 122 Adonai Mitchell WR
9 123 Malik Washington WR
9 124 Dalton Schultz TE
9 125 Tyler Lockett WR
9 126 Ameer Abdullah RB
9 127 Gus Edwards RB
9 128 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
9 129 Marvin Mims Jr. WR
9 130 Parker Washington WR
9 131 Dyami Brown WR
9 132 Mike Williams WR
9 133 Juwan Johnson TE
9 134 Justice Hill RB
9 135 Kendrick Bourne WR
9 136 Tyler Allgeier RB
9 137 Mike Gesicki TE
9 138 Craig Reynolds RB
9 139 Zach Charbonnet RB
9 140 Noah Fant TE
10 141 David Moore WR
10 142 Dontayvion Wicks WR
10 143 Ben Sinnott TE
10 144 Darius Slayton WR
10 145 Kayshon Boutte WR
10 146 Kimani Vidal RB
10 147 Andrei Iosivas WR
10 148 Demarcus Robinson WR
10 149 Cole Kmet TE
10 150 Tyler Conklin TE
10 151 Isaiah Likely TE
10 152 Van Jefferson WR
10 153 Allen Lazard WR
10 154 Grant Calcaterra TE
10 155 Ray Davis RB
10 156 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE
11 157 Devin Singletary RB
11 158 Ricky Pearsall WR
11 159 Kareem Hunt RB
11 160 Kenneth Gainwell RB
11 161 Audric Estime RB
11 162 Troy Franklin WR
11 163 Dawson Knox TE
11 164 Foster Moreau TE
11 165 Tyler Boyd WR
11 166 Austin Hooper TE
11 167 Blake Corum RB
11 168 Cam Akers RB
11 169 Jordan Akins TE
11 170 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
11 171 Michael Mayer TE
11 172 Isaiah Davis RB
11 173 Jalen Nailor WR
11 174 Jalen Tolbert WR
11 175 Tutu Atwell WR
11 176 KaVontae Turpin WR
11 177 Braelon Allen RB
11 178 Raheem Mostert RB
11 179 Greg Dortch WR
11 180 Mack Hollins WR
11 181 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
12 182 Robert Woods WR
12 183 Antonio Gibson RB
12 184 Kevin Austin Jr. WR
12 185 Devin Duvernay WR
12 186 Ty Johnson RB
12 187 Jeremy McNichols RB
12 188 Daniel Bellinger TE
12 189 Jaylen Wright RB
12 190 Josh Whyle TE
12 191 Ben Skowronek WR
12 192 Roschon Johnson RB
12 193 Sean Tucker RB
12 194 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR
12 195 River Cracraft WR
12 196 Curtis Samuel WR
12 197 Lucas Krull TE
12 198 Devontez Walker WR
12 199 Jamison Crowder WR
12 200 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
12 201 Tyler Higbee TE
12 202 DJ Chark Jr. WR
12 203 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
13 204 Dare Ogunbowale RB
13 205 Tommy Tremble TE
13 206 Dante Pettis WR
13 207 Scotty Miller WR
13 208 Darnell Washington TE
13 209 Justin Watson WR
13 210 Samaje Perine RB
13 211 Nelson Agholor WR
13 212 Kyle Juszczyk RB
13 213 Trey Benson RB
13 214 Luke Schoonmaker TE
13 215 AJ Barner TE
13 216 Josh Oliver TE
13 217 Ezekiel Elliott RB
13 218 Kylen Granson TE
13 219 Emanuel Wilson RB
13 220 D'Onta Foreman RB
13 221 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB
13 222 Colby Parkinson TE
13 223 John Bates TE
13 224 Tylan Wallace WR
13 225 Jahan Dotson WR
14 226 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
14 227 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
14 228 Brock Wright TE
14 229 Durham Smythe TE
14 230 Drew Sample TE
14 231 Khalil Herbert RB
14 232 Drew Ogletree TE
15 233 Chris Brooks RB
15 234 Ja'Lynn Polk WR
15 235 Dameon Pierce RB
15 236 Jake Bobo WR
15 237 Xavier Hutchinson WR
15 238 Elijah Higgins TE
15 239 Derius Davis WR
15 240 Michael Woods II WR
15 241 Israel Abanikanda RB
15 242 Jamaal Williams RB
15 243 Travis Homer RB
15 244 Jeremy Ruckert TE
15 245 Jalin Hyatt WR
15 246 Mike Boone RB
15 247 Johnny Mundt TE
15 248 Nick Vannett TE
15 249 Nate Adkins WR
15 250 Blake Watson RB
15 251 Jermaine Burton WR
15 252 Charlie Woerner TE
15 253 Luke Farrell TE
15 254 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
15 255 Greg Dulcich TE
15 256 Trey Sermon RB
15 257 Tucker Fisk TE
15 258 Pharaoh Brown TE
15 259 Rasheen Ali RB
15 260 Tyler Goodson RB
16 261 Hunter Luepke RB
16 262 Hassan Haskins RB
16 263 Michael Burton RB
16 264 DeeJay Dallas RB
16 265 Sione Vaki RB
16 266 Kenny McIntosh RB
16 267 Darrynton Evans RB
16 268 Alec Ingold RB
16 269 JaMycal Hasty RB
16 270 Dylan Laube RB
16 271 Will Shipley RB
16 272 Ty Chandler RB
16 273 C.J. Ham RB
16 274 Patrick Ricard RB
16 275 Zay Jones WR
16 276 Carson Steele RB
16 277 Eric Gray RB
16 278 Jacob Cowing WR
16 279 Jalen Brooks WR
16 280 Deven Thompkins WR
16 281 Luke McCaffrey WR
16 282 Xavier Gipson WR
16 283 Johnny Wilson WR
16 284 Jonathan Mingo WR
16 285 Ryan Miller WR
16 286 Josh Allen QB
16 287 Jalen Hurts QB
16 288 Lamar Jackson QB
16 289 Joe Burrow QB
16 290 Jayden Daniels QB
16 291 Sam Darnold QB
17 292 Baker Mayfield QB
17 293 Brock Purdy QB
17 294 Kyler Murray QB
17 295 Jordan Love QB
17 296 Jared Goff QB
17 297 Matthew Stafford QB
17 298 Tua Tagovailoa QB
17 299 Bo Nix QB
17 300 Patrick Mahomes QB
17 301 Aaron Rodgers QB
17 302 Caleb Williams QB
17 303 Anthony Richardson QB
17 304 Justin Herbert QB
17 305 Michael Penix Jr. QB
17 306 Drake Maye QB
17 307 Cooper Rush QB
17 308 Russell Wilson QB
17 309 C.J. Stroud QB
17 310 Geno Smith QB
17 311 Bryce Young QB
17 312 Aidan O'Connell QB
17 313 Mac Jones QB
17 314 Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB
17 315 Mason Rudolph QB
17 316 Drew Lock QB
17 317 Spencer Rattler QB
17 318 Carson Wentz QB
17 319 Desmond Ridder QB
17 320 Tim Boyle QB
17 321 Sam Howell QB
17 322 Kirk Cousins QB
17 323 Will Levis QB
17 324 Tommy DeVito QB
17 325 Jameis Winston QB
17 326 Green Bay Packers DST
17 327 Atlanta Falcons DST
18 328 Buffalo Bills DST
18 329 Minnesota Vikings DST
18 330 Arizona Cardinals DST
18 331 Indianapolis Colts DST
18 332 Kansas City Chiefs DST
18 333 Cincinnati Bengals DST
18 334 Denver Broncos DST
18 335 Detroit Lions DST
18 336 Tennessee Titans DST
18 337 Philadelphia Eagles DST
18 338 Los Angeles Chargers DST
18 339 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
18 340 Baltimore Ravens DST
18 341 New York Jets DST
18 342 San Francisco 49ers DST
18 343 Las Vegas Raiders DST
18 344 Houston Texans DST
18 345 Miami Dolphins DST
18 346 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
18 347 New York Giants DST
18 348 Dallas Cowboys DST
18 349 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
18 350 Los Angeles Rams DST
18 351 Seattle Seahawks DST
18 352 Cleveland Browns DST
18 353 Washington Commanders DST
18 354 Carolina Panthers DST
18 355 Chicago Bears DST
18 356 New Orleans Saints DST
18 357 New England Patriots DST
18 358 Jake Bates K
18 359 Chase McLaughlin K
19 360 Brandon Aubrey K
19 361 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
19 362 Chris Boswell K
19 363 Cameron Dicker K
19 364 Justin Tucker K
19 365 Will Reichard K
19 366 Harrison Butker K
19 367 Tyler Bass K
19 368 Brandon McManus K
19 369 Jake Elliott K
19 370 Cade York K
19 371 Jake Moody K
19 372 Wil Lutz K
19 373 Chad Ryland K
19 374 Zane Gonzalez K
19 375 Jason Sanders K
19 376 Joshua Karty K
19 377 Riley Patterson K
19 378 Matt Gay K
19 379 Jason Myers K
19 380 Eddy Pineiro K
19 381 Anders Carlson K
19 382 Nick Folk K
20 383 Daniel Carlson K
20 384 Cairo Santos K
20 385 Dustin Hopkins K
20 386 Joey Slye K
20 387 Cam Little K
20 388 Blake Grupe K
20 389 Graham Gano K


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