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Week 16 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Jeff Wilson Jr., Justin Jackson, Craig Reynolds, Duke Johnson

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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 backswide receiverstight endsquarterbacksdefenseskickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.

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

 

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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