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Week 16 WR Rankings & Matchups: A.J. Green, Calvin Johnson, Demaryius Thomas

By Mike Morbeck (Flickr: Calvin Johnson) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Below you will find our Week 16 wide receivers rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).

Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some WR rankings and matchups analysis for Week 16, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 16.

You can also check out our 2015 fantasy football ranking dashboard, for more in depth rankings analysis on all positions including rookies and dynasty leagues.

 

Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings - Wide Receivers

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1 Antonio Brown PIT at BAL 1 1
2 DeAndre Hopkins HOU at TEN 4 3
3 Brandon Marshall NYJ vs. NE 3 7
4 Demaryius Thomas DEN vs. CIN 11 2
5 Allen Robinson JAC at NO 8 6
6 Julio Jones ATL vs. CAR 2 13
7 Eric Decker NYJ vs. NE 5 12
8 Doug Baldwin SEA vs. STL 10 8
9 Brandin Cooks NO vs. JAC 16 5
10 Jeremy Maclin KC vs. CLE 6 15
11 Martavis Bryant PIT at BAL 12 9
12 Alshon Jeffery CHI at TB 18 4
13 Mike Evans TB vs. CHI 14 11
14 Sammy Watkins BUF vs. DAL 9 19
15 DeSean Jackson WAS at PHI 17 18
16 Golden Tate DET vs. SF 15 21
17 Allen Hurns JAC at NO 19 17
18 Emmanuel Sanders DEN vs. CIN 7 30
19 Michael Crabtree OAK vs. SD 24 14
20 Jarvis Landry MIA vs. IND 22 16
21 John Brown ARI vs. GB 29 10
22 Amari Cooper OAK vs. SD 13 27
23 T.Y. Hilton IND at MIA 20 26
24 Randall Cobb GB at ARI 23 25
25 A.J. Green CIN at DEN 27 22
26 Larry Fitzgerald ARI vs. GB 25 24
27 Michael Floyd ARI vs. GB 21 29
28 Kamar Aiken BAL vs. PIT 28 23
29 Calvin Johnson DET vs. SF 32 20
30 Jordan Matthews PHI vs. WAS 26 33
31 Willie Snead NO vs. JAC 31 31
32 Rueben Randle NYG at MIN 36 28
33 Tyler Lockett SEA vs. STL 35 34
34 Dorial Green-Beckham TEN vs. HOU 34 36
35 Stefon Diggs MIN vs. NYG 37 37
36 Anquan Boldin SF at DET 42 35
37 Dontrelle Inman SD at OAK 38 39
38 Travis Benjamin CLE at KC 41 38
39 Devante Parker MIA vs. IND 40 42
40 Donte Moncrief IND at MIA 39 44
41 Markus Wheaton PIT at BAL 43 41
42 Ted Ginn CAR at ATL 46 40
43 Marvin Jones CIN at DEN 44 47
44 Pierre Garcon WAS at PHI 47 45
45 Davante Adams GB at ARI 48 49
46 Tavon Austin STL at SEA 52 48
47 Brandon LaFell NE at NYJ 55 46
48 James Jones GB at ARI 51 51
49 Adam Humphries TB vs. CHI 45 77
50 Eddie Royal CHI at TB 49 59
51 Jermaine Kearse SEA vs. STL 56 53
52 Javontee Herndon SD at OAK 50 75
53 Jeremy Butler BAL vs. PIT 62 50
54 Devin Funchess CAR at ATL 54 58
55 Nate Washington HOU at TEN 73 52
56 Jamison Crowder WAS at PHI 53 60
57 Dwayne Harris NYG at MIN 66 54
58 Keshawn Martin NE at NYJ 63 55
59 Marques Colston NO vs. JAC 68 56
60 Roddy White ATL vs. CAR 57 73
61 Julian Edelman NE at NYJ 57
62 Quincy Enunwa NYJ vs. NE 58 61
63 Nelson Agholor PHI vs. WAS 59 72
64 Terrance Williams DAL at BUF 60 66
65 Chris Hogan BUF vs. DAL 61 67
66 Jared Abbrederis GB at ARI 62
67 Albert Wilson KC vs. CLE 67 63
68 Malcom Floyd SD at OAK 71 64
69 Mike Wallace MIN vs. NYG 64 70
70 Philly Brown CAR at ATL 65 65
71 Hakeem Nicks NYG at MIN 75 68
72 Torrey Smith SF at DET 69 76
73 J.J. Nelson ARI vs. GB 69
74 Kenny Stills MIA vs. IND 70 80
75 Kenny Britt STL at SEA 71
76 Justin Hardy ATL vs. CAR 72 79
77 Chris Givens BAL vs. PIT 74 85
78 Marqise Lee JAC at NO 74
79 Cole Beasley DAL at BUF 78
80 Jeff Janis GB at ARI 81
81 Quinton Patton SF at DET 82
82 Lance Moore DET vs. SF 83
83 Seth Roberts OAK vs. SD 84
84 Jaelen Strong HOU at TEN 86

 

Week 16 Wide Receiver (WR) Rankings Analysis

By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)

This week I am loving Jeremy Maclin against a team giving up the fourth most points to WRs. That includes 10 touchdowns to WRs over the past five games.

People continue to be skeptical of Maclin because he plays with Alex Smith but this is a great matchup and he has proven he has real upside. Maclin has six touchdowns and three games of over 140 yards this season. There is no reason he can’t excel here.

I’m also high on Emmanuel Sanders. Brock Osweiler’s tenure as starter has led to some inconsistency from both Sanders and Demaryius Thomas. Last week was the first in five Osweiler starts that we good big weeks out of both receivers.

The hope is that we get another shootout here which requires a lot of throwing by Osweiler. I’m not sure that will be the case with A.J. McCarron at the helm for the Bengals. Over the last four games (Since Sanders didn’t play in Brock’s first start) their line’s are: 21-330-1 for Sanders and 22-253-3 for Demaryius. They both have their positives and both should be started but I prefer Sanders over DT and that puts me in the minority.

On the negative side we have Calvin Johnson. It pains me to say it but over his last three games he has just five catches for 79 yards. He is either hurt or experiencing a serious decline. Golden Tate over the same span has 23 catches. To me it seems pretty clear that he is just a decoy on the field right now.

I have moved him down to WR24. I still see him as startable just because we all know what he is capable of but if you are in your championship game there is a real chance you have better options. There is no point in risking a Megatron start when you don’t have to.

I am also low on A.J. Green. Green has three checkmarks against him. A backup QB, a very bad matchup and a back injury that caused him to play just 59% of the snaps last week. I am really having a terrible time seeing Green doing anything this week.

In particular I don’t see A.J. McCarron finding much success against Denver. Even if Green was healthy I’d be shying away. The back injury only makes it that much easier. I have Green at WR25 and recommend avoiding him if your roster can allow for it.

 

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