Fantasy Football Rankings, Week 16: Wide Receivers
Hopefully, we have helped you get through to your league Championship game. We have your Week 16 wide receiver rankings, so make sure you check them out before submitting your lineups this week.
Minnesota Vikings QB Matt Cassel had his best game in many years in Week 15, throwing for 382 yards and two scores while putting up 48 points vs. the Philadelphia Eagles. The wide receiver who Cassel targeted the most was WR Greg Jennings, who put up his best game of the season by catching eleven of thirteen targets for 163 years and a touchdown. Jennings has performed well over the last few weeks, catching 23 of 32 targets for 294 yards and two scores. Jennings has been a bit of a disappointment this season, but with Adrian Peterson and his back up Toby Gerhart on the sidelines they have resorted to chucking the ball down the field more often.
Eagles WR DeSean Jackson had a season-high10 receptions on a season-high 16 targets, good for 195 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles 48-30 loss to the Vikings in Week 15. Jackson is having the best season of his career with 75 receptions, 1,275 yards and 9 touchdowns, with two weeks to go. The Eagles have been passing the ball often with QB Nick Foles looking more comfortable in the starting role, and Jackson is benefiting as a result.
The Tennessee Titans lost a heart-breaker on Sunday in a wild 37-34 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals. WR Kendall Wright put up his best performance of the season, catching 12 balls for 150 yards but no scores. On the season, Wright has just two touchdowns, but has caught 85 passes for 1,007 yards (a career high in both). The volatility of the wide receiver position has shown itself in Wright's targets of late, as he had just three targets in Week 14, but followed that up with 20 targets in Week 15.
New England Patriots WR Julian Edelman is making the most of his playing time over the past few weeks, and Sunday saw him catch 13 of his 19 targets for 139 yards in the Patriots 24-20 loss to the Dolphins. Over the past four weeks, Edelman has caught 37 of his 51 targets for 414 yards and four touchdowns. He has gone over the 100-yard mark in three of the last four weeks.
Target Practice
As you can see in the table below, Patriots WR Julian Edelman is once again a favorite target of QB Tom Brady, as he has seen his targets increase over the past four weeks, including the 19 he saw in week 15.
Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon continues to be one of the surprises of the 2013 season at the wide receiver position. He is easily a top-five wide receiver now and into 2014.
It's nice to see Roddy White and Greg Jennings -- two former top-10 wide receivers -- seeing more targets over the last few weeks. The Vikings run the ball more than most teams, as they should, but Jennings has benefited since AP went down.
Titans WR Kendall Wright is a surprise member in this week’s Target Practice, as he saw a season, and probably career, high in targets vs the Cardinals in Week 15. I am not sure if he will repeat that effort in Week 16 against Jacksonville.
Rank | Player | Tm | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Avg | Total |
1 | NEP | 12 | 9 | 19 | 13.3 | 40 | |
2 | HOU | 9 | 21 | 10 | 13.3 | 40 | |
3 | CLE | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12.0 | 36 | |
4 | WAS | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11.3 | 34 | |
5 | TEN | 11 | 3 | 20 | 11.3 | 34 | |
6 | CIN | 7 | 8 | 18 | 11.0 | 33 | |
7 | NOS | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11.0 | 33 | |
8 | MIN | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10.7 | 32 | |
9 | CHI | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10.7 | 32 | |
10 | ATL | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10.3 | 31 |
Best Matchups
Here are a few wide receivers with good match ups in Week 16 based on their opponent’s fantasy points allowed (table below):
1. Hakeem Nicks and Rueben Randle vs. Lions
2. Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery vs. Eagles
3. Keenan Allen and Vincent Brown vs. Raiders
4. Rod Streater and Denarius Moore vs. Chargers
5. Pierre Garcon and Santana Moss vs. Cowboys
Week 16 Rankings
| Standard Leagues | PPR Leagues |
Rank | Player | Player |
1 | Calvin Johnson, DET | Calvin Johnson, DET |
2 | A.J. Green, CIN | Josh Gordon, CLE |
3 | Josh Gordon, CLE | Alshon Jeffery, CHI |
4 | Alshon Jeffery, CHI | Andre Johnson, HOU |
5 | Brandon Marshall, CHI | Brandon Marshall, CHI |
6 | Demaryius Thomas, DEN | Vincent Jackson, TB |
7 | Dez Bryant, DAL | A.J. Green, CIN |
8 | Andre Johnson, HOU | Antonio Brown, PIT |
9 | DeSean Jackson, PHI | Julian Edelman, NE |
10 | Antonio Brown, PIT | Demaryius Thomas, DEN |
11 | Pierre Garcon, WAS | Dez Bryant, DAL |
12 | Vincent Jackson, TB | DeSean Jackson, PHI |
13 | Julian Edelman, NE | Pierre Garcon, WAS |
14 | Eric Decker, DEN | Jordy Nelson, GB |
15 | Hakeem Nicks, NYG | Torrey Smith, BAL |
16 | Jordy Nelson, GB | Hakeem Nicks, NYG |
17 | Torrey Smith, BAL | Eric Decker, DEN |
18 | Dwayne Bowe, KC | Dwayne Bowe, KC |
19 | T.Y. Hilton, IND | Larry Fitzgerald, ARI |
20 | Keenan Allen, SD | Danny Amendola, NE |
21 | Larry Fitzgerald, ARI | Rueben Randle, NYG |
22 | Mike Wallace, MIA | Marques Colston, NO |
23 | Kendall Wright, TENN | T.Y. Hilton, IND |
24 | Jarrett Boykin, GB | Roddy White, ATL |
25 | Rueben Randle, NYG | Keenan Allen, SD |
26 | Greg Jennings, MIN | Mike Wallace, MIA |
27 | Danny Amendola, NE | Greg Jennings, MIN |
28 | Harry Douglas, ATL | Jarrett Boykin, GB |
29 | Marques Colston, NO | Brian Hartline, MIA |
30 | Michael Floyd, ARI | Emmanuel Sanders, PIT |
31 | Steve Johnson, BUF | Harry Douglas, ATL |
32 | Emmanuel Sanders, PIT | Kendall Wright, TENN |
33 | Steve Smith, CAR | Michael Floyd, ARI |
34 | Roddy White, ATL | Steve Johnson, BUF |
35 | Rod Streater, OAK | Rod Streater, OAK |
36 | Brian Hartline, MIA | Anquan Boldin, SF |
37 | Riley Cooper, PHI | Terrance Williams, DAL |
38 | Denarius Moore, OAK | Lance Moore, NO |
39 | Vincent Brown, SD | Denarius Moore, OAK |
40 | Terrance Williams, DAL | Vincent Brown, SD |
41 | James Jones, GB | Steve Smith, CAR |
42 | Anquan Boldin, SF | Riley Cooper, PHI |
43 | Nate Burleson, DET | James Jones, GB |
44 | Brandon LaFell, CAR | Nate Washington, TEN |
45 | Lance Moore, NO | Nate Burleson, DET |
46 | Nate Washington, TEN | Cordarrelle Patterson, MIN |
47 | Cordarrelle Patterson, MIN | Rishard Matthews, MIA |
48 | Michael Crabtree, SF | Michael Crabtree, SF |
49 | Rishard Matthews, MIA | Brandon LaFell, CAR |
50 | Randall Cobb, GB | Randall Cobb, GB |
