Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2021-22 NFL season has only four weeks left. Bye weeks are over which means the fantasy playoffs have begun in most standard leagues. Now that playoffs are here it is important to have backup options on your fantasy roster because injuries are continuing to mount up. It is always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the fantasy football Week 16 wide receiver rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to reserve/COVID-19 list*

(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)

Key:

Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.

Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.

High WR2- a player who may isn’t likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 territory.

Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started is because of their consistency and moderately high floor

Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.

Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and causes a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.

Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.

Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.

Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

WR17 Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Diontae Johnson missed practice on Wednesday with a toe injury. If Johnson misses this week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders George Pickens moves up to WR35 between Chris Olave and Gabriel Davis.

WR35 Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints

Chris Olave missed practice on Wednesday with a hamstring injury. If Olave misses this week’s game against the Cleveland Browns Rashid Shaheed becomes the WR55 between K.J. Osborn and Michael Gallup.

WR37 Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

Courtland Sutton missed the past two games with a hamstring injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday. If Sutton doesn’t play this week against the Los Angeles Rams Kendall Hinton would become the WR58 between George Pickens and Julio Jones.

WR39 Jakobi Meyers, New England Patriots

Jakobi Meyers was limited in practice on Wednesday with a shoulder injury. If Meyers cannot play this week against the Las Vegas Raiders Nelson Agholor will move up to WR40 between Adam Thielen and Amari Cooper.

WR41 Amari Cooper, Cleveland Browns

Amari Cooper missed practice on Wednesday’s practice because of a hip injury and for rest. He played the past two weeks with this injury. If Cooper misses this week’s game against the New Orleans Saints Donovan Peoples-Jones will become the WR41 between Adam Thielen and Isaiah Hodgins. David Bell then will become the WR68 between Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Parris Campbell.

WR43 Chris Moore, Houston Texans

Chris Moore was limited in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. If Moore was to miss this week’s game against the Tennessee Titans Amari Rodgers will become the WR62 between Tutu Atwell and Mecole Hardman.

WR48 Marquise Goodwin, Seattle Seahawks

Marquise Goodwin was limited in practice on Wednesday with both wrist and ankle injuries. If he was to miss this week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs Laquon Treadwell becomes an interesting DFS play this week.

WR49 Chase Claypool, Chicago Bears

Chase Claypool missed Wednesday’s practice with a knee injury. If Claypool can’t play in this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles Equanimeous St. Brown would become the WR58 between George Pickens and Julio Jones.

WR51 Treylon Burks, Tennessee Titans

Treylon Burks missed last week’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers with a concussion. He practiced on Wednesday. If Burks missest this week’s game against the Houston Texans Nick Westbrook-Ikhine becomes the WR61 between Noah Brown and Tutu Atwell.

WR59 Julio Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Julio Jones was limited in practice on Wednesday due to a knee injury. If he can’t play this week against the Cincinnati Bengals Russell Gage will become the WR60 between Joshua Palmer and Noah Brown.

WR63 Mecole Hardman, Kansas City Chiefs

Mecole Hardman could return from Injured Reserve this week after missing the past six games because of an abdomen injury. If Hardman doesn’t return this week agianst the Seattle Seahawks the Kansas City Chiefs wide receievers solidfy their rankings.

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