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Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers in Week 16

Ranking the best wide receivers by matchup and opportunity for Week 16.

By Matias Wodner
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Last week was not kind to the wide receiver position, and it could not have come at a worse time.

The no. 1 overall receiver in fantasy football, Antonio Brown, got injured mid-game and finished with just two catches for 24 yards. Jordy Nelson, expected to be reignited with Aaron Rodgers back under center, looked as washed-up as ever, recording a measly three catches for 28 yards.

The most tilting of all was the Jacksonville Jaguars receiving corps. In a tailor-made matchup, Marqise Lee went down mid-game and Dede Westbrook looked primed for a huge day. Instead, Keelan Cole went all the way off for 186 yards and touchdown on seven catches, Jaydon Mickens (who had one catch all season coming into the game) caught two touchdowns and Westbrook was left with the scraps (two catches for 21 yards).

Hopefully, Week 16, the Fantasy Super Bowl, will be a bit more predictable. Let’s check it out.

Week 16 - WR Rankings

Rank Player Team Opponent
Rank Player Team Opponent
1 Michael Thomas New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons
2 DeAndre Hopkins Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
3 Keenan Allen Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets
4 Tyreek Hill Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins
5 Adam Thielen Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
6 Robert Woods Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans
7 Doug Baldwin Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
8 Julio Jones Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
9 JuJu Smith-Schuster Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans
10 Michael Crabtree Oakland Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles
11 Brandin Cooks New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills
12 Jarvis Landry Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs
13 Stefon Diggs Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
14 Marvin Jones Jr. Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals
15 Devin Funchess Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16 Nelson Agholor Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders
17 A.J. Green Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions
18 Mike Evans Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
19 Dez Bryant Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks
20 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Giants
21 Mike Wallace Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts
22 Sterling Shepard New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals
23 Golden Tate Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals
24 Alshon Jeffery Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders
25 Keelan Cole Jacksonville Jaguars at San Francisco 49ers
26 Martavis Bryant Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans
27 Josh Gordon Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears
28 Cooper Kupp Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans
29 Dede Westbrook Jacksonville Jaguars at San Francisco 49ers
30 Rishard Matthews Tennessee Titans vs. Los Angeles Rams
31 Demaryius Thomas Denver Broncos at Washington Redskins
32 Marquise Goodwin San Francisco 49ers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
33 Emmanuel Sanders Denver Broncos at Washington Redskins
34 Jamison Crowder Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos
35 Paul Richardson Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
36 Mohamed Sanu Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
37 T.Y. Hilton Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens
38 Tyrell Williams Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets
39 Randall Cobb Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings
40 Kendall Wright Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns
41 Robby Anderson New York Jets vs. Los Angeles Chargers
42 DeVante Parker Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs
43 Sammy Watkins Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans
44 Chris Godwin Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
45 Roger Lewis New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals
46 Tyler Lockett Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
47 Will Fuller Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
48 Kenny Golladay Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals
49 Brandon LaFell Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions
50 Josh Doctson Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos

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