2023 NFL Week 16 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings

It’s officially the semifinals in our fantasy leagues, and the first round has caused some adjustments in the dynasty rankings.

If your league doesn’t have a trade deadline, it’s the perfect time to use some of the adjustments to your advantage. If it does have a trade deadline, it’s a great time to get ahead of your offseason plans.

Either way, enjoy this week’s dynasty rankings.

Week 16 Dynasty Rankings

Quarterback Rankings

Tier One

Value Estimation: 3+ Premium First-Round Picks

1	Josh Allen	Buffalo Bills
2	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs
3	Jalen Hurts	Philadelphia Eagles

Tier Two

Value Estimation: 3+ First-Round Picks

4	C.J. Stroud	Houston Texans
5	Lamar Jackson	Baltimore Ravens
6	Justin Herbert	Los Angeles Chargers
7	Joe Burrow	Cincinnati Bengals

Tier Three

Value Estimation: 2+ First-Round Picks

8	Dak Prescott	Dallas Cowboys
9	Brock Purdy	San Francisco 49ers
10	Kyler Murray	Arizona Cardinals
11	Anthony Richardson	Indianapolis Colts

Tier Four 

Value Estimation: Early First-Round Pick

12	Tua Tagovailoa	Miami Dolphins
13	Trevor Lawrence	Jacksonville Jaguars

Tier Five

Value Estimation: First-Round Pick

14	Deshaun Watson	Cleveland Browns
15	Justin Fields	Chicago Bears
16	Jared Goff	Detroit Lions
17	Jordan Love	Green Bay Packers

Tier Six

Value Estimation: Late First-Round Pick

18	Bryce Young	Carolina Panthers
19	Russell Wilson	Denver Broncos

Tier Seven

Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick

20	Baker Mayfield	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21	Sam Howell	Washington Commanders
22	Matthew Stafford	Los Angeles Rams
23	Kirk Cousins	Minnesota Vikings
24	Will Levis	Tennessee Titans
25	Geno Smith	Seattle Seahawks
26	Daniel Jones	New York Giants

Tier Eight

Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick

27	Aaron Rodgers	New York Jets
28	Derek Carr	New Orleans Saints
29	Jake Browning	Cincinnati Bengals
30	Gardner Minshew	Indianapolis Colts
31	Joe Flacco	Cleveland Browns

Tier Nine

Value Estimation: Fourth-Round Pick

32	Aidan O’Connell	Las Vegas Raiders
33	Zach Wilson	New York Jets
34	Kenny Pickett	Pittsburgh Steelers
35	Jameis Winston	New Orleans Saints
36	Tommy DeVito	New York Giants
37	Nick Mullens	Minnesota Vikings
38	Mason Rudolph	Pittsburgh Steelers
39	Trey Lance	Dallas Cowboys
40	Bailey Zappe	New England Patriots
41	Drew Lock	Seattle Seahawks
42	Joshua Dobbs	Minnesota Vikings
43	Mac Jones	New England Patriots

Big QB Movers

Brock Purdy – ninth (previously 13th)

Brock Purdy is long overdue for his flowers — he's the QB3 on the season with 23.7 points per game. He’s doing that on the back of a league-leading 10.6 adjusted yards per attempt, league-leading 7.6 percent passing touchdown rate and league-leading 9.9 yards per attempt.

He’s also posting the second-highest passing points per game among quarterbacks, despite being on an offense that’s last in pass attempts.

You can point to the weapons and scheme Purdy plays with, which help, but discrediting him is a disservice. Jimmy Garoppolo never led the league in any of those metrics and never posted a 20-point-per-game season in San Francisco.

Purdy is absolutely deserving of being a top-10 dynasty quarterback.

Baker Mayfield – 20th (previously 22nd)

The closer we get to the offseason, the more apparent it becomes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will give Baker Mayfield a contract extension. This past week, he posted a whopping 39.2 passing points per game — courtesy of 16.5 adjusted yards per attempt and a 14.3 percent passing touchdown rate.

Mayfield has been quite serviceable, standing as the QB16 with 19.6 points per game and 18.6 passing points per game. That ranks inside the top 12 among quarterbacks.

He doesn't carry an immense ceiling, partly due to a lack of rushing production, but it’s hard not to envision him as a starting quarterback for the foreseeable future with fringe QB1 upside.

Running Back Rankings

Tier One

Value Estimation: 2+ First-Round Picks

1	21.8 Years Old	Bijan Robinson	Atlanta Falcons
2	27.5 Years Old	Christian McCaffrey	San Francisco 49ers
3	21.7 Years Old	Jahmyr Gibbs	Detroit Lions

Tier Two

Value Estimation: Early First-Round Pick

4	22.5 Years Old	Breece Hall	New York Jets
5	24.8 Years Old	Travis Etienne	Jacksonville Jaguars
6	24.8 Years Old	Jonathan Taylor	Indianapolis Colts
7	22.1 Years Old	De’Von Achane	Miami Dolphins

Tier Three

Value Estimation: First-Round Pick

8	23.2 Years Old	Kyren Williams	Los Angeles Rams
9	26.8 Years Old	Saquon Barkley	New York Giants
10	28.3 Years Old	Alvin Kamara	New Orleans Saints
11	25.8 Years Old	Josh Jacobs	Las Vegas Raiders
12	24.9 Years Old	Rachaad White	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tier Four

Value Estimation: Late First-Round Pick

13	23.1 Years Old	Kenneth Walker III	Seattle Seahawks
14	24.7 Years Old	Isiah Pacheco	Kansas City Chiefs
15	24.2 Years Old	James Cook	Buffalo Bills
16	26.5 Years Old	David Montgomery	Detroit Lions
17	26.6 Years Old	Tony Pollard	Dallas Cowboys

Tier Five

Value Estimation: Early Second-Round Pick

18	31.6 Years Old	Raheem Mostert	Miami Dolphins
19	27.3 Years Old	Joe Mixon	Cincinnati Bengals
20	28.5 Years Old	Austin Ekeler	Los Angeles Chargers
21	29.9 Years Old	Derrick Henry	Tennessee Titans

Tier Six

Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick

22	23.6 Years Old	Javonte Williams	Denver Broncos
23	24.9 Years Old	D’Andre Swift	Philadelphia Eagles
24	24.7 Years Old	Brian Robinson	Washington Commanders
25	25.7 Years Old	Rhamondre Stevenson	New England Patriots
26	22.9 Years Old	Zach Charbonnet	Seattle Seahawks
27	27.9 Years Old	Nick Chubb	Cleveland Browns

Tier Seven

Value Estimation: Late Second-Round Pick

28	22.4 Years Old	Tyjae Spears	Tennessee Titans
29	25.0 Years Old	Jaylen Warren	Pittsburgh Steelers
30	28.5 Years Old	James Conner	Arizona Cardinals
31	29.0 Years Old	Aaron Jones	Green Bay Packers

Tier Eight

Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick

32	28.6 Years Old	Gus Edwards	Baltimore Ravens
33	24.2 Years Old	Jerome Ford	Cleveland Browns
34	24.4 Years Old	Chuba Hubbard	Carolina Panthers
35	26.2 Years Old	Devin Singletary	Houston Texans
36	25.9 Years Old	Zack Moss	Indianapolis Colts
37	25.7 Years Old	Najee Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers
38	25.5 Years Old	Ty Chandler	Minnesota Vikings
39	25.4 Years Old	Alexander Mattison	Minnesota Vikings
40	27.6 Years Old	D’Onta Foreman	Chicago Bears
41	28.4 Years Old	Ezekiel Elliott	New England Patriots
42	25.6 Years Old	AJ Dillon	Green Bay Packers
43	21.9 Years Old	Keaton Mitchell	Baltimore Ravens
44	23.6 Years Old	Chase Brown	Cincinnati Bengals
45	31.5 Years Old	Jerick McKinnon	Kansas City Chiefs
46	23.6 Years Old	Tyler Allgeier	Atlanta Falcons
47	25.6 Years Old	Khalil Herbert	Chicago Bears
48	23.8 Years Old	Dameon Pierce	Houston Texans
49	22.8 Years Old	Roschon Johnson	Chicago Bears
50	25.5 Years Old	Antonio Gibson	Washington Commanders
51	28.3 Years Old	Kareem Hunt	Cleveland Browns
52	24.2 Years Old	Zamir White	Las Vegas Raiders
53	23.1 Years Old	Jaleel McLaughlin	Denver Broncos
54	28.2 Years Old	Samaje Perine	Denver Broncos
55	21.5 Years Old	Kendre Miller	New Orleans Saints
56	25.4 Years Old	Rico Dowdle	Dallas Cowboys
57	24.6 Years Old	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	Kansas City Chiefs

Big RB Movers

De’Von Achane – seventh (previously fourth)

In almost every game De’Von Achane has played at least 10 percent of the snaps, he produced at least 20 fantasy points. But in the past two weeks, he was held to just 12.1 and 9.2 fantasy points. He hadn’t handled less than 40 percent of the carries in those games until the past two weeks, which is why Achane’s ranking has fallen.

With that being said, Achane is still clearly a top-eight dynasty running back. He’s the RB4 with 18.7 points per game, which would be the sixth-highest by a rookie running back ever — trailing Saquon Barkley, Ezekiel Elliott, Matt Forte, Alvin Kamara and Doug Martin.

That’s something Achane has accomplished by posting just a 32.7 percent carry percentage, showing he doesn’t need a huge workload for elite production.

But he’s shown in his collegiate profile that he can handle a large workload, which helps give him one of the highest upsides in fantasy football. 

James Cook – 15th (previously 28th)

In the past four weeks, James Cook has posted 24.1 points per game, the second-highest mark by any running back in that span (trailing Christian McCaffrey). I’ve clearly been too low on Cook, yet I’m still hesitant to rank him as a dynasty RB1.

He’s posting 15.2 points per game and would be the second running back in the past four seasons to score at least 15 points per game without holding at least a 50 percent carry percentage or a 10 percent target share.

There are still intriguing aspects to Cook’s profile, such as his strong receiving efficiency, but his profile as a whole is far from bulletproof.

Ty Chandler – 38th (previously 56th)

Due to Alexander Mattison’s injury that kept him sidelined for Week 15, Ty Chandler was given an opportunity to be the lead back for the Minnesota Vikings, and he did not disappoint.

He handled 76.7 percent of the carries and produced 4.40 yards per team rush attempt, a mark Mattison failed to reach all season. Chandler also earned an 11.8 percent target share and produced 0.74 yards per team pass attempt.

This helped Chandler get to 24.7 fantasy points on the week, also a mark Mattison has failed to reach. In fact, Mattison hasn’t even reached 18 fantasy points in any week at all this season.

Chandler’s production this past week is something that should keep him on the field, even when Mattison returns.

Wide Receiver Rankings

Tier One

Value Estimation: 2 First-Round Picks

1	Justin Jefferson	Minnesota Vikings
2	Ja’Marr Chase	Cincinnati Bengals
3	CeeDee Lamb	Dallas Cowboys

Tier Two

Value Estimation: Early First-Round Pick

4	A.J. Brown	Philadelphia Eagles
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Detroit Lions
6	Tyreek Hill	Miami Dolphins
7	Garrett Wilson	New York Jets
8	Puka Nacua	Los Angeles Rams

Tier Three

Value Estimation: First-Round Pick

9	Stefon Diggs	Buffalo Bills
10	Brandon Aiyuk	San Francisco 49ers
11	Chris Olave	New Orleans Saints
12	Tank Dell	Houston Texans
13	DJ Moore	Chicago Bears
14	Michael Pittman Jr.	Indianapolis Colts
15	Jaylen Waddle	Miami Dolphins
16	Deebo Samuel	San Francisco 49ers
17	DK Metcalf	Seattle Seahawks
18	DeVonta Smith	Philadelphia Eagles
19	Nico Collins	Houston Texans
20	Drake London	Atlanta Falcons
21	Jordan Addison	Minnesota Vikings
22	Keenan Allen	Los Angeles Chargers
23	Davante Adams	Las Vegas Raiders
24	Mike Evans	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
25	Zay Flowers	Baltimore Ravens

Tier Four

Value Estimation: Late First-Round Pick

26	Cooper Kupp	Los Angeles Rams
27	Tee Higgins	Cincinnati Bengals
28	Diontae Johnson	Pittsburgh Steelers
29	Rashee Rice	Kansas City Chiefs
30	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Seattle Seahawks
31	DeAndre Hopkins	Tennessee Titans

Tier Five

Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick

32	Jayden Reed	Green Bay Packers
33	Josh Downs	Indianapolis Colts
34	George Pickens	Pittsburgh Steelers
35	Courtland Sutton	Denver Broncos
36	Chris Godwin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
37	Calvin Ridley	Jacksonville Jaguars
38	Christian Kirk	Jacksonville Jaguars
39	Amari Cooper	Cleveland Browns
40	Terry McLaurin	Washington Commanders
41	Christian Watson	Green Bay Packers
42	Marquise Brown	Arizona Cardinals
43	Demario Douglas	New England Patriots
44	Jakobi Meyers	Las Vegas Raiders
45	Tyler Lockett	Seattle Seahawks

Tier Six

Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick

46	Adam Thielen	Carolina Panthers
47	Romeo Doubs	Green Bay Packers
48	Jerry Jeudy	Denver Broncos
49	Gabriel Davis	Buffalo Bills
50	Elijah Moore	Cleveland Browns
51	Mike Williams	Los Angeles Chargers
52	Quentin Johnston	Los Angeles Chargers
53	Noah Brown	Houston Texans
54	Dontayvion Wicks	Green Bay Packers
55	Michael Wilson	Arizona Cardinals
56	Jameson Williams	Detroit Lions
57	Treylon Burks	Tennessee Titans
58	Jonathan Mingo	Carolina Panthers
59	Jahan Dotson	Washington Commanders
60	Rashid Shaheed	New Orleans Saints
61	Wan’Dale Robinson	New York Giants
62	Joshua Palmer	Los Angeles Chargers
63	Brandin Cooks	Dallas Cowboys
64	Odell Beckham Jr.	Baltimore Ravens
65	Curtis Samuel	Washington Commanders
66	Michael Thomas	New Orleans Saints
67	Tyler Boyd	Cincinnati Bengals
68	Zay Jones	Jacksonville Jaguars
69	Tutu Atwell	Los Angeles Rams
70	Rashod Bateman	Baltimore Ravens
71	Marvin Mims	Denver Broncos
72	Jalin Hyatt	New York Giants

Big WR Movers

Deebo Samuel – 16th (previously 24th)

Deebo Samuel is now up to WR7, averaging 17.4 points per game after a recent surge. He hasn’t scored less than 20 fantasy points in any of his last four games. He’s one of the most efficient wide receivers, and this year is no different. His 2.60 yards per route run only trails Tyreek Hill, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Aiyuk, Nico Collins and Jaylen Waddle.

Samuel is attached to a high-powered offense, and at 27 years old, it’s unlikely his productivity will fall off of a cliff soon. There isn’t one reason why someone at his age, who is posting top-10 production at his position should be ranked outside of the top 20.

Keenan Allen – 22nd (previously 19th)

Keenan Allen is posting a career-high 31.4 percent target share and a career-high 2.60 yards per team pass attempt, leading to a career-high 21.5 points per game. The only wide receiver posting more points per game is Hill, who’s having a season for the ages.

Allen posting these career highs at 31 is quite unfortunate, considering he won’t play with Justin Herbert again until he's 32. As players get to this age, their immediate situation becomes much more important to their dynasty ranking.

Having to wait until 2024 for Allen's situation to improve and for him to be this productive again causes his ranking to fall.

Tight End Rankings

Tier One

Value Estimation: First-Round Pick

1	22.9 Years Old	Sam LaPorta	Detroit Lions
2	26.4 Years Old	T.J. Hockenson	Minnesota Vikings
3	24.0 Years Old	Trey McBride	Arizona Cardinals
4	34.1 Years Old	Travis Kelce	Kansas City Chiefs
5	28.2 Years Old	Mark Andrews	Baltimore Ravens
6	23.1 Years Old	Kyle Pitts	Atlanta Falcons

Tier Two

Value Estimation: Late First-Round Pick

7	30.2 Years Old	George Kittle	San Francisco 49ers
8	24.1 Years Old	Dalton Kincaid	Buffalo Bills
9	29.3 Years Old	Evan Engram	Jacksonville Jaguars

Tier Three

Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick

10	24.7 Years Old	Cole Kmet	Chicago Bears
11	27.4 Years Old	David Njoku	Cleveland Browns
12	28.9 Years Old	Dallas Goedert	Philadelphia Eagles
13	25.1 Years Old	Pat Freiermuth	Pittsburgh Steelers
14	24.8 Years Old	Jake Ferguson	Dallas Cowboys
15	27.4 Years Old	Dalton Schultz	Houston Texans
16	21.4 Years Old	Michael Mayer	Las Vegas Raiders
17	23.1 Years Old	Luke Musgrave	Green Bay Packers
18	31.2 Years Old	Darren Waller	New York Giants

Tier Four

Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick

19	23.7 Years Old	Greg Dulcich	Denver Broncos
20	26.0 Years Old	Noah Fant	Seattle Seahawks
21	25.2 Years Old	Jelani Woods	Indianapolis Colts
22	24.2 Years Old	Chigoziem Okonkwo	Tennessee Titans
23	23.6 Years Old	Isaiah Likely	Baltimore Ravens
24	23.0 Years Old	Tucker Kraft	Green Bay Packers
25	23.3 Years Old	Brevin Jordan	Houston Texans
26	33.3 Years Old	Taysom Hill	New Orleans Saints
27	28.3 Years Old	Tyler Conklin	New York Jets
28	28.2 Years Old	Jonnu Smith	Atlanta Falcons
29	29.0 Years Old	Hunter Henry	New England Patriots
30	29.4 Years Old	Gerald Everett	Los Angeles Chargers
31	24.7 Years Old	Cade Otton	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
32	32.4 Years Old	Logan Thomas	Washington Commanders
33	30.9 Years Old	Tyler Higbee	Los Angeles Rams

Big TE Movers

Trey McBride – third (previously fourth)

Since Zach Ertz went down and Trey McBride took over the full-time role at tight end, he’s been nothing short of excellent. His 20.1 points per game across that span is the highest among all tight ends.

But McBride has been great the entire season, not just in this eight-week sample. It just took an injury for his fantastic per-route peripherals to be thrust into a full-time role.

His per-route peripherals are unmatched. He has posted a 27.6 percent target rate and 2.30 yards per route run, which rank first among all tight ends.

McBride should be considered a top-three dynasty tight end at this point.

Pat Freiermuth – 13th (previously ninth)

Pat Freiermuth undoubtedly has a season to forget thus far, posting the lowest point-per-game output of his career at 8.5. His peripherals have taken a step back from his rookie and sophomore seasons.

Granted, he’s playing in one of the league’s lowest-scoring and least-efficient offenses, but even Freiermuth's 14.7 percent target share is 3.5 percent lower than last season.

This could be the first season of his career he fails to post at least a 20 percent target rate. While it’s been a down year, Freiermuth's first two seasons pointed to a tight end ready for high-end success.

His injury this season likely didn’t help, but there’s still a possibility he will return to that career trajectory.