Week 16 Wide Receiver Rankings Fantasy Football

Tier 2: Proven Solid WR2s

The players in this tier are all must-starts this week:

• Rice and the entire Chiefs offense will take a massive hit with the season-ending injury to quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Gardner Minshew is an experienced backup, and they have a great matchup against the Titans. The Chiefs are eliminated from playoff contention, so expect them to be cautious with their star players. That being said, Rice is still a high-end WR2, but his fantasy ceiling has been lowered.
• Evans played in his first game since Week 3 and immediately returned to being the top target for quarterback Baker Mayfield. He had twelve targets and caught six of them for 132 yards. Evans is now a must-start WR2 for the rest of the season.

Tier 3: WR3s With Something to Prove

This tier of players includes wide receivers who are all borderline WR starts this week, depending on the size of your league:

• Thomas Jr. had his best performance since Week 6. He caught four passes for 66 yards and a touchdown in the Jaguars dominant victory. Meyers caught five for 71 yards, so both receivers were productive. Both Jaguars wide receivers are WR3 plays in the Week 16 wide receiver rankings.
• Jennings had his best game since Week 2, scoring 18.7 fantasy points. He only caught three passes but had two touchdowns.

Tier 4: Potential Flex WRs

These guys are FLEX options to fill out your starting lineup:

• Odunze was listed as active, but he was scratched minutes before kickoff. In his absence, both Burden and Moore produced. Burden had six receptions for 84 yards, while Moore had four catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns. If all are active in Week 16, they are just FLEX options.
• It looks like Watson avoided a major injury, but he will be questionable for the Week 16 matchup on Saturday Night.