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| Thursday, December 19, 2024 |
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| Week 16 Rankings Update |
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| Quarterback
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| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
| QB1 - Josh Allen
QB2 - Jalen Hurts
QB3 - Lamar Jackson
QB4 - Joe Burrow
QB5 - Jayden Daniels |
| Tier 2 -- Upside to finish as the top scorer in Fantasy, but there's risk |
| QB7 - Kyler Murray
QB15 - Anthony Richardson |
| Tier 3 -- Betting on touchdowns with pocket passers |
| QB6 - Baker Mayfield
QB8 - Brock Purdy
QB9 - Sam Darnold
QB10 - Jared Goff
QB11 - Jordan Love
QB12 - Bo Nix
QB13 - Tua Tagovailoa
QB17 - Matthew Stafford
QB18 - Cooper Rush
QB19 - Michael Penix Jr.
QB21 - Aaron Rodgers
QB22 - Caleb Williams |
| Tier 4 -- He's Drake Maye and I start him every week. He can run, he can pass, he has not finished lower than QB17 in Fantasy since Week 8 |
| QB14 - Drake Maye |
| Tier 5 -- Fine to start if needed, I would not want to use these players |
| QB16 - Justin Herbert
QB20 - Patrick Mahomes
QB23 - C.J. Stroud
QB24 - Russell Wilson
QB25 - Bryce Young
QB26 - Mac Jones
QB27 - Dorian Thompson-Robinson
QB28 - Geno Smith
QB29 - Aidan O'Connell
QB30 - Mason Rudolph
QB31 - Spencer Rattler
QB32 - Drew Lock |
| Running Backs |
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| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
| RB1 - Jahmyr Gibbs
RB2 - Saquon Barkley
RB3 - Bijan Robinson
RB4 - Josh Jacobs
RB5 - Chase Brown
RB6 - James Conner
RB7 - De'Von Achane
RB8 - Derrick Henry
RB9 - Kyren Williams
RB10 - James Cook
RB12 - Rico Dowdle
RB15 - Bucky Irving
RB16 - Aaron Jones
RB18 - Brian Robinson |
| Tier 2 -- Role checks out, but can we trust the offensive environment? |
| RB11 - Joe Mixon
RB13 - Chuba Hubbard
RB14 - Zach Charbonnet
RB25 - D'Andre Swift |
| Tier 5 -- I have several concerns |
| RB17 - Isaac Guerendo
RB19 - Jonathan Taylor
RB24 - Tyrone Tracy (Q)
RB26 - Rhamondre Stevenson
RB27 - Isiah Pacheco
RB30 - Najee Harris
RB31 - Jaylen Warren |
| Tier 6 -- I also like to live dangerously (we're chasing upside!) |
| RB20 - Breece Hall
RB21 - Jerome Ford
RB22 - Tyjae Spears
RB23 - Rachaad White
RB28 - Travis Etienne
RB32 - Tank Bigsby |
| Tier 7 -- Desperation plays |
| RB29 - Kendre Miller
RB33 - Javonte Williams
RB34 - Tyler Allgeier
RB35 - Kimani Vidal
RB36 - Ameer Abdullah
RB37 - Justice Hill
RB38 - Kareem Hunt
RB39 - Alexander Mattison
RB40 - Blake Corum
RB41 - Devin Singletary
RB42 - Audric Estime
RB43 - Kenneth Gainwell
RB44 - Ty Johnson
RB45 - Isaiah Davis
RB46 - Braelon Allen
RB47 - Antonio Gibson
RB48 - Gus Edwards
RB49 - Pierre Strong
RB50 - Cam Akers
RB51 - Ray Davis
RB52 - Roschon Johnson
RB53 - Raheem Mostert
RB54 - Jaylen Wright
RB55 - Craig Reynolds |
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| Wide Receivers |
| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
| WR1 - Ja'Marr Chase
WR2 - Puka Nacua
WR3 - Nico Collins
WR4 - Mike Evans
WR5 - CeeDee Lamb
WR6 - Justin Jefferson
WR7 - Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR11 - Tee Higgins
WR12 - Drake London |
| Tier 2 -- Slightly more risk, but probably gonna deliver a big score |
| WR8 - A.J. Brown
WR9 - Brian Thomas Jr.
WR10 - Davante Adams
WR13 - Courtland Sutton
WR14 - Tyreek Hill
WR15 - Jauan Jennings
WR16 - Terry McLaurin
WR18 - Cooper Kupp
WR19 - Garrett Wilson
WR20 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR21 - Ladd McConkey
WR23 - Jordan Addison
WR24 - DeVonta Smith
WR25 - Zay Flowers |
| Tier 3 -- Offensive environment or matchup concerns keeping them out of Tier 2 |
| WR17 - Malik Nabers
WR22 - Calvin Ridley |
| Tier 4 -- Super solid projections (even if there's not quite as much blow-up game potential) |
| WR26 - Khalil Shakir
WR27 - Jakobi Meyers
WR38 - DeAndre Hopkins
WR39 - Adam Thielen
WR49 - Jalen Coker |
| Tier 5 -- I have no idea what to expect from this group, but it could be fun! |
| WR28 - Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR29 - Josh Downs
WR30 - Darnell Mooney
WR31 - Keenan Allen
WR32 - DJ Moore
WR33 - Jayden Reed
WR36 - Xavier Worthy
WR46 - Jalen McMillan
WR47 - Rashod Bateman
WR48 - Keon Coleman
WR53 - Calvin Austin |
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| Tier 6 -- Desperation plays |
| WR34 - DK Metcalf
WR35 - Jerry Jeudy
WR37 - Jameson Williams
WR40 - Deebo Samuel
WR41 - Tank Dell
WR42 - Rome Odunze
WR43 - Romeo Doubs
WR44 - Christian Watson
WR45 - Michael Pittman
WR50 - Quentin Johnston
WR51 - Amari Cooper
WR52 - DeMario Douglas
WR54 - Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
WR55 - Brandin Cooks
WR56 - Elijah Moore
WR57 - Michael Wilson
WR58 - Tre TUcker
WR59 - Sterling Shepard
WR60 - Parker Washington
WR61 - Tim Patrick
WR62 - Josh Palmer
WR63 - Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR64 - Wan'Dale Robinson
WR65 - Ray-Ray McCloud
WR66 - Devaughn Vele
WR67 - Andrei Iosivas
WR68 - Marvin Mims
WR69 - Tyler Lockett
WR70 - Kendrick Bourne |
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| Tight Ends |
| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
| TE1 - Brock Bowers
TE2 - Trey McBride
TE3 - George Kittle
TE4 - Jonnu Smith
TE5 - T.J. Hockenson
TE6 - Travis Kelce |
| Tier 2 -- Don't love the matchup/game set-up |
| TE8 - Sam LaPorta
TE9 - Mark Andrews
TE10 - Dalton Kincaid |
| Tier 3 -- Streamers |
| TE7 - Brenton Strange
TE11 - Pat Freiermuth
TE12 - Tucker Kraft
TE13 - Hunter Henry
TE14 - Jake Ferguson
TE15 - Cade Otton
TE16 - Kyle Pitts
TE17 - Dalton Schultz
TE18 - Grant Calcaterra
TE19 - Chig Okonkwo
TE20 - Cole Kmet
TE21 - Juwan Johnson
TE22 - Stone Smartt
TE23 - Isaiah Likely
TE24 - Noah Gray
TE25 - Noah Fant
TE26 - Mike Gesicki
TE27 - Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE28 - Austin Hooper
TE29 - Foster Moreau
TE30 - Michael Mayer |
Thank you for reading! And please, do check out Beyond the Boxscore on FFT! Dan and I put a lot of work into that podcast project and aim to make it fun and accessible for any level of NFL fan! |
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